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6.3.2020

Nominations for the Icelandic Edda Awards for the year 2020

The Icelandic Edda Awards has been postponed until further notice due to Covid-19. 

Selection committees have decided which films and TV shows, series and programs will be nominated for the Edda Awards for the year 2020, which will take place March 20.

Hlynur Pálmason's A White, White Day dominates the Edda awards with 12 nominations, Silja Hauksdóttir's Agnes Joy  and Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir's Happily Never After  receive 10 nominations each.

The Edda award categories are 27 and in the course of the next days, all academy members will be eligible to choose the winners from the nominations.

Nominated are:

Film of the year

Agnes Joy
A White, White Day
Echo

Best Director

Grímur Hákonarson The County
Hlynur Pálmason A White, White Day
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir and Marteinn Þórsson Happily Never After
Rúnar Rúnarsson Echo
Silja Hauksdóttir Agnes Joy

Male leading role

Björn Thors Pity the Lovers
Ingvar Sigurðsson A White, White Day
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson Happily Never After

Female leading role

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir The County
Katla Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir Agnes Joy
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir Happily Never After

Female supporting role

Donna Cruz Agnes Joy
Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir A White, White Day
Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir Happily Never After
Sólveig Arnarsdóttir Trapped 2
Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir Trapped 2

Male supporting role

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Agnes Joy
Hilmir Snær Guðnason A White, White Day
Hinrik Ólafsson The County
Jóel Ingi Sæmundsson Pity the Lovers
Þorsteinn Bachmann Agnes Joy

Children- and Youth category:

Valhalla
Skoppa and Skrítla á póstkorti um Ísland
Sögur, söguspilið

News- & interview programs

Hvað höfum við gert?
Kveikur
Leitin að upprunanum

Documentary of the year

I'm a Simple Man – My Name is Gleb
Flórídafanginn
DIVE: Rituals in Water
The Last Autumn
The Vasulka Effect

TV

Trapped 2
Happily Never After
Ordinary People 2

Screenplay

Hlynur Pálmason A White, White Day
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Huldar Breiðfjörð and Sólveig Jónsdóttir Happily Never After
Silja Hauksdóttir, Gagga Jónsdóttir and Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir Agnes Joy

Cultural TV program

Framkoma
Fyrir alla muni
Kiljan
Með okkar augum
Víkingur Heiðar leikur Bach

Human interest program

Kokkaflakk II
Lifum lengur
Nörd í Reykjavík
Svona fólk
Veröld sem var

Entertainment program

Allir geta dansað
Áramótaskaup 2019
Ísskápastríð
Kappsmál
Vikan með Gísla Marteini

Short film

Paperboy
Maternal Love
Wilma

Effects

CAN Film, Gustav Törnroth, RGB, Jón Már Gunnarsson A White, White Day
Pétur Karlsson, Eva Sólveig Þórðardóttir, Haukur Karlsson Trapped 2
Sigurgeir Arinbjarnarson Happily Never After

Costumes

Helga Rós V. Hannam Trapped 2
Margrét Einarsdóttir Valhalla
Rebekka Jónsdóttir Happily Never After

Prosthetics

Áslaug Dröfn Sigurðardóttir Trapped 2
Kristín Júlla Kristjánsdóttir Valhalla
Ragna Fossberg fyrir Arctic

Sound

Gunnar Árnason Agnes Joy
Kjartan Kjartansson End of Sentence
Lars Halvorsen A White, White Day

Editing

Julius Krebs Damsbo A White, White Day
Kristján Loðmfjörð End of Sentence
Kristján Loðmfjörð og Lína Thoroddsen Agnes Joy
Logi Ingimarsson Eden
Stefanía Thors Pity the Lovers

Cinematography

Maria von Hausswolff A White, White Day
Sophia Olsson Echo
Tómas Örn Tómasson Arctic

Production Design

Atli Geir Grétarsson Arctic
Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson The County
Hulda Helgadóttir A White, White Day

TV person

Eva Laufey Kjaran Hermannsdóttir
Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir
Helgi Seljan
Sigrún Ósk Kristjánsdóttir
Steiney Skúladóttir

Original score

Davíð Berndsen Thirst
Edmund Finnis A White, White Day
Gísli Galdur Þorgeirsson Happily Never After
Jófríður Ákadóttir Agnes Joy
Kira Kira The Deposit

TV production – unscripted broadcasting

Björgvin Harðarson Allir geta dansað
Björgvin Harðarson Mugison í beinni
Salóme Þorkelsdóttir and Gísli Berg Söngvakeppnin 2019
Vilhjálmur Siggeirsson Undankeppni EM karla í fótbolta
Þór Freysson Afmælistónleikar Helgi Björns

TV production (all inclusive) – Public voting at ruv.is