# Every Ophir Award winner for Best Film (2000–2025)

The Ophir Award, presented by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, is Israeli cinema's top prize, and the winning film usually becomes Israel's Oscar submission. From Time of Favor in 2000 through The Band's Visit, Waltz with Bashir and Footnote to The Sea in 2025: every Best Film winner.

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## Top 27

1. **Time of Favor** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2000.
2. **Late Marriage** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2001.
3. **Broken Wings** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2002.
4. **Campfire** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2004.
5. **Sweet Mud** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2006. A shared win (tie).
6. **Fill the Void** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2012.
7. **Nina's Tragedies** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2003.
8. **The Band's Visit** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2007.
9. **The Human Resources Manager** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2010.
10. **Baba Joon** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2015.
11. **Foxtrot** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2017.
12. **The Cakemaker** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2018.
13. **The Sea** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2025.
14. **What a Wonderful Place** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2005.
15. **Aviva, My Love** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2006. A shared win (tie).
16. **Waltz with Bashir** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2008. An animated documentary nominated for the Oscar.
17. **Footnote** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2011.
18. **Bethlehem** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2013.
19. **Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2014.
20. **Sand Storm** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2016.
21. **Incitement** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2019.
22. **Asia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2020.
23. **Let There Be Morning** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2021.
24. **Cinema Sabaya** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2022.
25. **Seven Blessings** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2023.
26. **Come Closer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2024.
27. **Ajami** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Ophir Award for Best Film, 2009.

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