The Jussi Award is an accolade to recognize excellence of professionals in the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 film industry

Film industry

The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...

, including directors

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony is held at the beginning of each year, and it is the most important film industry event in Finland.

The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

. The Award is probably the oldest film award in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

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The selection of award winners is made by the Society Filmiaura. It has roughly 260 film professionals who vote for all the categories (except for the Public Favorite, which the general public choose) in a closed vote. The categories are:

• Best Film
• Best Direction
• Best Leading Actor
• Best Leading Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Script
• Best Photography
• Best Score
• Best Edit
• Best Sound Design
• Best Staging
• Best Costume Design
• Best Documentary
• Public Favorite

External links

• Official homepage
• Jussi awards at the Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...