How the data is structured
The database is fully relational, built from a small set of connected entities, each with a stable ID:
- Festival: name in the original language plus standardised translations
- Award category: one of 42 standardised categories, mapping local award names to a common taxonomy
- Award instance: a specific festival edition (year) plus category plus winner or nominee
- Person link: the person ID from our people database, attached to the award instance
- Content link: the title ID from the TV and VOD database, attached to the award instance
Because every element carries an ID shared with the rest of the platform, the awards layer is not a separate island: it plugs straight into the titles and people you already hold.
One taxonomy across every festival
Every festival names its top prize differently: the Palme d'Or, the Golden Bear, Best Picture. Festival & Awards Data maps all of them onto 42 standardised categories (so all three resolve to "Best Film"), while keeping each original award name for display.
That single step is what makes cross-festival questions possible: "show every film that won Best Film at any festival" becomes one query instead of dozens. Because the categories are standardised, they also translate cleanly into every market, while the authentic award names stay intact.
Connected in every direction
The data is fully relational: festival, award category, person, title and year are all linked, with close to 394,000 connections between people, awards and titles. From a title you get its festival history; from a person you get every award they have won or been nominated for; from a festival you get all its winners.
Because it shares the same identifiers as Celebrities & Cast Data and the title records behind EPG Data and VOD Metadata, awards appear automatically on the relevant profiles and catalogue pages, with no separate integration. An actor's profile populates its own awards section; a film's page carries its festival record, without you assembling either.
Ready-made features, not just raw data
Because the data is structured and standardised, it powers features your product team would otherwise have to build from scratch:
- Award badges: automatic icons beside a title in your EPG or VOD UI (an Oscar statuette, a Palme d'Or)
- Thematic carousels: auto-generated collections such as "Cannes 2025 Winners" or "Oscar Best Picture"
- Filter by award: let viewers browse only Emmy-winning series or Cannes-awarded films
- Extended descriptions: an auto-appended line such as "Laureate of the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival"
- Award newsletters: automated mailings generated from the database straight after a ceremony
- An extra recommendation axis: award similarity as one signal your own discovery logic can use
You take the structured data; these become configuration rather than development.
What's included
Coverage
- 88 film festivals: 75 European events across 31 countries, plus 13 international ceremonies
- Complete historical results, back to the first edition of each festival
- 42 standardised award categories mapping differently-named awards to one common taxonomy, with original names preserved
- Categories, nominees and winners linked to the correct title and people records
- People records connected to their full festival and awards history
- Ongoing updates as new ceremonies and results are confirmed
Who it's for
Why it's more
Results are added fast.
Major ceremonies such as Cannes, the Berlinale and the Oscars are updated by the next working day, so your metadata reflects current winners and nominees without manual work on your side.
It powers ready-made features.
Because the data is structured and standardised, it drives award badges in the UI, auto-generated carousels like 'Cannes Winners', filter-by-award and award-driven newsletters, without you building any of it.
It connects automatically.
Awards share the same identifiers as title and people records in the MP Platform, so nominations and wins surface wherever that title or person appears, in catalogue metadata, editorial copy or search.
FAQ
Which festivals and awards are covered?
The database holds 88 film festivals: 75 European events across 31 countries and 13 international ceremonies, with complete historical results back to each festival's first edition. Coverage is reviewed and extended as the calendar evolves.
How do you handle awards named differently across festivals?
Each award maps to one of 42 standardised categories, so Palme d'Or, Golden Bear and Best Picture all resolve to 'Best Film', while the original award name is preserved for display. This lets you filter and compare across festivals, and translate categories cleanly per market.
How quickly are results added after a ceremony?
Results are added as they are confirmed. Major festivals (Cannes, Berlinale, Oscars) are typically updated by the next working day.
How does this connect to my existing title and people metadata?
Festival and awards records share the same identifiers as the title and people records in the MP Platform. If you use other MP Platform products the awards data connects to your catalogue and cast automatically, with no separate integration.
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