The 62nd
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 given ...
were held on 1 March 2009 in Imperial Cinema in
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, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1009. Lasse Rimmer hosted the event.
Henrik Ruben Genz
Henrik Ruben Genz (born 7 November 1959 in Gram, Denmark) is a Danish film director.
Before becoming involved with film, Genz attended Designskolen Kolding, where he studied graphic design,Hjort, Mette, Eva Jorholt, and Eva Novrup Redvall. ''The ...
's ''
Terribly Happy'' was the big winner at the ceremony, receiving both the award for Best Film and for Best Actor and Actress in leading roles. ''
There Will Be Blood
''There Will Be Blood'' is a 2007 American historical drama, period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel ''Oil!'' by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, a Silver mini ...
'' won the award for Best American Film while Swedish ''
Let The Right One In'' won Best Non-American Foreign Film.
Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth (; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary ''A Sunday in Hell'' (1977) and his surrealistic short film ''The ...
received a Bodil Honorary Award and Kåre Bjerkø received a Special Award for having scored three of the nominated films.
Winners
Best Danish Film
* ''
Terribly Happy''
** ''
Flame & Citron
''Flame & Citron'' ( da, Flammen & Citronen) is a 2008 historical drama film co-written and directed by the Danish director Ole Christian Madsen. The film, a fictionalized account based on historical events, stars Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelse ...
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** ''
Gå med fred Jamil''
** ''
Lille soldat''
** ''
Worlds Apart''
Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Jakob Cedergren
Jakob Cedergren (born 10 January 1973) is a Swedish-born Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1998. He starred in the film '' Dark Horse'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 ...
– ''
Terribly Happy''
**
Henning Jensen
Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league champi ...
– ''
Gaven''
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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 ...
– ''
Flame & Citron
''Flame & Citron'' ( da, Flammen & Citronen) is a 2008 historical drama film co-written and directed by the Danish director Ole Christian Madsen. The film, a fictionalized account based on historical events, stars Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelse ...
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**
Dar Salim
Dar Salim (born 18 August 1977) is a Danish actor. He received a Bodil Award nomination in the category Best Actor for the film ''Go With Peace, Jamil'' in 2008.
Early life
Dar Salim was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He fled to Denmark as a six-year-ol ...
– ''
Gå med fred Jamil''
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Ulrich Thomsen
Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'' (2013-2016).
Biography
Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from th ...
– ''
Den du frygter''
Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Lene Maria Christensen Lene is a feminine given name common in Denmark and Norway.
People called Lene
*Lene Alexandra, Norwegian singer
*Lene Demsitz, Danish long jumper
*Lene Elise Bergum, Norwegian actress
*Lene Brøndum, Danish actress
*Lene Espersen, Danish politicia ...
– ''
Terribly Happy''
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Laura Christensen – ''
Dig og mig''
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Trine Dyrholm
Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national re ...
– ''
Lille soldat''
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Mette Horn – ''
Max Pinlig
''Max Pinlig'' (Danish for ''Max Embarrassing'') is a 2008 Danish film directed by from a screenplay by Tommy Bredsted, Mette Horn and Lotte Svendsen, based on the Danish children's tv series ''Max'' that aired on DR1 from 2007 to 2008. ''
**
Rosalinde Spanning – ''
Worlds Apart''
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Kim Bodnia
Kim Bodnia (born 12 April 1965) is a Danish actor, writer, and director. He became widely known for his role as police detective Martin Rohde in the Scandinavian crime drama series '' The Bridge''. He became internationally known for his lead role ...
– ''
Terribly Happy''
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Lars Brygmann
Lars Brygmann (born 17 February 1957) is a Danish actor. He graduated from acting school in 1987 and went on to perform in a number of theatres in Denmark. His television and film debut came in 1995. He is the brother of actors Martin Martin ma ...
– ''
Terribly Happy''
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Finn Nielsen
The word Finn (''pl.'' Finns) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of Finland, or to a person from Finland.
Finn may also refer to:
Places
* Finn Lake, Minnesota, United States
* Finn Township, Logan County, Nor ...
– ''
Lille soldat''
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Henrik Prip
Henrik Prip (born 31 March 1960) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1994.
Selected filmography
Henrik Prip
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prip, Henrik
1960 births
Living people
Danish male ...
– ''
Spillets regler''
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Jens Jørn Spottag
Jens Jørn Spottag (born 13 December 1957) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1987.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1957 births
Living people
Danish male film actors
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– ''
Worlds Apart''
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Sarah Boberg
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pio ...
– ''
Worlds Apart''
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Emma Sehested Høeg
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown
* ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
* ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...
– ''
Den du frygter''
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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 ...
– ''
Det som ingen ved''
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Paprika Steen
Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films ''Festen'', ''The Idiots'', Mifune, and ''Open Hearts''. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nellemose ...
– ''
Den du frygter''
Best American Film
* ''
There Will Be Blood
''There Will Be Blood'' is a 2007 American historical drama, period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel ''Oil!'' by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, a Silver mini ...
''
** ''
The Dark Knight
''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and the second insta ...
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No Country for Old Men
''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, the ...
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** ''
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film stars Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson in lead roles. The plot centers on two American women, Vicky ...
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Best Non-American Film
* ''
Let the Right One In''
** ''
Børnehjemmet''
** ''
Control
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Basic meanings Economics and business
* Control (management), an element of management
* Control, an element of management accounting
* Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization
* Controllin ...
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** ''
Gomorra''
** ''
Everlasting Moments
''Everlasting Moments'' ( sv, Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick) is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Troell, starring Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt and Jesper Christensen. It is based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish wor ...
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Best Cinematographer
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Jørgen Johansson – ''
Flame & Citron
''Flame & Citron'' ( da, Flammen & Citronen) is a 2008 historical drama film co-written and directed by the Danish director Ole Christian Madsen. The film, a fictionalized account based on historical events, stars Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelse ...
''
Best Documentary Film
''
Burma VJ
''Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country'' is a 2008 Danish documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the Saffron Revolution against the military regime in Burma. The "VJ" in the title stands for "video journalists." Some of ...
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Bodil Special Award
Kåre Bjerkø for scoring ''Det som ingen ved'', ''Terribly Happy'' and øø ''Lille soldat''
Bodil Honorary Award
Jørgen Leth
Jørgen Leth (; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary ''A Sunday in Hell'' (1977) and his surrealistic short film ''The ...
See also
*
2009 Robert Awards
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodil Awards, 62
2008 film awards
Bodil Awards ceremonies
2009 in Copenhagen
March 2009 events in Europe