The 48th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the

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, honored the best

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films of 2012 and took place January 21, 2013, at

Cirkus CirKus are a trip hop band formed by Burt Ford (Cameron McVey), Karmil (aka Matt Kent), Lolita Moon and Neneh Cherry. History DJ and producer Karmil was recruited by Burt Ford (Neneh's husband Cameron McVey) as an assistant recording engi ...

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. During the ceremony, the jury presented

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(commonly referred to as Bagge) in 19 categories. The ceremony was televised in the

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by SVT, with actress and comedian

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hosting the show. ''

Eat Sleep Die ''Eat Sleep Die'' ( sv, Äta sova dö) is a 2012 Swedish film written and directed by Gabriela Pichler. Set in present-day Sweden, it follows a realistic story about an unemployed young woman named Raša ( Nermina Lukac), who struggles to find a n ...

'' won four awards including Best Film and Best Director for

Gabriela Pichler Gabriela Katarina Pichler (born 11 March 1980 in Huddinge) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. Biography Pichler and her family moved from Stockholm to Örkelljunga when she was eight years old. Her mother, Ruzica Pichler, is from Bos ...

. ''

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'' also won four awards, all in the technical categories. Other winners included '' Palme'' and ''

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'' with two awards each, and ''

The Last Sentence ''The Last Sentence'' ( sv, Dom över död man; Judgement on the dead) is a 2012 Swedish film, directed by Jan Troell and starring Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Björn Granath and Ulla Skoog. It is set between 1933 and 1945, and focuses ...

'', ''

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'', '' Dance Music Now'', '' Amour'', '' Easy Money II: Hard to Kill'' and '' Isdraken'' with one.

The jury

Through discussions the jury appoints the winners of the

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among the three nominees in all price categories, except for the Honorary Award which is appointed directly by the

's board. The jury consisted this year of Jannike Åhlund (chairman), Anna Carlson, (actress and chairman of Teaterförbundet),

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(producer and writer), Anna Croneman (producer),

Klaus Härö Klaus Härö (born 31 March 1971 in Porvoo, Finland) is a Finnish film director. In 2004, he won Finland's State Prize for Art. Härö grew up in a Swedish-speaking Finnish family. He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the ...

(director), Farnaz Arbabi (director and playwright),

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(musician and composer),

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(film editor) and Marcus Lindeen (director and playwright).

Winner and nominees

The nominees for the 48th Guldbagge Awards were announced on January 3, 2013 in Stockholm, by the

. Films with the most nominations were ''

'' with eleven, followed by ''

'' and ''

'' with six. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on January 21, 2013.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received one or multiple nominations: * Eleven: ''

'' * Six: ''

'' and ''

'' * Five: ''

'' * Four: ''

'' and '' Easy Money II: Hard to Kill'' * Three: '' Palme'' * Two: '' Bitchkram'' and '' Hamilton – I nationens intresse'' * One: '' Katinkas kalas'', '' Lycka till och ta hand om varandra'', '' Mammas pojkar'', '' Pojktanten'', '' El Médico – the Cubaton Story'', '' Isdraken'', ''

Once Upon a Time in Phuket ''Once Upon a Time in Phuket'' (Swedish: ''En gång i Phuket'') is a 2012 Swedish film directed by Staffan Lindberg. Synopsis Sven (Peter Magnusson), an average Swede, from Vallentuna, is bored with his life and wants to experience new adventures. ...

'' and '' Sune i Grekland - All inclusive'' The following four films received multiple awards: * Four: ''

'' and ''

'' * Two: '' Palme'' and ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guldbagge Awards48 2013 in Swedish cinema 2012 film awards Guldbagge Awards ceremonies 2010s in Stockholm January 2013 events in Europe