The Bodil Awards are the major
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film awards
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given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in
Copenhagen
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. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are given without regard to commercial interests or box-office sales, but rather to highlight the films or actors that the critics regard as most worthy.
The name of the award honours two of the most important actresses in Danish cinema,
Bodil Kjer
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and
Bodil Ipsen. The statuette is made of porcelain, and was designed by Danish artist and sculpted by Svend Jespersen of
Bing & Grøndahl
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.
Categories
Awards are presented for the following categories:
Merit awards
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Best Danish Film
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Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best American Film, awarded as Best Non-European Film from 1961 until 1969
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Best Non-American Film, awarded as Best European Film from 1961 until 1969
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Best Documentary
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Best Cinematographer
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Best Screenplay, annually since 2015
Special awards
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Honorary Award, since 1951 and ''
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'' until 1997; since then annually
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Special Award
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, annually since 2008
External awards
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Henning Bahs Award, annually since 2012 for excellence in
production design
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Arbejdernes Landsbank Talentprisen, annually since 2020 for a young talent
See also
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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 ...
References
External links
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Bodil Awardsin the
Internet Movie Database
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Danish film awards
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