The 30^th edition of the Romy Awards for Austrian TV and film productions, organised by the daily newspaper Kurier and public broadcaster ORF, was split into two separate stages, as is customary. The Academy Romys, handed out by a jury of specialised journalists, were distributed on 11 April, while the Audience Romys, the winners of which are chosen by the general public by means of internet voting, were awarded at a gala ceremony hosted by Mirjam Weichselbraun on Saturday evening, in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

The main honour went to Andreas Schmied’s comedy Love Machine [+lire aussi :
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Caroline Link was crowned Best Director, while her box-office hit Der Junge muss an die frische Luft [+lire aussi :
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Furthermore, the Award for Most Promising Actress went to L’Animale [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of winners of the 2019 Romy Awards for cinema:

Academy Romys for cinema productions

Best Film
Love Machine [+lire aussi :
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Best Documentary
#Female Pleasure [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Caroline Link - Der Junge muss an die frische Luft [+lire aussi :
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Best Screenplay
Florian David Fitz – 100 Things [+lire aussi :
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Best Cinematography
Judith Kaufmann - Der Junge muss an die frische Luft

Best Production
Thomas Hroch, Gerald Podgornig – What Have We Done to Deserve This? [+lire aussi :
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Simon Schwarz, Konstantin Seitz – Crush My Heart [+lire aussi :
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Most Promising Actor 
Julius Weckauf – Der Junge muss an die frische Luft

Most Promising Actress 
Marie-Luise Stockinger - L’Animale [+lire aussi :
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Academy’s Platinum Romy for Lifetime Achievement
Jan Mojto (film producer)

Audience Romys 

Most Popular Actress
Marie Bäumer – 3 Days in Quiberon [+lire aussi :
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Most Popular Actor
Thomas Stipsits - Love Machine

Platinum Romy for Lifetime Achievement 
Erika Pluhar