Lebanese Oscars 2012 – By Michel Hajji Georgiou
Category: Best picture
“How we got the Christians rights back – a dark, gritty and raunchy comedy”, (comedy) directed by Michel Aoun
“The huge, big, large cosmic plot – Al Mou’amara al kawinyya”, (thriller) co-directed by Hassan Nasrallah, Bashar al-Assad, Michel Aoun
“4G and all my personal exploits in the telecoms”, (tragedy) directed by Nicolas Sehnaoui
“How I couldn’t get out with my wife on her wedding day because the lights went out”, (another tragedy) directed by Gebran Bassil
“How to sabotage a country in a couple of years”, (horror movie) directed by Nagib Mikati
“My beard is bigger than yours, Hassan !”, (western) directed by Ahmad al-Assir
“Saida, – looking for the sniper who shot me while I was not there”, (sci-fi-fantasy), directed by Michel Aoun.
“Mama, I’m a writer now !”, (docu-fiction) directed by Ibrahim Kanaan
Category – Best adapted screenplay
Winner (sorry, no contenders): Elie Ferzli, Mohammad Nassif, Michel Samaha for “How I Got Them All with The Big Orthodox Law Hoax” – based on an original idea by Wael Khair.
Category – Best Actor
Michel Samaha – for “Story of an Unknown Hero”
Gebran Bassil – for “I’m not a racist, but get me all those Gulfers, Syrians and Palestinians out of here!”
Ahmad al-Assir – for “Peacefully… of course”
Michel Aoun – for “Hawnik Shaghleh” and “We are the opposition !”
Elie Ferzli – for “I Have a (Orthodox) Dream”
Category – Best Actress
Winner – Gilberte Zouein – “How To Be a Silent Leader”
Racha El Halabi 