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The Ophir Awards (Hebrew: פרס אופיר) also the Israeli Oscars are film awards awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry. They are named after actor Shaike Ophir and first given out in 1982.The first Israeli Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1982 with the first award being presented to director Shimon Dotan for the film Repeat Dive and since 1990 has been held annually at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center.