Golden Beetle Awards - 2005
January 25th, 2006 by Andre Soares
2005 Swedish Film Institute’s Golden Beetle Awards
The 2005 Golden Beetle (Guldbagge aka Golden Bug) award winners were announced on January 30, 2006.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Writer-director Lena Einhorn’s Ninas resa / Nina’s Journey (above) was the surprise best film and best screenplay winner at Sweden’s Golden Beetle Awards, that country’s equivalent to the Oscars. Shot on DV, the low-budget drama follows a Jewish woman as she moves from the World War II Warsaw ghetto to a new life in Sweden. Nina’s Journey, which stars Agnieszka Grochowska, was based on Einhorn’s own book, which in turn was taken from her mother’s life story.
Björn Runge’s Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth (above), which received seven nods, including best film, best director, and best actor (Peter Andersson), ended up winning only one Golden Beetle: for best supporting actor Magnus Krepper. Mouth to Mouth depicts the plight of a young woman who leaves home and ends up in the company of a middle-aged drug addict.
Best Film:
Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth Prod: Clas Gunnarsson
* Ninas resa / Nina’s Journey Prod: Kaska Krosny
Zozo Prod: Anna Anthony
Best Foreign Language Film:
* L’Enfant / The Child Dirs: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne / Belgium
Dare mo shiranai / Nobody Knows Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda / Japan
Caché / Hidden Dir: Michael Haneke / Austria
Best Documentary:
Brunnen / The Well Dir: Kristian Petri
Kinchen / The Kinch Dir: Måns Månsson
* Prostitution bakom slöjan / Prostitution Behind the Veil Dir: Nahid Persson
Best Director:
Josef Fares, for Zozo
* Ulf Malmros, for Tjenare Kungen / God Save the King
Björn Runge, for Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Peter Andersson, for Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth
* Krister Henriksson, for Sex, hopp och kärlek / Sex, Hope & Love
Mikael Persbrandt, for Bang Bang Orangutang
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
* Maria Lundqvist, for Den bästa av mödrar / Äideistä parhain / Mother of Mine
Tuva Novotny, for Fyra veckor i juni / Four Weeks in June
Amanda Ooms, for Harrys döttrar / Harry’s Daughters
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Börje Ahlstedt, for Percy, Buffalo Bill & jag / Percy, Buffalo Bill & I
* Magnus Krepper, for Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth
Michael Nyqvist, for Den bästa av mödrar / Äideistä parhain / Mother of Mine
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Tuva Novotny, for Bang Bang Orangutang
* Ghita Nørby, for Fyra veckor i juni / Four Weeks in June
Sofia Westberg, for Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth
Best Screenplay:
* Lena Einhorn, for Ninas resa / Nina’s Journey
Josef Fares, for Zozo
Björn Runge, for Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth
Best Cinematography:
Anders Bohman, for Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth
* Aril Wretblad, for Zozo
Philip Øgaard, for Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjö / Kim Novak Never Swam in the Lake of Genesaret
Best Short Film:
* En nattsaga / A Night Story Dir: Maja Lindström
Scen nr: 6882 ur mitt liv / Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 Dir: Ruben Östlund
Sportstugan / The Lodge Dirs: Gunilla Heilborn, Mårten Nilsson
Best Achievement (in editing, set design, costume design, make-up, special effects or animation): Jaana Fomin, for the costumes in Tjenare Kungen / God Save the King
Best Achievement (in sound design, mix, musical score): Adam Nordén, for the music in Zozo
Honorary Guldbagge: Anita Björk
Ingmar Bergman Award: Åse Kleveland
Gullspiran / The Golden Shoot (outstanding achievement in children’s films): Director of animation Per Åhlin
The Golden Beetle jury watched 34 features before selecting the nominees.
A special jury of 6 members was responsible for the two Golden Beetle Awards for Best Achievement in two categories: one encompassing film editing, set design, costumes, make-up, special effects, and animation; the other encompassing sound recording, sound mixing and original score.
Golden Beetle Awards: 2005 2006 2007
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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