Institute's board of directors appoints the chairman, who is leading the work. The members of the nominating committee are obligated to watch all of the Swedish films that premiered at the cinema the previous year. The process repeats until there are only three candidates remain. Voting The members of the committee have one vote in each category, in which they indicate their first, second and third choice, respectively. The votes are then distributed after the first choice, where the choice has collected the fewest votes are discarded. These votes are later distributed to the remaining candidates, now after their second choice. Then the process starts over and the votes are counted on again and the candidate with the fewest votes is removed and distributed over their second choice. If the second choice has already lost, then the voters' third choice are counted instead. If even this choice has fallen away, the vote is discarded completely. When everything is ready, there remains only three candidates being nominated for the award ceremony. The winners jury After the nomination process is completed and presented, usually in early January, a winners jury takes over. Through open discussions, the winning jury appoints the winner among the three nominees in all price categories, except for the category Special efforts, which is designated by the jury without prior nomination. The Lifetime Achievement Award is appointed by the Swedish Film Institute's board of directors. The announcement of the winners takes place during the award ceremony later in January. The jury consists of 9 members, including the chairman. The Board of Directors appoints the jury chairman, who then along with a team from the Swedish Film Institute suggests the other eight members. The chairman has no right to vote and leads the work of the jury. Although, he or she has a casting vote in connection with the jury's decision meeting, if there is an even distribution of votes. The members of the jury should have solid experience in the professional occupation related to film, and one of them has to come from another Nordic country. Jury members shall observe professional secrecy regarding their jury work. To secure both the renewal and continuity, a member can only participate in the jury for a maximum of four years. Merit categories Current categories The award is given out to the best film-related efforts in the following categories: Discontinued categories The following