The Jussi Award is an accolade to recognize excellence of professionals in the Finnish film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony is held at the beginning of each year, and it is the most important film industry event in Finland.
The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. The Award is probably the oldest film award in Europe.
The selection of award winners is made by the Society Filmiaura. It has roughly 260 film professionals who vote for all the categories (except for the Public Favorite, which the general public choose) in a closed vote. The categories are:
- Best Film
- Best Direction
- Best Leading Actor
- Best Leading Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Script
- Best Photography
- Best Score
- Best Edit
- Best Sound Design
- Best Staging
- Best Costume Design
- Best Documentary
- Public Favorite
Famous quotes containing the word award:
“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)