# Vintage Film Awards

The Vintage Film Awards (VFA) are awards that recognize films released in previous decades with enduring popularity and continuing relevance in popular culture.

## History

The Vintage Film Awards was founded in 2015 by journalist James Rogers. The event takes place in Brussels, Belgium. Shortlisted films are chosen on account of their continued popularity, sales, and relevance in popular culture. Each year, shortlisted films are chosen from those officially released from 20, 30, 40 and 50 years prior. Final nominees and winners are determined by public opinion surveys.

## 1st Vintage Film Awards

The 1st Vintage Film Awards were presented in a ceremony held on May 11, 2016 at the Brussels Press Club. Awards were given to the best films and performances from 1995, 1985, 1975, and 1965.

### Shortlists and nominees

Winners were announced May 11, 2016 in Brussels.
| Year | Award | Shortlist | Nominated | Won |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | 12 Monkeys | | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Apollo 13 | | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Before Sunrise | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Clueless | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Mr. Holland's Opus | | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Sense and Sensibility | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Seven | Nominated | V |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | To Die For | | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | The Usual Suspects | | |
| 1995 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | While You Were Sleeping | Nominated | Z |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Ethan Hawke (as Jesse in Before Sunrise) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Bill Pullman (as Jack in While You Were Sleeping) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Paul Rudd (as Josh in Clueless) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Alan Rickman (as Brandon in Sense and Sensibility) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Morgan Freeman (as Det. Somerset in Seven) | Nominated | Won |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Alicia Silverstone (as Cher Horowitz in Clueless) | Nominated | Won |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Emma Thompson (as Elinor in Sense and Sensibility) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Julie Delpy (as Céline in Before Sunrise) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Nicole Kidman (as Suzanne Stone in To Die For) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Sandra Bullock (as Lucy in While You Were Sleeping) | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Vintage Soundtrack | Winner: “Gangsta’s Paradise” from “Dangerous Minds” by Coolio |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Back to the Future | Nominated | V |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Better Off Dead | | |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Brazil (film) | | |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | The Breakfast Club | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | The Color Purple | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Fright Night | | |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | The Goonies | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Mask (film) | | |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | St. Elmo’s Fire | Nominated | Z |
| 1985 | Vintage Film of 1995 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1995 (Z) | Witness (film) | | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Danny Glover (as Albert in The Color Purple) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Sean Astin (as Mikey in The Goonies) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Judd Nelson (as Bender in The Breakfast Club) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Michael J. Fox (as Marty McFly in Back to the Future) | Nominated | Won |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Rob Lowe (as Billy Hicks in St. Elmo's Fire) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Demi Moore (as Jules in St. Elmo's Fire) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Lea Thompson (as Lorraine in Back to the Future) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Kerri Green (as Andy in The Goonies) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Molly Ringwald (as Claire in The Breakfast Club) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Whoopi Goldberg (as Celie in The Color Purple) | Nominated | Won |
| 1985 | Vintage Soundtrack | Winner: “Don't You (Forget About Me)” from The Breakfast Club by Simple Minds | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | Dog Day Afternoon | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | Jaws | Nominated | V |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce | | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | Operation Daybreak | | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | The Return of the Pink Panther | | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Nominated | Z |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | The Stepford Wives | | |
| 1975 | Vintage Film of 1975 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1975 (Z) | The Wind and the Lion | | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Al Pacino (as Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Graham Chapman (as Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Jack Nicholson (as Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) | Nominated | Won |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Robert Shaw (as Quint in Jaws) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Tim Curry (as Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Candice Bergen (as Eden in The Wind and the Lion) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Delphine Seyrig (as Jeanne Dielman in Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Katharine Ross (as Joanna in The Stepford Wives) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Louise Fletcher (as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) | Nominated | |
| 1975 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Susan Sarandon (as Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Picture Show) | Nominated | Won |
| 1975 | Vintage Soundtrack | “The Time Warp” from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” by Richard O’Brien, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | A Thousand Clowns | | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | The Agony and the Ecstasy | | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | Cat Ballou | Nominated | Z |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | Doctor Zhivago | Nominated | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | For a Few Dollars More | Nominated | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | The Great Race | | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | Shenandoah | | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze) | | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | The Sons of Katie Elder | Nominated | |
| 1965 | Vintage Film of 1965 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1965 (Z) | Thunderball | Nominated | V |

## 2nd Vintage Film Awards

The 2nd Vintage Film Awards took place on May 5, 2017. Awards were given to the best films and performances from 1996, 1986, 1976, and 1966.

### Shortlists and nominees

| Year | Award | Shortlist | Nominated | Won |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Bound | | |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Emma | | |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Fargo | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Jerry Maguire | Y | V |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Scream | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Set It Off | | |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Shall We Dance? | | |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Sling Blade | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Swingers | Y | Z |
| 1996 | Vintage Film of 1996 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1996 (Z) | Trainspotting | | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Billy Bob Thornton (in Sling Blade) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Ewan McGregor (in Trainspotting) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Jeremy Northam (in Emma) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Steve Buscemi (in Fargo) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Tom Cruise (in Jerry Maguire) | Y | Y |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Vince Vaughn (in Swingers) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Frances McDormand (in Fargo) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Gwyneth Paltrow (in Emma (film)) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Neve Campbell (in Scream) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Queen Latifah (in Set It Off) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Renée Zellweger (in Jerry Maguire) | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Sandra Bullock (in A Time to Kill) | Y | Y |
| 1996 | Vintage Soundtrack | The Cardigans: "Lovefool" from Romeo and Juliet | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Soundtrack | Garbage (band) "#1 Crush" from Romeo and Juliet | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Soundtrack | Madonna: "Don't Cry for me Argentina" from Evita | Y | |
| 1996 | Vintage Soundtrack | R. Kelly:"I Believe I can Fly" from Space Jam | Y | Y |
| 1996 | Vintage Soundtrack | Underworld (band):"Born Slippy .NUXX" from Trainspotting | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Aliens (film) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Blue Velvet | | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Y | Z |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Hoosiers | | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Jean de Florette | | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Little Shop of Horrors | | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Platoon | | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Pretty in Pink | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Stand by Me | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Film of 1986 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1986 (Z) | Top Gun | Y | V |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Charlie Sheen (in Platoon) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Gary Oldman (in Sid and Nancy) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Kyle MacLachlan (in Blue Velvet) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Matthew Broderick (in Ferris Bueller's Day Off) | Y | Y |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Rob Lowe (in About Last Night) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Tom Cruise (in Top Gun) | Y | Y |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Dianne Wiest (in Hannah and Her Sisters) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Isabella Rossellini (in Blue Velvet) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Kelly McGillis (in Top Gun) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Kim Basinger (in 9½ Weeks) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Molly Ringwald (in Pretty in Pink) | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Sigourney Weaver (in Aliens) | Y | Y |
| 1986 | Vintage Soundtrack | Berlin: "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Soundtrack | Kenny Loggins: "Danger Zone" from Top Gun | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Soundtrack | Lionel Richie: "Say You, Say Me" from White Nights | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Soundtrack | Michael McDonald: "Sweet Freedom" from Running Scared | Y | |
| 1986 | Vintage Soundtrack | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: "If You Leave" from Pretty in Pink | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | All the President's Men | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | Carrie | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | Logan's Run | | |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | Murder by Death | | |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | Network (film) | | |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | Rocky | Y | V |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | Taxi Driver | Y | Z |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | The Omen | | |
| 1976 | Vintage Film of 1976 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1976 (Z) | The Shootist | | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Dustin Hoffman (in Marathon Man) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Sylvester Stallone (in Rocky) | Y | Y |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Gene Wilder (in Silver Streak) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actor | Robert De Niro (in Taxi Driver) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Barbara Harris (in Family Plot) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Barbra Streisand (in A Star Is Born) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Faye Dunaway (in Network (film)) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Jenny Agutter (in Logan's Run) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Jodie Foster (in Taxi Driver) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Lee Remick (in The Omen) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Performance by an Actress | Sissy Spacek (in Carrie (film)) | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Soundtrack | Aretha Franklin: "Something He Can Feel" from Sparkle | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Soundtrack | Barbra Streisand: "Evergreen" from A Star Is Born | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Soundtrack | Bill Conti: "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky | Y | |
| 1976 | Vintage Soundtrack | Rose Royce: "Car Wash" from Car Wash | Y | Y |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | A Man for All Seasons | | |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | Alfie | | |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | Andrei Rublev | | |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | Blowup | | |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | Fahrenheit 451 | Y | |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | How to Steal a Million | Y | Z |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | Persona | | |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | The Battle of Algiers | | |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Y | V |
| 1966 | Vintage Film of 1966 (V) Zeitgeist Film of 1966 (Z) | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Y | |