The Robert Award () is a Danish
film prize awarded each year by the
Danish Film Academy
The Danish Film Academy () is a Danish organisation the promotes the film industry.
The Danish Film Academy was founded in 1982 by a number of people with professional connection to the film industry. The Academy aims to promote film as an Indepen ...
since 1984.
Description
The Robert-Prisen (Robert Award) is an annual award given by the
Danish Film Academy
The Danish Film Academy () is a Danish organisation the promotes the film industry.
The Danish Film Academy was founded in 1982 by a number of people with professional connection to the film industry. The Academy aims to promote film as an Indepen ...
, launched in 1984. It is the Danish equivalent of the American
Oscars
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence i ...
, British
BAFTAs for films, Australian
AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the cinema of Australia, film and ...
or French
César. The award—voted only by academy members—is an acknowledgment by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the previous year.
Since 2013, awards have been given to television series and actors as well. The Robert was awarded for the first time in 1984 and is named after the statuette's creator, the Danish sculptor
Robert Jacobsen.
"Robert"
''Scope Film Guide''. Retrieved 27 March 2010
Categories
Current
Discontinued
Records
People
The following nominees received multiple nominations (10 or more):
The following winners received multiple awards (5 or more):
* Manon Rasmussen holds the record for most wins and nominations in a single category with 17 and 35, especially for Best Costume Design.
* In von Trier's fourth trilogy, ''Depression'', is the first franchise or trilogy to have sweep seven Roberts; Best Danish Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.
See also
* Bodil Awards
The Bodil Awards are the major Denmark, 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 ...
References
External links
*
Listing of the major Robert Award recipients
at Scope Film Guide
{{National Cinema Awards
1984 establishments in Denmark
Awards established in 1984
Danish film awards