Caleuche Awards

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Caleuche Awards
Awarded forActors and actresses in film and television
Date25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)
CountryChile
Presented byCorporation of Actors of Chile (Chileactores)
Websitechileactores.cl
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCNN Chile (2016-2021)
La Red (2022)
TVN (2023)

The Caleuche Awards (Spanish: Premios Caleuche) is an awards ceremony presented to recognize the best in performances of the season, in feature films, television serials, miniseries and anthology series, and comedy. They were created and organized by the Corporation of Actors of Chile (Chileactores), sponsored by VTR for their first edition.[1][2]

The first awards ceremony was held on 25 January 2016 at the Teatro Nescafé de las Artes in Santiago. It was hosted by Chilean actor Alejandro Trejo and was broadcast by CNN Chile and Radio Bío-Bío, in television and radio, respectively[3]

Background[edit]

The Caleuche Awards are the first Chilean awards ceremony destined to recognize mainly acting performances.[4] Previously, the Altazor Awards were presented from 2000 to 2014 to reward the best in Chilean visual arts, theater, dance, music, cinema and television. These awards included categories for Best Actor and Best Actress, in film, television and theater. During the runtime of the awards, Chileactores was one of the institutions involved in the organization of said awards.[5] On the other hand, the Pedro Sienna Awards were presented regularly from 2006 to 2017. They were presented to award the best in Chilean cinema and also included performance categories, both leading and supporting.[6]

The awards were created in 2016 by Chileactores through their foundation Fundación Gestión (Gestionarte) under the name "Premios Caleuche, Gente que se transforma" (Caleuche Awards, People that transform). The awards name and subtitle make reference to the transformations that actors make for their work and comes from the Caleuche, a ghost ship from Chilote mythology whose name means "transformed people" in Mapudungun.[7]

Actor Otilio Castro (top) holding the trophy for the first edition. Actors Ignacia Baeza and Nestor Cantillana (bottom) with the current trophy.

For the first edition of the awards, fourteen categories were presented, consisting of twelve competitive categories divided between three sections (feature films, television series and miniseries/anthology series) plus two special awards (Lifetime Achievement Award and Breakthrough Award).[4] In 2017, the Audience Award was introduced.[8] The following year, the Best Comedian category was created. Said category has recognized both performances in comedic programs and Stand-up comedy routines in televised events such as Teletón and the Viña del Mar International Song Festival.[9]

Jury[edit]

The awards process is divided in two phases. Prior to the first phase, a set of juries is determined, composed of eleven industry professionals (actors, film directors, television directors, screenwriters, journalists and critics) for each section (feature films, television series and miniseries/anthology series), which change for each edition of the awards. During the first phase, the juries vote for the nominees while during the second phase, all the associate members of Chileactores vote for the winners.[10]

For the special awards, both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Breakthrough Award are determined by members of a council in Chileactores, while the Audience Award is chosen via popular vote through the awards website.

Trophy[edit]

For the first awards edition, Chilean sculptor Palolo Valdés designed fourteen unique bronze statuettes, inspired by the expressiveness of the body of an actor.[11][12]

Since the second edition, the trophy is a bronze statuette, designed by Chilean sculptor and ceramist Eugenia González, which represents "a genderless winged being that can transform into a thousand characters and species".[13]

Categories[edit]

As of 2023, sixteen categories are presented, including thirteen competitive awards and three special awards:

Ceremonies[edit]

Year Date Venue City Host Broadcast Ref.
Television Radio
1st [es] 25 January 2016 Teatro Nescafé de las Artes Santiago Chile Alejandro Trejo CNN Chile Radio Bío-Bío [4]
2nd [es] 24 January 2017 Teatro Oriente Chile Fernando Godoy [14]
3rd [es] 23 January 2018 Chile Javiera Contador [15]
4th [es] 22 January 2019 [16]
5th [es] 29 January 2021 Virtual Chile Natalia Valdebenito [17]
6th [es] 21 March 2022 Teatro Oriente Chile Javiera Contador La Red Radio ADN [18]
7th [es] 29 January 2023 TVN [19]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Con nuevo galardón, Chileactores premiará a las mejores actuaciones en cine y televisión" [With a New Award, Chileactors Will Recognize the Best Performances in Film and Television]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Premio Caleuche: Nuevo galardón al trabajo actoral en cine y televisión de Chile" [Caleuche Award: New Award for Acting in Cinema and Television in Chile]. El Otro Cine (in Spanish). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Premiarán a las mejores actuaciones del cine y la televisión local" [The Best Performances of Local Cinema and Television Rewarded]. Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Cerda, Carolina (25 January 2016). "Con Amparo Noguera, "Los 80" y "El Club" entre los ganadores debutaron los Premios Caleuche". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Tras 15 años, los premios Altazor dejan de existir por falta de recursos". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Consejo de la Cultura abre convocatoria para los Premios Pedro Sienna 2017". Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "¿Qué son los premios Caleuche?". TVN. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Estas son las novedades que trae la segunda versión de los "Premios Caleuche"". Publimetro (in Spanish). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. ^ Montes, Carlos. "«Premios Caleuche, Gente que se Transforma» 2018, incluirá por primera vez un galardón al mejor comediante de la temporada". El Ciudadano (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Bases Premios Caleuche, Gente que se transforma" (PDF). Premios Caleuche (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. ^ "¿Qué son los Premios Caleuche?". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 19 January 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. ^ "¡Lanzamos nuestro Premio Caleuche!". Chileactores (in Spanish). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Historia y significado: Conoce la estatuilla de los Premios Caleuche 2023". TVN (in Spanish). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  14. ^ Neira, Mauricio (24 January 2017). ""Bala loca" fue la más premiada en los Premios Caleuche 2017". Publimetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Actores de Mega dominan Premios Caleuche 2018". La Tercera (in Spanish). 24 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  16. ^ Stuardo, Scarlet (23 January 2019). "Estos son todos los ganadores de los Premios Caleuche 2019". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Revisa la lista completa de los ganadores de los Premios Caleuche 2021". The Clinic (in Spanish). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  18. ^ De Vicenzi, Pamela (21 March 2022). "Premios Caleuche 2022: la lista completa de las y los ganadores". Radio ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  19. ^ De Vicenzi, Pamela (5 January 2023). "Premios Caleuche 2023: la lista de nominados y nominadas a los galardones de la actuación chilena". Radio ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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