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.
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