Pedro Sienna Awards

The Pedro Sienna Awards () are honors granted for Chilean audiovisual production. Named for silent film director Pedro Sienna, they were given for the first time in 2006. Outstanding artists are awarded for the development and strengthening of national audiovisual media and the best works, artists, and technicians of the production of works released in the country between January and December of the previous year.

They came about as a result of Law No. 19.981 of 2005 that created the Council of the Art and Audiovisual Industry (CAIA) and the Audiovisual Promotion Fund, both under the National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA).

Pedro Sienna was one of the forerunners of Chilean cinema, directing El Húsar de la Muerte (1925) and winning the National Prize for Art in 1966.

The aim of the awards is to recognize an author, artist, technician, or producer who stands out for their artistic quality or projection of their audiovisual work and the relevant activities of dissemination and preservation of audiovisual production.

Except for the Career award, given by the CAIA, the awards are granted by a jury. Two pre-selection committees choose the nominees in the categories for feature films and short films.

All winners receive the Pedro Sienna sculpture. It was created by , an outstanding sculptor, and inspired by the lens of a camera. It is made of stainless steel with a base of black granite.

Ceremony format Beginning with their first edition, the Pedro Sienna Awards were handed out at the end of each year to reward the best of that year. However, in 2016 it was decided to move the awards ceremony to the middle of the year, modifying the period of the release dates of the films that are eligible. That is, beginning with the 10th edition, the awards celebrate the best of the previous year. So although there is no version called 2015 Pedro Sienna Awards, strictly speaking, the films released that year were awarded in 2016.

Summary of winners EditionDateBest PictureBest DirectorBest ActorBest ActressLocationPresenter 1st 31 Jan 2006 Play Alicia Scherson Blanca Lewin ,Santiago Esperanza Silva 2nd 31 Jan 2007 Sebastián Lelio Jaime Vadell Patricia López ,Santiago 3rd 31 Jan 2008 Life Kills Me Pachi BustosJorge Leiva Daniel Muñoz Marcela Osorio ,Santiago 4th 31 Mar 2009 The Good Life Andrés Wood Alfredo Castro Aline Kuppenheim ,Santiago Javiera Contador 5th 1 Sept 2010 The Maid Sebastián Silva Eduardo Paxeco Catalina Saavedra ,Santiago Blanca Lewin 6th 25 Nov 2011 Violeta Went to Heaven Patricio Guzmán Francisca Gavilán Cine Sala Estrella,Punta Arenas Mariana Loyola 7th 9 Nov 2012 NoMy Last Round Cristián Jiménez Luis Dubó Bélgica Castro J. Bohr Municipal Theater,Punta Arenas Elisa ZuluetaLuis Gnecco 8th 29 Nov 2013 Gloria Raúl Ruiz Paulina García J. Bohr Municipal Theater,Punta Arenas Mariana LoyolaLuis Alarcón 9th 19 Dec 2014 The Dance of Reality Sebastián Silva Jaime Vadell Paulina García Quinta Normal Park,Santiago Héctor Morales 10th 1 Aug 2016 The Club Pablo Larraín Luis Gnecco Catalina Saavedra ,Concepción Sigrid Alegría 11th 5 Aug 2017 Much Ado About NothingRara Jorge Riquelme Sergio Hernández Paulina Urrutia Municipal Theater,Chillán Daniela Vega12th20 June 2022A Fantastic WomanClaudia HuaiquimillaAndrew BargstedAntonia Zegers 13th14 December 2024Nobody Knows I'm HereMaite AlberdiAlfredo CastroAmparo NogueraCentro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, SantiagoElisa ZuluetaPaloma Salas14thMy Brothers Dream AwakeClaudia HuaiquimillaAlfredo CastroJaviera Velázquez15th1976Manuela MartelliNéstor CantillanaAntonia Zegers16thThe SettlersFelipe Gálvez HaberleJaime VadellPaula Zúñiga17th26 September 2025The Dog ThiefAlfredo Pourailly de la PlazaGastón SalgadoAmparo NogueraCentro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, SantiagoElisa ZuluetaPaloma Salas

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