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]
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.