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 Janeiro. During the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture presented the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil in 17 categories. The ceremony, televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, was directed by José Possi Neto and hosted by actress Regina Casé.

1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil
Date	February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)
Site	Palácio Quitandinha Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hosted by	Regina Casé
Directed by	José Possi Neto
Highlights
Best Film	Orfeu
Most awards	Orfeu and O Primeiro Dia (3)
Most nominations	O Primeiro Dia (9)
Television coverage
Network	TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa
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The film O Primeiro Dia (Midnight) was nominated for nine awards (the most of any film), followed by Orfeu with seven nominations. O Primeiro Dia and Orfeu tied for the most awards won, with three each. Other film winners included Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos with two awards, and Por Trás do Pano, Outras Estórias and Dois Córregos with one each.

Background

After a decree during the administration of President Fernando Collor de Mello abolished government support of cinema production, almost no films were domestically produced in the early 1990s. In 1991, only one percent of films on screen in Brazil were produced in the country, and in 1992 only two Brazilian films were released.^[1][2] In 1993 (after Collor's impeachment), the government enacted a tax incentive for film production, and the "Retomada" (lit. "Resumption"), a film renaissance, began.^[2] As of 1998, five percent of films in cinemas were Brazilian. The Ministry of Culture of Brazil established the national film awards in November 1999 to recognize works and individuals in the audiovisual area; 16 categories and a special award were created.^[1][3] With the awards, the Ministry of Culture aimed to foster the retomada by increasing domestic audiences; their goal was for 20% of films in Brazil to be produced domestically as of 2002.^[1]

Ceremony

The ceremony was held on February 12, 2000, beginning at 9:27 p.m. BRT. It took place at the Palácio Quitandinha, a former luxury resort hotel in Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^{[4][5][note 1]} Televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, the ceremony was directed by José Possi Neto and hosted by actress Regina Casé.^[6][7] The ceremony started with a montage of important scenes of Brazilian production over the years. The presentation of awards followed, interspersed with live musical performances by the Best Score nominees and homages to actresses Fernanda Montenegro, Vera Fischer, and Zezé Motta and filmmakers Anselmo Duarte and Joaquim Pedro de Andrade.^[4][8]

Winners and nominees

On December 8, 1999, the nominees for six categories of the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil were announced at Brasília. These categories were Best Film, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Television Series.^[9][10] The nominees for the other 11 categories were announced on January 20, 2000.^[11] The films receiving the most nominations were O Primeiro Dia with nine and Orfeu with seven.^[12] The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 12, 2000.^[13]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[13][14]

Carlos Diegues, director of Orfeu, Best Film winner

Walter Salles, Best Director winner along with Daniela Thomas

Matheus Nachtergaele, Best Actor winner

Denise Fraga, Best Actress winner

Caetano Veloso, composer of Orfeu, Best Score co-winner

Uakti, composer of Outras Estórias, Best Score co-winner

Best Film	Best Foreign Language Film
Orfeu – Carlos Diegues Amor & Cia – Helvécio Ratton Um Copo de Cólera – Aluizio Abranches Por Trás do Pano – Luiz Villaça O Primeiro Dia – Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas	Todo sobre mi madre – Pedro Almodóvar Deconstructing Harry – Woody Allen Eyes Wide Shut – Stanley Kubrick Festen – Thomas Vinterberg Hana-bi – Takeshi Kitano
Best Director	Best Screenplay (tie)
Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas – O Primeiro Dia Carlos Diegues – Orfeu Carlos Reichenbach – Dois Corrégos Hector Babenco – Corazón iluminado Luiz Villaça – Por Trás do Pano	Dois Corrégos – Carlos Reichenbach O Primeiro Dia – Daniela Thomas, João Emanuel Carneiro, Walter Salles and José de Carvalho Outras Estórias – Pedro Bial and Alcione Araújo Por Trás do Pano – Luiz Villaça and Flávio Souza São Jerônimo – Júlio Bressane
Best Actor	Best Actress
Matheus Nachtergaele – O Primeiro Dia and O Auto da Compadecida Daniel Dantas – Traição Marco Nanini – Amor & Cia Murilo Benício – Orfeu and Até que a Vida Nos Separe Othon Bastos – Mauá – O Imperador e o Rei	Denise Fraga – Por Trás do Pano Fernanda Torres – Traição and o Primeiro Dia Júlia Lemmertz – Um Copo De Cólera, A Hora Mágica e Até que a Vida Nos Separe Marília Pêra – O Viajante Maria Luiza Mendonça – Corazón iluminado
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Orfeu – Affonso Beato Um Copo de Cólera – Pedro Farkas Corazón iluminado – Lauro Escorel O Primeiro Dia – Walter Carvalho Outras Estórias – José Guerra	Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos – Marcelo Masagão Um Copo de Cólera – Idê Lacreta Fé – Eduardo Escorel Orfeu – Sérgio Meckler O Primeiro Dia – Felipe Lacerda
Best Score (tie)	Best Release
Orfeu – Caetano Veloso Outras Estórias – Uakti Um Copo de Cólera – André Abujamra Orfeu – Ivan Lins O Primeiro Dia – Antonio Pinto, Eduardo Bid e Naná Vasconcelos	Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos – Marcelo Masagão Um Copo de Cólera – Aluizio Abranches Orfeu – Carlos Diegues Outras Estórias – Pedro Bial O Primeiro Dia – Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas
Best Short Film (tie)	Best Documentary Film
03 Minutos – Ana Luiza Azevedo Uma Estória de Futebol – Paulo Machline O Oitavo Selo – Tomás Creus Rota de Colisão – Roberval Duarte Texas Hotel – Cláudio Assis	Cine Mambembe – O Cinema Descobre o Brasil – Laís Bodanzky and Luiz Bolognesi Atlântico Negro – Na Rota dos Orixás – Renato Barbieri Bubula – O Cara Vermelha – Luís Eduardo Jorge A Pessoa É para o que Nasce – Roberto Berliner Por Longos Dias – Mauro Giuntini[note 2]
Best Animated Feature	Best Video
De Janela Pro Cinema – Quiá Rodrigues Amassa que Elas Gostam – Fernando Coster Castelos de Vento – Tânia Anaya Deus É Pai – Allan Sieber Espantalho – Alê Abreu	Carlos Nader – Carlos Nader Bruxa Viva – Lena Bastos Framed by Curtains – Eder Santos Pranto por Ignácio Sanchez de Mejias – Sérgio Roizemblitz Viagens na Fronteira – Oiapoque – Lucas Bambozzi
Best Television Series	Best Television Cultural Production
O Auto da Compadecida – Rede Globo Chiquinha Gonzaga – Rede Globo Labirinto – Rede Globo Mulher – Rede Globo	Pierre Fatumbi Verger – Luís Buarque de Hollanda/GNT Confidência do Rio das Mortes – Paschoal Samora/Grifa Filmes Genoma: Em Busca dos Sonhos da Ciência – Mônica Teixeira/TV Cultura Expedição Caiçaras – Tatiana Soares/Canal Azul Mapas Urbanos – Daniel Augusto/Grifa Filmes
Mário Peixoto Award
Canal Brasil Cine Odeon Jean-Claude Bernardet Laís Bodanzky and Luiz Bolognesi Vampeta

Multiple nominations and awards

The following eleven films received multiple nominations. Nine: O Primeiro Dia Seven: Orfeu Six: Um Copo de Cólera Four: Outras Estórias and Por Trás do Pano Three: Dois Córregos Two: Amor & Cia, Até que a Vida Nos Separe, Corazón iluminado, Nós que aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos and Traição

The following three films received multiple awards. Three: Orfeu and O Primeiro Dia Two: Nós que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos

See also

• Film portal
• Brazil portal

• List of Brazilian films of the 1990s
• 2000 in film

Notes

1. Scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. BRT, the ceremony was delayed in 57 minutes.^[5]
2. Mauro Giuntini is wrongly listed as "Mauro Barbieri" by Folha de S.Paulo.^[15]

References

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2. Nagib, Lúcia; Rosa, Almir (2002). O cinema da retomada: depoimentos de 90 cineastas dos anos 90. Editora 34. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-8-57-326254-4.
3. "Página 12 • Seção 1". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). JusBrasil. November 24, 1999. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
4. Filho, Kleber Mendonça (February 12, 2000). "A primeira versão do 'Oscar' tupiniquim". Jornal do Commercio (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Archived from the original on September 30, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
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9. "'Oscar' brasileiro divulga indicados para melhor filme". Diário do Grande ABC (in Portuguese). December 9, 1999. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
10. "Sai a lista de indicados para o Oscar brasileiro". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. December 9, 1999. p. 79. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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11. "Saem os finalistas do Grande Prêmio". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. January 22, 2000. p. 74.

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12. "Salles é favorito ao "Oscar" brasileiro". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. January 22, 2000. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
13. "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
14. "É uma festa!". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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