The Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, more popularly known as Grande Otelo, is a Brazilian
film award
Film award is a cinematic award which can be awarded in several categories. Unlike the film festival, the film award is not accompanied by a public screening of competitive films. Film awards are usually awarded based on the results of a secret vot ...
. It was established in 2000 as Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil by the
Ministry of Culture of Brazil that presented it in 2000 and 2001.
In 2002, the newly established Academia Brasileira de Cinema taken on the role of delivering the award which was renamed to Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro. Sponsored by
BR Distribuidora
Vibra Energia (formerly Petrobras Distribuidora or BR) is the largest distributor and marketer of petroleum derivatives and biofuels (ethanol) of Brazil and Latin America. It was an subsidiary of Petrobras until 2021 but now it is a corporation. ...
the 2002 edition had a "BR" on its name;
[ in 2003, however, there was no sponsor. In 2004, it gained "TAM" on its name since TAM Airlines became the award sponsor. From 2008 to 2009 its sponsorship was provided by Vivo. From 2010 onward it has no company sponsoring it.
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Awards categories
The awards given include:Best Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
* Best Director
* Best Actor
Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play.
The term most often refers to the ...
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Foreign Film
* Best Original Screenplay
* Best Adapted Screenplay
* Best Cinematography
* Best Editing
* Best Production Design
* Best Costume Design
* Best Score
* Best Sound
* Best Documentary
* Best Make-Up
* Best Short Film
See also
*1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil
The 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, honored the best audiovisual productions of 1999. It took place on February 12, 2000, at the Palácio Quitandinha in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de J ...
* 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil
References
External links
Official site
2000 establishments in Brazil
Awards established in 2000
Brazilian film awards
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