| Film Awards | Diagonale 2026 |

As part of de Diagonale, Austria’s most highliy endowed film awards will be presented by international juryies at the 2026 edition, thereby honouring the many achievements associated with the production of a film. The Franz Grabner Prize, the Carl Mayer Screenplay Awards, the Thomas Pluch Screenplay Awards and the Kodak Analog Award are also traditionally awarded during the Festival of Austrian Film as well as the Kleine Zeitung Diagonale Audience Award.

| AWARDS OVERVIEW |

The Grand Diagonale Acting Award for services to Austrian film culture will be be announced on February 10, 2026.  The award ceremony will take place as part of the opening night on March 18, 2026 in the Helmut List Halle. More information soon.

The Kodak Analogue Film Prize will be presented at the Diagonale ‘26 sometime during the festival during the film screening, more information soon.

The award ceremony for the Franz Grabner Prize 2026 will take place on March 20, 2026, at the Diagonale Forum at Heimatsaal in the Volkskundemuseum. More information → here.

The award ceremony for the Carl Mayer Screenplay Awards 2026 will take place on March 23, 2026, at the Diagonale Forum at Heimatsaal in the Volkskundemuseum. More information → here.

The award ceremony for the Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award 2026 will take place on March 23, 2026, at the Diagonale Forum at Heimatsaal in the Volkskundemuseum. More information → here.

The award ceremony of the Diagonale Awards will take place on March 23, 2026 at Annenhof Kino, more information coming soon.

More information on the Kleine Zeitung’s Diagonale Audience Award for the Most Popular Film of the Diagonale coming soon.