Press release 15.01.2015 ROBERT NOMINATIONS 2015 CELEBRATING A MONUMENTAL YEAR IN DANISH FILM! The Danish Film Academy has announced nominations for this year’s ROBERT awards. It will be a night of celebration and consolidation of both the quality and diversity in Danish film and TV, when the Academy hosts the ROBERT awards for the 31st time on Sunday 1st of February 2015. With all of 19 feature films in the running for the many ROBERT statuettes, it is a testimony of a film-year of diversity and quality. There is much to salute and celebrate in Danish film! With 16 nominations Lars von Triers Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut is nicely represented, but the competition is fierce from Mikkel Nørgaard’s The Absent One, Niels Arden Oplev’s Speed Walking, Bille August’s Silent Heart, and Jonas Alexander Arnby’s When Animals Dream, all in line for a slew of awards. Overall the nominations are spread out on most of the 19 participating film. The contenders for Best Feature Film are The Absent One, Speed Walking, The Sunfish, Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut and Silent Heart, while the best director will be found among Bille August, Lars von Trier, Mikkel Nørgaard, Niels Arden Oplev or Søren Balle. The Best Children & Youth Film will be found among Antboy: Revenge of The Red Fury, Speed Walking, On The Edge, When Animals Dream and Flow. In the Best Actress category first time nominee Danica Curcic faces four former Robert winners – Bodil Jørgensen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Ghita Nørby and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Likewise Henrik Birch is the one first timer among the Best Actor and nods towards facing Mikael Persbrandt, Morten Grunwald, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Stellan Skarsgård. The Danish TV-productions will also be honoured at the ROBERT awards, and among this year’s Best TV Series, The Legacy (1), 1864 and Dicte (II) are in a position to win the most awards, closely followed by The Seaside Hotel and Bankerot. For nominated documentaries, shorts and more see full list below. It is now up to the 1650 members of The Danish Film Academy to vote for the winners in all categories. ROBERT AWARDS will be held on Sunday 1st of February 2015 from 5:30pm at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center. For further information, please contact: Chairman Kim Magnusson cell: (+45) 20957777 / [email protected] www.filmakademiet.dk #robertprisen Sincerely The Board of the Danish Film Academy 1 Robert Nominations 2015 Best Feature Film The Absent One Zentropa, Producers: Louise Vesth, Jonas Bagger & Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Dir.: Mikkel Nørgaard Speed Walking Nordisk Film Production, Producer: Thomas Heinesen, Dir.: Niels Arden Oplev The Sunfish Film Maker ApS, Producer: Claudia Siesbye Halsted, Dir.: Søren Balle Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Zentropa, Producer: Louise Vesth, Dir.: Lars von Trier Silent Heart SF Film Production, Producer: Jesper Morthorst, Dir.: Bille August Best Children & Youth Film Antboy: Revenge of The Red Fury Nimbus Film, Producer: Eva Jakobsen, Dir.: Ask Hasselbalch Speed Walking Nordisk Film Production, Producer: Thomas Heinesen, Dir.: Niels Arden Oplev On the Edge Zentropa, Producers: Louise Vesth, Senia Dremstrup & Jakob Balslev, Dir.: Christian E. Christiansen When Animals Dream Alphaville Pictures Copenhagen, Producers: Caroline Schlüter Bingestam & Ditte Milsted, Dir.: Jonas Alexander Arnby Flow Beofilm & Meta Film, Producers: Morten Kjems Juhl & Nina Bisgaard, Dir.: Fenar Ahmad Best Director Bille August - Silent Heart Lars von Trier - Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut Mikkel Nørgaard - The Absent One Niels Arden Oplev - Speed Walking Søren Balle - The Sunfish Best Original Screenplay Christian Torpe - Silent Heart Kim Fupz Aakeson & Pernille Fischer Christensen - Someone You Love Lars von Trier - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Mette Heeno - All Inclusive Rasmus Birch - When Animals Dream 2 Best Adapted Screenplay Bo Hr. Hansen - Speed Walking Lærke Sanderhoff & Søren Balle - The Sunfish Nikolaj Arcel & Rasmus Heisterberg - The Absent One Best Actor Henrik Birch - The Sunfish Mikael Persbrandt - Someone You Love Morten Grunwald - Silent Heart Nikolaj Lie Kaas - The absent One Stellan Skarsgård - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Best Actress Bodil Jørgensen - All Inclusive Charlotte Gainsbourg - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Danica Curcic - The Absent One Ghita Nørby - Silent Heart Sidse Babett Knudsen - Speed Walking Best Supporting Actor Anders W. Berthelsen - Speed Walking David Dencik - Speed Walking Fares Fares - The Absent One Jamie Bell - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Pilou Asbæk - Silent Heart Best Supporting Actress Danica Curcic - Silent Heart Paprika Steen - Silent Heart Stacy Martin - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Trine Dyrholm - Someone You Love Uma Thurman - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Best Set Design Jørgen Munk - The Salvation Rasmus Thjellesen - The Absent One Rie Lykke - Speed Walking Sabine Hviid - When Animals Dream Simone Grau Roney - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut 3 Best Cinematographer Dirk Brüel - Silent Heart Eric Kress - The Absent One Jens Schlosser - The Salvation Manuel Alberto Claro - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Rasmus Videbæk - Speed Walking Best Costume Design Diana Cilliers - The Salvation Louize Nissen - Antboy: Revenge of The Red Fury Manon Rasmussen - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Pia Myrdal & Anne-Dorthe Eskilden - Speed Walking Stine Thaning - The Absent One Best Make up Ann Elizabeth Bartels - The Salvation Bjørg Serup - Antboy: Revenge of The Red Fury Dennis Knudsen, Morten Jacobsen & Thomas Foldberg - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Louise Hauberg Lohmann, Thomas Foldberg & Morten Jacobsen - When Animals Dream Soile Ludjoi - Speed Walking Best Editing Anne Østerud - Speed Walking Anne Østerud & Janus Billeskov Jansen - Silent Heart Molly Malene Stensgaard & Morten Højbjerg - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Morten Egholm & Frederik Strunk - The Absent One Peter Brandt - When Animals Dream Best Sound Design Hans Møller - The Absent One Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut Peter Albrechtsen - Flow Sylvester Holm - When Animals Dream Thomas Huus & Bo Asdal Andersen - Antboy: Revenge of The Red Fury Best Score Annette Focks - Silent Heart Kasper Winding - The Salvation Mikkel Hess - When Animals Dream Peter Peter - Antboy: Revenge of The Red Fury Tina Dickow & Marie Fisker - Someone You Love 4 Best Visual Effects Ivan Kondrup Jensen & Rikke Hovgaard Jørgensen - The Absent One Martin Madsen & Thomas Øhlenschlæger - When Animals Dream Peter Hjorth - Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut Thomas Busk, Kim Fersling & Alexander Schepelern - The Salvation Hummer Højmark, Julian Hermannsen & Christian Burgdorff - Antboy: Revenge of The Red Fury Best Short Fiction/Animation Baby SF Film Production, Producer: Jesper Morthorst, Dir.: Camilla Ramonn Debut Framework films, Producer: Gabriela Uweis, Dir.: Mads Riisom Helium M&M Productions, Producers: Kim Magnusson & Tivi Magnusson, Dir.: Anders Walter Void Pebble & DoDream / Nordic Factory, Producers: Valeria Richter & Helene Granqvist, Dir.: Milad Alami & Aygul Bakanova Growing Pains First Lady Film, Producer: Nynne Selin Eidnes, Dir.: Tor Fruergaard Best Long Fiction/Animation Flyvere i natten Zentropa Stormtroopers, Producer: Anders Wøldike Schmith, Dir.: Tobias Gundorff Boesen Mini Windeløv/Lassen & Garagefilm, Producer: Stinna Lassen Dir.: Milad Alami Lulu SF Film Production, Producer: Birgitte Skov, Dir.: Caroline Sascha Cogez Teenland Beofilm, Producer: Amalie Lyngbo Hjort, Dir.: Marie Grahtø Brothers in Arms Film Maker ApS, Producer: Claudia Siesbye Halsted, Dir.: Cav Bøgelund Best Short Documentary Disportrait Barok Film, Producers: Katrin Pors & Anne Wivel, Dir.: Ulrik Wivel & Alejandro Alvarez Genetic Me The Four Letter Revolution, Producers: Lone Frank, Bjørn Vidø & Jesper Eugen Olsen, Dir.: Pernille Rose Grønkjær Warriors from the North Made in Copenhagen, Producer: Helle Faber, Dir.: Søren Steen Jespersen & Nasib Farah Me and Dad - No Expectations of Applause Made in Copenhagen, Producers: Mathilde Hvid Lippmann & Mille Haynes, Dir.: Kathrine Ravn Kruse Naked Made in Copenhagen, Producer: Helle Faber, Dir.: Nicole N. Horanyi 5 Best Long Documentary Democrats Upfront Films, Producer: Henrik Veileborg, Dir.: Camilla Nielsson The Newsroom - Off the Record Danish Documentary Production, Producer: Sigrid Dyekjær, Dir. Mikala Krogh Life is Sacred Final Cut for Real, Producers: Signe Byrge Sørensen & Anne Köhncke, Dir.: Andreas Dalsgaard Good Things Await Danish Documentary Production, Producer: Malene Flindt Pedersen, Dir.: Phie Ambo The Look of Silence Final Cut for Real, Producer: Signe Byrge Sørensen, Dir.: Joshua Oppenheimer Best Long TV-series 1864 DR1, Producers: Jonas Allen & Peter Bose, Hovedforfatter: Ole Bornedal, Dir.: Ole Bornedal The Legacy1 DR Fiktion, Producers: Karoline Leth & Christian Rank, Hovedforfatter: Maya Ilsøe, Dir.: Pernilla August The Seaside Hotel SF Film Production, Producer: Michael Bille Frandsen, Hovedforfattere: Stig Thorsboe & Hanna Lundblad, Dir.: Fabian Wullenweber Dicte II TV 2, Producers: Christian Potalivo, Jonas Allen & Peter Bose, Hovedforfattere: Dorte W. Høgh & Ida Maria Rydén, Dir.: Kasper Barfoed Best Short TV-series Bankerot DR 1, Producer: Malene Blenkov, Hovedforfatter: Kim Fupz, Dir.: Henrik Ruben Genz Kødkataloget (sæson 2) DR 3, Producer: Erik Hansen, Hovedforfattere: Rikke Frøbert, Asger Kjær & Rune Schjøtt, Dir.: Tea Lindeburg Partiets Mand Fridthjof Film, Producer: Mia Marie Borup, Hovedforfatter: Søren Felbo, Dir.: Parminder Singh Sjit Happens 2 Fridthjof Film & Mastiff, Producer: Mia Marie Borup, Hovedforfatter: Thomas Glud,