41st Robert Awards

41st Robert Awards
41st Robert Awards
Date	3 February 2024
Hosted by	Lise Baastrup
Organized by	Danish Film Academy
Highlights
Best Film	The Promised Land
Most awards	Film; The Promised Land (8); Television; Prisoner (5)
Most nominations	Film; The Promised Land (14); Television; Carmen Curlers 2, Chorus Girls, and Prisoner (6)
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Date3 February 2024

Hosted byLise Baastrup

Organized byDanish Film Academy

Best FilmThe Promised Land

The 41st Robert Awards ceremony, presented by Danish Film Academy on 3 February 2024, to honour the best in Danish film and television of 2023.^[1] It took place at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark and was hosted by actress Lise Baastrup.^[2]

Epic historical drama The Promised Land won eight awards out of fourteen nominations, including Best Danish Film.^[3] Documentary film Apolonia, Apolonia won all five awards out of its nominations. Other winners included Unruly with two. DR1's crime drama series Prisoner won five awards, including Best Danish Television Series and every acting category. Film producer Marianne Moritzen received this year's Robert Honorary Award.^[4] Film producer Sara Stockmann received the Ib Award.^[5]

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Best Danish Film The Promised Land – Louise Vesth, Nikolaj Arcel, and Anders Thomas Jensen‡ Empire – Nina Leidersdorff, Frederikke Aspöck, and Anna Neye The Great Silence – Pernille Tornøe, Katrine Brocks, and Marianne Lentz Tove's Room – Mikael Rieks, Martin Zandvliet, and Jakob Weis Unruly – Matilda Appelin, Malou Reymann, and Sara Isabella Jønsson	Best Children and Youth Film The Great Glitch / Children of Paradise – Magnus Nygaard Albertsen and Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen‡ Rosa and the Stone Troll – Marie Bro, Karla Nor Holmbäck, and Toke Westmark Steensen Shabholm – Daniel Mühlendorph, Gigis, Christoffer Krustrup, Sorena Sanjari, and Troels Unneland
Best Director Lea Glob – Apolonia, Apolonia‡ Katrine Brocks – The Great Silence Malou Reymann – Unruly Martin Zandvliet – Tove's Room Nikolaj Arcel – The Promised Land Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen – The Great Glitch / Children of Paradise
Best Original Screenplay Unruly – Malou Reymann and Sara Isabella Jønsson‡ Empire – Anna Neye The Great Silence – Katrine Brocks and Marianne Lentz The Quiet Migration – Malene Choi and Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen Unsinkable – Christian Andersen and Martin Strange-Hansen	Best Adapted Screenplay The Promised Land – Anders Thomas Jensen and Nikolaj Arcel‡ Copenhagen Does Not Exist – Eskil Vogt Hygge! – Dagur Kári and Mads Tafdrup The Land of Short Sentences – Ida Maria Rydén and Jenny Lund Madsen Tove's Room – Jakob Weis
Best Actor in a Leading Role *Mads Mikkelsen – The Promised Land* as Ludwig Kahlen*‡ Lars Brygmann – Tove's Room* as Victor Andreasen Sylvester Byder – Unsinkable as Henrik Nicolai Jørgensen – Viktor vs the World as Viktor Dar Salim – Darkland: The Return as Zaid	Best Actress in a Leading Role *Paprika Steen – Tove's Room* as Tove Ditlevsen*‡ Amanda Collin – The Promised Land* as Ann Barbara Emilie Kroyer Koppel – Unruly as Maren Anna Neye – Empire as Anna Sofie Torp – The Land of Short Sentences as Marie
Best Actor in a Supporting Role *Simon Bennebjerg – The Promised Land* as Frederik de Schinkel*‡ Joachim Fjelstrup – Tove's Room* as Klaus Rifbjerg Anders Heinrichsen – Unruly as Overlæge Wildenskov Elliott Crosset Hove – The Great Silence as Erik Thomas Hwan – The Land of Short Sentences as Rasmus	Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Jessica Dinnage – Unruly* as Sørine*‡ Lene Maria Christensen – Unruly* as Frk. Nielsen Bodil Jørgensen – The Quiet Migration as Karen Sonja Oppenhagen – Tove's Room as Ms. Andersen Sara Fanta Traore – Empire as Petrine
Best Production Design The Promised Land – Jette Lehmann‡ Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction – Margrethe II Liberation – Heidi Plugge The Quiet Migration – Josephine Farsø Unruly – Rie Lykke	Best Cinematography The Promised Land – Rasmus Videbæk‡ Copenhagen Does Not Exist – Jacob Møller Empire – Linda Wassberg The Great Silence – Mia Mai Dengsø Graabæk The Quiet Migration – Louise McLaughlin Unsinkable – Loui Ladegaard
Best Costume Design Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction – Margrethe II‡ Empire – Charlotte Moe Liberation – Emilie Bøge Dresler The Promised Land – Kicki Ilander Unruly – Mads Nikolaj Elley Jacobsen	Best Makeup The Promised Land – Sabine Schumann‡ The Angel Maker – Sofie de Mylius Liberation – Tina Helmark Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever – Henrik Steen and Thomas Foldberg Unruly – Sara Sofia Kasper
Best Editing Apolonia, Apolonia – Andreas Bøggild Monies and Thor Ochsner‡ Darkland: The Return – Kasper Leick The Great Glitch / Children of Paradise – Mathias Saabye The Great Silence – Nikoline Løgstrup Music for Black Pigeons – Adam Nielsen The Promised Land – Olivier Bugge Coutté	Best Sound Design Apolonia, Apolonia – Anna Żarnecka-Wójcik and Jacques Pedersen‡ Darkland: The Return – Adrian Aurelius and Philip Nicolai Flindt Music for Black Pigeons – Peter Albrechtsen Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever – Nino Jacobsen The Promised Land – Claus Lynge and Hans Christian Kock Thanks for Your Service – Anne Gry Friis Kristensen
Best Score Apolonia, Apolonia – Jonas Struck‡ Darkland: The Return – Jens Ole Wowk McCoy The Great Silence – Johan Carøe The Promised Land – Dan Romer Unsinkable – Anders Malta and Jonas Struck Viktor vs the World – Lasse Aagaard	Best Song *"Så ved man, hvad man får" from The Land of Short Sentences* – Music and Lyric: Lasse Dein, Christian Grinderslev, and Andreas Hedegaard Mikkelsen; Performer: Lasse Dein*‡ "A Beautiful Life" from A Beautiful Life* – Music and Lyric: Christopher, Petter Tarland, and Pär Westerlund; Performer: Christopher "Jeg har dig" from Rosa and the Stone Troll – Music and Lyric: Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen and Rasmus Lundgaard Olsen; Performer: Pil "Life's a High" from Peculiar People – Music and Lyric: Emma Grankvist, Gabriel Beltrone, and Rasmus Bille Bahncke; Performer: eee gee "Shabholm" from Shabholm – Music and Lyric: Kevin "kephoi" Iversen and Mike Lowrey; Performer: Gigis
Best Short Fiction/Animation An Example – Christian Lønhart, Selma Sunniva, and Kristine Plechinger Tüchsen‡ Ivalu – Rebecca Pruzan, Kim Magnusson, and Anders Walter The Last Straw – Nadia Abrahamsen, Lovísa Dröfn, and Andrias Høgenni Salmon – Pelle Axel von Schantz Iversen, Karoline Jørgensen, and Mattis Huus Heurlin The Shift – Emma Lind, Amalie Maria Nielsen, and Oscar Anker Wiedemann	Best Visual Effects The Promised Land – Alexander Schepelern and Nina Strøm‡ Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction – Erik Hals, Katharina Bormann, Martin Madsen, and Sune Reinhardt Jomfruer fra rummet – Dan Dirckinck-Holmfeld Liberation – Simon Sandin Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever – Erik Hals, Katharina Bormann, and Martin Madsen
Best Documentary Feature Apolonia, Apolonia – Sidsel Lønvig Siersted and Lea Glob‡ The Monk – Christian Sønderby Jepsen and Mira Jargil The Mountains – Mathilde Hvid Lippmann and Christian Einshøj Music for Black Pigeons – Emile Hertling Péronard, Andreas Koefoed, and Jørgen Leth Twice Colonized – Emile Hertling Péronard and Lin Alluna	Best Documentary Short The Day I Died – Iben Søtang and Alexander Rahnami Mannstaedt‡ Eternal Father – Alma Dyekjær Giese and Ömer Sami Once Upon a Time on Twitch – Anna Cold Winge Leisner and Rikke Nørgaard Soviet Bus Stops – Peter Alsted and Kristoffer Hegnsvad Vildkvinde – Kristian Pugholm and Pauline Merrildgaard
Best Non-English Language Film Close in French and Dutch – Lukas Dhont; Distributed by Camera Film‡ The Blue Caftan in Arabic – Maryam Touzani; Distributed by Camera Film The Conference in German – Matti Geschonneck; Distributed by Camera Film The Eight Mountains in Italian – Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch; Distributed by Camera Film Fallen Leaves in Finnish – Aki Kaurismäki; Distributed by Camera Film The Quiet Girl in Irish – Colm Bairéad; Distributed by Camera Film	Best English Language Film Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan; Distributed by United International Pictures‡ Barbie – Greta Gerwig; Distributed by Warner Bros. Denmark Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese; Distributed by United International Pictures Tár – Todd Field; Distributed by United International Pictures The Whale – Darren Aronofsky; Distributed by Nordisk Film Distribution

Nominations	Film
14	The Promised Land
10	Unruly
7	The Great Silence
7	Tove's Room
6	Empire
5	Apolonia, Apolonia
4	Darkland: The Return
	The Land of Short Sentences
	Liberation
	The Quiet Migration
	Unsinkable
3	Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
	The Great Glitch / Children of Paradise
	Music for Black Pigeons
	Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
2	Copenhagen Does Not Exist
	Rosa and the Stone Troll
	Shabholm
	Viktor vs the World

Best Danish Television Series Prisoner (Danish title: Huset)‡ Agent (TV 2) Carmen Curlers 2 (DR1) Chorus Girls (TV 2) The Nurse (Netflix)	Best Short Television Series Killjoy (TV 2)‡ Behind Every Man (DR) Face to Face (Viaplay) One of the Boys (Viaplay) Valdes Jul - Skovens Vogter (TV 2)
Best Actor in a Leading Television Role *David Dencik – Prisoner* as Henrik (DR1)*‡ Morten Hee Andersen – Carmen Curlers 2* as Axel (DR1) Jacob Lohmann – Oxen as Niels Oxen (TV 2) Jakob Oftebro – Chorus Girls as Robert (TV 2) Esben Smed – Agent as Joe (TV 2)	Best Actress in a Leading Television Role *Sofie Gråbøl – Prisoner* as Miriam (DR1)*‡ Fanny Louise Bernth – The Nurse* as Pernille Kurzmann Larsen (Netflix) Marie Bach Hansen [dk] – Chorus Girls as Sussie (TV 2) Josephine Park – The Nurse as Christina Aistrup Hansen (Netflix) Maria Rossing – Carmen Curlers 2 as Birthe (DR1)
Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role *Gustav Dyekjær Giese – Prisoner* as Benji (DR1)*‡ Anders W. Berthelsen – Chorus Girls* as Preben Kaas (TV 2) Sami Darr – Prisoner as Hulken (DR1) Nicolai Jørgensen – Carmen Curlers 2 as Frans (DR1) Christian Tafdrup – Carmen Curlers 2 as Poul (DR1)	Best Actress in a Supporting Television Role *Laura Christensen – Prisoner* as Sille (DR1)*‡ Fanny Leander Bornedal – Carmen Curlers 2* as Kathrine (DR1) Mille Lehfeldt – Chorus Girls as Ulla-Berit (TV 2) Josephine Park – Oxen as Margrethe Franck (TV 2) Marie Reuther – Chorus Girls as Joy (TV 2)

Nominations	Film
6	Carmen Curlers 2
	Chorus Girls
	Prisoner
3	The Nurse
2	Agent
2	Oxen

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Current awards	Danish Film Director Leading Actor Leading Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Cinematography Costume Design Editing Makeup Production Design Score Screenplay Song Sound Design Visual Effects Children's Film Documentary Feature Documentary Short Long Fiction/Animation Short Fiction/Animation Danish TV Series Short TV Series Leading TV Actor Leading TV Actress Supporting TV Actor Supporting TV Actress Non-English Language Film English Language Film
Special awards	Honorary Award Special Jury Prize (Short)
External awards	Audience Award The Ib Award
Discontinued awards	Long Featurette Short Featurette Foreign Film
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41st Robert Awards
Date	3 February 2024 (2024-02-03)
Hosted by	Lise Baastrup
Organized by	Danish Film Academy
Highlights
Best Film	The Promised Land
Most awards	Film The Promised Land (8) Television Prisoner (5)
Most nominations	Film The Promised Land (14) Television Carmen Curlers 2, Chorus Girls, and Prisoner (6)
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