Director Ragnar Bragason on stage with his cast and crew at last night's Edda Awards.
Mr. Bjarnfredarson is film of the year and The Prison Shift dominates the TV categories at last night’s Edda Awards. The two close relatives received six Eddas each. Strong criticism of the recent cutbacks in film funding and at pubcaster RUV dominated the evening, culminating in The Academy Honorary Prize handed out to the Icelandic people for its strong support of Icelandic films through the years.
The Edda winners 2009 are:
FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR:
Mr. Bjarnfredarson
TV FICTION OF THE YEAR:
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift – comedy series)
SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR:
Njálsgata (Committed)
CHILDREN’S MATERIAL OF THE YEAR:
Algjör Sveppi og leitin að Villa (The Big Rescue – feature)
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR:
Útsvar (RUV Quiz Show)
NEWS OR INTERVIEW PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR:
Silfur Egils (RUV Political Talk Show)
CULTURE OR LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR:
Kiljan (RUV Literature Programme)
TELEVISION PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR:
Þóra Arnórsdóttir (RUV)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR:
Draumalandið (Dreamland)
On the huge Kárahnjúkar dam project and its effects on the Icelandic economy, environment and psyche.
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR:
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Mamma Gógó
ACTOR OF THE YEAR:
Jón Gnarr
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Desember (December)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Björn Thors
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)
SCRIPT OF THE YEAR:
Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Jón Gnarr, Jörundur Ragnarsson,
Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon and Ragnar Bragason
Bjarnfreðarson (Mr. Bjarnfredarson)
CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR:
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Bjarnfreðarson (Mr. Bjarnfredarson)
MUSIC OF THE YEAR:
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Mamma Gógó
SET DESIGN OF THE YEAR:
Árni Páll Jóhannsson
Mamma Gógó
COSTUME DESIGN OF THE YEAR:
Helga Rós V. Hannam
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)
MAKE-UP ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR:
Ragna Fossberg
Áramótaskaupið 2009
SOUND DESIGN OF THE YEAR:
Gunnar Árnason
Hamarinn (The Cliff)
EDITOR OF THE YEAR:
Sverrir Kristjánsson and Guðni Halldórsson
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR:
Ragnar Bragason
Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin (Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Prison Shift)
THE ACADEMY HONORARY PRIZE:
The Icelandic Nation, for its strong support of Icelandic films through the years.
