# Lielais Kristaps

The Big Christopher (Latvian: Lielais Kristaps) is the highest award given in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the Latvian National Film Festival.
Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, 1994 to 1995, 1997 and 1999, and was held biannually from 2001 to 2009, with no festival being held in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Since 2014, it was held again every year.

## Past winners
### Best Film Categories

| Year | Feature Film | Documentary | Animated Feature | Short Film |
| 1977 | Puika (D: Aivars Freimanis) | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1978 | Theater (Teātris) (D: Jānis Streičs) | Sieviete, kuru gaida (D: Ivars Seleckis) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1979 | not awarded | Četri meklē miljonu (D: Ansis Epners) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1980 | Novēli man lidojumam nelabvēlīgu laiku (D: Varis Brasla) | Saruna ar karalieni (D: Rolands Kalniņš) | Kā es braucu Ziemeļmeitas lūkoties (D: Roze Stiebra) | not awarded |
| 1981 | A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve (Limuzīns Jāņu nakts krāsā) (D: Jānis Streičs) | not awarded | Bimini (Arnolds Burovs) | not awarded |
| 1982 | not awarded | Strēlnieku zvaigznājs (D: Juris Podnieks) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1983 | not awarded | Mekleju virieti (D: Ivars Seleckis) | Kabata (D: Roze Stiebra) | not awarded |
| 1984 | not awarded | not awarded | Sapnis (D: Arnolds Burovs) | not awarded |
| 1985 | Emil's Mischiefs (Emīla nedarbi) (D: Varis Brasla) | Veļ Sīzifs akmen (D: Juris Podnieks) | Fantadroms, (episode Sāls) (D:Ansis Bērziņš) | not awarded |
| 1986 | Saulessvece (D: Lūcija Ločmele) | Is It Easy to Be Young? (Vai viegli būt jaunam?) (D: Juris Podnieks) | Trilogy Sapnis, Pēdējā lapa, Princese un puma (D: Arnolds Burovs) | not awarded |
| 1987 | not awarded | Gaismēnas (D: Arnis Akmeņlauks) | Bruņurupuči (D: Ansis Bērziņš) | not awarded |
| 1988 | Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim (We Won't Talk Now of Love) (D: Varis Brasla) | The Crossroad (Šķērsiela) (D: Ivars Seleckis) | Skatāmpanti (D: Roze Stiebra) | not awarded |
| 1989 | Dzīvīte (D: Aivars Freimanis) | Izlūkdienesta priekšnieks (D: Romualds Pipars) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1990 | Eve's Garden of Paradise (Ievas paradīzes dārzs) (D: Arvīds Krievs) | Es esmu latvietis (D: Ansis Epners) | Rezgalības I (D: Jānis Cimermanis) | not awarded |
| 1991 | The Child of Man (Cilvēka bērns) (D: Jānis Streičs) | Krustceļš (D: Juris Podnieks) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1993 | Būris (D: Ansis Epners) | Naivie (D: Dainis Kļava) | Ness un Nesija (D: Roze Stiebra) | not awarded |
| 1996 | not awarded | not awarded | Munks un Lemijs (D: Nils Skapāns) | not awarded |
| 1998 | Izpostītā ligzda (D: Uldis Pūcītis, Armands Zvirbulis) | Debesu sala (D: Ivo Kalpenieks) | Pasaciņas. Miega vilcieniņš (D: Roze Stiebra) | not awarded |
| 2000 | Kāzas (D: Viestur Kairish) | Jaunie laiki Šķērsielā (D: Ivars Seleckis) | The Two Imps (Velniņi) (D: Inga Riba) | Latvietis pūš pīlītes (D: Agnese Bule) |
| 2001 | Pa ceļam aizejot (Leaving By The Way) (D: Viestur Kairish) | Rīga. Desmit gadus pēc (D: Arta Biseniece | The Unusual Rigans (Neparastie rīdzinieki) (D: Roze Stiebra) | Klupiens (D: Andis Mizišs) |
| 2003 | Pitons (D: Laila Pakalniņa) | Bet stunda nāk (D: Juris Poškus | My Grandfather's Honey (Vectēva medus) (D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs) | not awarded |
| 2005 | Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat (Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim) (D: Varis Brasla) | Tārps (D: Andis Mizišs) | Insomnia (Bezmiegs) (D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs) | Aģents iemīlas (D: Gatis Šmits) |
| 2007 | Vogelfrei (D: Jānis Kalējs, Gatis Šmits, Jānis Putniņš, Anna Viduleja) | My Husband Andrei Sakharov (Mans vīrs Andrejs Saharovs) (D: Ināra Kolmane) | Lotte from Gadgetville (Lote no Izgudrotāju ciema) (D: Heiki Ernits, Janno Põldma) | Ūdens (D: Laila Pakalniņa) |
| 2009 | Loss (Nevajadzīgie ļaudis) (D: Māris Martinsons) | Bekons, sviests un mana Mamma (My Mother's Farm) (D: Ilze Burkovska-Jakobsena) | Wings and Oars (Spārni un airi) (D: Vladimirs Ļeščovs) | Apsēstība (D: Ivars Tontegode) |
| 2011 | Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg (Golfa straume zem ledus kalna) (D: Jevgeņijs Paškēvičs) | Documentalist (Dokumentālists) (D: Ivars Zviedris, Inese Kļava) | To Swallow a Toad (Norīt krupi) (D: Jurģis Krāsons) | Filma (D: Ivo Briedis, Māra Ķimele) |
| 2014 | Mother, I Love You (Mammu, es tevi mīlu) (D: Jānis Nords) | Uz spēles Latvija (D: Pēteris Krilovs) | Rocks in My Pockets (Akmeņi manās kabatās) (D: Signe Baumane) | Mazliet ilgāk (D: Stanislavs Tokalovs) |
| 2015 | not awarded | Ruch and Norie (Ručs un Norie) (D: Ināra Kolmane) | Tower (Tornis) (D: Māris Putniņš) | Pa Pa (D: Valērijs Oļehno) |
| 2016 | Mellow Mud (Es esmu šeit) (D: Renārs Vimba) | Under the Sun (Saules staros) (D: Vitaly Mansky) | Mīnotaurs (D: Kārlis Vītols) | Dārznieks (D: Madara Dišlere) |
| 2017 | The Chronicles of Melanie (Melānijas hronika) (D: Viestur Kairish) | Liberation Day (D: Ugis Olte, Morten Traavik) | Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness (Bize un Negula) (D: Demunds Jansons) | not awarded |
| 2018 | Bille (D: Inara Kolmane) | Bridges of Time (D: Kristine Briede, Audrius Stonys) | not awarded | Electrician's Day (Elektriķa diena) (D: Vladimir Leschiov) |
| 2019 | Oleg (D: Juris Kursietis) | Putin's Witnesses (Svideteli Putina) (D: Gabriela Bussmann) | Away (D: Gints Zilbalodis) | not awarded |

### Acting Categories

| Year | Actor | Actress | Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| 1977-1985 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1986 | Juris Žagars (Dubultnieks) | Zane Jančevska (Bailes) | Valdemārs Zandbergs (Bailes) | Gunta Grīva (Saulessvece) |
| 1987 | Alvis Hermanis (Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili) | Zane Jančevska (2.) (Aija) | Ivars Kalniņš (Fotogrāfija ar sievieti un mežakuili) | not awarded |
| 1988 | Tinu Karks (Viss kārtībā) | Ilze Rūdolfa (Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim) | Valentīns Skulme (Viktoria) | Vizma Kvēpa (Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim) |
| 1989 | Eduards Pāvuls (Zītaru dzimta) | Indra Briķe (Dzīvīte) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1990 | not awarded | Baiba Broka (Valsis mūža garumā) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1991-1993 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1996 | Uldis Pūcītis (Figuras) | Dace Bonāte Ligzda) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1998 | Artūrs Skrastiņš (The Mills of Fate) | Lidija Kovtuna (Norekinu stunda) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2000 | Andris Keišs (Kāzas) | Nora Veignere (Anna) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2001 | Renārs Kaupers (The Mystery of the Old Parish House) | Rēzija Kalniņa (Labās rokas) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2003 | Voldemārs Karpačs (The Last Soviet Movie) | Kristīne Nevarauska (Sauja ložu) | not awarded | Ilze Pukinska (Pitons) |
| 2005 | Rūdolfs Plēpis (Baltais zvērs) | Akvelīna Līvmane (Rudens rozes) | Janis Paukstello (Augstuma robeža) | not awarded |
| 2007 | Juris Žagars (Tumšie brieži) | Iveta Pole (Monotonija) | not awarded | Regīna Razuma (Rūgtais vīns) |
| 2009 | not awarded | not awarded | Rolands Zagorskis (Medības) | Ināra Slucka (Defenders of Riga) |
| 2012 | Romualds Ancāns (Rudolf's Gold) | Iveta Pole (2.) (Kolka Cool) | Aigars Apinis (Kolka Cool) | Venta Vecumniece (Rudolf's Gold) |
| 2012 | Andris Keišs (2.) (Return of Sergeant Lapins) | Iveta Pole (2.) (Kolka Cool) | Aigars Apinis (Kolka Cool) | Venta Vecumniece (Rudolf's Gold) |
| 2014 | Jānis Āmanis (Dream Team 1935) | Vita Vārpiņa (Mother, I Love You) | Ziedonis Lochmelis (Džimlai rūdi rallallā!) | Rēzija Kalniņa (2.) (Modris) |
| 2015 | Andris Keišs (3.) (Pa Pa) | Guna Zariņa (Ordinary People) | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2016 | Ulrich Matthes (Exiled) | Elīna Vaska (Mellow Mud) | Andris Keišs (4.) (Dawn) | Liena Smukste (Dawn) |
| 2017 | Kaspars Znotiņš (Firstborn) | Sabine Timoteo (The Chronicles of Melanie) | Uldis Dumpis (Grandpa More Dangerous Than Computer) | Vizma Kalme (Grandpa More Dangerous Than Computer) |
| 2018 | Vilis Daudziņš (Foam at the Mouth) | Elita Kļaviņa (Riga (Take 1)) | Andris Daugaviņš (The Foundation of Criminal Excellence) | Ilze Blauberga (The Mover) |
| 2019 | Jēkabs Reinis (Red Forest) | Kristīne Nevarauska (2.) (Nothing can stop us now) | Dawid Ogrodnik (Oleg) | Ieva Puķe (Jelgava 94) |