Previous Winners

2010

Movie of the Year

  • Harry Potter - and the Half Blood Prince – Warner Bros

Foreign Language Movie of the Year

  • Coco Before Chanel - Optimum Releasing

3D Movie of the Year - Sponsored by Technicolor

  • UP - Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

IMAX 3D Movie of the Year

  • AVATAR - 20th Century Fox

Industry Award - Ireland - John Kelleher

Distributor of the Year

  • 20th Century Fox

Independent Distributor of the Year

  • Entertainment Films

Cinema of the Year UK - Sponsored by Variety

  • CineWorld - Glasgow

Industry Award - Distribution - Stewart Till

Independent Cinema of the Year UK

  • Phoenix Cinema - Falmouth

Industry Award - Exhibition - David Williams

Cinema of the Year Ireland - Sponsored by Britvic Ireland

  • CineWorld - Dublin

Independent Cinema of the Year Ireland - Sponsored by Coca Cola Bottlers Ireland

  • The Lighthouse Cinema - Dublin

Innovation in Cinema - Sponsored by BARCO

  • Curzon Cinemas

Retail Team of the Year - Sponsored by Britvic UK

  • Vue Entertainment

International Award - Danny Boyle

2009

Movie of the Year 2008

  • Mamma Mia - Universal Pictures International

Foreign Language Movie of the Year

  • The Orphanage – Optimum Releasing

Independently Distributed Movie of the Year

  • Sex and the City – Entertainment Film

Distributor of the Year

  • Universal Pictures International

Film and Cinema Marketing Campaign

  • Vue Cinema Doncaster

Arts Alliance Media Innovation Award

  • RealD

Britvic Ireland Independent Cinema of the Year – Ireland

  • Joint Winners: Movies@Dundrum, Movies@Swords
  • Award of Excellence: The Gaiety Cinema - Arklow

Independent Cinema of the Year - UK - Sponsored by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK Limited

  • Winner: Ambassador Cinema - Woking
  • Award of Excellence: Everyman Cinema Belsize park - London
  • Award of Excellence: The Plaza Truro

Cinema of the Year – Ireland

  • Cineworld Dublin

Cinema of the Year – UK

  • Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew St

Cinema Circuit of the Year

  • Vue Entertainment

Retail Director of the Year Award

  • Odeon Cinema UK

2008

  • The 2008 Industry Achievement Awards were presented to:
  • International Award - Peter Bart - Vice President and Editor in Chief of Variety
  • Industry Achievement Award - Barry Jenkins - Chairman Cinema Exhibitors Association
  • Industry Achievement Award - John Burns - Sales Director Entertainment Films
  • Support & Service to the Industry - Ciaran Carty - Film Critic Irish Tribune

A special CTBF Award was presented to Lord Attenborough in recognition of his services to the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund.

The Winners and Awards of Excellence for the following Awards are:

Movie of the Year 2007

Cinema of the Year - Ireland

Cinema of the Year - UK

Independently Distributed Movie of the Year

Foreign Language Movie of the Year

Cinema Circuit of the Year

Distributor of the Year

Film and Cinema Marketing Campaign

Cinema Advertisement of the Year Sponsored by Pearl & Dean

Independent Cinema of the Year - Ireland Sponsored by Britvic Ireland

Independent Cinema of the Year - UK Sponsored by Walt Disney Studios UK

Alliance Media Innovation Award Sponsored by Arts Alliance Media

Best New Cinema - Ireland Sponsored by Coca Cola Bottlers Ireland

Best New Cinema - UK

2007

Cinema of the Year - Ireland

Cinema of the Year - UK

Cinema Circuit of the Year

Lifetime Service to the Cinema Industry Award

  • Frank Pierce - Film Distributors Association

Distributor of the Year

Independently Distributed Movie of the Year

Movies of the Year 2006

Universal Pictures Achievement in Marketing Award

Coca Cola Independent Cinema of the Year - Ireland

Awards of Excellence

Independent Cinema of the Year - UK

Awards of Excellence

Industry Achievement Award - Distribution

The C & C Best New Cinema - Ireland

Awards of Excellence

Best New Cinema - UK

Awards of Excellence

Industry Achievement Award - Exhibition

2006

Independent Cinema of the Year - Ireland

Independent Cinema of the Year - UK

Industry Achievement Award

2005

Independent Cinema of the Year - Ireland

Independent Cinema of the Year - UK

Industry Achievement Award

  • Lydia Pohani