The Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role ( da, Bodilprisen for bedste kvindelige hovedrolle) is one of the merit categories presented by the

Danish Film Critics Association Danish Film Critics Association ( da, Danske Filmkritikere, until 2013 ''Filmmedarbejderforeningen'') is a film critics association that annually since 1948 have handed out the Bodil Awards The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given ...

at the annual

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 given ...

. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest

film awards This is a list of groups, organizations, and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema, usually by awarding various prizes. The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names (such as the "Oscar" for Hollywood's Academy Awards), which ar ...

in Europe, and it honours the best performance by an actress in a leading role in a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

produced film. The jury can decide not to hand out the award; this has happened 12 times since 1953.

Honorees

1940s

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

Bodil Kjer Bodil Kjer (; 2 September 1917 – 1 February 2003) was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater.Piil, Morten, ''Bodil Kjer'' Danske Filmskuespillere, Gyldendal, ...

won for her role as Jenny Christensen in ''

Jenny and the Soldier ''Jenny and the Soldier'' ( da, Soldaten og Jenny) is a 1947 Danish dramatic film written and directed by Johan Jacobsen. The black-and-white film is based on the 1940 stage play ''Brudstykker af et mønster'' () written by Danish playwright Carl ...

'' *

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

Karin Nellemose Karin Nellemose (3 August 1905 – 5 August 1993), was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema. She was the sister of sculptor Knud Nellemose (1908–1997). In ''Matador'' (Danish produced and first shown between 1978 and 1982) sh ...

won for her role as Thyra Sabroe in ''

Kampen mod uretten ''Kampen mod uretten'' is a 1949 Danish drama film directed by Ole Palsbo, and written by Leck Fischer, based on the novel by Sven Sabroe. The film starred Karin Nellemose and Mogens Wieth. Both received Bodil Awards for their roles, with Nellemos ...

1950s

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

Astrid Villaume Astrid Villaume (3 November 1923 – 12 February 1995) was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her Bodil Award-winning title role in the 1950 film ''Susanne''. Danish film historian Morten Piil described Villaume's appeal as a comb ...

won for her role as Susanne Drewes in ''

Susanne Susanne may refer to: *Susanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) *, later USS ''SP-411'', a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, the proposed name and designation for a vess ...

'' *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: Not awarded *

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

won for her role as Musen Polyhymnia in ''

Mød mig på Cassiopeia ''Meet Me on Cassiopeia'' ( da, Mød mig på Cassiopeia) is a 1951 Danish musical film directed by . The story is about a Muse played by Bodil Kjer interfering in a contemporary theater production, who gets as inspired by Earthly life as she ins ...

'' *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

: Not awarded *

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

Tove Maës Tove Maës (30 April 192131 December 2010) was a Danish actress of stage, television and film best known for her starring roles in the series of "Morten Korch" films, in particular '' The Red Horses''. Maës was a three-time recipient of the Bo ...

won for her role as in ' *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

Birgitte Federspiel Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – 2 February 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (''Ordet'') and 1959 (''En fremmed banker på'').Ordet ''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. The film won ...

'' *

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen (22 September 1915 – 24 April 1982) was a Danish stage and film actress. She was married to Danish actor and comedian Dirch Passer. Filmography * '' Sun Over Denmark'' – 1936 * ' – 1938 * ''I dag begynder livet'' ...

won for her role as Helga Nielsen in ''

Altid ballade ''Altid ballade'' (English: ''Nothing but trouble'') is a 1955 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel which focuses on a working-class family. The film was a remake of Edith Carlmar's 1954 film ''Aldri annet enn bråk'', and Axel's début as ...

'' *

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

Birgit Sadolin Birgit Sadolin, (born 10 October 1933) is a Danish actress. She entered film in 1953 with the comedy '' Ved Kongelunden''. Sadolin won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1957 for her role in '. Filmography * '' Ved Kongelu ...

won for her role as Johanne 'Joe' Hansen in ' *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

Clara Pontoppidan Clara Pontoppidan (23 April 1883 – 22 January 1975), also known as Clara Wieth, was a Danish actress. She worked mainly in Swedish and Danish silent films, including ''A Victim of the Mormons'' (Denmark, 1911). Personal life Clara Pontop ...

won for her role as Enkefru Tang in ''

En kvinde er overflødig ''En kvinde er overflødig'' () is a 1957 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel which focuses on a working-class family. Clara Pontoppidan received a Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role as Enkefru Tang. Cast * Cl ...

'' *

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

1960s

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

Bodil Ipsen Bodil Ipsen (; 30 August 1889 – 26 November 1964) was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading ...

won for her role as Bedstemor Gunhild in ''

Tro, håb og trolddom ''Faith, Hope and Witchcraft'' ( da, Tro, håb og trolddom) is a 1960 Danish family film directed by Erik Balling and starring Bodil Ipsen. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Bodil Ipsen - Bedstemor Gunhi ...

'' *

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

Lise Ringheim Lise Ringheim (15 May 1926 – 25 September 1994) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1943 and 1993. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * ''Vi arme syndere'' (1952) * ''W ...

won for her role as Eva Sørensen in ''

Den sidste vinter ''The Last Winter'' ( da, Den sidste vinter) is a 1960 Danish war film directed by Frank Dunlop, Anker Sørensen and Edvin Tiemroth. It was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Tony Britton as Stephen Burton * Dieter ...

'' *

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

: Not awarded *

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

: Helle Virkner won for her role as Emilie in ''

Den kære familie ''Den kære familie'' is a 1962 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling based on a play by Gustav Esmann. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where cinematographer Jørgen Skov won a Silver Prize for photography. ...

'' *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

: won for her role as Gudrun in ''

Gudrun Gudrun ( ; non, Guðrún) or Kriemhild ( ; gmh, Kriemhilt) is the wife of Sigurd/Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature. She is believed to have her origins in Ildico, last wife of Attila the Hun, and two que ...

'' *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

: Lone Hertz won for her role as Tine Bølling in ''

Tine Tine may refer to: *Tine (structural), a 'prong' on a fork or similar implement, or any similar structure *Tine (company), the biggest dairy producer in Norway * ''Tine'' (film), a 1964 Danish film *Tine, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Ira ...

'' *

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

: Not awarded *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

: Lone Hertz won for her role as Lene in ' *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

: Harriet Andersson won for her role as Sofia Persson in ''

Mennesker mødes og sød musik opstår i hjertet ''People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart'', ( da, Mennesker mødes og sød musik opstår i hjertet), is a 1967 Danish/Swedish romantic comedy directed by Henning Carlsen and starring Harriet Andersson and Preben Neergaard. The film is based u ...

'' *

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

: Not awarded

1970s

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

: won for her role as Vera Bagger in '' Jazz All Around'' *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

won for her role as Gerda Knudsen in ' *

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

: Not awarded *

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

: Lotte Tarp won for her role as Birthe Kold in ' *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

: Not awarded *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

: Agneta Ekmanner won for her role as Marianne Lorentzen in '' Per'' *

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

: Ghita Nørby won for her role as Kirsten in ' *

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

: Not awarded *

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

: Not awarded *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

: Kirsten Olesen won for her role as Kirsten in '' In My Life''

1980s

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

: Not awarded *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

: Karen Lykkehus won for her role as Dagmar Larsen in '' Next Stop Paradise'' *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

: Solbjørg Højfeldt won for her role as Karen in ' *

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

won for her role as Inger Marie Maage in ' *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

Line Arlien-Søborg Line Arlien-Søborg (born 25 July 1966) is a Danish former actress and film director. In 1984, she received the Bodil and Robert Best Actress awards for the film ''Skønheden og udyret''. Film career In 1981, Arlien-Søborg first received at ...

won for her role as Mette in '' Beauty and the Beast'' *

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

: Not awarded *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

: won for her role as Molly in ' *

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

: won for her role as Henriette 'Henry in ' *

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

: Not awarded *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

: won for her role as Maria in '

1990s

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

: Ghita Nørby won for her role as Regitze in '' Waltzing Regitze'' *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as Pauline in ' *

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

: Ghita Nørby won for her role as Rosha Cohen in ''

Freud's Leaving Home ''Freud's Leaving Home'' ( sv, Freud flyttar hemifrån...) is a 1991 Swedish comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film won ten awards and was nominated for three. The film follows a girl, Freud, from a Jewish family in Sweden. It was the firs ...

'' *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

Anne Louise Hassing Anne Louise Hassing (born 17 September 1967) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Pain of Love'' (1992) and ''The Idiots'' (1998). Career Anne Louise Hassing was born in Horsens, Denmark, on 17 September 1967. ...

won for her role as Kirsten in ''

Pain of Love ''Pain of Love'' ( da, Kærlighedens smerte) is a 1992 cinema of Denmark, Danish dramatic tragedy written and directed by Nils Malmros. It stars Anne Louise Hassing and Søren Østergaard in a beautiful but bitter story about a young college stud ...

'' *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

: Sofie Gråbøl won for her role as Clara Uldahl-Ege in ''

Black Harvest Black Harvest may refer to: * Black Harvest (1993 film), a Danish drama film * Black Harvest (1992 film) ''Black Harvest'' is a 1992 Australian-Papua New Guinea documentary directed by Australians Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson. It is the thi ...

'' *

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

Kirsten Rolffes Kirsten Rolffes (20 September 1928 – 10 April 2000) was a Danish actress, internationally mostly recognized for her roles in '' The Kingdom'' and ''Matador''. She also had a leading role in Denmark's first sitcom, ''Een stor familie'' (''One ...

won for her role as Sigrid Drusse in '' The Kingdom'' *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

: Puk Scharbau won for her role as Lise (20-30 years) in ' ** was nominated for her role as Frederik's mother in ' ** Charlotte Sieling was nominated for her role as Hannah in ' *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

: Emily Watson won for her role as Bess McNeill in '' Breaking the Waves'' *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

: Sidse Babett Knudsen won for her role as Julie in '' Let's Get Lost'' ** was nominated for her role as Johanne in ' ** Anneke von der Lippe was nominated for her role as Barbara in ''

Barbara Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...

'' *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

: Bodil Jørgensen won for her role as Karen in '' The Idiots''

2000s

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

: Sidse Babett Knudsen won for her role as Sus in '' The One and Only'' *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

won for her role as Selma in '' Dancer in the Dark'' *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

: Stine Stengade won for her role as Kira in '' Kira's Reason: A Love Story'' *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

: Paprika Steen won for her role as Nete in '' Okay'' *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

: Birthe Neumann won for her role as Sara in '' Move Me'' *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

: Connie Nielsen won for her role in '' Brothers'' *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as My Larsen in ' *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as Charlotte in ''

A Soap ''En Soap'' (''A Soap'' or ''Soap'') is a 2006 Danish melodramatic comedy film directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen which incorporates many of the austere techniques of Dogme style. The movie, starring Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik, follow ...

'' *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: Noomi Rapace won for her role in '' Daisy Diamond'' *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: won for her role in ''

Terribly Happy ''Terribly Happy'' ( da, Frygtelig lykkelig) is a 2008 Danish crime film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, based on Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name from 2004. Plot Copenhagen policeman Robert Hansen has been reassigned by his supervisor, th ...

2010s

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

: Charlotte Gainsbourg won for her role as She in '' Antichrist'' ** Lærke Winther Andersen was nominated for her role as Katrine in ' ** was nominated for her role as Charlotte in ' ** was nominated for her role as Barbara in ' ** Paprika Steen was nominated for her role as Thea Barfoed in '' Applause'' *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as Marianne in ''

Hævnen ''In a Better World'' ( da, Hævnen, "The Revenge") is a 2010 Danish drama thriller film written by Anders Thomas Jensen and directed by Susanne Bier. The film stars Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, and Ulrich Thomsen in a story which takes p ...

'' ** Julie Brochorst Andersen was nominated for her role as Sara in '' Hold Me Tight'' **

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 ...

was nominated for her role as Nurse Gert in '' Eksperimentet'' ** Bodil Jørgensen was nominated for her role as Ingeborg in ''

Smukke mennesker ''Nothing's All Bad'' ( da, Smukke mennesker) is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Mikkel Munch-Fals. Cast * Bodil Jørgensen as Ingeborg * Henrik Prip as Anders * as Jonas * as Anna * as Jonas' ex bofælle * Jesper Asholt as Bingoværte ...

'' ** was nominated for her role in ''

'' *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: won for her role as Ditte in '' En familie'' ** Frederikke Dahl Hansen was nominated for her role as Louise in '' Frit fald'' ** Kirsten Dunst was nominated for her role as Justine in '' Melancholia'' ** was nominated for her role as Lina in ''

Magi i luften ''Love Is in the Air'' ( da, Magi i luften) is a 2011 Danish musical film directed by Simon Staho. Cast * Emma Sehested Høeg as Lina * Gustav Hintze as Daniel * Victoria Carmen Sonne as Therese * Anton Honik as Stefan (as Honik) * Laust Sonne ...

'' *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

: won for her role as Helene in ' ** Trine Dyrholm was nominated for her role as Ida in '' Den skaldede frisør'' ** Alicia Vikander was nominated for her role as Caroline Matilda of Great Britain in ''

En kongelig affære ''A Royal Affair'' ( da, En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VI ...

'' ** Bodil Jørgensen was nominated for her role as

Gudrun Fiil Gudrun Fiil (18 December 1890 – 19 May 1972) was inn keeper at Hvidsten Inn and member of the Danish resistance, whose husband, son and son-in-law were executed by the German occupying power. Biography Gudrun Fiil was born in Gødstrup præ ...

in ''

Hvidsten gruppen ''This Life'' ( da, Hvidsten gruppen) is a 2012 Danish drama film based on the activities of the Hvidsten Group, a Danish resistance group in World War II. Cast and characters * Jens Jørn Spottag as Marius Fiil * Bodil Jørgensen as Gudrun Fi ...

'' ** Julie Brochorst Andersen was nominated for her role as Laura in ''

You & Me Forever ''You & Me Forever'' is 2012 Danish coming-of-age drama about friendship, jealousies, and growing up. It was directed by Kaspar Munk. It follows Munk's 2010 film, ''Hold Me Tight'', that addresses similar coming-of-age themes. Plot Laura and ...

'' *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

: Charlotte Gainsbourg won for her role as Joe in '' Nymphomaniac'' ** Sofie Gråbøl was nominated for her role as Helen in '' The Hour of the Lynx'' ** Stacy Martin was nominated for her role as Young Joe in '' Nymphomaniac'' ** Helle Fagralíð was nominated for her role as Signe in '' Sorrow and Joy'' *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Danica Curcic Danica Curcic ( sr-cyrl, Даница Ћурчић, sr-latn, Danica Ćurčić) is a Serbs, Serbian-Danes, Danish actress. Biography Curcic was born in Belgrade. At the age of one, she moved to Copenhagen with her family where her father work ...

won for her role in '' Silent Heart'' *

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

: won for her role as Ellen in ' *

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

: Trine Dyrholm won for her role in '' The Commune'' *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

: Amanda Collin won for her role in '' En frygtelig kvinde'' * : won for her role in ''

Holiday A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tra ...

2020s

* : Trine Dyrholm won for her role in '' Queen of Hearts'' * : won for her role in '' A Perfectly Normal Family'' * : Birthe Neumann won for her role in

Pagten ''Pagten'' (English: ''The Pact'') is a Danish television series in the form of televised Advent Calendar that was shown over the Christmas period in 2009. It was written by Maya Ilsøe. It was screened for Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins in 2011 & ...

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* {{Bodil Awards 1948 establishments in Denmark Awards established in 1948 Actress in a Leading Role Film awards for lead actress

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