Iranian director Varuzh Karim-Masihi's Doubt has won the Crystal Simorgh for the best film at the 27th International Fajr Film Festival.

Winners of the 2009 Fajr Film Festival were announced during a ceremony at Iran's Interior Ministry on Tuesday evening.

The list of the 27th Fajr Film Festival award winners is as follows: Best Picture: Doubt by Varuzh Karim Masihi

Best Actor: Shahab Hosseini, About Elli

Best Actress: Leila Hatami, Poverty

Best Supporting Actor: Alireza Khamseh, Twenty

Best Supporting Actress: Mahtab Keramati, Twenty

Best Director: Asghar Farhadi for About Elli

Special Award: 14 Carats Fine by Parviz Shahbazi

Best Screenplay: Farid Mostafavi and Abolhassan Davoudi, Homeland

Best Cinematography: Morteza Poursamadi, Night & Day

Best Soundtrack: Karen Homayounfar, Homeland

Best Sound Mixing: Hassan Zahedi, About Elli

Best Costume Design: Iraj Raminfar and Atousa Qalamfarsaei, When We Are All Sleeping

Best Visual Effects: Davoud Rasoulian, Dark Blue Like Lilac

Best Makeup: Saeed Malekan, When We Are All Sleeping

Best Editing Award: Bahram beizaei and Sepideh Abdolvahab, When We Are All Sleeping


The 2009 Fajr Film Festival was held from Feb 1-11, 2009.