Awards are an element of prestige, dissemination and public recognition of the work of performers, representing a significant acknowledgement of their professional careers. The distribution of awards highlights the excellence of artistic work and generates incentives for the revitalization of professional activity, embodying a relevant factor in the dissemination of the arts and the development of artistic careers. Awards also contribute towards the social recognition of artistic professions and the distinction of creative activities.
GDA Foundation Film Actors Award
Created in 2008, the GDA Foundation Film Actors Award aims to recognize the artistic merit and excellence of the work of Portuguese actors in fiction feature films.
It is therefore intended to promote and confer recognition to the work of featured performers in the accomplishment of their professional activity. The award contributes towards the appreciation of the profession through the creation of a public homage that symbolizes the prominence, meaning and impact associated with these professional activities and the potential they represent for the cultural, social and human development of societies.
What sets this award apart is that the entire process is accomplished exclusively by performers, making it an award attributed by peers: an acting award given by professionals from the same area. + information
Young Musicians Award
As part of the partnership established with the Prémio Jovens Músicos (Young Musicians Award) since 2008, an award is given to the winners of the Chamber Music – Superior Level category, which results in the production, recording and distribution of a professional grade audio edition.
2008
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Duo Xasonaip: Helder Alves and Cândido Fernandes
2009
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Quarteto blanc: David Ascenção, Rodrigo Gomes, Mariana Blanc and Maria Isabel Vaz
2010
Chamber Music – Superior Level
25 anos Prémio Jovens Músicos / 25 Jovens Compositores para 25 Jovens Interpretes
2011
Música de Câmara – Nível Superior
Dryads Duo
2012
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Cavatine Duo
2013
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Trio do Desassossego
2014
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Trio Portucale
2015
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Perspective Trio
2016
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Artium Trio: Francisco Lima Santos, Pedro Afonso Silva, João Barata
Jazz Combo
HOME: João Barradas, Eduardo Cardinho, Gonçalo Neto, Mané Fernandes, Ricardo Marques, Guilherme Melo
2017
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Trio Adamastor: Francisco Henriques, José Pedro Ribeiro, Pedro Maia Massarrão
2018
Chamber Music – Superior Level
Maat Saxophone Quartet: Pedro Castro e Silva, Catarina Gomes, Daniel Lourenço, Ana Mafalda Oliveira