[1] Mehran Modiri and Asghar Farhadi with 9 Hafez statues each have jointly been the most frequent recipients of this award.

[4] Ali Moallem, Picture World founder and previous editor, established the awards in mid-'90s when Iranian cinema was under heavy governmental dominance.

[5] First ceremony was held in 1997 under the title "Hafez" after Iranian great poet Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzi.

[6] The award is a typographical statue resembling Persian written form of the word "Hafez".

[7] Awards are a set of 24 statues and a medal as follows: Winners are chosen by a 9-membered jury including Picture World writers and critics.