Awards - Sitges Film Festival - 1974-1983

Best Feature Length Film

• The Last Battle (Luc Besson)

Special Mention for Film

• Pure Blood (Luis Ospina)

Best Director

• Luc Besson (The Last Battle)

Best Actor

• John Carradine, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price (House of the Long Shadows)

Best Actress

• Elizabeth Ward (Alone in the Dark)

Best Screenplay

• Michael Armstrong (House of the Long Shadows)

Best Cinematography

• Jacques Steyn (Tristan and Isolde)

Best Special Effects

• The Return of Captain Invincible (Bob McCarron)

Best Short Film

• Sombras trágicas (Raúl Román)

Critic’s Award

• The Lost Tribe (John Laing)

Best Director

• Tony Williams (Next of Kin)

Best Actor

• Richard Chamberlain (The Last Wave)

Best Actress

• Annie McEnroe (Battletruck)

Best Screenplay

• Scott Baker, Suzy Baker, Patrick Granier, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Jean-Claude Romer (Litan)

Best Cinematography

• Thomas F. Denove (The Last Horror Film)

Best Special Effects

• The Evil Dead (Tom Sullivan)

Best Short Film Director

• Vladimir Jutrisa (The Fly)

Critic’s Award

• The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi)

Special Mention for Film

• The Brood (David Cronenberg)

Best Director

• Walerian Borowczyk (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne)

Best Actor

• Mircea Bogdan (Povestea dragostei)

Best Actress

• Linda Haynes (Human Experiments)

Best Screenplay

• David Ambrose (The Survivor)

Best Cinematography

• Jochen Richter (Geburt der Hexe)

Best Special Effects

• Hell Night

Best Short Film Director

• Lubomír Beneš (The King and the Goblin)

Critic’s Award

• The Survivor (David Hemmings)

Best Director

• Veljko Bulajic (Legenda o caru Scepanu Malom)

Best Actor

• Nicholas Worth (Don't Answer the Phone!)

Best Actress

• Cyd Hayman (The Godsend)

Best Screenplay

• Everett De Roche (Harlequin)

Best Cinematography

• Gary Hansen (Harlequin)

Best Special Effects

• Sacrificio Nocturno (Shih-Li Wang)

Best Short Film Director

• Josko Marusic (Fisheye)

Critic’s Award

• Harlequin (Simon Wincer)

Best Director

• Juraj Herz (Beauty and the Beast)

Best Actor

• Gerhard Olschewski (Der Mörder)

Best Actress

• Lisa Pelikan (Jennifer)

Best Screenplay

• Ed Hunt, Barry Pearson (Plague)

Best Cinematography

• Peter Jessop (The Comeback)

Best Special Effects

• Thirst (Conrad Rothmann)

Best Short Film Director

• Guido Manuli (Fantabiblical)

Critic’s Award

• Plague (Ed Hunt)

Best Director

• Richard Franklin (Patrick)

Best Actor

• John Hargreaves (Long Weekend)

Best Actress

• Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave)

Best Screenplay

• Lamberto Bava (Shock)

Best Cinematography

• Jaroslav Kučera (Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet)

Best Special Effects

• The Bees (Dan Genis)

Best Short Film Director

• Gérard Collin (La Nichée)

Critic’s Award

• Long Weekend (Colin Eggleston)

Best Director

• Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings)

Best Actor

• Burgess Meredith (Burnt Offerings)

Best Actress

• Karen Black (Burnt Offerings)

Best Screenplay

• David Cronenberg (Rabid)

Best Cinematography

• Philippe Théaudière (Seven Women for Satan)

Best Special Effects

• Rabid (Al Griswol)

Best Short Film Director

• Bogdan Žižić (Putovanje)

Critic’s Award

• The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven)

Best Director

• Dario Argento (Deep Red)

Best Actor

• Peter Cushing (The Ghoul)

Best Actress

• Brenda Vaccaro (The House by the Lake)

Best Screenplay

• William Fruet (The House by the Lake)

Best Cinematography

• Jean-Jacques Mathy (Le Nosferat ou les eaux glacées de calcul égoiste)

Best Special Effects

• Bug (Phil Cory)

Best Short Film Director

• Vanca Kljakovic (Hotelska soba)

Critic’s Award

• The House by the Lake (William Fruet)

Best Director

• David Cronenberg (Shivers)

Best Actor

• Paul Naschy (Night of the Howling Beast)

Best Actress

• Lana Turner (Persecution)

Best Screenplay

• Alan Ormsby (Deathdream)

Best Cinematography

• Peter Hurst (Madhouse Mansion)

Best Special Effects

• Devil Crows (D. Li Knek)

Best Short Film Director

• Tomás Muñoz (Valdemar)

Critic’s Award

• Madhouse Mansion (Stephen Weeks)

Best Director

• Robert Fuest (Dr. Phibes Rises Again)

Best Actor

• Mark Burns (House of the Living Dead)

Best Actress

• Cristina Galbó (The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue)

Best Screenplay

• Yves Navarre, Igaal Niddam (The Third Cry)

Best Cinematography

• Denis Gingras (The Possession of Virginia)

Best Special Effects

• The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Antonio Balandín, Luciano Byrd)

Best Short Film Director

• Marçal Moliné (Ta-ta-boom-boom)

Critic’s Award

• The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Jorge Grau)