Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress explained

Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the categories at the Edda Awards. It has been given since 1999, annually.

1999-2023

From 1999 to 2003, 2007 to 2008, and 2010 to 2016, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress. No awards were held in 2009.

Winners – Best Actor:

YearActorFilm
1999Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonSlurpurinn & Co
2000Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonEnglar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe)
2001Jón GnarrFóstbræður (Blood brothers)
2002Gunnar EyjólfssonHafið (The Sea)
2003Tómas LemarquisNói albínói (Noi the Albino)
2007Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonForeldrar (Parents)
2008Hilmir Snær GuðnasonBrúðguminn (White Night Wedding)
2010Jón GnarrBjarnfreðarson and Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)
2011Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonRokland (Stormland)
2012Theódór JúlíussonEldfjall (Volcano)
2013Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonDjúpið (The Deep)
2014Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonHross í oss (Of Horses and Men)
2015Þorsteinn BachmannVonarstræti (Life in a Fishbowl)
2016Sigurður SigurjónssonHrútar (Rams)
2017Blær HinrikssonHjartasteinn (Heartstone)
2018Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson Undir trénu (Under the Tree)
2019Gísli Örn GarðarssonVargur (Vultures)
2020Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonHvítur, Hvítur Dagur (A White, White Day)
2021Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonRáðherrann (The Minister)
2022Hilmir Snær GuðnasonDýrið (Lamb)
2023Gísli Örn GarðarssonVerbúðin (Blackport)[1]

Winners – Best Actress:

YearActressFilm
1999Tinna GunnlaugsdóttirUngfrúin góða og húsið (The Honour of the House)
2000BjörkDancer in the Dark
2001Margrét VilhjálmsdóttirMávahlátur (The Seagull's Laughter)
2002Elva Ósk ÓlafsdóttirHafið (The Sea)
2003Sigurlaug JónsdóttirStormviðri (Stormy Weather)
2007Nanna Kristín MagnúsdóttirForeldrar (Parents)
2008Sólveig ArnardóttirSvartir englar
2010Kristbjörg KjeldMamma Gógó
2011Nína Dögg FilippusdóttirBrim (Undercurrent)
2012Margrét Helga JóhannsdóttirEldfjall (Volcano)
2013Sara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirPressa 3
2014Thora Bjorg HelgaMálmhaus (Metalhead)
2015Hera HilmarVonarstræti (Life in a Fishbowl)
2016Steinunn Ólína ÞorsteinsdóttirRéttur
2017Hera HilmarEiðurinn (The Oath)
2018Edda BjörgvinsdóttirUndir trénu (Under the Tree)
2019Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirKona fer í stríð (Woman at War)
2020Katla M. ÞorgeirsdóttirAgnes Joy (Agnes Joy)
2021Sigrún Edda BjörnsdóttirGullregn (Gullregn)[2]
2022Jóhanna Friðrika SæmundsdóttirSystrabönd (Sisterhood)[3]
2023Nína Dögg FilippusdóttirVerbúðin (Blackport)

2004-2006

Between 2004 and 2006, one award was given to the best actor/actress.

Winners:

YearActorFilm
2004Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonKaldaljós (Cold Light)
2005Ilmur KristjánsdóttirStelpurnar
2006Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonMýrin (Jar City)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Úrslit Eddunnar 2023. 4 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Edduverðlaunin 2021. 7 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Edduverðlaunin 2022. 7 April 2024.