Academy Awards 2013

The 14th Edda Awards were held on 16 February 2013 in Harpa, the new Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, honouring the best national film and television programs of 2012.

Djúpið, the Deep, by director Baltasar Kormakur was the winner of the night with a total of eleven awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Filming and Best Editing. The film Svartur á leik, Black’s Game, won three awards, for Best Supporting Actress and Actor and Best Script.

The award for Best TV Drama went to Pressa and it’s leading actress, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, won the award for Best Actress. Sailcloth with British actor John Hurt was selected the Best Short film and Hrafnhildur, a documentary about a sex change operation won the award for Best Documentary. Kastljós won the Best TV News and Current Affairs and the film Ávaxtakarfan the Best Children’s Program.

The director Kristin Johannesdottir, received the Edda Honorary Award and the young TV personality Bjorn Bragi Arnarsson won the People’s Choice Award.The Eddan Ceremony, the Icelandic Academy Awards, for the year 2013 was held in Harpan, on Saturday, February 16, 2013.

Following is a list of nominees for the awards – winners are bolded and underlined.

Film

Djúpið
Frost
Svartur á leik

TV News and Current Affairs

Glettur
Kastljós
Landinn
Málið
Neyðarlínan

TV Culture or Lifestyle Program

Djöflaeyjan
Hljómskálinn
Kiljan
Með okkar augum
Tónspor

Short Film

Brynhildur og Kjartan
Fórn
Sailcloth

Director

Baltasar Kormákur, Djúpið
Grímur Hákonarson, Hreint Hjarta
Óskar Jónasson, Pressa 3
Óskar Þór Axelsson, Svartur á leik
Reynir Lyngdal, Frost

Script

Jón Atli Jónasson / Baltasar Kormákur, Djúpið
Óli Jón Gunnarsson, Gunna
Jóhann Ævar Grímsson / Margrét Örnólfsdóttir / Óskar Jónasson / Sigurjón Kjartansson, Pressa 3
Óskar Þór Axelsson, Svartur á leik
Ragnhildur Sverrisdóttir / Sölvi Tryggvason / Þór Jónsson / Sævar Guðmundsson, Sönn íslensk sakamál

Leading Actress

Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir, Frost
Elin Petersdottir, Stars Above
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Pressa 3

Leading Actor

Björn Thors, Frost
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Svartur á leik
Kjartan Guðjónsson, Pressa 3
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Djúpið
Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson, Svartur á leik

TV Drama

Áramótaskaup sjónvarpsins 2012
Mið Ísland
Pressa 3

TV Comedy

Andraland
Dans Dans Dans 2
Hraðfréttir
Spurningabomban
Steindinn okkar 3

Documentary

Amma Lo-fi: Kjallaraspólur Sigríðar Níelsdóttur
Hrafnhildur – Heimildamynd um kynleiðréttingu
Hreint hjarta
Íslensku björgunarsveitirnar
Sundið

Children’s Program

Algjör Sveppi – sería 5
Ávaxtakarfan
Stundin okkar

Supporting Actress

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Pressa 3
María Birta Bjarnadóttir, Svartur á leik
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, Djúpið

Supporting Actor

Björn Thors, Djúpið
Damon Younger, Svartur á leik
Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Djúpið
Theodór Júlíusson, Djúpið
Þorsteinn Bachmann, Pressa 3

Filming

Arnar Þórisson, Pressa 3
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, Djúpið
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, Svartur á leik
G. Magni Ágústsson, ÍKS, Wallander Before the Frost
Karl Óskarsson, Sailcloth

Editing

Grímur Hákonarson / Steinþór Birgisson, Hreint hjarta
Guðni Hilmar Halldórsson / Jakob Halldórsson, Pressa 3
Kristján Loðmfjörð, Svartur á leik
Sverrir Kristjánsson / Elísabet Rónaldsdóttir, Djúpið
Sævar Guðmundsson, Sönn íslensk sakamál

Sound

Huldar Freyr Arnarson, Svartur á leik
Kjartan Kjartansson / Ingvar Lundberg, Djúpið
Pétur Einarsson, Pressa 3

Music

Ben Frost / Daníel Bjarnason, Djúpið
Frank Hall, Svartur á leik
Hallvarður Ásgeirsson, Hreint hjarta
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson / Örn Eldjárn, Mona
Hjaltalín, Days of Gray

Production Design

Atli Geir Grétarsson, Djúpið
Haukur Karlsson, Svartur á leik
Linda Mjöll Stefánsdóttir, Ávaxtakarfan

Costume Design

Helga I. Stefánsdóttir, Djúpið
Margrét Einarsdóttir, Svartur á leik
María Theodora Ólafsdóttir, Ávaxtakarfan

Make-up & Hair

Harpa Káradóttir / Sara Bergmann, Steindinn okkar 3
Ragna Fossberg, Djúpið
Steinunn Þórðardóttir, Svartur á leik

Visual Effects

Björn Daníel Svavarsson, Steindinn okkar 3
Daði Einarsson, Djúpið
Haukur Karlsson (hefðbundnar brellur), Svartur á leik

Honorary Award

Kristín Jóhannesdóttir

People’s Choice Award

Björn Bragi Arnarsson