Bodil Honorary Award
Annual Danish film award
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The Bodil Honorary Award (Danish: Æres-Bodil, Honorary Bodil) is one of the special awards at the annual Danish Bodil Awards presented by the Danish Film Critics Association.[1] It was awarded for the first time at the 2nd Bodil Awards in 1949,[2] and pro re nata until 1997, since when it has been awarded annually.
Honorees
1940s
- 1949: Cinematographer Annelise Reenberg for shooting Kristinus Bergman[3][4][2]
1950s
- 1951: Former Minister of Finance H. C. Hansen for having lowered taxes on film[5][6]
- 1953: Cinematographer Kjeld Arnholtz for shooting The Crime of Tove Andersen[7][8][9]
- 1958: Composer Sven Gyldmark for the music to Bundfald[10][11]
- 1959: Charlie Chaplin[12][13]
1960s
- 1960: Cinematographer Henning Bendtsen for shooting Paw (1959)[14][15][16]
- 1961: Actor Dirch Passer because he "with a great talent has let himself be abused by Danish producers, and in the hope that he will soon get a part that will match his talent"[17][18][19]
- 1964: Cinematographer Henning Kristiansen for shooting Hvad med os? (1963) and School for Suicide (1964)[20][21][22]
- 1966: Cinema Director Carl Thorvald Larsen for his excellent way to run the Alexandra Cinema[22][23][24]
- 1967: Cinema Director Peter Refn for artistic and worthwhile repertoire at the Grand Theatre and the import of quality films[22][25]
- 1968: Cinema Director Ove Brusendorff for the good repertoire in Carlton Cinema[22][26][27]
- 1969: Cinema Director Peter Refn for importing Satyajit Ray's Indian masterpiece Pather Panchali[22][28]
1970s
- 1970: Film historian and handbook editor Bjørn Rasmussen for his five-volume encyclopaedia Filmens Hvem Hvad Hvor (The Who What and Where of Films)[29][30][31]
- 1971: Cinematographer Henning Camre for shooting Giv Gud en chance om søndagen[32][31][33]
- 1971: Cartoon Directors Flemming Quist Møller and Jannik Hastrup for the animated feature Benny's Bathtub[31][33]
- 1972: Cinematographer Carsten Behrendt-Poulsen for shooting Lenin, You Rascal, You (1972)[31][34]
- 1972: Film Editor Christian Hartkopp for good editing[31][34]
- 1974: Special Effects Designer Henning Bahs for special effects[31][35]
- 1976: Cinematographer Mikael Salomon, lifetime achievement award[36][37]
- 1977: Cinematographer Dirk Brüel, lifetime achievement award[37][38]
- 1978: Cinematographer Alexander Gruszynski for shooting the documentary Jenny (1977)[37][39]
1980s
- 1982: Cinematographer Dan Laustsen for shooting Rubber Tarzan (1981)[40][41]
- 1983: Cinematographer Jan Weincke for shooting Tree of Knowledge (1981) and Zappa (1983)[40][42]
- 1984: Film Importer Jan Vedersø from cinema 'Klaptræet' for quality imports[40][43]
- 1985: Film Producer Per Holst for his excellent work on Kærne Film and import of Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas (1984)[40][44]
- 1986: Set Designer Leif Sylvester Petersen for production design on The Dark Side of the Moon (1986)[40][45]
- 1988: Animation Director Jannik Hastrup, lifetime achievement award for his total production[46][47]
1990s
- 1992: Film Editor Ghita Beckendorff for her work as editor[48]
- 1993: Director Erik Balling, lifetime achievement award because "popular culture and quality are not two contradictory concepts"[49][50]
- 1994: Animation Director Flemming Quist Møller, lifetime achievement award for his many animated films, including Jungledyret Hugo[51]
- 1995: Screenwriter Niels Vørsel, lifetime achievement award for his work as a screenwriter, including The Kingdom[52]
- 1997: Actress Bodil Kjer, lifetime achievement award[53][54]
- 1998: Film Composer Joachim Holbek, lifetime achievement award for his work as a composer[55][56]
- 1999: Actor Ove Sprogøe, lifetime achievement award "for his efforts and long career in the Danish film"[57][58]
2000s
- 2000: Actress Marguerite Viby, lifetime achievement award[59][60][61]
- 2001: Film producers Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Ib Tardini, and Vibeke Windeløv for their and Zentropa's great importance to Danish film development through the 90s[62][63]
- 2002: Film Critic Morten Piil og Film Historian Peter Schepelern for their longstanding contribution to Danish film literature[64][65][66]
- 2003: Screenwriters Kim Fupz Aakeson, Anders Thomas Jensen, and Mogens Rukov, lifetime achievement awards for their screenplays[67][68]
- 2004: Anders Refn, lifetime achievement award for his work as a director, assistant director, editor etc.[69][70]
- 2005: Film Editor Janus Billeskov Jansen, lifetime achievement award for his work as an editor for several decades and as a consultant editor for a number of new directors and film editors[71][72][73]
- 2006: Kim Foss and Andreas Steinmann for their work with NatFilm Festival[74][75]
- 2007: Actress Helle Virkner, lifetime achievement award[76][77][78]
- 2008: Ib Monty, Marguerite Engberg, and Niels Jensen for their pioneering efforts for Danish film history, film studies, and film distribution[79][80][81]
- 2009: Director Jørgen Leth, lifetime achievement award for his documentary work through the ages[82]
2010s
- 2010: Carsten Myllerup, Linda Krogsøe Holmberg, and Jens Mikkelsen for founding the alternative film school Super16[83][84][85]
- 2011: Actor Henning Moritzen, lifetime achievement award[86][87][88]
- 2012: Actress Ghita Nørby, lifetime achievement award[89][90][91][92]
- 2013: Composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, lifetime achievement award[93][94][95][96]
- 2014: Actor Jesper Langberg, lifetime achievement award[97][98][99]
- 2015: Danish American actor Viggo Mortensen, lifetime achievement award[100][101][102]
- 2016: Anna Karina, lifetime achievement award[103][104][105][106][107]
- 2017: Henning Jensen, lifetime achievement award[108][109]
- 2018: Lone Scherfig for her impressive career as a director[110][111][112][113][114][115]
- 2019: Arne Bro for his work as the head of the documentary line at the National Film School of Denmark[116]
2020s
- 2020: Michael Wikke and Steen Rasmussen for their great efforts for Danish family film[117][118]
- 2021: The Danish cinemas, for their efforts after a historically difficult year of shutdown due to the covid-19 pandemic[119]
- 2022: Susanne Bier
- 2023: Erik Clausen
- 2024: Anne Wivel
- 2025: Lars von Trier for his pioneering work as a director and screenwriter over five decades[120]
