4th Edda Awards

The 4th Edda Awards were held on 10 November 2002 in the National Theater of Iceland in Reykjavík. The awards were hosted by TV presenters Valgerður Matthíasdóttir and the previous year's Best Television Personality Logi Bergmann Eiðsson.

The Professional Awards were divided into three categories (Screenplay, Visual Design and Sound and Cinematography). Short films got their own category as well. As in previous years the public was able to cast their votes online. The Icelandic Film and Television Academy had 70% say in the results and the public 30%. Except for the Best Television Personality where the public had 100% say in the results. Around 800 people cast their votes online up to the awards.

The film ''Hafið'', directed by Baltasar Kormákur received most nominations. The film was nominated for twelve awards in nine categories and won eight. Kormákur personally won two of those awards for directing and screenwriting. He dedicated his Best Film award to the National Theater of Iceland with these words: "Án leikhússins væri kvikmyndagerðin fátækari" ("''Without this theater filmmaking would be poor''"). And that it pleased him to see so many great actors who had worked in the theater receive their awards that evening.

Another interesting film among the critics was the animated children's film , which was nominated in two categories and won one award.

Best Actor Gunnar Eyjólfsson was away with the Icelandic national chess team in Slovenia on the night of the ceremony, and accepted his award through Kormákur's mobilephone to great amusement.

New categories

* Edda Award for Best Visual Design
* Edda Award for Best Sound and Cinema Photography
* Edda Award for Best Short Film
* Edda Award for Best Music Video

Results

The nominees and winners were: (Winners highlighted in bold)

Best Film:
* ''Fálkar,'' directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
* ''Hafið, ''directed by Baltasar Kormákur
* '' Regína'', directed by María Sigurðardóttir
Best Director:
* Baltasar Kormákur, for Hafið
* Gunnar Karlsson, for
* Óskar Jónasson, for ''20/20'' og ''Áramótaskaupið 2001''
Best Actor:
* Gunnar Eyjólfsson, for ''Hafið''
* Hilmir Snær Guðnason, for ''Hafið'' and '' Reykjavík Guesthouse Rent a Bike''
* Keith Carradine, for Fálkar
Best Actress:
* Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir, for ''Hafið''
* Guðrún S. Gísladóttir, for ''Hafið''
* Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, for '' Regína''
Best Supporting Actor:
* Jón Sigurbjörnsson, for ''20/20''
* Sigurður Skúlason, for ''Hafið'' and '' Gemsar''
* Þorsteinn Guðmundsson, for '' Maður eins og ég''
Best Supporting Actress:
* Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir, for ''Hafið''
* Kristbjörg Kjeld, for ''Hafið''
* Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, for '' Regína''
Best Screenplay:
* Baltasar Kormákur and Ólafur Haukur Símonarson, for ''Hafið''
* Árni Óli Ásgeirsson and Róbert Douglas, for '' Maður eins og ég''
* Árni Þórarinsson and Páll Pálsson, for 20/20
Best Sound and Cinema Photography:
* Harald Paalgarrd, for cinema photography in ''Fálkar''
* Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson, for cinema photography in '' Málarinn og sálmurinn hans um litinn''
* Valdís Óskarsdóttir, for editing in ''Hafið''
Best Visual Design:
* Ásta Ríkharðsdóttir, for set design in '' Hvernig sem við reynum'' and '' Allir hlutir fallegir''
* Gunnar Karlsson, for creative direction in
* Tonie Jan Zetterström, for set design in ''Hafið''
Best Documentary:
* '' Tyrkjaránið''
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* '' Noi, Pam og mennirnir þeirra''
* '' Möhöguleikar''
* ''Í skóm drekans''
Best television program (staged):
* ''Áramótaskaupið 2001''
* '' Í faðmi hafsins''
* ''20/20''
Best Television Program:
* '' Sjálfstætt fólk''
* ''HM 4-4-2''
* '' Af fingrum fram''
* '' Fólk með Sirrý''
* '' Ísland í bítið''
Best News Anchor:
* Árni Snævarr'', ''for Stöð 2 News
* Brynhildur Ólafsdóttir, for Stöð 2 News
* G. Pétur Mattíasson, for RÚV News
Best Short Film:
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* ''Memphis''
Best Music Video:
* Land & synir – If, directed by Samúel Bjarki Pétursson and Gunnar Páll Ólafsson
* Sálin hans Jóns míns