This is a list of groups, organizations and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema, usually by awarding various prizes. The awards sometimes have distinctive names (such as the Oscar for the Academy Awards), which are mentioned if applicable. Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award.

Awards have been divided into three major categories: critics' awards, voted on (usually annually) by a group of critics; festival awards, awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival; and industry awards, which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry.

Critics' awards

Australia

• Film Critics Circle of Australia

Canada

• Toronto Film Critics Association
• Vancouver Film Critics Circle

France

• French Union of Film Critics
• Louis Delluc Prize

Internet

• Cinemarati Awards
• Online Film Critics Society
• Online Motion Picture Academy
• Skander Halim Memorial Movie Survey

United Kingdom

• Evening Standard British Film Awards
• London Film Critics Circle

United States

• New York Film Critics Circle
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association
• National Society of Film Critics
• National Board of Review
• American Film Institute Awards
• Boston Society of Film Critics
• Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Chicago Film Critics Association
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
• Florida Film Critics Circle
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society
• Phoenix Film Critics Society
• San Diego Film Critics Society
• San Francisco Film Critics
• Santa Fe Film Critics Circle
• Seattle Film Critics
• Southeastern Film Critics Association
• Washington DC Film Critics Association

Festival awards

(This is not intended to be a complete list of film festivals, but to showcase the distinctively named awards given at some festivals.)

Canada

• Montreal World Film Festival
  • Grand Prix des Ameriques (best picture)

France

• Cannes Film Festival
  • Palme d'Or (best picture)
  • Grand Prize (best picture runner up)
  • Camera d'Or (best first picture)

Germany

• Berlin International Film Festival
  • Golden Bear (best picture)
  • Silver Bear (jury grand prize, director, actor and actress)

Greece

• Thessaloniki International Film Festival
  • Golden Alexander (best picture)

Italy

• Venice International Film Festival
  • Golden Lion (best picture)
  • Coppa Volpi (best actor and actress)

Spain

• San Sebastian Film Festival
  • Golden Shell (best picture)

Sweden

• Stockholm International Film Festival
  • Bronze Horse (best picture)

Switzerland

• Locarno International Film Festival
  • Golden Leopard (best picture)
  • Silver Leopard (best picture)
  • Bronze Leopard (best actor and actress)

United Kingdom

• Dinard British Film Festival
  • Golden Hitchcock (best picture)
• London Film Festival
  • British Film Institute Sutherland Trophy (best picture)

United States

• Chicago International Film Festival
  • Gold Hugo (best picture)
  • Silver Hugo (picture runner-up, actor, actress, director and cinematography)
• Sundance Film Festival
  • Grand Jury Prize
  • Audience Award
• Hawaii International Film Festival
  • Golden Maile (best picture)
• Seattle International Film Festival
  • Golden Space Needle (best picture)

Industry awards

Australia

• Australian Film Institute Awards

Canada

• Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
  • Genie Awards

Europe

• European Film Academy
  • European Film Awards (formerly the Felix)

France

• Cesar Awards
• Lumieres de Paris Awards

Germany

• German Film Awards
• German Screen Awards

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Film Awards

International

• International Documentary Association Awards
• World Soundtrack Awards
• World Stunt Awards

Ireland

• Irish Film and Television Academy Awards

Israel

• Israeli Film and Television Academy Awards

Italy

• David di Donatello Awards
• Nastro d'Argento Awards

Mexico

• Ariel Awards

Spain

• Goya Awards

Sweden

• Guldbagga Awards

Switzerland

• Swiss Film Awards

Taiwan

• Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

United Kingdom

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
  • British Academy Film Awards
• British Independent Film Awards

United States

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars
• Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films
  • Saturn Awards
• American Choreography Awards
• American Cinema Editors Golden Reels
• American Society of Cinematographers
• Art Directors Guild
• ASCAP Film and Television Awards
• BMI Film Music Awards
• Casting Society of America
• Cinema Audio Society
• Costume Designers Guild
• Directors Guild of America Awards
• EDI Reel Awards
• Golden Trailers
• Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • Golden Globe Awards
• Hollywood Makeup and Hairstylist Guild
• Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards
• Hollywood Reporter YoungStar
• Independent Spirit Awards
• International Animated Film Society / ASIFA-Hollywood
  • Annie Awards
• International Press Academy
  • Satellite Awards
• Motion Picture Sound Editors
• Producers Guild of America Awards
• Publicists Guild of America Awards
• Screen Actors Guild Awards
• ShoWest/National Association of Theatre Owners Convention
• USC Scripter Award
• Visual Effects Society Awards
• Writers Guild of America
  • Writers Guild Awards