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Guldbagge Awards
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The Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: Guldbaggen, English: The golden scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbaggen. The awards, first presented in 1964 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, are overseen by the Swedish Film Institute.[1] It is described as the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards.[2]
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Current: 59th Guldbagge Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in Swedish film |
Country | Sweden |
Presented by | Swedish Film Institute |
First awarded | 1964 |
Website | Official website |
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The awards ceremony was first televised in 1981 on SVT2, and has since then been broadcast, almost every year, on SVT1, SVT2 or TV4.[1]