Edduverðlaunin 2013: Edda Awards for Icelandic film/TV – nominees

The Íslenska kvikmynda- og sjónvarpsakademían (Icelandic Film and Television Academy) announced today the nominations for their 15th Annual Edduverðlaunin or Edda Awards.

Djúpið (The Deep) by Baltasar Kormákur led the field with sixteen nominations. Its nominations included Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) and four supporting acting nods. The film is based on a true story of a fisherman's efforts to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes south of Iceland. The Deep was Iceland's submission to the Academy for the Best Foreign Language category but was not shortlisted.

Óskar Þór Axelsson's Svartur á leik (Black's Game), however, wasn't far behind with fifteen nominations. The crime drama about the rise of Iceland's gangs also received mentions for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay as well as two Best Actor nods (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson and Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson).

Reynir Lyngdal's Frost captured the third slot for both Best Film and Best Director.

A total of 100 films and TV work were submitted for this year's Edduverðlaunin. Of those submissions, there were 7 films, 7 short films and 17 documentaries, compared with 8 films, 13 short films and 14 documentaries a year ago.

The 15th Annual Edduverðlaunin awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 16.


Complete list of nominations for the 15th Annual Edduverðlaunin

Best Film
Djúpið (The Deep)
Frost
Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Best Director
Baltasar Kormákur, Djúpið (The Deep)
Grímur Hákonarson, Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Óskar Jónasson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Óskar Þór Axelsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Reynir Lyngdal, Frost

Best Actor
Björn Thors, Frost
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Kjartan Guðjónsson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Best Actress
Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir, Frost
Elin Petersdottir, Stars Above
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Supporting Actor
Björn Thors, Djúpið (The Deep)
Damon Younger, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Theodór Júlíusson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Þorsteinn Bachmann, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Supporting Actress
Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
María Birta Bjarnadóttir, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, Djúpið (The Deep)

Best Screenplay
Jón Atli Jónasson / Baltasar Kormákur, Djúpið (The Deep)
Óli Jón Gunnarsson, Gunna
Jóhann Ævar Grímsson / Margrét Örnólfsdóttir / Óskar Jónasson / Sigurjón Kjartansson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Óskar Þór Axelsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Ragnhildur Sverrisdóttir / Sölvi Tryggvason / Þór Jónsson, Sönn íslensk sakamál (True Icelandic Crimes)

Best Cinematography
Arnar Þórisson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
G. Magni Ágústsson, ÍKS, Wallander: Before the Frost
Karl Óskarsson, Sailcloth

Best Editing
Grímur Hákonarson / Steinþór Birgisson, Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Guðni Hilmar Halldórsson / Jakob Halldórsson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Kristján Loðmfjörð, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Sverrir Kristjánsson / Elísabet Rónaldsdóttir, Djúpið (The Deep)
Sævar Guðmundsson, Sönn íslensk sakamál (True Icelandic Crimes)

Best Production Design
Atli Geir Grétarsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Haukur Karlsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Linda Mjöll Stefánsdóttir, Ávaxtakarfan (The Basket of Fruits)

Best Costume Design
Helga I. Stefánsdóttir, Djúpið (The Deep)
Margrét Einarsdóttir, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
María Theodora Ólafsdóttir, Ávaxtakarfan (The Basket of Fruits)

Best Documentary
Amma Lo-fi: Kjallaraspólur Sigríðar Níelsdóttur (Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir)
Hrafnhildur – Heimildamynd um kynleiðréttingu (Hrafnhildur – a Documentary on Transgender)
Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Íslensku björgunarsveitirnar (Iceland's Search and Rescue Team)
Sundið (Sound)

Best Children's Work
Algjör Sveppi – sería 5
Ávaxtakarfan (The Basket of Fruits)
Stundin okkar

Best Short Movie
Brynhildur og Kjartan (In Sickness and in Health)
Fórn (Sacrifice)
Sailcloth

Best Sound
Huldar Freyr Arnarson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Kjartan Kjartansson / Ingvar Lundberg, Djúpið (The Deep)
Pétur Einarsson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Music
Ben Frost / Daníel Bjarnason, Djúpið (The Deep)
Frank Hall, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Hallvarður Ásgeirsson, Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson / Örn Eldjárn, Mona
Hjaltalín, Days of Gray

Best Effects
Björn Daníel Svavarsson, Steindinn okkar 3
Daði Einarsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Haukur Karlsson (hefðbundnar brellur), Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Make-Up
Harpa Káradóttir / Sara Bergmann, Steindinn okkar 3
Ragna Fossberg, Djúpið (The Deep)
Steinunn Þórðardóttir, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Best TV Program
Áramótaskaup sjónvarpsins 2012 (New Year's Eve Show 2012)
Mið Ísland
Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Entertainment Program
Andraland
Dans Dans Dans 2
Hraðfréttir
Spurningabomban
Steindinn okkar 3

Best Culture and Lifestyle Program
Djöflaeyjan
Hljómskálinn
Kiljan
Með okkar augum
Tónspor

Best News and Interviews Program
Glettur
Kastljós
Landinn
Málið
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