Prêmio Saci
| Prêmio Saci | |
|---|---|
![]() A Saci in a Brazilian stamp of 1974  | |
| Awarded for | Excellence of Brazilian film and theater production[1] | 
| Country | Brazil | 
| Hosted by | O Estado de S. Paulo | 
| 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]
History
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.
Awarded (selection)
- Inezita Barroso (1953 and 1955)
 - Tônia Carrero
 - Walmor Chagas (1956)
 - Cyro Del Nero[4]
 - Jorge Dória[5]
 - Odete Lara (1957)
 - Eliane Lage (1953) for her performance in Sinhá Moça
 - Nydia Licia[6]
 - Osvaldo Moles
 - Rachel de Queiroz (1954)
 - Mário Sérgio (1953)
 - Ruth de Souza
 - Eva Wilma[7]
 
References
- ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 21 October 1956; "Prêmio Saci de Cinema e Teatro". Primeiro Caderno, página 14
 - ^ O Estado de S. Paulo, 1 April 1960; "Dia 16 no Marrocos a festa do Saci". Primeiro Caderno, página 8
 - ^ UNESP. "Um estudo comparativo entre O Sacy-Perêrê: resultado de um inquérito (1918) e O Saci (1921), de Monteiro Lobato" (PDF) (in Portuguese). repositorio.unesp.br. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
 - ^ Estadão. "Jô Soares e Cyro Del Nero no Prêmio Saci" (in Portuguese). fotos.estadao.com.br. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
 - ^ Brasil – Memória das Artes. "Biografia de Jorge Dória" (in Portuguese). portais.funarte.gov.br. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
 - ^ Brasil – Memória das Artes. "Biografia de Nydia Licia" (in Portuguese). portais.funarte.gov.br. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
 - ^ "Prêmio Saci". emais.estadao.com.br. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
 
