1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil explained

Number:	1
Award:	Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil
Site:	Palácio Quitandinha Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Host:	Regina Casé
Director:	José Possi Neto
Best Film:	Orfeu
Most Wins:	Orfeu and O Primeiro Dia (3)
Most Nominations:	O Primeiro Dia (9)
Network:	TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa
Next:	2nd

The 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, honored the best audiovisual productions of 1999. It took place on February 12, 2000, at the Palácio Quitandinha in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. During the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture presented the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil in 17 categories. The ceremony, televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, was directed by José Possi Neto and hosted by actress Regina Casé.

The film O Primeiro Dia (Midnight) was nominated for nine awards (the most of any film), followed by Orfeu with seven nominations. O Primeiro Dia and Orfeu tied for the most awards won, with three each. Other film winners included Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos with two awards, and Por Trás do Pano, Outras Estórias and Dois Córregos with one each.

Background

After a decree during the administration of President Fernando Collor de Mello abolished government support of cinema production, almost no films were domestically produced in the early 1990s. In 1991, only one percent of films on screen in Brazil were produced in the country, and in 1992 only two Brazilian films were released.^{[1] [2]} In 1993 (after Collor's impeachment), the government enacted a tax incentive for film production, and the "Retomada" (lit. "Resumption"), a film renaissance, began.^[2] As of 1998, five percent of films in cinemas were Brazilian. The Ministry of Culture of Brazil established the national film awards in November 1999 to recognize works and individuals in the audiovisual area; 16 categories and a special award were created.^{[1] [3]} With the awards, the Ministry of Culture aimed to foster the retomada by increasing domestic audiences; their goal was for 20% of films in Brazil to be produced domestically as of 2002.^[1]

Ceremony

The ceremony was held on February 12, 2000, beginning at 9:27 p.m. BRT. It took place at the Palácio Quitandinha, a former luxury resort hotel in Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^{[4] [5]} Televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, the ceremony was directed by José Possi Neto and hosted by actress Regina Casé.^{[6] [7]} The ceremony started with a montage of important scenes of Brazilian production over the years. The presentation of awards followed, interspersed with live musical performances by the Best Score nominees and homages to actresses Fernanda Montenegro, Vera Fischer, and Zezé Motta and filmmakers Anselmo Duarte and Joaquim Pedro de Andrade.^{[4] [8]}

Winners and nominees

On December 8, 1999, the nominees for six categories of the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil were announced at Brasília. These categories were Best Film, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Television Series.^{[9] [10]} The nominees for the other 11 categories were announced on January 20, 2000.^[11] The films receiving the most nominations were O Primeiro Dia with nine and Orfeu with seven.^[12] The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 12, 2000.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^{[13] [14]}

Best Film	Best Foreign Language Film
Orfeu – Carlos Diegues Amor & Cia – Helvécio Ratton Um Copo de Cólera – Aluizio Abranches Por Trás do Pano – Luiz Villaça O Primeiro Dia – Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas	Todo sobre mi madre – Pedro Almodóvar Deconstructing Harry – Woody Allen Eyes Wide Shut – Stanley Kubrick Festen – Thomas Vinterberg Hana-bi – Takeshi Kitano
Best Director	Best Screenplay (tie)
Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas – O Primeiro Dia Carlos Diegues – Orfeu Carlos Reichenbach – Dois Corrégos Hector Babenco – Corazón iluminado Luiz Villaça – Por Trás do Pano	Dois Corrégos – Carlos Reichenbach O Primeiro Dia – Daniela Thomas, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles and José de Carvalho Outras Estórias – Pedro Bial and Alcione Araújo Por Trás do Pano – Luiz Villaça and Flávio Souza São Jerônimo – Júlio Bressane
Best Actor	Best Actress
Matheus Nachtergaele – O Primeiro Dia and O Auto da Compadecida Daniel Dantas – Traição Marco Nanini – Amor & Cia Murilo Benício – Orfeu and Até que a Vida Nos Separe Othon Bastos – Mauá – O Imperador e o Rei	Denise Fraga – Por Trás do Pano Fernanda Torres – Traição and o Primeiro Dia Júlia Lemmertz – Um Copo De Cólera, A Hora Mágica e Até que a Vida Nos Separe Marília Pêra – O Viajante Maria Luiza Mendonça – Corazón iluminado
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Orfeu – Affonso Beato Um Copo de Cólera – Pedro Farkas Corazón iluminado – Lauro Escorel O Primeiro Dia – Walter Carvalho Outras Estórias – José Guerra	Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos – Marcelo Masagão Um Copo de Cólera – Idê Lacreta Fé – Eduardo Escorel Orfeu – Sérgio Meckler O Primeiro Dia – Felipe Lacerda
Best Score (tie)	Best Release
Orfeu – Caetano Veloso Outras Estórias – Uakti Um Copo de Cólera – André Abujamra Orfeu – Ivan Lins O Primeiro Dia – Antonio Pinto, Eduardo Bid e Naná Vasconcelos	Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos – Marcelo Masagão Um Copo de Cólera – Aluizio Abranches Orfeu – Carlos Diegues Outras Estórias – Pedro Bial O Primeiro Dia – Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas
Best Short Film (tie)	Best Documentary Film
03 Minutos – Ana Luiza Azevedo Uma Estória de Futebol – Paulo Machline O Oitavo Selo – Tomás Creus Rota de Colisão – Roberval Duarte Texas Hotel – Cláudio Assis	Cine Mambembe – O Cinema Descobre o Brasil – Laís Bodanzky and Luiz Bolognesi Atlântico Negro – Na Rota dos Orixás – Renato Barbieri Bubula – O Cara Vermelha – Luís Eduardo Jorge A Pessoa É para o que Nasce – Roberto Berliner Por Longos Dias – Mauro Giuntini
Best Animated Feature	Best Video
De Janela Pro Cinema – Quiá Rodrigues Amassa que Elas Gostam – Fernando Coster Castelos de Vento – Tânia Anaya Deus É Pai – Allan Sieber Espantalho – Alê Abreu	Carlos Nader – Carlos Nader Bruxa Viva – Lena Bastos Framed by Curtains – Eder Santos Pranto por Ignácio Sanchez de Mejias – Sérgio Roizemblitz Viagens na Fronteira – Oiapoque – Lucas Bambozzi
Best Television Series	Best Television Cultural Production
O Auto da Compadecida – Rede Globo Chiquinha Gonzaga – Rede Globo Labirinto – Rede Globo Mulher – Rede Globo	Pierre Fatumbi Verger – Luís Buarque de Hollanda/GNT Confidência do Rio das Mortes – Paschoal Samora/Grifa Filmes Genoma: Em Busca dos Sonhos da Ciência – Mônica Teixeira/TV Cultura Expedição Caiçaras – Tatiana Soares/Canal Azul Mapas Urbanos – Daniel Augusto/Grifa Filmes
Mário Peixoto Award
Canal Brasil Cine Odeon Jean-Claude Bernardet Laís Bodanzky and Luiz Bolognesi Vampeta

Multiple nominations and awards

The following eleven films received multiple nominations.

• Nine: O Primeiro Dia
• Seven: Orfeu
• Six: Um Copo de Cólera
• Four: Outras Estórias and Por Trás do Pano
• Three: Dois Córregos
• Two: Amor & Cia, Até que a Vida Nos Separe, Corazón iluminado, Nós que aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos and Traição

The following three films received multiple awards.

• Three: Orfeu and O Primeiro Dia
• Two: Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos

See also

• List of Brazilian films of the 1990s
• 2000 in film

Notes and References

1. Web site: MinC cria "Oscar" para o cinema nacional . April 24, 1999 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . da Silva, Carlos Eduardo . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227030810/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq24049908.htm . February 27, 2014 . live.
2. Book: O cinema da retomada: depoimentos de 90 cineastas dos anos 90 . Nagib, Lúcia . Rosa, Almir . Editora 34 . 2002 . 978-8-57-326254-4 . 13–14.
3. Web site: Página 12 • Seção 1 . November 24, 1999 . . JusBrasil . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese .
4. Web site: A primeira versão do ‘Oscar’ tupiniquim . February 12, 2000 . Filho, Kleber Mendonça . Kleber Mendonça Filho . Jornal do Commercio . . February 26, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20040930212616/http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_2000/1202/cc1202e.htm . September 30, 2004 . live.
5. Web site: Celebração foi desorganizada . February 14, 2000 . . Grupo Folha . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227030928/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq1402200007.htm . February 27, 2014 . live.
6. Web site: 'Orfeu' vence o Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil . February 13, 2000 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . February 28, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301001830/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fol/cult/ult13022000001.htm . March 1, 2014.
7. Web site: Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil acontece neste sábado no RJ . February 11, 2000 . Diário do Grande ABC . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716042902/http://www.dgabc.com.br/Noticia/336862/grande-premio-cinema-brasil-acontece-neste-sabado-no-rj . July 16, 2015 . live .
8. Web site: Grande Prêmio Brasil consagra Orfeu e Auto da Compadecida . February 14, 2000 . Filho, Kleber Mendonça . Jornal do Commercio . Universo Online . February 26, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20050219193842/http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_2000/1402/cc1402g.htm . February 19, 2005 . live.
9. Web site: 'Oscar' brasileiro divulga indicados para melhor filme . December 9, 1999 . Diário do Grande ABC . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227232440/http://www.dgabc.com.br/Noticia/142398/-oscar-brasileiro-divulga-indicados-para-melhor-filme . February 27, 2014 . live.
10. Web site: Sai a lista de indicados para o Oscar brasileiro . December 9, 1999 . . Grupo Estado . 79 . February 28, 2014 . Portuguese .

    Web site: Notícias Dezembro/1999 – 09/12/1999 . WebCine . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20010305221810/http://webcine.com.br/not121999.htm . March 5, 2001 . dead .

11. Web site: Saem os finalistas do Grande Prêmio . January 22, 2000 . O Estado de S. Paulo . Grupo Estado . 74 . Portuguese .

    Web site: Notícias Janeiro/2000 – 22/01/2000 . WebCine . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20020225065418/http://webcine.com.br/not012000.htm . February 25, 2002 . dead .

12. Web site: Salles é favorito ao "Oscar" brasileiro . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227025956/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq2201200032.htm . February 27, 2014 . January 22, 2000 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . live.
13. Web site: Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema . February 14, 2000 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228024825/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2000/02/14/21 . February 28, 2014 . live .
14. Web site: É uma festa! . February 12, 2000 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228023002/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2000/02/12/21 . February 28, 2014 . live .