Latest news and stories about awards in Portugal for expats and residents.
Marcella Petriglia is the winner of the 2026 Vergílio Ferreira Prize in the essay category for her work 'Num labirinto levado por um ritmo: espaços e tempos da escrita eugeniana', announced the Gouveia City Council.
The medal ceremony will take place on June 30th at the Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona.
The President of the Republic states that this is “one of the most prestigious international distinctions awarded to architects by their peers.”
In these moments when we celebrate internationally admired masters, it is important to note that it is still necessary to provide much better conditions for the successive generations inspired by them. Opinion by Avelino Oliveira
The Grand Prize for Chronicle and Literary Miscellany was awarded to writer Daniel Jonas for the work “A Justa Desproporção”, announced today by the Portuguese Association of Writers (APE), which presents the award with the sponsorship of the Loulé City Council.
It is “the highest global honour awarded to a living architect”, says the Order of Architects. Álvaro Siza Vieira received this distinction in 2011.
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura will receive the Gold Medal from the International Union of Architects (UIA), becoming the second Portuguese person to receive this distinction, the Order of Architects announced today.
The Portuguese architect has received over a dozen awards, including the Pritzker. Among his most iconic works are the Paula Rego House of Stories and the Braga Municipal Stadium.
The Order of Architects highlights that this is the “highest global honour awarded to a living architect” and a historic milestone for Portugal. The medal ceremony will take place on June 30th in Barcelona.
The film 'The Mole Agent' won the Sophia Award for Best Ibero-American Film.
Jorge Palma was honoured with the Career Award at the Play - Portuguese Music Awards, which took place this Thursday at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon. Vizinhos, Mizzy Miles, Sara Correia, Calema and Plutonio took home some of the most coveted awards.
The winner will represent Portugal in the international final.
A “unique and non-linear path, anchored in deep research and experimentation with diverse materials and languages” motivated the jury's choice.
João Penalva was honoured on Tuesday, April 21, with the EDP Foundation Art Grand Prize. The jury highlighted his unique and non-linear career, rooted in deep research and experimentation with diverse materials and languages, his ambitious projects, and the consistent quality of his work. Born in Lisbon in 1949, Penalva began his career in ballet and contemporary dance before moving to London in 1976 to study at the Chelsea College of Arts, where he transitioned into a visual artist. His work spans painting, video, installation, photography, music, and performance. The award includes a 50,000 euro prize, a retrospective exhibition, and a catalogue publication.
The award was unanimously granted to the Spanish essayist. A “man of the border” and the Iberian frontier, he is a translator of contemporary Portuguese poetry.
Spanish poet, essayist, and translator José Luís Puerto was unanimously awarded the 2026 Eduardo Lourenço Prize this Monday, April 20, as announced by the Guarda City Council. Established in 2004, the 7,500-euro award recognises individuals or institutions with significant contributions to Iberian culture, citizenship, and cooperation. The jury for the 22nd edition met at the Centre for Iberian Studies (CEI), a partnership between the Universities of Coimbra and Salamanca, the Guarda City Council, and the local Polytechnic Institute. The jury highlighted Puerto's deep knowledge of Portuguese language and culture, his translations of Portuguese poets, and his ethnographic work. The municipality praised his ability to bridge the local and the universal, noting his influence by figures such as Eduardo Lourenço, Eugénio de Andrade, and Miguel Torga, and his unique poetic voice that interprets traditions as humanist responses to universal questions.
Alberto Vázquez's feature film, a Portuguese-Spanish co-production, won the 9th edition of the awards, which also distinguished “Cão Sozinho” by Marta Reis Andrade and “Paulinha” by Ana Marta Mendes.
Two books by Ondjaki and Sandro William Junqueira won the Álvaro Magalhães Iberian Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature ex aequo today, which is awarded in Valongo at the Onomatopeia festival and distinguishes the best publications of the previous year in Portuguese or Spanish.
The short story “Inês”, by Portuguese writer João Pedro Vala, is among the 20 winners of the PEN/O. Henry prize in the United States of America, alongside names such as Colm Tóibin, Louise Erdrich, and Samanta Schweblin, Quetzal announced today.
This is the oldest award for short stories in the USA, presented since 1919 with a hiatus in 2020, and it seeks to provide a prominent platform for short story writers from around the world.
In Portugal, his books are published by Orfeu Negro. For the jury, his work “opens new perspectives on the place [of humanity] in the universe.”
The 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) has been awarded to Canadian writer and illustrator Jon Klassen, the organization announced today.
A list of 263 candidates from 74 countries and regions was released in October at the Frankfurt Book Fair by the Swedish Arts Council.
Journalist Sofia Neves won the 'Grand Prize' category for her work “Dyslexia. Learning with a brain that plays tricks on us”. Journalist Helena Neves was distinguished with the Career Award.
The book that celebrates the 25th of April through 25 stories of women won the award in the tenth edition of the prize, which is worth five thousand euros.
On Earth As It Is Beneath, the English translation of the book Assim na Terra Como Embaixo da Terra, is one of the six finalists competing for the British award. The winner will be announced on 19 May.
Margarida Cardoso's film about the legacy of Portuguese colonialism leads with 14 nominations.
A discreet personality in the national tourism sector, Alexandre Marto Pereira, a hotelier, financial manager, and association leader, is the winner of the 2026 Boa Cama Boa Mesa Guide Career Award. The distinction will be presented on April 21st.
The film “Banzo”, by Margarida Cardoso, leads the nominations for the Sophia Awards, in an edition that will honour actor Rui Mendes and feature new awards for comedy and Ibero-American cinema, the Portuguese Film Academy revealed today.
