Nominations for the 2024 Guldbagge Awards

At a press conference at Filmstaden Sergel in Stockholm today, the nominations for the Guldbagge Awards for the film year 2024 were presented. The Hypnosis and The Swedish Torpedo each received eight nominations, followed by Crossing with seven nominations and Love Will Save Us and The Last Journey with four nominations each.

The Guldbagge Awards ceremony, hosted by actress Shima Niavarani, will be held at Cirkus in Stockholm on January 13, 2025. Swedish Television (SVT) will be broadcasting the event live.

A jury of 32 members in four groups came to the following result for the nominations for the 2025 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

The Last Journey
Producers: Lars Beckung and Petra Måhl

The Swedish Torpedo
Producers: David Herdies, Erik Andersson and Michael Krotkiewski

G - 21 Scenes from Gottsunda
Producers: Göran Hugo Olsson and Melissa Lindgren

The Hypnosis
Producer: Mimmi Spång

Crossing
Producer: Mathilde Dedye

BEST DIRECTOR

Ernst De Geer
for The Hypnosis

Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson
for The Last Journey

Levan Akin
for Crossing

Loran Batti
for G - 21 Scenes from Gottsunda

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Asta Kamma August
for Vera in The Hypnosis

Bianca Kronlöf
for Hanne in Heartbeat

Josefin Neldén 
for Sally in The Swedish Torpedo

Mzia Arabuli
for Lia in Crossing

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Filip Berg 
for Conny in Trouble

Herbert Nordrum
for André in The Hypnosis

Pål Sverre Hagen
for Gustav in Let Go

Robert Gustafsson
for Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson in Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Andrea Edwards
for Lotta in The Hypnosis

Eva Melander
for Helena in Trouble

Lisa Carlehed
for Carla in The Swedish Torpedo

Liv Mjönes
for Katrin in Heartbeat

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

David Fukamachi Regnfors
for Julian in The Hypnosis

Jonas Karlsson 
for Vanheden in Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka

Magnus Krepper
for Greger in Hunters

Oscar Skagerberg
for Viktor in From Darkness

BEST SCREENPLAY

Ernst De Geer and Mads Stegger
for The Hypnosis

Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson
for The Last Journey

Frida Kempff and Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten
for The Swedish Torpedo

Levan Akin
for Crossing

BEST EDITING

Britta Norell
for Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

Orvar Anklew and Kalle Lindberg
for Avicii – I'm Tim

Robert Krantz
for The Hypnosis

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Johan Palm
for Summer Times

Lisabi Fridell
for Crossing

Nils Eilif Bremdal-Vinell
for From Darkness

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Anne Gry Friis Kristensen and Sigrid DPA Jensen
for Crossing

Calle Buddee Roos
for Heartbeat

Mathias Schlegel
for Love Will Save Us

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Erik K. Skodvin
for From Dakness

Lisa Montan
for JerryMaya's Detective Agency: The Lost Mascot

Ola Fløttum
for Hunters

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Fredrik Nord and Jacob Gåfvels
for Stockholm Bloodbath

Sami Haartemo, Mikko Löppönen, Teemu Pitkänen, Ville Pätsi and Jacob Danell
for The Swedish Torpedo

Simon Öster, Kevin Gullberg, Carl Lohman and Jacob Danell
for XXL

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Eugen Tamberg
for The Swedish Torpedo

My Ek
for Nova & Alice

Sandra Haraldsen
for Love Will Save Us

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Elle Furudahl
for The Swedish Torpedo

Helga Bumsch
for Love Will Save Us

Roger Rosenberg
for Crossing

BEST MAKEUP

Kaire Hendrikson
for The Swedish Torpedo

Sandra Haraldsen
for Love Will Save Us

Therese Sandersson
for Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka

BEST SHORT FILM

Deck 5B
directed by Malin Ingrid Johansson

On Hospitality – Layla al Attar and Hotel al Rasheed
directed by Magnus Bärtås and Behzad Khosravi Noori

Stuck
directed by Wasima Ayad

The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp
directed by Dennis Harvey

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Last Journey
directed by Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson

G - 21 Scenes from Gottsunda
directed by Loran Batti

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
directed by Göran Hugo Olsson

The Road to Nowhere
directed by Johan Palmgren

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, 24 films were nominated – 20 features, of which five are documentaries, and four short films. 

8 nominations: The Hypnosis and The Swedish Torpedo
7 nominations: Crossing
4 nominations: Love Will Save Us and The Last Journey
3 nominations: Heartbeat, Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka, G - 21 Scenes from Gottsunda, From Darkness and Trouble
2 nominations: Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989, Hunters and Let Go

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), the The Guldbagge Audience Award and The Guldpiga Award (to elevate new talents who bring hope for an exciting future for Swedish cinema).

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