{{Short description|British film award}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=March 2013}} The '''Sutherland Trophy''' was created in 1958 by the British Film Institute (BFI) as an annual award for "the maker of the most original and imaginative [first or second] feature film introduced at the National Film Theatre during the year".<ref>''1963 London Film Festival Programme'', London: BFI</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=60 years of awards at the London Film Festival – A brief history of the competition |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/60-years-awards-london-film-festival-brief-history-competition |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref> The award was named after a patron of the BFI, George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland.<ref name=":0" />
==History== In 1997, the criteria changed to honour the maker of the most original and imaginative first feature screened during the London Film Festival.<ref name=":0" />
The award is a sculpture in silver by Gerald Benney. It is presented on the closing night of the Festival.
==List of winners== {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col" width=40|Year !scope="col" width=250|Director(s) !scope="col" width=270|Film !scope="col" width=140|Country |- |align=center|1958 !scope=row|{{sortname|Yasujirō|Ozu}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Tokyo Story'' |{{flag|Japan}} |- |align=center|1959 !scope=row|{{sortname|Satyajit|Ray}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The World of Apu'' |{{flag|India}} |- |align=center|1960 !scope=row|{{sortname|Michelangelo|Antonioni}}<ref name=":0" /> |''L'Avventura'' |{{flag|Italy}} |- |align=center|1961 !scope=row|{{sortname|Ermanno|Olmi}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Il Posto'' |{{flag|Italy}} |- |align=center|1962 !scope=row|{{sortname|Jacques|Rivette}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Paris Belongs to Us'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1963 !scope=row|{{sortname|Alain|Resnais}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Muriel'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1964 !scope=row|{{sortname|Grigori|Kozintsev}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Hamlet'' |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |- |align=center|1965 !scope=row|{{sortname|Jean-Luc|Godard}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Pierrot le Fou'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1966 !scope=row|{{sortname|André|Delvaux}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short'' |{{flag|Belgium}} |- |align=center|1967 !scope=row|{{sortname|Masaki|Kobayashi}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Samurai Rebellion'' |{{flag|Japan}} |- |align=center|1968 !scope=row|Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet<ref name=":0" /> |''The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1969 !scope=row|{{sortname|Jacques|Rivette}}<ref name=":0" /> |''L'Amour fou'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1970 !scope=row|{{sortname|Bernardo|Bertolucci}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Conformist'' |{{flag|Italy}} |- |align=center|1971 !scope=row|{{sortname|Robert|Bresson}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Four Nights of a Dreamer'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1972 !scope=row|{{sortname|Octavio|Getino}} and {{sortname|Fernando|Solanas}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Hour of the Furnaces'' |{{flag|Argentina}} |- |align=center|1973 !scope=row|{{sortname|Giorgi|Shengelaia}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Pirosmani'' |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |- |align=center|1974 !scope=row|{{sortname|Rainer Werner|Fassbinder}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Martha'' |{{flag|West Germany}} |- |align=center|1975 !scope=row|{{sortname|Theodoros|Angelopoulos}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Travelling Players'' |{{flag|Greece}} |- |align=center|1976 !scope=row|{{sortname|Nagisa|Oshima}}<ref name=":0" /> |''In the Realm of the Senses'' |{{flag|Japan}} |- |align=center|1977 !scope=row|{{sortname|Hans-Jürgen|Syberberg}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Hitler: A Film from Germany'' |{{flag|West Germany}} |- |align=center|1978 !scope=row|{{sortname|Mark|Rappaport}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Scenic Route'' |{{flag|United States}} |- |align=center|1979 !scope=row|{{sortname|Zeki|Ökten}} and {{sortname|Yılmaz|Güney}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Herd'' |{{flag|Turkey}} |- |align=center rowspan=2|1980 !scope=row|{{sortname|Peter|Greenaway}} {{small|(shared)}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Falls'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- !scope=row|{{sortname|Xie|Jin}} {{small|(shared)}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Two Stage Sisters'' |{{flag|China}} |- |align=center|1981 !scope=row|{{sortname|Helma|Sanders-Brahms}}<ref name=":0" /> |''No Mercy, No Future'' |{{flag|West Germany}} |- |align=center|1982 !scope=row|{{sortname|Adoor|Gopalakrishnan}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Elippathayam'' |{{flag|India}} |- |align=center|1983 !scope=row|{{sortname|Chris|Marker}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Sans Soleil'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1984 !scope=row|{{sortname|Lino|Brocka}}<ref name=":0" /> |''This Is My Country'' |{{flag|Philippines}} |- |align=center|1985 !scope=row|{{sortname|Chen|Kaige}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Yellow Earth'' |{{flag|China}} |- |align=center|1986 !scope=row|{{sortname|Bill|Douglas}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Comrades'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- |align=center rowspan=2|1987 !scope=row|{{sortname|Edward|Yang}} {{small|(shared)}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Terrorizers'' |{{flag|Taiwan}} |- !scope=row|{{sortname|Souleymane|Cissé|Souleymane Cissé (film director)}} {{small|(shared)}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Yeelen'' |{{flag|Mali}} |- |align=center|1989 !scope=row|{{sortname|Nils|Gaup}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Pathfinder'' |{{flag|Norway}} |- |align=center|1990 !scope=row|{{sortname|Steve|Kloves}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' |{{flag|United States}} |- |align=center|1991 !scope=row|{{sortname|Elaine|Proctor}}<ref name=":0" /> |''On the Wire'' |{{flag|South Africa}} |- |align=center|1992 !scope=row|{{sortname|Jocelyn|Moorhouse}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Proof'' |{{flag|Australia}} |- |align=center|1993 !scope=row|{{sortname|Julio|Medem}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Vacas'' |{{flag|Spain}} |- |align=center|1994 !scope=row|Tran Anh Hung<ref name=":0" /> |''The Scent of Green Papaya'' |{{flag|Vietnam}} |- |align=center|1995 !scope=row|{{sortname|Moufida|Tlatli}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Silences of the Palace'' |{{flag|Tunisia}} |- |align=center|1996 !scope=row|{{sortname|Jevon|O'Neill}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Bob's Weekend'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- |align=center|1997 !scope=row|{{sortname|Bruno|Dumont}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Life of Jesus'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|1998 !scope=row|{{sortname|Samira|Makhmalbaf}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Apple'' |{{flag|Iran}} |- |align=center|1999 !scope=row|{{sortname|Lynne|Ramsay}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Ratcatcher'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- |align=center|2000 !scope=row|{{sortname|Kenneth|Lonergan}}<ref name=":0" /> |''You Can Count on Me'' |{{flag|United States}} |- |align=center|2001 !scope=row|{{sortname|Asif|Kapadia}}<ref name=":0" /> |''The Warrior'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- |align=center|2002 !scope=row|{{sortname|Delphine|Gleize}}<ref>''The Independent'', [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/carnages-at-london-film-festival-128748.html "'Carnages' at London Film Festival"], 22 November 2002</ref> |''Carnages'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|2003 !scope=row|{{sortname|Siddiq|Barmak}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Osama'' |{{flag|Afghanistan}} |- |align=center|2004 !scope=row|{{sortname|Jonathan|Caouette}}<ref>[https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/Tarnation-wins-top-prize-at-London-Film-Festival-1978666.php 'Tarnation' wins top prize at London Film Festival – Chron.com]</ref> |''Tarnation'' |{{flag|United States}} |- |align=center|2005 !scope=row|{{sortname|Kari|Paljakka|nolink=yes}}<ref>Finnish Embassy, [http://www.finemb.org.uk/public/default.aspx?contentid=98244&contentlan=2&culture=en-GB "Kari Paljakka's film wins the Sutherland Trophy"], 9 November 2002</ref> |''For the Living and the Dead'' |{{flag|Finland}} |- |align=center|2006 !scope=row|{{sortname|Andrea|Arnold}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Red Road'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- |align=center|2007 !scope=row|{{sortname|Vincent|Paronnaud}} and {{sortname|Marjane|Satrapi}}<ref>[https://www.screendaily.com/persepolis-unrelated-take-prizes-at-london-film-festival/4035623.article Persepolis, Unrelated take prizes at London Film Festival| News |Screen Daily]</ref> |''Persepolis'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|2008 !scope=row|{{sortname|Sergey|Dvortsevoy}}<ref name=":0" /> |''Tulpan'' |{{flag|Kazakhstan}} |- |align=center|2009 !scope=row|{{sortname|Scandar|Copti}} and Yaron Shani<ref name=":0" /> |''Ajami'' |{{flag|Palestine}} |- |align=center|2010 !scope=row|{{sortname|Clio|Barnard}}<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/27/clio-barnard-award-london-film-festival London film festival: British director Clio Barnard wins best newcomer], ''The Guardian''</ref> |''The Arbor'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- |align=center|2011 !scope=row|{{sortname|Pablo|Giorgelli|nolink=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2011 |title=London Film Festival: Sutherland Trophy discoveries |url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/reviews/specials/lff-2011-sutherland-trophy-films.php |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Sight & Sound}}</ref> |''Las Acacias'' |{{flag|Argentina}} |- |align=center|2012 !scope=row|{{sortname|Benh|Zeitlin}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFI London Film Festival announces 2012 award winners |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-london-film-festival-announces-2012-award-winners |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref> |''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' |{{flag|United States}} |- |align=center|2013 !scope=row|{{sortname|Anthony|Chen}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Child of the 90s: Anthony Chen on Ilo Ilo |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/child-90s-anthony-chen-ilo-ilo |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref> |''Ilo Ilo'' |{{flag|Singapore}} |- |align=center|2014 !scope=row|{{sortname|Myroslav|Slaboshpytskiy}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/russian-oscar-entry-leviathan-takes-top-prize-at-london-film-fest-1201333550/|title=Russian Oscar Entry 'Leviathan' Takes Top Prize at London Film Fest |accessdate=23 October 2014 |work=Variety|date=19 October 2014 }}</ref> |''The Tribe'' |{{flag|Ukraine}} |- |align=center|2015 !scope=row|{{sortname|Robert|Eggers}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/london-film-festival-closes-with-well-received-steve-jobs-and-femme-dominated-awards-ceremony-1201587514/ |title=London Film Festival Closes With Well-Received 'Steve Jobs' And Femme-Dominated Awards Ceremony |accessdate=19 October 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=19 October 2015 }}</ref> |''The Witch'' |{{flag|United States}} |- |align=center|2016 !scope=row|{{sortname|Julia|Ducournau}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=318611|title=Certain Women, Raw triumph in London |date=17 October 2016 |work=Cineuropa}}</ref> |''Raw'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|2017 !scope=row|{{sortname|John|Trengove|John Trengove (director)}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ide |first=Wendy |date=6 December 2017 |title='The Wound' director John Trengove: 'It's an exciting time to be making queer cinema' |url=https://www.screendaily.com/interviews/the-wound-director-john-trengove-its-an-exciting-time-to-be-making-queer-cinema/5124754.article |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Screen International |language=en}}</ref> |''The Wound'' |{{flag|South Africa}} |- |align=center|2018 !scope=row|{{sortname|Lukas|Dhont}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/lff-62-awards-winners-announced |title=2018 competition winners |date=20 October 2018 |accessdate=30 December 2018 |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> |''Girl'' |{{flag|Belgium}} |- |align=center|2019 !scope=row|{{sortname|Mati|Diop}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/lff-63-competition-winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013012516/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/lff-63-competition-winners|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2019|title=2019 competition winners |date=12 October 2019 |accessdate=27 April 2020 |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> |''Atlantics'' |{{flag|France}} |- |align=center|2021 !scope=row|{{sortname|Laura|Wandel}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/189697/belgian-playground-bullying-drama-wins-at-london-film-festival/|title=Belgian playground bullying drama wins at London Film Festival |date=18 October 2021|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> |''Playground'' |{{flag|Belgium}} |- |align=center|2022 !scope=row|{{sortname|Manuela|Martelli}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/competition-winners-announced-2022/|title=Competition winners announced at 66th BFI London Film Festival |date=16 October 2022|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> |''1976'' |{{flag|Chile}} |- |align=center|2023 !scope=row|{{sortname|Mika|Gustafson|nolink=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Award winners announced at 67th BFI London Film Festival |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/award-winners-67th-bfi-london-film-festival |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref> |''Paradise Is Burning'' |{{flag|Sweden}} |- |align=center|2024 !scope=row|{{sortname|Laura|Carreira|nolink=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-20 |title=Award winners announced at 2024 BFI London Film Festival |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/award-winners-2024-bfi-london-film-festival |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=BFI |language=en}}</ref> |''On Falling'' |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |- | align="center"|2025 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Vincho|Nchogu|nolink=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bfi-london-film-festival-winners-led-by-lucrecia-martels-landmarks/5210068.article|title=BFI London Film Festival winners led by Lucrecia Martel's 'Landmarks'|website=ScreenDaily|first=Ben|last=Dalton|date=19 October 2025|accessdate=19 October 2025}}</ref> | ''One Woman One Bra'' | {{flag|Kenya}} |}
==See also== *John Cassavetes Award *Independent film
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010133100/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/eventseries/27 British Film Institute]
{{Sutherland Trophy}}
Category:British film awards Category:British Film Institute Category:1958 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Awards established in 1958