Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress

Icelandic film award for actresses and actors From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the categories at the Edda Awards. It has been given since 1999, annually.

1999-2025

From 1999 to 2003, 2007 to 2008, and 2010 to 2016, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress. No awards were held in 2009.

Winners – Best Actor:

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Year Actor Film
1999 Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Slurpinn & Co.
2000 Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe)
2001 Jón Gnarr Fóstbræður (Blood brothers)
2002 Gunnar Eyjólfsson Hafið (The Sea)
2003 Tómas Lemarquis Nói albínói (Noi the Albino)
2007 Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Foreldrar (Parents)
2008 Hilmir Snær Guðnason Brúðguminn (White Night Wedding)
2010 Jón Gnarr[1] Bjarnfreðarson and Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)
2011 Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Rokland (Stormland)
2012 Theódór Júlíusson Eldfjall (Volcano)
2013 Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Djúpið (The Deep)
2014 Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Hross í oss (Of Horses and Men)
2015 Þorsteinn Bachmann Vonarstræti (Life in a Fishbowl)
2016 Sigurður Sigurjónsson Hrútar (Rams)
2017 Blær Hinriksson [de] Hjartasteinn (Heartstone)
2018 Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson [is] Undir trénu (Under the Tree)
2019 Gísli Örn Garðarsson Vargur (Vultures)
2020 Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson[2] Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur (A White, White Day)
2021 Ólafur Darri Ólafsson[3] Ráðherrann (The Minister)
2022 Hilmir Snær Guðnason[4] Dýrið (Lamb)
2023 Gísli Örn Garðarsson[5] Verbúðin (Blackport)
2024 Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson[6] Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
2025 Egill Ólafsson[7] Snerting (Touch)
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Winners – Best Actress:

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Year Actress Film
1999 Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir Ungfrúin góða og húsið (The Honour of the House)
2000 Björk Dancer in the Dark
2001 Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir Mávahlátur (The Seagull's Laughter)
2002 Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir Hafið (The Sea)
2003 Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir [is] Stormviðri (Stormy Weather)
2007 Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir [is] Foreldrar (Parents)
2008 Sólveig Arnarsdóttir Svartir englar
2010 Kristbjörg Kjeld[1] Mamma Gógó
2011 Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir Brim (Undercurrent)
2012 Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir Eldfjall (Volcano)
2013 Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir Pressa 3
2014 Thora Bjorg Helga Málmhaus (Metalhead)
2015 Hera Hilmar Vonarstræti (Life in a Fishbowl)
2016 Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir Réttur
2017 Hera Hilmar Eiðurinn (The Oath)
2018 Edda Björgvinsdóttir Undir trénu (Under the Tree)
2019 Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir Kona fer í stríð (Woman at War)
2020 Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir[2] Agnes Joy (Agnes Joy)
2021 Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir[3] Gullregn (Gullregn)
2022 Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir[4] Systrabönd (Sisterhood)
2023 Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir[5] Verbúðin (Blackport)
2024 Kristbjörg Kjeld[6] Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
2025 Elín Hall[7] Ljósbrot (When The Light Breaks)
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2004-2006

Between 2004 and 2006, one award was given to the best actor/actress.

Winners:

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Year Actor Film
2004 Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Kaldaljós (Cold Light)
2005 Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir Stelpurnar
2006 Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Mýrin (Jar City)
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