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Elite Squad

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===Awards===
===Awards===

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On February 16, 2008, ''Elite Squad'' won the Best Movie award at the [[58th Berlin International Film Festival]], the [[Golden Bear (award)|Golden Bear]].{{cite news|last=Collett |first=Mike |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL1645315020080216?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&sp=true |title=Violent Brazil cop drama named best film in Berlin |work=Reuters |date=2008-02-16 |access-date=2013-11-17}}
==== Brazilian Awards ====
Elite Squad would be one of Brazil's most awarded movies, both at home and abroad. In the 2008 [[Vivo (telecommunications company)|Vivo]] [[Brazilian Academy Film Awards]] Elite Squad won nine awards: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Photography, Best Special Effects, Best Make-up, Best Fiction Editing, and Best Sound. {{Cite web |last=Redação |date=2008-04-16 |title=Tropa de Elite leva nove prêmios |url=https://rollingstone.com.br/noticia/tropa-de-elite-leva-nove-premios/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Rolling Stone Brasil |language=pt-BR}}

The movie would also sweep the [[Guarani Brazilian Film Awards]] [[[:pt:Prêmio_Guarani_de_Cinema_Brasileiro|pt]]], winning nine awards for Best Movie, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Special Effects and Best Movie according to the public. It would tie with [[City of God (2002 film)|City of God]] as the movie with the most Guarani Awards.{{Cite web |title=13º Prêmio Guarani :: Premiados de 2007 - Papo de Cinema |url=https://www.papodecinema.com.br/guarani/13-premio-guarani-2008/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |language=pt-BR}}

In August 19, 2008, Elite Squad won four awards at the [[Contigo!]] Cinema Awards, winning Best Movie, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Secondary Character. Director André Padilha did not attend, so the prize was received by [[André Ramiro]].{{Cite web |date=2008-08-19 |title=Premiação de cinema consagra "Tropa de elite" |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/caderno-g/premiacao-de-cinema-consagra-tropa-de-elite-b4ytdgyw6yylucw4wa067a4b2/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Gazeta do Povo |language=pt-BR}}

At the [[Prêmio ACIE de Cinema|ACIE Prize of Cinema]], it won Best Movie, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Photography and Popular Jury.{{Cite web |title=Prêmio ACIE de Cinema |url=https://premioaciedecinema.com.br/2008.htm |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=premioaciedecinema.com.br}} At the [[Serviço Social do Comércio|SESC]] Festival of Best Movies, Elite Squad won both by critics and public for Best Actor, while winning the public vote for Best Movie and Best Director but losing in the critic vote to [[Playing (film)|Playing]].{{Cite web |title='Tropa de Elite' é o grande vencedor do Festival Sesc |url=https://www.estadao.com.br/cultura/tropa-de-elite-e-o-grande-vencedor-do-festival-sesc/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Estadão |language=pt-br}} It also won Best Movie Sound at the 2008 ABC Prize.{{Cite web |last=https://associacaobrasileiradecinematografia |date=2008-05-10 |title=Prêmio ABC 2008 — ABCine |url=https://abcine.org.br/eventos/premio-abc-2008/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=abcine.org.br |language=pt-br}}

At the 2007 [[Arte Qualidade Brasil Award]] [[[:pt:Prêmio_Qualidade_Brasil_de_2007|pt]]], Tropa de Elite won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Promising Actor.{{Cite web |title=São Paulo - 2007 - Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil |url=http://premioartequalidade.org.br/categoria-televisao-2007-sao-paulo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229082023/http://premioartequalidade.org.br/categoria-televisao-2007-sao-paulo/ |archive-date=2018-12-29 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=premioartequalidade.org.br |language=pt-BR}}

On March 25, 2008, Director José Padilha and Editor Daniel Rezende won the [[APCA Award for Best Film]] for best Director and Editor. {{Cite web |title=TV-Pesquisa |url=https://www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br/mostraregistro.asp?CodRegistro=137468&PageNo=1 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=www.tv-pesquisa.com.puc-rio.br}}

==== Foreign Awards ====
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On February 16, 2008, ''Elite Squad'' won the Best Movie award at the [[58th Berlin International Film Festival]], the [[Golden Bear (award)|Golden Bear]].{{cite news|last=Collett |first=Mike |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL1645315020080216?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&sp=true |title=Violent Brazil cop drama named best film in Berlin |work=Reuters |date=2008-02-16 |access-date=2013-11-17}}

On August 8, 2008, it won the popular jury for Best Movie at the [[Lima Film Festival]].{{Cite web |title=Leonera vence o Festival de Cinema de Lima |url=https://correiodoestado.com.br/cidades/leonera-vence-o-festival-de-cinema-de-lima/45463/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=correiodoestado.com.br |language=pt-BR}} On August 11, 2009, it won the Best [[Ibero-America|Ibero-American]] Movie award at the 2009 [[Silver Condor Award for Best Ibero-American Film|Silver Condor Awards]]. {{Cite web |date=2009-08-11 |title="Aniceto", de Favio, ganó el Cóndor de Plata |url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/espectaculos/aniceto-de-favio-gano-el-condor-de-plata-20090811-0005.phtml |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Perfil |language=es}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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