# APCA Award for Best Film

The Troféu APCA for best film is a prize awarded since 1973 by Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte, for the Brazilian cinematography productions. Winners are announced in December, and the awards ceremony usually takes place in the first quarter of the following year.

## Winners

| Year | Original Title | English title | Director |
| 1973 | Os Inconfidentes | The Conspirators | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| 1974 | Cassy Jones, o Magnífico Sedutor | Cassy Jones, The Magnificent Seductive | Luís Sérgio Person |
| 1975 | O Anjo da Noite | The Night Angel | Walter Hugo Khouri |
| 1976 | Relatório de Um Homem Casado | Report of a Married Man | Flávio Tambellini |
| 1977 | O Predileto | The Favorite | Roberto Palmari |
| 1978 | O Seminarista | The seminarian | Geraldo Santos Pereira |
| 1979 | Mar de Rosas | Sea of Roses | Ana Carolina |
| 1980 | There were no awards. | There were no awards. | There were no awards. |
| 1981 | A Volta do Filho Pródigo | The Return of Prodigal Son | Ipojuca Pontes |
| 1982 | Eros, O Deus do Amor | Eros, the God of Love | Walter Hugo Khouri |
| 1983 | O Olho Mágico do Amor | The Eye Magic of Love | Ícaro Martins José Antonio Garcia |
| 1984 | Sargento Getúlio | Sergeant Getulio | Hermanno Penna |
| 1985 | Memórias do Cárcere | Memoirs of Prison | Nelson Pereira dos Santos |
| 1986 | Avaeté - Semente da Vingança | Avaete, Seed of Revenge | Zelito Viana |
| 1987 | There were no awards. | There were no awards. | There were no awards. |
| 1988 | There were no awards. | There were no awards. | There were no awards. |
| 1989 | There were no awards. | There were no awards. | There were no awards. |
| 1990 | Festa | Fest | Ugo Giorgetti |
| 1991 | Corpo em Delito | The Body in offense | Nuno César de Abreu |
| 1992 | Stelinha | The Little Stella | Miguel Faria Jr. |
| 1993 | There were no awards. | There were no awards. | There were no awards. |
| 1994 | Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra | The Old Fellow of War | Vladimir Carvalho |
| 1995 | Alma Corsária | Alma Corsair | Carlos Reichenbach |
| 1996 | No Rio Amazonas | In the Amazon River | Ricardo Dias |
| 1997 | Como Nascem os Anjos | How Angels Are Born | Murilo Salles |
| 1998 | A Ostra e o Vento | The Oyster and the Wind | Walter Lima Jr. |
| 1999 | Central do Brasil | Central Station | Walter Salles |
| 2000 | Santo Forte | Holy Strong | Eduardo Coutinho |
| 2001 | Cronicamente Inviável | Chronically Unfeasible | Sergio Bianchi |
| 2002 | Bicho de Sete Cabeças | Brainstorm | Laís Bodanzky |
| 2003 | O Invasor | The Invader | Beto Brant |
| 2004 | O Homem Que Copiava | The Man Who Copied | Jorge Furtado |
| 2005 | Entreatos | Entreatos | João Moreira Salles |
| 2005 | Peões | Pawns | Eduardo Coutinho |
| 2006 | Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus | Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures | Marcelo Gomes |
| 2007 | O Céu de Suely | Suely in the Sky | Karim Aïnouz |
| 2008 | Linha de Passe | Linha de Passe | Walter Salles |
| 2008 | Serras da Desordem | Saws of Disorder | Andrea Tonacci |
| 2009 | A Festa da Menina Morta | The Feast of the Dead Girl | Matheus Nachtergaele |
| 2010 | Antes Que o Mundo Acabe | Before the World Ends | Ana Luiza Azevedo |
| 2011 | Bróder | Bróder | Jeferson De |
| 2012 | A Febre do Rato | Rat Fever | Cláudio Assis |
| 2013 | O Som ao Redor | Neighboring Sounds | Kleber Mendonça Filho |
| 2014 | Praia do Futuro | Futuro Beach | Karim Aïnouz |