11-01-2013

Jussi Award nominations 2013

    The winners of Jussi Awards (the "Finnish Oscars") will be announced on February 3, 2013.

    Jussi Awards are annual film awards for the best achievements within Finnish cinema. The awards are given by Filmiaura, an association of Finnish film professionals. The Jussi Awards cover altogether 15 categories: best film, direction, actress in a leading role, actor in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, actor in a supporting role, script, cinematography, music, editing, sound design, set design, costume design, makeup design and documentary. The first Jussi Awards were given in 1944.

    The highest amount of nominations this year went jointly to Purge / Puhdistus (8 nominations) and Naked Harbour / Vuosaari (8 nominations). The second place was taken by Almost 18 / Kohta 18 (6 nominations). On the joint third place were Niko 2 – Little Brother, Big Trouble / Niko 2 – Lentäjäveljekset (4 nominations) and Miss Blue Jeans / Miss Farkku-Suomi (4 nominations).

    The winners will be awarded in a gala in Helsinki on February 3, 2013.

    THE NOMINEES ARE:

    Best film

    Almost 18 (Kohta 18)/ producer Maarit Lalli

    Miss Blue Jeans (Miss Farkku-Suomi)/ producers Outi Rousu, Markku Flink

    Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble (Niko 2 – lentäjäveljekset)/ producers Petteri Pasanen, Hannu Tuomainen

    Purge (Puhdistus)/ producers Maria Avdjuško, Kristian Taska, Jukka Helle, Markus Selin

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari)/ producers Pauli Pentti, Liisa Penttilä

    Best direction

    Purge (Puhdistus)/ director Antti J Jokinen

    Almost 18 (Kohta 18)/ director Maarit Lalli

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari)/ director Aku Louhimies

    Best actor in a leading role

    Road North (Tie Pohjoiseen) / Samuli Edelmann

    Road North (Tie Pohjoiseen) / Vesa-Matti Loiri

    Fanatics (Kulman pojat) / Eero Ritala

     

    Best actress in a leading role

    Purge (Puhdistus) / Laura Birn

    Once Upon a Time in the North (Härmä) / Pamela Tola

    Must Have Been Love (Kaksi tarinaa rakkaudesta) / Pamela Tola

    Best actor in a supporting role

    Road North (Tie pohjoiseen) / Peter Franzén

    Gloriously Wasted (Juoppohullun päiväkirja)/ Santtu Karvonen

    Ricky Rapper and Cool Wendy (Risto Räppääjä ja viileä Venla) / Juha Muje

    Best actress in a supporting role

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari)/ Laura Birn

    Almost 18 (Kohta 18)/ Niina Nurminen

    Purge (Puhdistus) / Liisi Tandefelt

    Best script

    Miss Blue Jeans (Miss Farkku-Suomi) / Matti Kinnunen

    Almost 18 (Kohta 18)/ Maarit Lalli, Henrik Mäki-Tanila

    Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble (Niko 2 – lentäjäveljekset) / Hannu Tuomainen, Marteinn Thorisson

    Best cinematography

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari) / Tuomo Hutri

    Purge (Puhdistus) / Rauno Ronkainen

    Almost 18 (Kohta 18)/ Rauno Ronkainen, Harri Räty, Ian Nyman

    Best music

    Canned Dreams (Säilöttyjä unelmia) / Karsten Fundal

    Body Fat Index of Love (Rakkauden rasvaprosentti) / Pessi Levanto

    Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble (Niko 2 – lentäjäveljekset) /  Stephen McKeon

     

    Best sound design

    Rat King/ Ivo Felt, Seppo Vanhatalo

    Must Have Been Love (Kaksi tarinaa rakkaudesta) / Micke Nyström

    Purge (Puhdistus) / Kirka Sainio

    Best editing

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari) / Benjamin Mercer

    Punk Syndrome (Kovasikajuttu)  / Riitta Poikselkä

    Almost 18 (Kohta 18)/ Jenny Tervakari, Maarit Lalli

    Best set design

    Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble (Niko 2 – lentäjäveljekset) / Mikko Pitkänen

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari) / Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen

    Iron Sky/ Ulrika von Vegesack

    Best costume design

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari) / Tiina Kaukanen

    Purge (Puhdistus) / Anna Vilppunen

    Miss Blue Jeans (Miss Farkku-Suomi) / Tiina Wilén

    Best makeup design

    Miss Blue Jeans (Miss Farkku-Suomi) / Marjut Samulin

    Naked Harbour (Vuosaari)/ Marjut Samulin

    Purge (Puhdistus) / Riikka Virtanen

    Best documentary

    Punk Syndrome (Kovasikajuttu) / directors Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P Passi

    Canned Dreams (Säilöttyjä unelmia) / director Katja Gauriloff

    Russian Libertine (Venäjän vapain mies) / director Ari Matikainen