Panos Karkanevatos’ film Riverbanks is continuing on its path of success, managing to take out the top spot for best fiction feature film at this year’s Orpheus Awards.

The annual event, held as part of the 10th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, was produced by Dorothea Paschalidou, directed by Yorgos Karamihos and hosted by Mena Suvari.

The ceremony was also a chance to honour chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox Jim Gianopulos and Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons.

According to Variety, Gianopulos received an honorary award for his ongoing support of the festival. In his acceptance speech he recalled falling in love with film during his visits to New York’s Cameo Theatre as a child, where he watched Greek movies once a week with his family.

Simmons was also honoured for his leading role in Christopher Papakaliatis’ Worlds Apart, which was the festival’s closing film and which won the Audience Award.

Simmons’ co-star Maria Kavogianni was also recognised for best performance, while Exotica, Erotica, Etc. won best documentary film, Stagnation received the Van Vlahakis Award for best short fiction film, and Nazli Elif Durlu was awarded the MFI scholarships and Aegean Award for Zuhal.

Co-founded by Ersi Danou and Angeliki Giannakopoulos in 2006, this year the LAGFF attracted its largest number of attendees in the festival’s history.