Icelandic Academy of Film and Television announces winners of Edda Awards

06/10/2021 – The 2021 edition saw the triumph of Ragnar Bragason The garden, which won nine accolades, and the television series The Minister, awarded three statuettes

On Sunday October 3, the Icelandic Academy of Film and Television announced the recipients of this year’s prestigious award Edda Prize. The Eddas, created in 1999, honor the biggest national film and television hits of the season and are the most important awards in the local audiovisual industry. The 2021 edition saw the triumph of Ragnar Bragasondramatic comedy The garden [+see also:
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An Icelandic-Polish co-production, The garden focuses on Indiana (Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir), who lives in a communal city and earns a living by taking advantage of social assistance. In her small private garden, she takes care of her award-winning tree. When his only son arrives with a foreign girlfriend, Indiana’s world is turned upside down. The feature film won a huge amount of trophies, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Supporting Actress, among others.

The second big winner, the television series The Minister, co-produced by Sagafilm and RÚV pubcaster with Sweden Yellow bird/ C More-TV4, won the award for best fiction series. The eight-part show follows populist Prime Minister Benedikt Ríkarðsson (lafur Darri Ólafsson) as his mental illness develops and his colleagues try to keep it a secret from the nation. For his performance as an Icelandic statesman, lafsson was crowned best actor in a leading role, while Davíð Kristjansson won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Here is the list of the winners of the Edda Awards 2021:

Best feature film
The garden [+see also:
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
lafur Darri Ólafsson – The Minister (Iceland / Sweden / Denmark / Finland / Norway)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir – The garden

Best Supporting Actor
Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson – The Minister

Best Supporting Actress
Halldora Geirharðsdóttir – The garden

Best scenario
Ragnar Bragason – The garden

Best children ‘s and youth production
Stunning Okkar

Best Documentary
A song called hate – Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdottir

Best Fiction Series
The Minister

Best short film Film
Yes-People – Gísli Darri Halldórsson

Better visual effects
Filmgate, Guðjón Jónsson, Árni Gestur Sigfússon – Thin ice (Sweden / Iceland / France)

Best Costumes
Helga Rós vs. Hannam – The garden

Best makeup
Áslaug Dröfn Sigurðardóttir – The garden

Best sound
Huldar Freyr Arnarson – The Valhalla Murders

Best Editing
Valdís Óskarsdóttir, Sigurður Eyþórsson and Guðlaugur Andri Eyþórsson – The Valhalla Murders

Best photography
rni Filippusson – The garden

Best production design
Heimir Sverrisson – The garden

Best Original Music
Högni Egilsson – The hero’s journey to the third pole [+see also:
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Honorary Award
Reynir oddsson