Pedro Sienna Awards

Pedro Sienna Awards
Awarded forBest film and audiovisual work
Sponsored byNational Council of Culture and the Arts
Date31 January 2006 (2006-01-31)
CountryChile
Websitepedrosienna.cultura.gob.cl

The Pedro Sienna Awards (Spanish: Premios Pedro Sienna) are honors granted for Chilean audiovisual production. Named for silent film director Pedro Sienna, they were given for the first time in 2006.[1] Outstanding artists are awarded for the development and strengthening of national audiovisual media and the best works, artists, and technicians of the production of works released in the country between January and December of the previous year.

They came about as a result of Law No. 19.981 of 2005 that created the Council of the Art and Audiovisual Industry (CAIA) and the Audiovisual Promotion Fund, both under the National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA).[1][2]

Pedro Sienna was one of the forerunners of Chilean cinema, directing El Húsar de la Muerte (1925) and winning the National Prize for Art in 1966.[3]

The aim of the awards is to recognize an author, artist, technician, or producer who stands out for their artistic quality or projection of their audiovisual work and the relevant activities of dissemination and preservation of audiovisual production.

Except for the Career award, given by the CAIA, the awards are granted by a jury. Two pre-selection committees choose the nominees in the categories for feature films and short films.

All winners receive the Pedro Sienna sculpture. It was created by Cristina Pizarro [es], an outstanding sculptor, and inspired by the lens of a camera.[3] It is made of stainless steel with a base of black granite.

Ceremony format

Beginning with their first edition, the Pedro Sienna Awards were handed out at the end of each year to reward the best of that year. However, in 2016 it was decided to move the awards ceremony to the middle of the year, modifying the period of the release dates of the films that are eligible. That is, beginning with the 10th edition, the awards celebrate the best of the previous year. So although there is no version called 2015 Pedro Sienna Awards, strictly speaking, the films released that year were awarded in 2016.[2]

Summary of winners

Edition Date Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Location Presenter
1st[4] 31 Jan 2006 Play Alicia Scherson Blanca Lewin Museum of Visual Arts [es],
Santiago		 Esperanza Silva
2nd[5] 31 Jan 2007 La Sagrada Familia [es] Sebastián Lelio Jaime Vadell Patricia López Museum of Visual Arts [es],
Santiago
3rd[6] 31 Jan 2008 Life Kills Me Pachi Bustos
Jorge Leiva		 Daniel Muñoz Marcela Osorio Castillo Hidalgo [es],
Santiago		 Gloria Laso [es]
4th[7] 31 Mar 2009 The Good Life Andrés Wood Alfredo Castro Aline Kuppenheim Teatro Huemul [es],
Santiago		 Javiera Contador
5th[8] 1 Sept 2010 The Maid Sebastián Silva Eduardo Paxeco Catalina Saavedra Teatro Oriente [es],
Santiago		 Blanca Lewin
6th[9] 25 Nov 2011 Violeta Went to Heaven Patricio Guzmán Martín Castillo [es] Francisca Gavilán Cine Sala Estrella,
Punta Arenas		 Mariana Loyola
7th[10] 9 Nov 2012 No
My Last Round		 Cristián Jiménez Luis Dubó [es] Bélgica Castro J. Bohr Municipal Theater,
Punta Arenas		 Elisa Zulueta
Luis Gnecco
8th[11] 29 Nov 2013 Gloria Raúl Ruiz Sebastián Ayala [es] Paulina García J. Bohr Municipal Theater,
Punta Arenas		 Mariana Loyola
Luis Alarcón
9th[12] 19 Dec 2014 The Dance of Reality Sebastián Silva Jaime Vadell Paulina García Quinta Normal Park,
Santiago		 Juanita Ringeling [es]
Héctor Morales
10th[13] 1 Aug 2016 The Club Pablo Larraín Luis Gnecco Catalina Saavedra U. of Concepción Theater [es],
Concepción		 Sigrid Alegría
Pablo Cerda [es]
11th[14] 5 Aug 2017 Much Ado About Nothing
Rara		 Jorge Riquelme Sergio Hernández Paulina Urrutia Municipal Theater,
Chillán		 Daniela Vega
Matías Assler [es]

Categories

  • Best Fiction Feature Film, since 2007
  • Best Feature Length Documentary, since 2007
  • Best Direction, since 2006
  • Best Cinematography, since 2006
  • Best Editing, since 2006
  • Best Original Music, since 2006
  • Best Screenplay, since 2006
  • Best Art Direction, since 2006
  • Best Special Effects, since 2007
  • Best Costume Design, since 2007
  • Best Makeup, Since 2007
  • Best Lead Actress Performance, since 2006
  • Best Lead Actor Performance, since 2006
  • Best Supporting Actress Performance, since 2009
  • Best Supporting Actor Performance, since 2009
  • Best Fiction Short Film, since 2009
  • Best Animated Short Film, since 2009
  • Best Documentary Short Film, since 2007
  • Career Award, since 2006

Discontinued categories

  • Best Feature Length Fiction, Animated, or Documentary Film (2006 only)
  • Best Costume or Makeup Design (2006 only)
  • Best Sound Design (only 2007)
  • Best Soundtrack (2008 only)
  • Best Supporting Performance (2006, 2007, and 2008)
  • Best Short or Medium-length Film (2006 only)
  • Best Fiction or Animated Short Film (2007 and 2008)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Cine: Nuevos premios Pedro Sienna entregaron sus primeros nominados" [Film: New Pedro Sienna Awards Announce Their First Nominees]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Premio Pedro Sienna 2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Council of Culture and the Arts. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "'El Club', 'Matar a un hombre' y 'Las niñas Quispe' lideran las nominaciones a los Premios Pedro Sienna 2016" ['El Club', 'Matar a un hombre', and 'Las niñas Quispe' Lead the Nominations for the 2016 Pedro Sienna Awards]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Gonzalo. "'Play' se impuso en la primera gala de la versión criolla de los Oscar" ['Play' Wins at the First Gala of the Creole Version of the Oscars] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ "'La sagrada familia' fue la gran ganadora de los 'Oscar chilenos'" ['La sagrada familia' Was the Big Winner at the 'Chilean Oscars']. Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ "'La vida me mata' gana el máximo galardón en los premios Pedro Sienna" ['La vida me mata' Wins the Biggest at the Pedro Sienna Awards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. ^ García, Gabriela (1 April 2009). "'La Buena Vida' fue la favorita de los premios Pedro Sienna 2009" ['The Good Life' Was the Favorite of the 2009 Pedro Sienna Awards]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ Rodríguez Torres, Gonzalo. "'La nana' se alzó como la gran ganadora de los premios 'Pedro Sienna'" ['The Maid' Rose as the Big Winner of the 'Pedro Sienna' Awards] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ "'Violeta se fue a los cielos' y 'Nostalgia de la luz' se imponen en Premios Pedro Sienna" ['Violeta Went to Heaven' and 'Nostalgia for the Light' Prevail at Pedro Sienna Awards]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Películas 'No' y 'Mi último round' se quedaron con la gloria en los Premios Pedro Sienna" [Films 'No' and 'My Last Round' Kept the Glory at the Pedro Sienna Awards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. ^ "'Gloria' y 'La noche de enfrente' destacaron en la entrega de premios Pedro Sienna" ['Gloria' and 'La noche de enfrente' Stand Out at the Pedro Sienna Awards Ceremony]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  12. ^ "'La danza de la realidad' y Paulina García entre los ganadores de los Premios Pedro Sienna" ['The Dance of Reality' and Paulina García Among the Winners of the Pedro Sienna Awards] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  13. ^ "'El Club' brilló en los premios Pedro Sienna" ['The Club' Shines at the Pedro Sienna Awards] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  14. ^ "'Rara' y 'Aquí no ha pasado nada' comparten principal galardón de los Premios Pedro Sienna 2017" ['Rara' and 'Much Ado About Nothing' Share First Place at the 2017 Pedro Sienna Awards]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.