audience award
Spectator-chosen honor
An audience award is a prize at a film festival or competition determined by votes from attendees rather than a professional jury.
It often signals broad appeal: The documentary took home the audience award at Sundance.
Films winning audience awards frequently go on to commercial success, as the voting reflects general viewer response rather than critical or industry judgment.
- viewersPeople who watch
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- trophyAward for winning
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- votesFormal choices recorded
cinema · standing ovation · recognition · popularity · winner · ballot · screening · film · crowd · favorite · ceremony · prize · cheers · standing room only · sold out show · acclaim · spectators · red carpet
- people's choicefan favorite, crowd favorite, popular vote
- film festivalsfilm festival, film festivals, premieres, screenings, film screenings