Edda Award
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The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed by The Icelandic Film and Television Academy (IKSA), and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland. The Edda has been awarded for outstanding work in various categories annually since 1999.
Categories
A list of all the Edda Award categories and their year range.1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Best Film Edda Award for Best Film Best Film is the main category of Edda Award, and it has been given annually since 1999.- List of winners :*1999 - Ungfrúin góða og húsið, directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir... |
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Best Director Edda Award for Best Director Best Director is an Edda Award prize given annually since 1999.- Winners :*1999 - Guðný Halldórsdóttir for Ungfrúin góða og húsið*2000 - Friðrik Þór Friðriksson for Englar alheimsins... |
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Best Actor Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the most important categories at Edda Award. It has been given since 1999, annually.- 1999-2003 :From 1999 to 2003, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress.... |
Best Leading Actor Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the most important categories at Edda Award. It has been given since 1999, annually.- 1999-2003 :From 1999 to 2003, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress.... |
Best Leading Actor or Actress Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the most important categories at Edda Award. It has been given since 1999, annually.- 1999-2003 :From 1999 to 2003, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress.... |
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Best Leading Actress Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the most important categories at Edda Award. It has been given since 1999, annually.- 1999-2003 :From 1999 to 2003, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress.... |
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Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actor or Actress | |||||
Best Supporting Actress | |||||||
Best Documentary Edda Award for Best Documentary Best Documentary is an Edda Award prize given annually since 1999.- Winners :*1999 - Sönn íslensk sakamál, directed by Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson*2000 - Síðasti valsinn, directed by Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson... |
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Edda Award for Best Television - Drama or Comedy or Short Edda Award for Best Short Film Best Short Film is one of the categories of the Edda Awards. In 2001, the category was called Best Television - Drama, Comedy or Short.- 2001 :Best Television - Drama, Comedy or Short :... |
Best Short Film Edda Award for Best Short Film Best Short Film is one of the categories of the Edda Awards. In 2001, the category was called Best Television - Drama, Comedy or Short.- 2001 :Best Television - Drama, Comedy or Short :... |
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Best Television Program Edda Award for Best Television Program - 1999-2000 :Best Television Program:*1999 - Fóstbræður*2000 - Fóstbræður- 2001 :Best Television-Drama or Comedy or Short:* Fóstbræður- 2003 :Best Television - Reality Program:* Sjálfstætt fólk- 2004-2006 :... |
Best Television Program Edda Award for Best Television Program - 1999-2000 :Best Television Program:*1999 - Fóstbræður*2000 - Fóstbræður- 2001 :Best Television-Drama or Comedy or Short:* Fóstbræður- 2003 :Best Television - Reality Program:* Sjálfstætt fólk- 2004-2006 :... |
Best Television Program Edda Award for Best Television Program - 1999-2000 :Best Television Program:*1999 - Fóstbræður*2000 - Fóstbræður- 2001 :Best Television-Drama or Comedy or Short:* Fóstbræður- 2003 :Best Television - Reality Program:* Sjálfstætt fólk- 2004-2006 :... |
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Best Television - Reality Program | |||||||
Best Television - Comedy | |||||||
TV Personality of the Year | |||||||
News Reporter of the Year | |||||||
Best Music Video | |||||||
Professional Award | Best Artistic Direction | ||||||
Best Sound or Picture | Best Sound or Music | ||||||
Best Cinematography or Editing | |||||||
Honorary Award |
2008 Winners
- Best Movie - Brúðguminn, by Baltasar KormákurBaltasar KormákurBaltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
- Best Director - Óskar JónassonÓskar JónassonÓskar Jónasson is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film Remote Control was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival...
, for Reykjavík-RotterdamReykjavík-RotterdamReykjavík-Rotterdam is an Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson and starring Baltasar Kormákur.-Plot synopsis:Like a fish on a dry land, Kristofer is stuck in a dull everyday routine, working as a security guard. He got fired from the freight ship he worked on, when he was caught smuggling... - Most Popular Television Man - Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon
- Best Cinematography - Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, for Brúðguminn
- Best Edition - Elísabet Rónaldsdóttir, for Reykjavík-Rotterdam
- Best Actor - Hilmir Snær GuðnasonHilmir Snær GuðnasonHilmir Snær Guðnason is an Icelandic actor. He is famous in his native country and has appeared in both film and on stage. In 2000 he was named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion...
, for Brúðguminn - Best Actress - Sólveig Arnardóttir, for Svartir Englar
- Best Supporting Actor - Þröstur Leó GunnarssonÞröstur Leó GunnarssonÞröstur Leó Gunnarsson , born 23 April 1961 in Reykjavík, Iceland, is an Icelandic stage, film and television actor.Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson graduated from the Icelandic School of Drama in 1985...
, for Brúðguminn - Best Supporting Actress - Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir, for Brúðguminn
- Best Script - Arnaldur IndriðasonArnaldur IndriðasonArnaldur Indriðason is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has repeatedly proved to be the most popular writer in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists year after year...
and Óskar JónassonÓskar JónassonÓskar Jónasson is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film Remote Control was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival...
, for Reykjavík-Rotterdam - Best Scenery - Atli Geir Grétarsson Grétar Reynisson, for Brúðguminn
- Best Costume - Helga I. Stefánsdóttir, for Brúðguminn
- Best TV Program - DagvaktinDagvaktinDagvaktin is a sequel to the Icelandic television series Næturvaktin. It is the second of the three series in the trilogy...
, on Stöð 2Stöð 2Stöð 2 is an Icelandic television channel, owned and operated by 365. Founded in 1986, It was the first privately owned television station in Iceland following the lifting of the state monopoly on television broadcasting... - TV Personality - Egill Helgason, on RÚVRÚVRíkisútvarpið is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country, the service broadcasts a variety of general programming to a wide audience across the whole country via radio...
- Best Entertainment Program - Útsvar, on RÚV
- Best Culture and Lifestyle Program - Kiljan, on RÚV
- Best Sound - Kjartan Kjartansson and Ingvar Lundberg, for Reykjavík-Rotterdam
- Best Music - Barði JóhannssonBarði JóhannssonBardi Johannsson is an Icelandic rock musician, film composer, writer, TV show host , author, clothing designer, film director and more...
, for Reykjavík-Rotterdam - Best News and Interviews Program - Silfur Egils, on RÚV
- Best Documentary - Kjötborg, by Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir and Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir
- Best Short Movie - Smáfuglar, by Rúnar Rúnarsson