65th Bodil Awards explained

Number:65
Award:Bodil Awards
Date:3 March 2012
Site:Bremen Theater, Copenhagen
Host:Ditte Hansen and Louise Mieritz
Best Film:Melancholia
Best Actor:Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Best Actor Film:A Funny Man
Best Actress:Lena Maria Christensen
Best Actress Film:A Family
Most Wins:A Funny Man (4)
Last:64th
Next:66th

The 65th Bodil Awards were held on 3 March 2012 in the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010. Lars von Trier's Melancholia won the awards for Best Danish Film and Best Cinematography (Alberto Claro). The only other multiple winner was A Funny Man, which took the awards for Best Actor (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), Best Supporting Actor (Lars Ranthe) and Best Set Design (Charlotte Bay Garnov and Peter Grant). It also won the new Audience Award which was introduced this year in collaboration with Blockbuster. The awards for Best Leading and Supporting Actresses went to Lena Maria Christensen won the award for Best Actress for her performance in A Family and Paprika Steen won Best Supporting Actress for SuperClásico. Testamentet directed by Christian Sønderby Jepsen earned the award for Best Documentary. Winter's Bone was named Best American Film while the Iranian A Separation was selected as Best Non-American Film.[1]

The actress Ghita Nørby received a Bodil Honorary Award and the producer Jes Graversen received a Special Award.

Winners

Best Danish Film

Best Documentary

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Paprika SteenSuperClásico

Best Cinematography

Best American Film

Best Non-American Film

Bodil Special Award

Bodil Honorary Award

Audience Award

Henning Bahs Award

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Melancholia' Wins Denmark's Bodil Award for Best Film . The Hollywood Reporter . 7 March 2012.