Prêmio Saci Explained

Prêmio Saci
Awarded For:	Excellence of Brazilian film and theater production^[1]
Host:	O Estado de S. Paulo
Country:	Brazil
Established:	1951

Prêmio Saci (English: Saci Award), was an award presented annually by O Estado de S. Paulo, to honour the best Brazilian theater and film performers.^[2]

History

During the 1950s and 1960s, it was considered the biggest and most prestigious award in Brazilian cinema.

The award recipients were given a statuette of the Saci,^[3] a famous figure of Brazilian folklore, suggested by a reader through a competition organized by the newspaper. The trophy was sculpted by the plastic artist Victor Brecheret.

Awarded (selection)

• Inezita Barroso (1953 and 1955)
• Tônia Carrero
• Walmor Chagas (1956)
• Cyro Del Nero^[4]
• Jorge Dória^[5]
• Odete Lara (1957)
• Eliane Lage (1953) for her performance in Sinhá Moça
• Nydia Licia^[6]
• Osvaldo Moles
• Rachel de Queiroz (1954)
• Mário Sérgio (1953)
• Ruth de Souza
• Eva Wilma^[7]

Notes and References

1. [O Estado de S. Paulo]
2. [O Estado de S. Paulo]
3. Web site: Um estudo comparativo entre O Sacy-Perêrê: resultado de um inquérito (1918) e O Saci (1921), de Monteiro Lobato. UNESP . repositorio.unesp.br. 15 November 2022 . Portuguese.
4. Web site: Jô Soares e Cyro Del Nero no Prêmio Saci. . fotos.estadao.com.br. 11 November 2022 . Portuguese.
5. Web site: Biografia de Jorge Dória . Brasil – Memória das Artes . portais.funarte.gov.br. 11 November 2022 . Portuguese.
6. Web site: Biografia de Nydia Licia . Brasil – Memória das Artes . portais.funarte.gov.br. 11 November 2022 . Portuguese.
7. Web site: Prêmio Saci. emais.estadao.com.br. 11 November 2022 .