Platino Awards

The Platino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano, are Ibero-America's annual film awards.[1]

Platino Awards
Current: 7th Platino Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryIbero-America
Presented byEntidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA), Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA)
First awardedApril 5, 2014 (2014-04-05)
Websitepremiosplatino.com

The awards were established in 2013, and the first awards ceremony took place on April 5, 2014 at the Teatro Anayasi, Panama City. The ceremony continues to take place annually between April and July, and awards are given to films produced during the previous year.

The award itself is a platinum figure with the shape of a woman offering the world with Latin America´s map on the center, it was created by designer Javier Mariscal.[2]

History

To reward the best Ibero-American films of each year, the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) along with the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA) decided to create the Platino Awards. The inaugural ceremony took place on April 5, 2014 at the Anayasi theatre in Panama City. The Awards were created as a window to show and promote Ibero-America´s cinematography around the world.

Awards

The awards are currently delivered in 13 categories, excluding the Platino de Honor, with a maximum of four candidates for each from the VI Edition (having been 7 candidates for the Best Film Award on the I Edition).[3]

Award ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Platino Awards ceremonies since 2014.

Ceremony Date Best Picture winner Winner Country Host(s) Venue Country
1st Platino AwardsApril 5, 2014Gloria ChileAlessandra Rosaldo, Juan Carlos ArciniegasTeatro Anayasi, Panama City Panama
2nd Platino AwardsJuly 18, 2015Wild Tales ArgentinaAlessandra Rosaldo, Imanol Arias, Juan Carlos ArciniegasStarlite Auditorio, Marbella Spain
3rd Platino AwardsJuly 24, 2016Embrace of the Serpent ColombiaNatalia Oreiro, Santiago Segura, Adal RamonesCentro de Convenciones, Punta del Este Uruguay
4th Platino AwardsJuly 22, 2017The Distinguished Citizen ArgentinaCarlos Latre, Natalia OreiroCaja Mágica, Madrid Spain
5th Platino AwardsApril 29, 2018A Fantastic Woman ChileEugenio DerbezGran Tlachco Theater, Riviera Maya Mexico
6th Platino AwardsMay 12, 2019Roma MexicoCecilia Suárez, Santiago SeguraGran Tlachco Theater, Riviera Maya Mexico
7th Platino AwardsJune 29, 2020Pain and Glory SpainMajida Issa, Omar Chaparro, Juan Carlos ArciniegasVirtual

Countries

The countries that are allowed to submit their national films for consideration are the following:[4]

Trivia

Winners

No film has won the awards for Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay yet.

Nominees
Four awards won
One award won

Multiple wins

Films with two or more awards.

Multiple nominations

Films with four or more nominations.

See also

References
  1. "Premios Platino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "Trofeo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. "Los Premios III Edición" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. "Peliculas III Edición" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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