Academy Awards 2014

Of Horses and Men, by first time movie director Benedikt Erlingsson, won the Edda trophy as Best Film at the Edda Awards, Iceland’s national film prizes, which the Icelandic Film and Television Academy presented on February 22 at a televised gala held in Reykjavík’s Harpan.

Of Horses and Men, a country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human, won a total of six Edda trophies, while the movie Metalhead, about the rite of passage of a heavy metal country girl, swept a total of eight trophies.

The actor Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, walked away with two Eddas for both Best Actor (for his role in Of Horses and Men) and Best Supporting Actor (for Metalhead)

The Icelandic Edda joins both film and television and over 100 film and television productions, comprising seven films, ten shorts, 12 documentaries and 76 TV shows, were submitted for this year’s awards ceremony.

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

Film

Hross í oss
Málmhaus
XL

TV News/Current Affairs

Auðæfi hafsins
Ísþjóðin með Ragnhildi Steinunni
Kastljós
Málið
Tossarnir

TV Culture/Lifestyle Programme

Djöflaeyjan
Ferðalok
Hið blómlega bú
Hljómskálinn
Með okkar augum

Short Film

Heilabrotinn
Hvalfjörður
Víkingar

Director

Benedikt Erlingsson – Hross í oss
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson – Hvalfjörður
Marteinn Þórsson – XL
Ragnar Bragason – Málmhaus
Þór Ómar Jónsson – Falskur fugl

Screenplay

Benedikt Erlingsson – Hross í oss
Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir, Bragi Valdimar Skúlason og Konráð Pálmason – Orðbragð
Guðmundur Óskarsson og Marteinn Þórsson – XL
Jón Atli Jónasson – Falskur fugl
Ragnar Bragason – Málmhaus

Leading Actress

Charlotte Böving – Hross í oss
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir – Ástríður 2
María Birta Bjarnadóttir – XL
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir – Fiskar á þurru landi
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir – Málmhaus

Leading Actor

Ágúst Örn Wigum – Hvalfjörður
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson – Hross í oss
Kjartan Guðjónsson – Ástríður 2
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson – XL
Styr Júlíusson – Falskur fugl

TV Drama

Ástríður 2
Fiskar á þurru landi
Hulli

TV Entertainment Programme

Áramótaskaup sjónvarpsins 2013
Bara grín
Hraðfréttir
Orðbragð
Spurningabomban

Documentary

Aska
Ég gafst ekki upp
Fit Hostel
Hvellur
Strigi og flauel

Children’s Programme

Ávaxtakarfan
Stundin okkar
Vasaljós

Supporting Actress

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir – Málmhaus
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir – XL
Maríanna Clara Lúthersdóttir – Þetta reddast
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir – XL
Sigríður María Egilsdóttir – Hross í oss

Supporting Actor

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson – Ástríður 2
Hannes Óli Ágústsson – Málmhaus
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson – Málmhaus
Steinn Ármann Magnússon – Hross í oss
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson – Málmhaus

Cinematography

Ágúst Jakobsson – Málmhaus
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson – Hross í oss
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson – XL
Christoph Cico Nicolaisen – Falskur fugl
Gunnar Auðunn Jóhannsson – Hvalfjörður

Editing

Davíð Alexander Corno – Hross í oss
Guðni Hilmar Halldórsson – Fiskar á þurru landi
Stefanía Thors, Marteinn Þórsson, Sigurður Eyþórsson, Valdís Óskarsdóttir – XL
Sævar Guðmundsson – Sönn íslensk sakamál
Valdís Óskarsdóttir – Málmhaus

Sound Design

Birgir Tryggvason og Sindri Þór Kárason – Ófeigur gengur aftur
Bogi Reynisson og Pétur Einarsson – XL
Friðrik Sturluson og Stúdíó Sýrland – Hulli
Huldar Freyr Arnarson – Málmhaus
Friðrik Sturluson, Páll S. Guðmundsson og Stúdíó Sýrland – Hross í oss

Musical Score

Anna Þorvaldsdóttir og Samaris – XL
Davíð Þór Jónsson – Hross í oss
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson – Falskur fugl
Karl Olgeirsson – Ófeigur gengur aftur
Pétur Ben – Málmhaus

Set Design

Gunnar Pálsson – Fólkið í blokkinni
Júlía Embla Katrínardóttir – Hvalfjörður
Linda Mjöll Stefánsdóttir – Ávaxtakarfan
Sigurður Óli Pálmarsson – Hross í oss
Sveinn Viðar Hjartarsson – Málmhaus

Costume Design

Arndís Ey Eiríksdóttir– Sönn íslensk sakamál
Helga Rós V. Hannam – Fólkið í Blokkinni
Helga Rós V. Hannam – Málmhaus

Make-up & Hair

Sigríður Rósa Bjarnadóttir og Gunnhildur Erlingsdóttir – Hross í oss
Steinunn Þórðardóttir – Málmhaus
Svanhvít Valgeirsdóttir – Ávaxtakarfan

Special Effects

Daði Einarsson og Gísli Þórólfsson – Málmhaus
Jörundur Rafn Arnarson – Hross í oss
Jörundur Rafn Arnarson – Ófeigur gengur aftur

Honorary Award

Sigríður Margrét Vigfúsdóttir