The nominees for the 2026 Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge nominations for the 2025 film year were announced today at a press conference at Filmhuset in Stockholm. Sweden’s Oscar submission, Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh, leads the way with a total of 11 nominations. Andreas Öhman’s 7 Steps and Jon Blåhed’s Raptures follows with eight nominations each, while Kevlar Soul by Maria Eriksson-Hecht received seven.

The 2026 Guldbagge Awards are organized by the Swedish Film Institute in collaboration with Swedish Television (SVT) and will take place at Cirkus in Stockholm on Monday, January 19, 2026.

A nomination committee consisting of 46 members across five groups has, through jury deliberation, arrived at the following nominations for the 2026 Guldbagge Awards for films released in 2025.

Nominations are listed below in alphabetical order based on the title of the film.

BEST FILM

7 Steps (7 Steg)
Producers: Eliza Jones and Markus Waltå

Eagles of the Republic
Producers: Linus Stöhr Torell, Johan Lindström, Linda Mutawi, and Alexandre Mallet-Guy

Egghead Republic
Producers: Nina Lund, Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja

Kevlar Soul (Kevlarsjäl)
Producers: Ronny Fritsche and Lizette Jonjic

Live a Little (Leva lite)
Producer: Marie Kjellson

BEST DIRECTOR

Andreas Öhman
for 7 Steps (7 Steg)

Tarik Saleh
for Eagles of the Republic

Maria Eriksson-Hecht
for Kevlar Soul (Kevlarsjäl)

Fanny Ovesen
for Live a Little (Leva lite)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Veronica Maggio
as Elle in 7 Steps (7 Steg)

Ella Rae Rappaport
as Sonja Schmidt in Egghead Republic

Embla Ingelman-Sundberg
as Laura in Live a Little (Leva lite)

Jessica Grabowsky
as Rakel in Raptures (Rörelser)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Joel Spira
as Josef in 7 Steps (7 Steg)

Fares Fares
as George Fahmy in Eagles of the Republic

Josef Kersh
as Alex in Kevlar Soul (Kevlarsjäl)

Jakob Öhrman
as Teodor in Raptures (Rörelser)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Liv Mjönes
as Sandra in 7 Steps (7 Steg)

Jessica Liedberg
as Marianne in Little Did I Know (Det är något som inte stämmer)

Elina Knihtilä
as Tyra Viola in Raptures (Rörelser)

Anki Lidén
as Monika in The Home (Hemmet)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Arvin Kananian
as Turan Hiram in Egghead Republic

Jonay Pineda Skallak
as Dennis in Kevlar Soul (Kevlarsjäl)

Torkel Petersson
as Bo in Kevlar Soul (Kevlarsjäl)

Matias Varela
as Markus in The Dance Club

BEST SCREENPLAY

Veronica Maggio and Andreas Öhman
for 7 Steps (7 Steg)

Tarik Saleh
for Eagles of the Republic

Pelle Rådström
for Kevlar Soul (Kevlarsjäl)

Fanny Ovesen
for Live a Little (Leva lite)

BEST EDITING

Stefan Sundlöf and Magnus Svensson
for The Dialogue Police (Dialogpolisen)

Emil Stenberg
for Håkan Bråkan 003

Mervi Junkkonen and Robert Krantz
for Kevlar Soul (Kevlarsjäl)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Josephine Owe
for 7 Steps (7 Steg)

Pierre Aïm
for Eagles of the Republic

Andrew Mungai and Baker Karim
for The Dog

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Hans Møller
for Eagles of the Republic

Ulrika Akander, Tove Lidman and Therese Gylfe
for The Dog

Arno Ledoux
for Trans Memoria

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Alexandre Desplat
for Eagles of the Republic

Rebekka Karijord
for Raptures (Rörelser)

Jens Lindgård and Petter Lindgård
for The Dog

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Peter Hjort, Anders Nyman, Per Nyman and Mikael Windelin
for Eagles of the Republic

Anders Nyman and Christian Olander
for Raptures (Rörelser)

Love Fagerstedt, Anders Nyman and Per Nyman
for The Crown Prince and the Return of The Tyrant (Kronprinsen och tyrannens återkomst)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Eva Torsvall
for 7 Steps (7 Steg)

Virginie Montel
for Eagles of the Republic

Viktoria Mattila
for Raptures (Rörelser)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Roger Rosenberg
for Eagles of the Republic

Petra Kågerman
for Egghead Republic

Vilja Katramo and Okku Rahikainen
for Raptures (Rörelser)

BEST MAKEUP

Saara Räisänen
for Eagles of the Republic

Tuija Valén
for Egghead Republic

Saara Räisänen
for Raptures (Rörelser)

BEST SHORT FILM

Dancing Pigeons
Director: Christofer Nilsson

Family (Familj)
Director: Clara Vida

Fear Fokol
Director: Tuva Björk

Without Kelly (Utan Kelly)
Director: Lovisa Sirén

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Hacking Hate
Director: Simon Klose

Being Bo Widerberg (I huvudet på Bo)
Directors: Jon Asp and Mattias Nohrborg

Trans Memoria
Director: Victoria Verseau

Ultras
Director: Ragnhild Ekner

Facts About This Year’s Nominations

A total of 21 Swedish films have been nominated:
17 feature films (including five documentaries) and four short films.

Number of nominations per film

11 nominations: Eagles of the Republic
8 nominations: 7 Steps, Raptures
7 nominations: Kevlar Soul
5 nominations: Egghead Republic
4 nominations: Live a Little
3 nominations: The Dog
2 nominations: Trans Memoria

Additionally, The Honorary Award, Gullspira, The Guldbagge Audience Award, and Guldpiga will also be presented at the gala. Voting for the Audience Award takes place at aftonbladet.se starting December 17.

Learn more about the films, nominees, and jury groups at Guldbaggen (in Swedish).

The 2026 Guldbagge Awards will be held on January 19, 2026, at Cirkus in Stockholm, hosted by Shima Niavarani, and broadcast live on SVT and SVT Play.