In an edition that celebrated 'Cinema and Freedom', in reference to the 50th anniversary of the April Revolution, 'vivas' were given to the diversity of Portuguese cinema, which "is almost a daily miracle", as stated by the former director of the Portuguese Cinemateca, José Manuel Costa, who was awarded the Prize for Merit and Excellence. In the 13th edition of the Sophias, João Canijo received the award for Best Direction and also won Best Film for 'Mal Viver'. This is a drama about a family, about several generations of women, who run a hotel; a work that is combined in a diptych with the feature film "Viver Mal", both produced by Pedro Borges, from Midas Filmes. With João Canijo absent from the ceremony, the awards were received by the producer, Pedro Borges, and by the actresses who starred in the film, namely Cleia de Almeida, Anabela Moreira and Beatriz Batarda. In his speech, Pedro Borges said that "the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual is not well, it needs to be reformed". Also on account of 'Mal Viver', the Portuguese Academy of Cinema also awarded the Sophia for Best Supporting Actress to Madalena Almeida and the Sophia for Best Editing to João Braz. In the 13th edition of the Sophias, 'Great Yarmouth -- Provisional Figures', by Marco Martins, a portrait of Portuguese emigration in the United Kingdom, also won four awards for Beatriz Batarda (Best Leading Actress), Romeu Runa (Best Supporting Actor), João Ribeiro (Best Cinematography) and Miguel Martins and Rafael Cardoso (Best Sound). "Long live freedom, but let us be stoic and make our democratic home an example for all the homes in our country. Xenophobia, misogyny, transphobia, hate speech, no, you cannot, you ignorant", said the actor Romeu Runa in his acceptance speech. 'Amadeo', by Vicente Alves do Ó, won three Sophias in the categories of Wardrobe, Art Direction and Make-up and Hair. The film 'Não Sou Nada -- The Nothingness Club', by Edgar Pêra, which was the most nominated in this edition, collected two statuettes, for Best Characterisation and Special Effects and for Best Leading Actor, for Miguel Borges. Carlos Conceição won the award for Best Original Screenplay for the film 'Nação Valente'. Also noteworthy are the awards given in animated cinema. The feature film 'Nayola', by José Miguel Ribeiro, won the Sophia for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Virgílio Almeida, "Sopa Fria", by Marta Monteiro, won the Sophia for Best Animated Short Film, and the feature film "Os Demónios do Meu Avô", by Nuno Beato, received two awards, in the categories of Best Song and Best Soundtrack. The Sophia for Best Series or Telefilm went to 'Rabo de Peixe', directed by Augusto Fraga and Patrícia Sequeira, and produced for the Netflix 'streaming' platform. Joana Botelho won the Sophia for Best Documentary Short Film with 'Coney Island -- As Primeiras Vezes', Basil da Cunha won in the fiction short film category, with '2720', and 'Viagem ao Sol', by Ansgar Schaefer and Susana de Sousa Dias, won the Sophia for Best Documentary. During the ceremony, the Portuguese Academy of Cinema also awarded the Sophia for Career to the musician and composer Luís Cília and to the director Rui Simões. "We are Portuguese cinema, which is wonderful and beautiful, wherever it may be. We have a cinematography that we should be proud of", stated Rui Simões in his acceptance speech. The Sophia Student Award went to 'Défilement' by Francisca Miranda, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, and the academy also announced that the Nico awards, for revelation, will be awarded to the actress Ulé Baldé and to the actors Rúben Simões and Salvador Gil. Read Also: Prémios Sophia do cinema português são conhecidos hoje (Portuguese version)