The Yacoubian Building landed eight prizes in the Egyptian Oscars held on Friday February 23rd at the Pyramiza Hotel.

Lead actor Adel Imam along with cast members of “The Yacoubian Building”, Hind Sabri, Mohamed Imam and a team from the production company “Good News for Film and Music” attended the award ceremony. 

The awards received were for: 

Best picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Décor, Best Photography, Best Dramatic song performed by Yousra, Jury Award to Nour El Sherif and a Special mention to first time actor Mohamed Imam for his outstanding performance as Taha

The Yacoubian Building received multiple awards from International film festivals such: Tribeca Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, Zurich International Film Festival, Sao Paulo Intl Film Festival, Alexandria International Film Festival, and Biennale of Arab Cinema in Paris. 

Awards varied from best first feature, best picture, best actor, Panorama selection at the Berlin International Film Festival and Egypt's official Oscars Entry etc… 

The Yacoubian Building has proven to be a one of a kind film that clearly sets itself as a new genre for the Egyptian Industry and the Egyptian people. 

Being a controversial film that criticizes and tackles sensitive and so called "Taboo" issues, contrary to what people might think Yacoubian was no.1 at the Egyptian Box Office for a period of over 7 months!  A never before witnessed phenomenon!