Jussi Awards Explained

Jussi Awards
Awarded For:	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Presenter:	Filmiaura
Country:	Finland
Year:	16 November 1944
Website:	Jussit.fi

The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.

History

The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. The award is one of the oldest films awards in Europe.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The original planned name for the prize was Aino, but Jussi won in the end. The name comes from a character in the 1924 and 1936 Pohjalaisia films.^{[6] [7]}

The awards were originally organized by the Elokuvajournalistit organization, but the task was transferred in the early 1960s to the Filmiaura organization, composed of around 300 members working in the Finnish film industry.^{[6] [3]} Because of the controversy surrounding the transfer, no awards were handed out in 1960 and 1961.^[6]

Description

The award trophy is a gypsum statuette depicting a standing man with a hat, based on the character of Jussi in the aforementioned films. It was designed by sculptor Ben Renvall. They are now hand-made by Renvall's son Seppo Renvall.^{[6] [8] [9]}

Categories

All winners except in the public favorite category are chosen in a closed vote by Filmiaura, an association of roughly 260 film professionals. The categories are:^[6]

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Leading Performance
• Best Supporting Performance
• Best Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Original Score
• Best Editing
• Best Sound Design
• Best Production Design
• Best Costume Design
• Best Documentary
• Best Makeup
• Best Short Film

Retired categories

• Best Actor (1944–2022)
• Best Actress (1944–2022)
• Best Supporting Actor (1944–1965, 1981–2022)
• Best Supporting Actress (1944–1965, 1981–2022)

External links

• Official homepage
• Jussi awards at the Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. News: Lapland Odyssey Wins Jussi Award . 21 December 2019 . YLE . 7 February 2011.
2. News: Jussi-gaala nähdään suorana MTV3-kanavalla – takana historian toiseksi paras elokuvavuosi . 21 December 2019 . MTV Uutiset . 9 March 2017.
3. News: Leskinen . Juho . Jussi-palkinnot jaetaan tänään – mukana uusi 20 000 euron arvoinen tunnustuspalkinto . 21 December 2019 . Maaseudun Tulevaisuus . 22 March 2019.
4. News: Ikitie oli Jussi-gaalan voittaja – katso lista kaikista palkituista . 21 December 2019 . Ilta-Sanomat . 23 March 2018.
5. News: Bałaga . Marta . Void and The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen triumph at the Jussi Awards . 21 December 2019 . Cineuropa . 25 March 2019.
6. Web site: Jussi-tietoa . Jussit . 21 December 2019 . 7 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107111608/https://www.jussit.fi/tietoa-palkinnosta . dead .
7. Web site: Tirronen . Lumimarja . Pohjalaisia . Suomalaisen Elokuvan Festivaali . 21 December 2019 . 24 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424220219/https://www.suomalaisenelokuvanfestivaali.fi/elokuvat/pohjalaisia/ . dead .
8. News: Valkoinen kaupunki kahmi Jusseja . 21 December 2019 . Yle . 4 February 2007.
9. News: Jussi-gaalaa juhlitaan uudella ilmeellä . 21 December 2019 . STT Info . 1 February 2018.