The 1st Yeşilçam Awards (), presented by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture (TÜRSAK) and Beyoğlu Municipality, honored the best

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and took place on March 24, 2008, at the Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Hall in

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Awards and nominations

Best Film Award

* Winner: ''

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'' () directed by

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** ''

At the Bar ''At the Bar'' () is a 2007 Turkish horror film, written and directed by Serdar Akar based on a real-life event that happened in Ankara, Turkey in 1997, featuring Nejat İşler as the head of a gang which brutalises, tortures, murders and ra ...

'' () directed by

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** '' The White Angel'' () directed by

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** ''

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'' () directed by

Fatih Akın Fatih Akin (, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head-On'' (2004), Best Scr ...

** ''

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'' () directed by

Semih Kaplanoğlu Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 4 April 1963) is a Turkish people, Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer. Life and career In 1984, Kaplanoğlu moved to Istanbul and worked for a couple of years as a copywriter for advertising companies like G ...

Best Director Award

* Winner: Fatih Akın for ''The Edge of Heaven'' () ** Serdar Akar for ''At the Bar'' () **

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for ''

Adam and the Devil ''Adam and the Devil'' () is a 2007 Turkish drama film directed by Barış Pirhasan. Cast * Nurgül Yeşilçay - Hacer * Cem Özer - Hasan Hoca * Derya Alabora - Sükran * Asuman Dabak Asuman Dabak (born 1 February 1970) is a Turkish actre ...

'' () ** Abdullah Oğuz for ''Bliss'' () ** Semih Kaplanoğlu for ''Egg'' ()

Best Actor Award

* Winner:

Şener Şen Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' Muhsin Bey'' (1985) and '' Gönül Yarası'' (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for ' ...

for ''

For Love and Honor ''For Love and Honor'' () is a 2007 Turkish drama film, written by Yavuz Turgul and directed by Ömer Vargı, starring Şener Şen as a retired gangster who learns that he has a son in need of protection. The film, which went on nationwide gener ...

'' () **

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for ''

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'' () **

Nejat İşler Nejat İşler (; born 28 February 1972) is a Turkish actor and writer. He is best known for many hit films including Cannes Film Festivale recipients. Some of his popular series are ''Behzat Ç'', ''Gülbeyaz'', ''Bıçak Sırtı'', ''Keşanlı ...

for ''At the Bar'' () and ''Egg'' () **

Uğur Polat Uğur Polat (born 4 September 1961) is a Turkish actor. Early life and career He graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He was lecturer in Anadolu University. He joined the Ankara Art Theatre (Ankara Sanat Tiyatro ...

for '' Fog and the Night'' () **

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for '' Nazim Hikmet: Blue Eyed Giant'' ()

Best Actress Award

* Winner:

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for ''Bliss'' () ** Fadik Sevin Atasoy for ''

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'' () **

Nurgül Yeşilçay Nurgül Yeşilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish actress. Biography Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar in 1976. She studied drama at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University in Eskişehir. Since her graduation, she has perfor ...

for ''Adam and the Devil'' () and ''The Edge of Heaven'' () **

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for '' İyi Seneler Londra''

Best Supporting Actor Award

* Winner:

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for ''The Edge of Heaven'' () **

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for ''Fog and the Night'' () **

for ''Nazim Hikmet: Blue Eyed Giant'' () **

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for ''

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for ''Bliss'' ()

Best Supporting Actress Award

* Winner:

Nursel Köse Nursel Köse (born 29 March 1961) is a Turkish-German actress. She studied and worked in Germany. Köse starred in the internationally acclaimed film ''The Edge of Heaven (film), The Edge of Heaven''. She played Keriman Akçatepe in the TV series ...

for ''The Edge of Heaven'' () **

Derya Alabora Derya Alabora (born Derya Harupçi, August 19, 1959) is a Turkish actress. She was born in Istanbul. She graduated from the theater department at the conservatory of Mimar Sinan University in 1982. She has won two Golden Orange awards for her ...

for ''Adam and the Devil'' () **

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for ''Bliss'' () **

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for ''

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'' () **

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for ''Nazim Hikmet: Blue Eyed Giant'' ()

Best Cinematography Award

* Winner:

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for ''Bliss'' () ** Eyüp Boz for ''

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'' ** Gökhan Atılmış for ''Fog and the Night'' () ** Özgür Eken for ''Egg'' () ** Rainer Klausman for ''The Edge of Heaven'' ()

Best Screenplay Award

* Winner: Fatih Akın for ''

'' () ** İsmail Doruk for ''Adam and the Devil'' () ** Kubilay Tuncer for ''Bliss'' () ** Semih Kaplanoğlu & Orçun Köksal for ''Egg'' () **

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for ''For Love and Honor'' ()

Best Music Award

* Winner:

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for ''

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for ''İyi Seneler Londra'' ** Mahsun Kırmızıgül & Yıldıray Gürgen for ''The White Angel'' () ** Selim Demirlen for ''At the Bar'' () **

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for ''

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Digiturk Young Talent Award

* Winner:

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for ''

'' () **

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for ''İyi Seneler Londra'' **

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for ''For Love and Honor'' () ** Ferit Kaya for ''Nazim Hikmet: Blue Eyed Giant'' () ** Fıratcan Aydın for ''Adam and the Devil'' ()

Turkcell First Film Award

* Winner: ''The White Angel'' () directed by

** ''İyi Seneler Londra'' directed by Berkun Oya ** ''Wish Me Luck'' () directed by

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** '' The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali'' () directed by

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** ''Police'' () directed by

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External links

* for the awards (Turkish)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yesilcam Awards 2008 2008 in Turkey 2007 film awards Yeşilçam Award 2000s in Istanbul

Awards and nominations

Best Film Award

Best Director Award

Best Actor Award

Best Actress Award

Best Supporting Actor Award

Best Supporting Actress Award

Best Cinematography Award

Best Screenplay Award

Best Music Award

Digiturk Young Talent Award

Turkcell First Film Award

See also

External links

References