Nominations for the 2015 Guldbagge Awards
With 6 nominations each, A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove) by Hannes Holm the adaption of the novel by Fredrik Backman and Drifters (Tjuvheder) by feature debutant Peter Grönlund take the lead. They are followed by White People (Det vita folket) by Lisa Aschan (She Monkeys) and Berlin Crystal Bear winner My Skinny Sister (Min lilla syster) by Sanna Lenken – both with 5 nominations.
A jury of 36 members came to the following result for the nominations for the 2015 Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film awards. Special committees agreed on the nominations for the categories for Best Short Film, Best Documentary Film and Best Foreign Language Film. The nominations are listed in alphabetical order.
Best film
The Here After / Efterskalv Producer: Madeleine Ekman
A Man Called Ove / En man som heter Ove Producers: Annica Bellander and Niklas Wikström Nicastro
My Skinny Sister / Min lilla syster Producer: Annika Rogell
Best Director
Magnus von Horn for The Here After / Efterskalv
Sanna Lenken for My Skinny Sister / Min lilla syster
Peter Grönlund for Drifters / Tjuvheder
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Shima Niavarani for the role as Shima in She´s Wild Again Tonight
Malin Levanon for the role as Minna in Drifters / Tjuvheder
Felice Jankell for the role as Sophie Bell in Young Sophie Bell / Unga Sophie Bell
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Rolf Lassgård for the role as Ove in A Man Called Ove / En man som heter Ove
Ulrik Munther for the role as John in The Here After / Efterskalv
Filip Berg for the role as Isak in Eternal Summer / Odödliga
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bahar Pars for the role as Parvaneh in A Man Called Ove / En man som heter Ove
Eva Melander for the role as Susanne in Flocking / Flocken
Amy Deasismont for the role as Katja in My Skinny Sister / Min lilla syster
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Issaka Sawadogo for the role as Josef in White People / Det vita folket
Mats Blomgren for the role as Martin in The Here After / Efterskalv
Henrik Dorsin for the role as Tony in Flocking / Flocken
Best Screenplay
Sanna Lenken for the manuscript to My Skinny Sister / Min lilla syster
Ronnie Sandahl for the manuscript to Underdog / Svenskjävel
Peter Grönlund for the manuscript to Drifters / Tjuvheder
Best Cinematography
Linda Wassberg for the photography in White People / Det vita folket
Göran Hallberg for the photography in A Man Called Ove / En man som heter Ove
Gösta Reiland for the photography in Flocking / Flocken
Best Editing
Hanna Lejonqvist for the editing of My Skinny Sister / Min lilla syster
Anders Teigen for the editing of My Life My Lesson
Kristoffer Nordin for the editing of Drifters / Tjuvheder
Best Costume
Camilla Thulin for the costumes in A Holy Mess / En underbar jävla jul
Stella J Hox for the costumes in Kim
Mia Andersson for the costumes in Drifters / Tjuvheder
Best Sound/Sound design
Andreas Franck for the sound in White People / Det vita folket
Andreas Franck for the sound in The Master Plan / Jönssonligan – den perfekta stöten
Patrik Strömdahl and Jan Alvermark for the sound in She’s Wild Again Tonight
Best Makeup
Jenny Fred for mask/make-up in The Circle / Cirkeln
Jenny Fred for mask/make-up in White People / Det vita folket
Eva von Bahr och Love Larson for mask/make-up in A Man Called Ove / En man som heter Ove
Best Music
Benny Andersson for the music in The Circle / Cirkeln
Jon Ekstrand for the music in White People / Det vita folket
Lisa Holmqvist for the music in Flocking / Flocken
Best Set Design
Ulrika Fredriksson for the scenography in There Ought to Be Rules / Det borde finnas regler
Matilda Afzelius for the scenography in A Holy Mess / En underbar jävla jul
Kajsa Severin for the scenography in Drifters / Tjuvheder
Best visual effects
Andronikos Bisogiannis and Hanna Bengtsson for the effects in The Circle / Cirkeln
Torbjörn Olsson for the effects in A Man Called Ove / En man som heter Ove
Torbjörn Olsson, Fredrik Pihl, Robert Södergren and Joel Sundberg for the effects in JerryMaya's Detective Agency - Stella Nostra / LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Stella Nostra
Best Short Film
Audition Director: Lovisa Sirén
Kung Fury Director: David Sandberg
Northern Great Mountain / Stoerre Vaerie Director: Amanda Kernell
Best Documentary Film
Every Face Has a Name Director: Magnus Gertten
Detained / Förvaret Directors: Anna Persson och Shaon Chakraborty
Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words / Jag är Ingrid Director: Stig Björkman
Best Foreign Language Film
Carol Director: Todd Haynes
Leviatan Director: Andrej Zvjagintsev
Timbuktu Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
More awards at the ceremony The Award of Honour will be presented, as well as the Gullspira (for extraordinary contributions in films for children) and The Audience Award (three nominations to be announced January 8). Also the award for Best Newcomer will be presented. The Guldbagge Awards ceremony will be held 18 January 2016 at Cirkus in Stockholm. Swedish Television (SVT) will be broadcasting the event live.
Awarded annually since 1964, the Guldbagge ("Golden Beetle") is the name of the Swedish Film Institute's award for achievements during the previous year. The award itself, in the form of a fantastical beetle, was designed by the artist Karl Axel Pehrson.
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Published 04 January 2016