Channel 2 receives a whopping 25 nominations in total to the upcoming Edda Awards, while RUV gets a total of 23 noms and Screen One 4 noms. This is the first time Channel 2 nominations exceed RUV’s, a clear indication of the privately owned station’s strong lead in TV fiction, despite its much smaller local programming output. Accordingly, RUV has more titles nominated.

Ragnar Bragason’s Mr. Bjarnfredarson receives a total of 11 nominations, making it the frontrunner in the film section. Bragason and his fellow gang do even better with The Prison Shift’s 13 nominations in the TV section. Thorfinnur Gudnason’s and Andri Snaer Magnason’s Dreamland leads the Documentary section with 4 nominations.

The Edda Awards will be handed out at Háskólabíó Cinema Saturday February 27th. The ceremony will be broadcast live (and unscrambled) on Channel 2.

The Edda Nominations 2009 are:

FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR:

Mr. Bjarnfredarson

December

Mamma Gógó

TV FICTION OF THE YEAR:

Áramótaskaup Sjónvarpsins 2009 (RUV’s Annual New Year’s Eve Revue)

Ástríður (Comedy series)

Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift – comedy series)

Hamarinn (The Cliff – drama mini-series)

Réttur (Court – Drama series)

SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR:

Epik feil (Epic Fail)

Far Away War

Góða ferð (Bon Voyage)

Njálsgata

Reyndu aftur (Try Again)

CHILDREN’S MATERIAL OF THE YEAR:

Algjör Sveppi og leitin að Villa (The Big Rescue – feature)

Á uppleið (TV film)

Latibær (Lazytown – TV series)

Skoppa og Skrítla í bíó (Skoppa and Skritla at the Movies – mini-feature)

Stundin okkar (RUV’s long standing Sunday Children’s Hour)

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR:

Gettu betur (RUV Quiz Show)

Logi í beinni (Channel 2 Chat and Entertainment Show)

Popppunktur (RUV Quiz Show)

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009 (RUV’S Eurovision pre-contest)

Útsvar (RUV Quiz Show)

NEWS OR INTERVIEW PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR:

Fréttaaukinn (RUV Current Affairs Programme)

Silfur Egils (RUV Political Talk Show)

Sjálfstætt fólk (Channel 2’s multi-award winning Profile Series)

Spjallið með Sölva (Screen One Talk Show)

Út og suður (RUV Interview Series)

CULTURE OR LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR:

Atvinnumennirnir okkar (Channel 2 People in Sports Profiles)

Kiljan (RUV Literature Programme)

Monitor (Screen One Youth Programme)

Nýtt útlit (Screen One Makeover Reality Show)

Persónur og leikendur (RUV Veteran Actors Profiles)

TELEVISION PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR:

Bogi Ágústsson (RUV)
Egill Helgason (RUV)
Eva María Jónsdóttir (RUV)
Sölvi Tryggvason (Screen One)
Þóra Arnórsdóttir (RUV)

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR:

Alfreð Elíasson og Loftleiðir (Alfred Eliasson and Loftleidir Icelandic)
The story of the man who founded Iceland’s first international airline.

Draumalandið (Dreamland)
On the huge Kárahnjúkar dam project and its effects on the Icelandic economy, environment and psyche.

Hrunið (The Crash)
RUV TV series on the economic crash of 2008.

Kraftur – Síðasti spretturinn (Kraftur – The Last Ride)
On an Icelandic horse.

Sólskinsdrengurinn (A Mother’s Courage – Talking Back to Autism)
On a mother’s quest to find ways to communicate with this autistic son.

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR:

Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir
Ástríður

Jóhanna Vigdís Arnardóttir
Réttur (Court)

Kristbjörg Kjeld
Mamma Gógó

Laufey Elíasdóttir
Desember (December)

Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)

ACTOR OF THE YEAR:

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Hamarinn (The Cliff)

Jón Gnarr
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)

Jörundur Ragnarsson
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)

Magnús Jónsson
Réttur (Court)

Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Guðrún Gísladóttir
Desember (December)

Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir
Hamarinn (The Cliff)

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Réttur (Court)

Tinna Hrafnsdóttir
Hamarinn (The Cliff)

Þóra Karitas Árnadóttir
Ástríður

ACTOR OF THE YEAR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:

Björn Thors
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)

Gunnar Hansson
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)

Rúnar Freyr Gíslason
Ástríður

Stefán Hallur Stefánsson
Desember (December)

SCRIPT OF THE YEAR:

Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Jón Gnarr, Jörundur Ragnarsson,
Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon and Ragnar Bragason
Bjarnfreðarson (Mr. Bjarnfredarson)

Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Jón Gnarr, Jörundur Ragnarsson,
Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon and Ragnar Bragason
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)

Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Katla Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir,
Sigurjón Kjartansson and Silja Hauksdóttir
Ástríður

CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR:

Ari Kristinsson
Mamma Gógó

Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Bjarnfreðarson (Mr. Bjarnfredarson)

Karl Óskarsson
3 Seasons in Hell

MUSIC OF THE YEAR:

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Mamma Gógó

Jórunn Viðar
Orðið tónlist (Word: Music – doc)

Valgeir Sigurðsson
Draumalandið (Dreamland)

SET DESIGN OF THE YEAR:

Árni Páll Jóhannsson
Mamma Gógó

Júlía Embla Katrínardóttir
Bjarnfreðarson (Mr. Bjarnfredarson)

Sveinn Viðar Hjartarson and Júlía Embla Katrínardóttir
Fangavaktin

COSTUME DESIGN OF THE YEAR:

Helga I. Stefánsdóttir
Mamma Gógó

Helga Rós V. Hannam
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)

María Valles
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

MAKE-UP ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR:

Áslaug Dröfn Sigurðardóttir
Bjarnfreðarson

Fríða María Þórðardóttir
Mamma Gógó

Ragna Fossberg
Áramótaskaupið 2009

SOUND DESIGN OF THE YEAR:

Gunnar Árnason
Hamarinn (The Cliff)

Kjartan Kjartansson and Björn Viktorsson
Draumalandið (Dreamland)

Kjartan Kjartansson, Steingrímur E. Guðmundsson and Björn Viktorsson
Sólskinsdrengurinn (A Mother’s Courage)

EDITOR OF THE YEAR:

Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Desember (December)

Sverrir Kristjánsson and Guðni Halldórsson
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)

Þuríður Einarsdóttir
Sólskinsdrengurinn (A Mother’s Courage)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR:

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Mamma Gógó

Ragnar Bragason
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)

Þorfinnur Guðnason and Andri Snær Magnason
Draumalandið (Dreamland)