‘The Hunt’ Tops Local Robert Awards in Denmark
THE HUNT and SEX, DRUGS AND TAXATION took home the most awards, when the Danish Film Academy on Sunday evening, January 26, 2014 at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center handed out the coveted ROBERT awards for the 30th time.
With seven awards THE HUNT dominated the ROBERT show, taking among others Best Feature Film, Best Actor for Mads Mikkelsen and veteran Susse Wold was honored as Best Supporting Actress, while Thomas Vinterberg took the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, the latter together with Tobias Lindholm.
Christoffer Boe’s SEX, DRUGS AND TAXATION nabbed a total of four ROBERT awards, including one for Nicolas Bro as Best Supporting Actor. Helle Fagralid received her first ever ROBERT award for Best Actress for her role in SORROW AND JOY, while ONLY GOD FORGIVES took home three awards for Best Score, Best Sound Design, and Best Cinematography.
Director Thomas Vinterberg was a happy man with two Robert Awards. (Photo courtesy of Hasse Ferrold, The Danish Pioneer’s Staff Photographer)
The superhero movie ANTBOY won for Best Children and Youth Feature as well as Best Visual Effects.
In the television categories, which was introduced in 2013, BROEN II grabbed most of the acting awards as Sofia Helin won Best Actress, Kim Bodnia Best Actor and Camilla Bendix Best Supporting Actress. However, it was BORGEN III that won Best Danish TV Series and that series’ Christian Tafdrup Best Supporting Actor. The ROBERT for Best Short TV Series went to RYTTERIET II.
Mira Jargil’s controversial DREAMING OF A FAMILY was awarded Best Feature Documentary, while Daniel Dencik’s TAL R: THE VIRGIN won for Best Short Documentary. The Academy also celebrated the Danish short film productions by awarding Best Short Fiction/Animation to Jens Dahl’s 2 GIRLS 1 CAKE and Best Long Fiction/Animation to Johan Stahl Winthereik’s WEEKEND DAD.
“The Hunt” crew gathers for a group photo. Congratulations to them on their Robert Prize and good luck with the Oscars. (Photo by Hasse Ferrold, The Danish Pioneer’s Staff Photographer)
Line Producer Karen Bentzon was greeted with standing ovations when director Susanne Bier presented her with an Honorary ROBERT in recognition of Bentzon’s great contribution to Danish Films through more than 40 years – including films like Babette’s Feast, In A Better World and The Hunt.
The YouSee Audience awards went to THE HUNT for Best Drama and ALL FOR TWO for Best Comedy.
From The Board of the Danish Film Academy – ROBERT Winners 2014
Best Feature Film
THE HUNT
Zentropa, Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen & Morten Kaufmann
Dir.: Thomas Vinterberg
Most of the 2014 Robert Prize nominees are photographed in Copenhagen by The Danish Pioneer’s Staff Photographer Hasse Ferrold.
Best Children & Youth Feature Film
ANTBOY
Nimbus Film, Producer: Eva Jakobsen
Dir.: Ask Hasselbalch
Best Director
THOMAS VINTERBERG – The Hunt
Best Screenplay
THOMAS VINTERBERG & TOBIAS LINDHOLM – The Hunt
Best Actor
MADS MIKKELSEN – The Hunt
Best Actress
HELLE FAGRALID – Sorrow and joy
Best Supporting Actor
NICOLAS BRO – Sex, Drugs and Taxation
Best Supporting Actress
SUSSE WOLD – The Hunt
Best Set Design
THOMAS GREVE – Sex, Drugs and Taxation
Best Cinematographer
LARRY SMITH – Only God Forgives
Best Costume Design
MANON RASMUSSEN – Sex, Drugs and Taxation
Best Make-up
THOMAS FOLDBERG, MORTEN JACOBSEN & LONE BUDSTRUP KNUDSEN- Sex, Drugs and Taxation
Best Editing
ANNE ØSTERUD & JANUS BILLESKOV JANSEN – The Hunt
Best Sound Design
KRISTIAN SELIN EIDNES ANDERSEN – Only God Forgives
Best Score
CLIFF MARTINEZ – Only God Forgives
Best Visual Effects
HUMMER HØJMARK, RIKKE GJERLEV HANSEN, THOMAS ØHLENSCHLÆGER & JEPPE NYGAARD CHRISTENSEN – Antboy
Best Short Fiction/Animation
2 GIRLS 1 CAKE
Blenkov og Schønnemann Pictures, Producer: Kamilla Hancke Rosado, Dir.: Jens Dahl
Best Long Fiction/Animation
WEEKEND DAD
Profile Pictures ApS, Producer: Jacob Jarek & Ditte Milsted, Dir.: Johan Stahl Winthereik
Best Short Documentary
TAL R: THE VIRGIN
Dencik Film, Producer: Andreas Hjortdal Dir.: Daniel Dencik
Best Long Documentary
DREAMING OF A FAMILY
Plus Pictures, Producer: Mette Heide Dir.: Mira Jargil
Best Short TV Series
RYTTERIET II
DR Fiktion, Producer: Thomas Hedemann, Hovedforfattere: Rasmus Botoft, Martin Buch & Peter Harton Dir.: Peter Harton
Best Long TV Series
BORGEN III
DR Fiktion, Producer: Camilla Hammerich, Hovedforfatter: Adam Price Dir.: Charlotte Sieling
Best Actress – TV Series
SOFIA HELIN – Broen II
Best Actor – TV Series
KIM BODNIA – Broen II
Best Supporting Actress – TV Series
CAMILLA BENDIX – Broen II
Best Supporting Actor – TV Series
CHRISTIAN TAFDRUP – Borgen III
Best American Film
GRAVITY 3D
Dir.: Alfonso Cuarón, Distr.: Filmcompagniet
Best Foreign Film
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR
Dir.: Abdellatif Kechiche, Distr.: Camera Film
Honorary Robert
Line producer Karen Bentzon
YouSee Audience Award – Comedy
ALL FOR TWO
Fridthjof Film, Producer: Ronnie Fridthjof, Elisabeth Victoria Poulsen
Dir.: Rasmus Heide
YouSee Audience Award – Drama
THE HUNT
Zentropa, Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen & Morten Kaufmann
Dir.: Thomas Vinterberg
