The Ophir Awards, colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named after Israeli actor Shaike Ophir, has been granted since 1990.
Tzachi Halevy and Yuval Scharf (right) hosting the 2019 Ophir Awards
Shaike Ophir was an Israeli film and theater actor, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, director, and the country's first mime.
Shaike Ophir performing with actress Ziva Rodann in 1951
Shaike Ophir and his first wife, Ohela Halevi, 1954
Sign at Ophir's house in Tel Aviv