Guldbagge Awards
| Guldbagge Awards | |
|---|---|
Official logo | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Swedish film |
| Date | 1964 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Film Institute |
| Website | guldbaggen |
The Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: Guldbaggen, lit. 'the golden scarab') is an official film awards ceremony in Sweden. Presented annually by Swedish Film Institute, the awards honors excellence in cinematic achievements in the Swedish film industry. It is described as the most prestigious in Sweden and the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, hence the name.
The first awards was presented in 1964 at Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. The awards was first televised in 1981 on SVT2, and has since then been broadcast, almost every year, on national channels SVT1, SVT2, or TV4.