The 15th

Robert Awards The Robert Award ( da, Robert prisen) is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Danish Film Academy. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars, British BAFTAs for films and Australian AACTA Awards. The award—voted only by aca ...

ceremony was held in 1998 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, Denmark. Organized by the

Danish Film Academy The Danish Film Academy was founded in 1982 by a number of people with professional connection to the film industry. The Academy aims to promote the film as an independent art form, and its members are primarily people who work with film. The Acad ...

, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1997.

Honorees

Best Danish Film

* '' Barbara'' by

Nils Malmros Nils Malmros (born 1944), a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema.Nissen, Dan, ''Malmros, Nils'', International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Gale Group, (2001) retrieved 2 August ...

& '' Let's Get Lost'' by Jonas Elmer

Best Screenplay

* - '' Eye of the Eagle''

Best Actor in a Leading Role Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

Lars Simonsen Lars Simonsen (born 19 September 1963) is a Danish actor. He graduated from Aarhus Teater in 1990. In theatre roles, he has appeared at Odense Teater, , , Husets Teater and Betty Nansen Teatret, among others. Plays he has worked on include ...

– '' Barbara''

Best Actress in a Leading Role The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. ...

Sidse Babett Knudsen Sidse Babett Knudsen (; born 22 November 1968) is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy ''Let's Get Lost (1997 film), Let's Get Lost'', for which she receive ...

– '' Let's Get Lost''

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including ''The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mys ...

– '' Barbara''

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Ellen Hillingsø Ellen Gunilla Hillingsø (born 9 March 1967) is a Danish actress who is known primarily for her work in films. She is also a voice actress, narrating audio books. Early life Ellen Gunilla Hillingsø was born on 9 March 1967 in Copenhagen to Kje ...

– ''

Sekten ''Credo'' is a 1997 Danish thriller film. Its original Danish title is ''Sekten'', which means "The Sect". Written and directed by Susanne Bier, the film stars Sofie Gråbøl and Ellen Hillingsø, and was produced by Zentropa. Cast *Sofie Gråb� ...

Best Cinematography

* Jan Weincke – '' Barbara''

Best Production Design

Norbert Scherer Norbert is a Germanic given name, from ''nord'' "north" and ''berht'' "bright". Norbert is also occasionally found as a surname. People with the given name Academia * Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian * Norbert A’Campo (born 194 ...

– ''

Øen i Fuglegaden ''The Island on Bird Street'' ( da, Øen i Fuglegaden) is a 1997 Danish produced drama film directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. It is based on the novel '' The Island on Bird Street''. Cast * Patrick Bergin as Stefan * Jordan Kiziuk as Alex * ...

Best Costume Design

Manon Rasmussen Manon Rasmussen (born 2 August 1951 in Horsens) is a Danish costume designer. She is best known for her frequent collaborator with Lars von Trier in all feature works (with the exception of ''Medea'' and ''The Idiots'') for wardrobes and designing ...

– '' Eye of the Eagle''

Best Makeup

* Elisabeth Bukkehave – '' Eye of the Eagle''

Robert Award for Best Light

Otto Stenov Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded ...

– '' Barbara''

Best Sound Design

* Morten Degnbol &

Stig Sparre-Ulrich Stig or STIG may refer to: People * Stig (given name) * Nickname of Robert Stigwood (1934–2016), musical act manager Arts and entertainment * The Stig, a masked racing driver on the UK television show ''Top Gear'' * Stig (singer), Finnish perf ...

– '' Eye of the Eagle''

Best Editing

* Morten Giese, Jakob Thuesen & Per K. Kirkegaard for '' Eye of the Eagle'' & ''

Best Score

* & Povl Kristian – '' Let's Get Lost''

Best Documentary Short

* ''Patriotene'' – Tómas Gislason

Best Short Featurette

* ''Royal Blues'' – Lotte Svendsen

Non-American Film

* ''

The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is s ...

'' –

Peter Cattaneo Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker. Life and career Cattaneo was brought up in ...

Special Jury Prize (Short)

Henning Bahs Henning Bahs (12 March 1928 – 29 March 2002) was a Danish screenwriter and special effects designer. He wrote for more than 40 films between 1960 and 2002. He is best known as the co-author (with Erik Balling) of the ''Olsen-banden'' seri ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robert Awards, 15 1997 film awards 1998 in Denmark Robert Awards ceremonies 1990s in Copenhagen

Honorees

Best Actor in a Leading Role Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

Best Actress in a Leading Role The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. ...

Robert Award for Best Light

See also

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