| Pedro Sienna Awards | |
| Awarded For: | Best film and audiovisual work |
| Sponsor: | National Council of Culture and the Arts |
| Country: | Chile |
The Pedro Sienna Awards (Spanish; Castilian: '''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, an outstanding sculptor, and inspired by the lens of a camera.[3] It is made of stainless steel with a base of black granite.
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]
| Edition | Date | Best Picture | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Location | Presenter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st[4] | 31 Jan 2006 | Play | Esperanza Silva | |||||
| 2nd[5] | 31 Jan 2007 | |||||||
| 3rd[6] | 31 Jan 2008 | Life Kills Me | Pachi Bustos Jorge Leiva | |||||
| 4th[7] | 31 Mar 2009 | The Good Life | Javiera Contador | |||||
| 5th[8] | 1 Sept 2010 | The Maid | Eduardo Paxeco | Blanca Lewin | ||||
| 6th[9] | 25 Nov 2011 | Violeta Went to Heaven | Mariana Loyola | |||||
| 7th[10] | 9 Nov 2012 | No My Last Round | Elisa Zulueta Luis Gnecco | |||||
| 8th[11] | 29 Nov 2013 | Gloria | Mariana Loyola Luis Alarcón | |||||
| 9th[12] | 19 Dec 2014 | The Dance of Reality | Héctor Morales | |||||
| 10th[13] | 1 Aug 2016 | The Club | Sigrid Alegría | |||||
| 11th[14] | 5 Aug 2017 | Much Ado About Nothing Rara | Jorge Riquelme | Daniela Vega |