The 54th

Bodil Awards The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are give ...

were held on 4 March 2001 in the Imperial Cinema in

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, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2000.

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and Birgitte Raaberg hosted the event which was broadcast live on

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. '' The Bench'' won both the awards for Best Film and Best Actor in a leading and supporting role (

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and Nikolaj Kopernikus). The award for Best Actress in a Leading Role went to Björk (''

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'') while the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award went to

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for her performance in ''

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'', the film which had come to the ceremony with most nominations. The only Danish award which did not go to a

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production was the award for Best Cinematographer which went to

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for his work both on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. '' American Beauty'' earned the award for Best American Film while the award for Best Non-American Film went to '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''. Producers Ib Tardini and Vibeke Windeløv together with managing director

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received a Bodil Honorary Award for their work in Zentropa.

Winners and nominees

Best Danish Film

'' The Bench'' –

Per Fly Per Fly Plejdrup (born 14 January 1960) is a Danish film director, generally credited simply as Per Fly. He has made many films and television shows broadcast on Danish television. Per Fly's awards includes the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize ...

* ''

'' –

Anders Thomas Jensen Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film '' Election Night'' won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Life and career Jensen was born in Frederiksværk. He won the Oscar ...

* ''

'' –

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier ('' né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nomina ...

* ''

'' –

Lone Scherfig Lone Scherfig (; born 2 May 1959) is a Danish film director and screenwriter who has been involved with the Dogme 95 film movement and who has been widely critically acclaimed for several of her movies, including the Oscar-nominated film '' An ...

* ''

'' – Natasha Arthy

Best Actor in a Leading Role

– '' The Bench'' *

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– ''

'' * Peter Gantzler – ''

'' *

Thure Lindhardt Thure Frank Lindhardt (; born 24 December 1974) is a Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Theatre in 1998. Life and career Lindhardt was born in Copenhagen, and grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille Augu ...

– ''

'' *

Søren Pilmark Søren Louis Pilmark (born 16 October 1955) is a Danish actor. Pilmark has worked as a film and theatrical actor, a director, and as an author. Career Theater Pilmark graduated from the School of Acting at Aarhus Theater in 1977, where he ...

– ''

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Björk – ''

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'' * Ann Eleonora Jørgensen – ''

Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer ...

– ''

'' * Annette Støvelbæk – ''

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Nicolaj Kopernikus Nicolaj Kopernikus (born Nicolaj Christiansen, 9 August 1967 in Glostrup) is a Danish actor most famous for his portrayal of Vagn Skærbæk in the first series of the crime drama series '' The Killing''. Kopernikus won a Bodil Award for Best Ac ...

– '' The Bench'' *

Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * ''John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Carl ...

– ''

'' *

Ole Thestrup Ole Svane Thestrup (12 March 1948 – 2 February 2018) was a Danish actor. He appeared in many Danish films, particularly those directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, as well as television and theatre roles. He had a recurring role in the political dra ...

– ''

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

– ''

'' *

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– '' The Bench'' * Stine Holm Joensen – '' The Bench''

Johan Ankerstjerne Cinematographer Award

– ''

'', ''

'' and ''

Best American Film

'' American Beauty'' * ''

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'' * '' The Insider'' * ''

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Best Non-American Film

'' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' * ''

Chicken Run ''Chicken Run'' is a 2000 stop-motion animated comedy film produced by Pathé and Aardman Animations in partnership with DreamWorks Animation. Aardman’s first feature-length film and DreamWorks Animation's fourth film, it was directed by ...

'' * '' East Is East'' * ''

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'' * '' The Road Home''

Bodil Honorary Awards

* Ib Tardini, Vibeke Windeløv and

for their work in

References

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