RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian western “Bacurau“, by Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, was the big winner of the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize ceremony on Sunday, October 11th, conquering six awards, among them best picture, direction, and original screenplay. It competed in 15 categories.
The award ceremony, nicknamed the “Brazilian Oscar”, was held remotely, hosted by Marina Person and Adriana Couto. It was broadcast by TV Cultura and also by the channel’s Youtube and Facebook.
In addition to “Bacurau,” other of the evening’s favorites were “Invisible Life” by Karim Aïnouz, with five awards, and “Simonal” by Leonardo Domingues, with four. Also noteworthy were the biography “Hebe – the Brazilian Star” and the documentary ” I’m Waiting for Carnival”, by Marcelo Gomes.
The selection of feature films competing for the award is based on a voting system involving the members of the academy. After disclosing the finalists, they elect the winners, with the participation of the public, which can vote in the categories of best fictional feature film and best documentary.
Below is the complete list of award winners.
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2020
Fiction feature film: “Bacurau”, by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
Feature documentary: “I’m Waiting for Carnival”, by Marcelo Gomes
Children’s Feature Film: “Monica and Friends: Bonds”, by Daniel Rezende
Feature film comedy: “Cine Holliúdy – A Chibata Sideral”, by Halder Gomes
Best Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, for “Bacurau”
Best Actress: Andréa Beltrão, for “Hebe – the Brazilian Star”
Best Actor: Fabrício Boliveira, for “Simonal” Silvero Pereira, for “Bacurau
Supporting actress: Fernanda Montenegro, for “Invisible Life”
Supporting actor: Chico Diaz, for “Cine Holliúdy”
Photography Direction: Hélène Louvart, for “Invisible Life”
Original Screenplay: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, for “Bacurau”
Adapted Screenplay: Murilo Hauser, Karim Aïnouz and Inés Bortagaray, for “Invisible Life”
Art Director: Rodrigo Martirena, for “Invisible Life”
Costume: Marina Franco, for “Invisible Life”
Makeup: Simone Batata, for “Hebe – the Brazilian Star”
Visual Effects: Mikaël Tanguy and Thierry Delobel, for “Bacurau”
Fiction Editing: Eduardo Serrano, for “Bacurau”
Documentary Editing: Karen Harley, for “I’m Waiting for Carnival”
Sound: Marcel Costa, Alessandro Laroca, Eduardo Virmond, Armando Torres Jr., ABC and Renan Deodato, for “Simonal”
Soundtrack: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Castro, for “Simonal”
Foreign Feature Film: “Parasita”, by Bong-Joon-ho
Ibero-American Feature Film: “Heroic Losers”, by Sebástian Borensztein
Animated Feature Film: “Tito and the Birds”, by Gustavo Steinberg, Gabriel Bitar and André Catoto
Short Animated Film: “Ressurreição”, by Otto Guerra
Short Documentary: “Viva Alfredinho!”, by Roberto Berliner
Short Fiction Film: “Sem Asas”, by Renata Martins
Animation series for Pay TV: “Monica’s Class”, 1st season, by Marcelo de Moura
Documentary Series for Pay TV: “Breaking the Taboo”, 2nd season, by Katia Lund and Guilherme Melles
Fiction series for Pay TV: “Sintonia”, 1st season, by Kondzilla and Johnny Araújo
Fiction series open TV: “Cine Holliúdy”, 1st season, by Halder Gomes and Renata Porto D’ave
First Feature Film Direction: Leonardo Domingues, for “Simonal”
Popular Vote Film: “Eu Sou Mais Eu”, by Pedro Amorim
Source: Folhapress