Empik bestsellers 2022. Sanah defeated Harry Styles, and Remigiusz Mróz won his first(!) Statuette

behind us. This year, the theme of the event was “The world is changing”. Therefore, for the first time, prizes were awarded in the category of digital culture, won, among others, by Marcin Meller.

Music victories were dominated by hip-hop artists, and “Girls from Dubai” appeared among the winners in the film category. Nominated for six years, he finally received his first statuette for “Projekt Riese”, the award was also won by Olga Tokarczuk, a Nobel Prize winner.

The gala was graced by unique duets performing well-known songs in interesting arrangements. Mrozu and Vito Bambino performed on stage with the song “Too high”, Tomasz Makowiecki and Katarzyna Nosowska with the song “Nie ma nas”, and with Mroz they performed the song “I smoke in the window”. In addition, , , , Sb Maffija and .

Empik bestsellers 2022 – full list of winners

BOOK – belles-lettres:

• “Chołod”, Szczepan Twardoch, Wydawnictwo Literackie
• “Empuzjon”, Olga Tokarczuk, Wydawnictwo Literackie [WYGRANA]
• “Where Are You, Beautiful World”, by Sally Rooney, trans. Jerzy Kozłowski, WAB Publishing House
• “Before the coffee gets cold” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, trans. Joanna Dżdża, Relation Publishing Group
• Violette’s Life by Valérie Perrin, trans. Wojciech Gilewski, Albatros Publishing House

BOOK – detective story and thriller:

• “The Missing Piece” by Harlan Coben, trans. Magdalena Myśl, Albatros Publishing House
• “Red Earth”, Marcin Meller, WAB Publishing House
• The Mentalist, Camilla Läckberg, Henrik Fexeus, trans. Inga Sawicka, Black Sheep Publishing House
• “About hair”, Katarzyna Bonda, Muza Publishing House
• “Project Riese”, Remigiusz Mróz, Wydawnictwo Filia [WYGRANA]

BOOK – custom literature:

• “It Starts with Us”, Colleen Hoover, trans. Aleksandra Żak, Wydawnictwo Otwarte [WYGRANA]
• One Wish by Nicholas Sparks Anna Dobrzańska, Albatros Publishing House
• “Women’s Power”, Barbara Wysoczańska, Wydawnictwo Filia
• The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas, trans. Matylda Biernacka, Wydawnictwo Otwarte
• “The Love Hypothesis”, by Ali Hazelwood, trans. Filip Sporczyk, Muza Publishing House

BOOK – Polish literature for children:

• “Hydropolis. Escape”, Zygmunt Miłoszewski, WAB Publishing House
• “Magic Tree. Genius”, Andrzej Maleszka, Emoji sign
• “Courage, Pink! A book about immunity…, Urszula Młodnicka, Agnieszka Waligóra, Sensus
• “The Secret History of Human… Socks”, Justyna Bednarek, Daniel de Latour, Poradnia K. [WYGRANA]
• “TOPR. Tatra adventure of Zosia and Frank”, Beata Sabała-Zielińska, Prószyński Media

BOOK – young adult:

• “All of Your Flaws. Remind me of our past”, Marta Łabęcka, BeYA
• “Heartstopper 2”, by Alice Oseman, trans. Natalia Mętrak-Ruda, Jaguar
• “Blood and Ashes”, Jennifer L. Armentrout, trans. Danuta Górska, You&YA
• “The Monet Family. Treasure”, Weronika Anna Marczak, You&YA
• “Start a Fire. Round One”, PS Herytiera (Pizgacz), BeYA/Editio Red [WYGRANA]

MUSIC – pop and rock:

• “Harry’s House”, Harry Styles, Sony Music Entertainment
• “The Twenties”, Dawid Podsiadło, Pur Pur, Sony Music Entertainment
• “Męskie Granie 2022”, Various Artists, Mystic Production
• “Never Ending Sorry”, Agnieszka Chylińska, Top Management, Sony Music Entertainment
• “Feast”, sanah, Magic Records, Universal Music Polska [WYGRANA]

MUSIC – rap and hip-hop:

• “A House for Mr. Mateusz’s Imaginary Friends”, Szpak, Gugu Label, Universal Music Polska
• “Hotel Maffija 2”, SB Maffija, SBM Label, e-music [WYGRANA]
• “Commercial Music”, Pezet, Pezet, e-music
• “Pretty Boy”, White 2115, SBM Label, e-music
• “Produkt47”, OKI, 2020, Universal Music Polska

MUSIC – live:

• “Fest Festival”, Follow The Step
• “Jimek & Guests: The History of Polish Hip-Hop”, Going.
• “Mat Tour”, Sold Out Agency [WYGRANA]
• “SBM Festival”, vol. 6, Sold Out Agency
• “Taco Hemingway 2020” 2021 2022 Tour, Revolume

Empik bestsellers 2022. Who received the statuette?

DIGITAL CULTURE – audiobook:

• “Red Land”, Marcin Meller, read by: Wojciech Mecwaldowski, WAB Publishing House [WYGRANA]
• “Game of Illusions”, Kasia Magiera, read by: Aneta Todorczuk, Wydawnictwo Melanż
• “Small crimes”, Magdalena Majcher, read by: Aneta Todorczuk, WAB Publishing House
• “Beloved Child”, Romy Hausmann, read by: Martyna Szymańska, WAB Publishing House
• “Uśpiona”, Alicja Sinicka, read by: Anna Dereszowska, WAB Publishing House

DIGITAL CULTURE – audio superproduction:

• “Chołod”, Szczepan Twardoch, Empik Go and Wydawnictwo Literackie
• “Mierzeja”, Wojtek Miłoszewski and Zygmunt Miłoszewski, Empik Go and WAB Publishing House [WYGRANA]
• “Let them hear it”, Wojciech Chmielarz, Jakub Ćwiek, Radio Zet
• “Projekt Riese”, Remigiusz Mróz, Empik Go and Wydawnictwo Filia
• “Szum”, Małgorzata Oliwia Sobczak, Empik Go and WAB Publishing House

DIGITAL CULTURE – podcast:

• “Vagina and Penis Dialogues”, Beata Biały, Andrzej Gryżewski, Jagna Kaczanowska
• “Criminal History of the Church”, Artur Nowak, Stanisław Obirek [WYGRANA]
• “The Negotiator”, Krzysztof Balcer, Jolanta Gwardys
• “The Thaw (HBO Max)”, Justyna Mazur, Marcin Myszka
• “Madmen in power”, Witold Szabłowski

FILM – Polish cinema:

• “Girls from Dubai”, dir. Maria Sadowska, Cinema World [WYGRANA]
• “Love, Sex & Pandemic”, dir. Patryk Vega, Cinema World
• “The Wedding (The Wedding)”, dir. Wojtek Smarzowski, Cinema World
• Nothing Soup, dir. Kinga Dębska, Cinema World
• “Let There Be No Traces”, dir. Jan P. Matuszyński, Cinema World

FILM – family cinema:

• Minions: The Rise of Gru, dir. Kyle Balda, Galapagos
• Our Magical Encanto, dir. Howard Byron, Galapagos
• “Sing 2”, dir. Garth Jennings, Galapagos [WYGRANA]
• “Mikołajka’s Treasure”, dir. Julien Rappeneau, World Cinema
• “It’s Not a Panda”, dir. Domee Shi, Galapagos

DISCOVERIES OF EMPIK 2022

Literature:

• Wiktoria Bieżuńska, “When I cross the threshold, I will whistle”, Wydawnictwo Cyranka
• Anna Goc, “Głusza”, Evidence for Existence
• Olga Górska, “We will not all go to paradise”, Drzazgi
• Karolina Lewestam, “Shepherds of dragons. Parents vs. the world”, Wydawnictwo Czarne
• Ishbel Szatrawska, “The Life and Death of Mr. Hersh Libkin of Sacramento, California”, Wydawnictwo Cyranka [WYGRANA]

Music:

• 27. Fuckdemons, “Nothing happened”, e-music
• Daria from Silesia, “False start or foul, Girl with a tattoo”, Jazzboy Records
• Frank Leen, “Candy Boxes, Too Good To Forget”, Sony Music
• Jakub Skorupa, “Notebook One”, Universal Music Group [WYGRANA]
• Ophelia, “8”, Warner Music Group

Movie:

• Tomasz Habowski, “Love Songs”, Gutek Film
• Damian Kocur, “Bread and Salt”, Kino Świat [WYGRANA]
• Łukasz Kowalski, “Lombard”, Against Gravity
• Kamil Krawczycki, “Elephant”, Tongariro Releasing
• Grzegorz Mołda, “Zadra, Matecznik”, Says Serwis Sp. z o. o., Galapagos Films

Maker of the year

• Writer/writer: Weronika Anna Marczak
• Artist/music artist: David Podsiadło

In 2018, the Empik Bestsellers gala was recognized as one of the nine best cultural events in the world.