Maya Awards (Indonesia)

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Piala Maya
Awarded for	Honoring best in Indonesian films
Country	Indonesia
First awarded	2012
Website	Official Website

Maya Awards (Indonesian: Piala Maya) is an annual Indonesian film awards initiated in 2012 by Indonesian online film enthusiasts who were active on Twitter. It follows the concept of similar awards, with nominations and awards given to each year's best local productions.

The first annual Maya Awards was held on December 15, 2012 in Jakarta. It has been cited by local media outlets as the "Indonesian Golden Globe" with the annual Citra Awards of Indonesian Film Festival being the Indonesian equivalent of Academy Awards.^[1]

The nominations and winners of the awards are selected by a panel of judges consisting of Indonesian film critics and filmmakers, including directors, actors, and actresses.^[2] The festival was founded by local film critic Hafiz Husni.