the guldbagge awards () 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 hÃ´tel in stockholm, are overseen by the swedish film institute. it is described as the swedish equivalent of the academy awards. the awards ceremony was first televised in 1981 on svt2, and has since then been broadcast, almost every year, on svt1, svt2 or tv4. the 49th guldbagge awards were held on january 20, 2014, at cirkus in stockholm. == history ==  the first guldbagge awards were presented on september 25, 1964, at a private party at grand hÃ´tel in stockholm. four "guldbaggar" were awarded, honoring directors, actors, actresses and other personalities of the film-making industry of the time for their works during the 1963â64 period. the original categories were: best film, best director, best actor and best actress. the first best actor awarded was keve hjelm, for his performance in raven's end.{{cite web|title=kvarteret korpen (1963)|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-gb/swedish-film-database/item/?itemid=4680&type=movie&iv=awards&ref=
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