2023-12-13 12:31Press release

Nominations for the 2023 Guldbagge Awards

Happy nominees at Filmhuset in Stockholm. Photo by Pelle T. Nilsson / Swedish Press Agency Happy nominees at Filmhuset in Stockholm. Photo by Pelle T. Nilsson / Swedish Press Agency

At a press conference in Filmhuset in Stockholm today, the nominations for the Guldbagge Awards for the film year 2023 were presented. Shame On Dry Land was presented with nine nominations, followed by Hammarskjöld and Opponent with seven nominations. Dogborn, The Gullspång Miracle and Together 99  received four nominations each.

The Guldbagge Awards Gala is arranged by the Swedish Film Institute in collaboration with SVT and will take place at Cirkus in Stockholm on January 15, 2024.

A jury of 33 members in four groups came to the following result for the nominations for the 2024 Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film awards. Special committees agreed on the nominations for the categories for Best Short Film and Best Documentary Film.


BEST FILM

100 Seasons
Producers: Daniel Oliva Andersson and Isabella Rodriguez 

Hammarskjöld
Producer: Patrick Ryborn 

The Gullspång Miracle
Producer: Ina Holmqvist  

Opponent
Producer: Annika Rogell 

Paradise is Burning
Producer: Nima Yousefi 


BEST DIRECTOR

Milad Alami
for Opponent

Maria Fredriksson
for The Gullspång Miracle

Axel Petersén
for Shame on Dry Land

Ami-Ro Sköld
for The Store


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Karin Franz Körlof
for Lisa in One Day All This Will Be Yours

Marall Nasiri
for Maryam in Opponent

Lena Olin
for Eva in Second Act

Sanna Sundqvist
for Sara in Thank You, I'm Sorry


BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Gustaf Hammarsten
for Göran in Together 99 

Payman Maadi 
for Iman in Opponent

Mikael Persbrandt
for Dag Hammarskjöld in Hammarskjöld 

Joel Spira
for Dimman in Shame On Dry Land


BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Ia Langhammer
for Helen in Thank You, I'm Sorry

Jessica Liedberg
for Anna in Together 99

Anja Lundqvist
for Lena in Together 99

Jacqueline Ramel
for Kicki in Shame On Dry Land


BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Peter Haber
for Dad in One Day AllThis Will Be Yours

Henrik Norlén 
for Yann in Dogborn 

Johan Ulveson
for Blomman in The Final Race

Christopher Wagelin
for Fredrik in Shame On Dry Land


BEST SCREENPLAY

Abbe Hassan and Kristoffer Cras
for Exodus

Milad Alami
for Opponent

Axel Petersén 
for Shame On Dry Land

Lukas Moodysson
for Together 99 


BEST EDITING

Mark Bukdahl and Orvar Anklew
for The Gullspång Miracle 

Olivia Neergaard-Holm
for Opponent

Robert Krantz
for Shame On Dry Land


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

John Christian Rosenlund 
for Hammarskjöld 

Sebastian Winterø
for Opponent

Josua Enblom 
for Shame On Dry Land


BEST SOUND DESIGN

Jonathan Dakers

for Forever 

Hans Møller
for Hammarskjöld

Andreas Franck
for Shame On Dry Land


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Lisa Montan
for Exodus

Baba Stiltz 
for Shame On Dry Land

Henrik Lörstad
for Who Are You, Mamma Moo?


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Nora Berecoechea and Stefan Rycken 
forThe Abyss

Jacob Otterström and Torbjörn Olsson
for Hammarskjöld 

Alan Banis and Andreas Hylander 
for The Conference


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Sanna Nyström
for Dogborn

Karen Fabritius Gram and Pierre Vienings
for Hammarskjöld 

Anne-Louise Thornblad
för The Sugar Experiment 


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Elle Furudahl
for
Dogborn

Niels Sejer
for Hammarskjöld 

Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth 
for Paradise is Burning


BEST MAKEUP

Erika Nicklasson
for Dogborn 

Tove Jansson, Eva von Bahr and Love Larson
for The Conference

Kaisa Pätilä
for Paradise is Burning


Special jury groups for documentary films and short films have decided on the following nominations:

BEST SHORT FILM

Leila 
directed by Fariba Haidari 

Madden 
directed by Malin Ingrid Johansson 

The Lovers 
directed by Carolina Sandvik 


BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Hypermoon 
directed by Mia Engberg 

The Gullspång Miracle
directed by Maria Fredriksson 

Son of the Mullah 
directed by Nahid Persson Sarvestani 

Vintersaga 
directed by Carl Olsson 


Other awards at the ceremony

The Award of Honour (Hedersguldbagge) will be presented, as well as the Gullspira (for extraordinary contributions in films for children) and the The Guldbagge Audience Award.

Awarded annually since 1964, the Guldbagge ("Golden Beetle") is the name of the Swedish Film Institute's award for achievements in film during the previous year. The award itself, in the form of a fantastical beetle, was designed by the artist Karl Axel Pehrson.

About the nominations

In total, 25 films were nominated – 18 features, four documentaries and three short films. 

9 nominations: Shame On Dry Land
7 nominations: Hammarskjöld and Oppponent 
4 nominations: Dogborn, The Gullspång Miracle and Together 99
3 nominations: Paradise is Burning 
2 nominations: One Day All This Will Be Yours, Exodus, The Conference and Thank You, I'm Sorry


The Guldbagge Awards ceremony, hosted by actress Shima Niavarani, will be held at Cirkus in Stockholm on January 15, 2024. Swedish Television (SVT) will be broadcasting the event live.



About The Swedish Film Institute

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