The 65th

Bodil Awards The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are give ...

were held on 3 March 2012 in the Bremen Theater in

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, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010.

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's '' Melancholia'' won the awards for Best Danish Film and Best Cinematography ( Alberto Claro). The only other multiple winner was '' A Funny Man'', which took the awards for Best Actor (

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), Best Supporting Actor ( Lars Ranthe) and Best Set Design (Charlotte Bay Garnov and Peter Grant). It also won the new Audience Award which was introduced this year in collaboration with Blockbuster. The awards for Best Leading and Supporting Actresses went to Lena Maria Christensen won the award for Best Actress for her performance in '' A Family'' and

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won Best Supporting Actress for '' SuperClásico''. '' Testamentet'' directed by Christian Sønderby Jepsen earned the award for Best Documentary. ''

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'' was named Best American Film while the

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ian ''

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'' was selected as Best Non-American Film. The actress Ghita Nørby received a Bodil Honorary Award and the producer Jes Graversen received a Special Award.

Winners

Best Danish Film

* '' Melancholia'' ** '' A Family'' ** '' A Funny Man'' ** ''

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'' ** '' SuperClásico''

Best Documentary

* '' The Testament'' ** '' Ambassadøren'' ** '' Svend'' ** '' ½ Revolution'' ** '' Præsidenteno''

Best Actor in a Leading Role

– '' A Funny Man'' **

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 my ...

– '' A Family'' **

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– '' SuperClásico''

Best Actress in a Leading Role

* Lena Maria Christensen – '' A Family'' ** Frederikke Dahl Hansen – ''

'' **

Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Caroline Dunst (; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the short ''Oedipus Wrecks'' directed by Woody Allen in the anthology film '' New York Stories'' (1989). She then gained recognition for her ro ...

– '' Melancholia'' ** Malou Reymann – '' Love Is in the Air''

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

* Lars Ranthe – '' A Funny Man'' **

Pilou Asbæk Johan Philip "Pilou" Asbæk (; born 2 March 1982) is a Danish actor. He is known for his role as troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul in the Danish television political drama '' Borgen'', and as Euron Greyjoy in the television series ''Game of Thro ...

– '' A Family'' ** David Dencik – '' Room 304'' **

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– '' Melancholia'' ** Kiefer Sutherland – '' Melancholia''

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

– '' SuperClásico'' *

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– ''

'' *

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– '' Melancholia'' * Anne Louise Hassing – '' A Family'' * Charlotte Rampling – '' Melancholia''

Best Cinematography

* Manuel Alberto Claro – '' Melancholia'

Best American Film

* ''

'' ** '' Drive'' ** '' Black Swan'' ** '' True Grit'' * ''

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Best Non-American Film

* ''

'' ** '' Another Year'' ** Of Gods and Men ** '' Oslo, August 31st'' ** ''

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Bodil Special Award

* Jes Graversen (film distributor, Miracle Film)

Bodil Honorary Award

* Ghita Nørby

Audience Award

* A Funny Man (actress)

Henning Bahs Award

* Charlotte Garnov and Peter Grant, scenography (''A Funny Man'')

References

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