List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Denmark
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This article is a list of Danish individuals working in the cinema industry who have been nominated for or have won an Academy Award. It includes artists and filmmakers of Danish nationality, as well as those with dual citizenship that have been awarded or honored by the Academy.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
| Actor | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Viggo Mortensen | Eastern Promises | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Green Book | Nominated | |||
Production
Best Picture
| Best Picture | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lars Knudsen | Bugonia | Nominated | Shared with Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone.
The film was submitted by Norway. | |
Best Animated Feature
| Animated Feature | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jonas Poher Rasmussen Monica Hellström Signe Byrge Sørensen |
Flee | Nominated | Shared with Charlotte de la Gournerie. | |
Best Live Action Short Film
| Live Action Short | |||||
| Year | Film | Director and Producer | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ernst & Lyset | Anders Thomas Jensen Kim Magnusson |
Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Wolfgang | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | Election Night | Won | |||
| 2002 | Der Er En Yndig Mand | Martin Strange-Hansen Mie Andreasen |
Won | ||
| 2006 | Helmer & Son | Søren Pilmark Kim Magnusson |
Nominated | ||
| 2007 | At Night | Christian E. Christiansen Louise Vesth |
Nominated | ||
| 2008 | The Pig | Tivi Magnusson Dorte Høgh |
Nominated | ||
| 2009 | The New Tenants | Joachim Back Tivi Magnusson |
Won | ||
| 2013 | Helium | Anders Walter Kim Magnusson |
Won | ||
| 2016 | Silent Nights | Aske Bang Kim Magnusson |
Nominated | ||
| 2021 | On My Mind | Martin Strange-Hansen Kim Magnusson |
Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Ivalu | Anders Walter Rebecca Pruzan |
Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Knight of Fortune | Lasse Lyskjær Noer Christian Norlyk |
Nominated | ||
Best Documentary Feature Film
| Documentary | |||||
| Year | Film | Director / Recipient | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Burma VJ | Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | The Act of Killing | Signe Byrge Sørensen | Nominated | Shared with Joshua Oppenheimer. | |
| 2015 | The Look of Silence | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Last Men in Aleppo | Søren Steen Jespersen | Nominated | Shared with Feras Fayyad and Kareem Abeed. | |
| 2019 | The Cave | Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær | Nominated | Shared with Feras Fayyad. | |
| 2021 | Flee | Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, and Signe Byrge Sørensen | Nominated | Shared with Charlotte De La Gournerie. | |
| 2022 | A House Made of Splinters | Monica Hellström, Simon Lereng Vilmont | Nominated | ||
Best Documentary Short Film
| Documentary (Short Subject) | |||||
| Year | Film | Director / Recipient | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | A City Called Copenhagen | Statens Filmcentral and The Danish Government Film Office | Nominated | ||
Best International Feature Film
| International Feature Film | |||||
| Year | Film | Director | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Qivitoq | Erik Balling | Nominated | ||
| 1959 | Paw | Astrid Henning-Jensen | Nominated | ||
| 1961 | Harry and the Butler | Bent Christensen | Nominated | ||
| 1987 | Babette's Feast | Gabriel Axel | Won | First Danish film to win the Oscar in this category.[1] | |
| 1988 | Pelle the Conqueror | Bille August | Won | Second Danish film to win the Oscar in this category. | |
| 1989 | Waltzing Regitze | Kaspar Rostrup | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | After the Wedding | Susanne Bier | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | In a Better World | Won | Third Danish film to win the Oscar in this category. | ||
| 2012 | A Royal Affair | Nikolaj Arcel | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | The Hunt | Thomas Vinterberg | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | A War | Tobias Lindholm | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Land of Mine | Martin Zandvliet | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Another Round | Thomas Vinterberg | Won | Fourth Danish film to win the Oscar in this category.[2] | |
| 2021 | Flee | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | The Girl with the Needle [3] | Magnus von Horn | Nominated | ||
Craft
Best Director
| Director | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Thomas Vinterberg | Another Round (Druk) | Nominated | ||
| 2025 | Joachim Trier | Sentimental Value | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography
| Cinematography | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Mikael Salomon | The Abyss | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Dan Laustsen | The Shape of Water | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley | Nominated | |||
| 2025 | Frankenstein | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design
| Production Design | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Max Rée | Cimarron | Won | ||
| 1955 | Tambi Larsen | The Rose Tattoo | Won | Shared with Hal Pereira, Sam Comer and Arthur Krams. | |
| 1963 | Hud | Nominated | Shared with Hal Pereira, Sam Comer and Robert R. Benton. | ||
| 1965 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | Nominated | Shared with Hal Pereira, Ted Marshall and Josie MacAvin. | ||
| 1970 | The Molly MaGuires | Nominated | Shared with Darrell Silvera. | ||
| 1981 | Heaven's Gate | Nominated | Shared with James L. Berkey. | ||
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Makeup and Hairstyling | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thomas Foldberg Anne Cathrine Sauerberg |
The Ugly Stepsister | Nominated | ||
Best Editing
| Editing | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mikkel E. G. Nielsen | Sound of Metal | Won | ||
| 2022 | The Banshees of Inisherin | Nominated | |||
| 2025 | Olivier Bugge Coutté | Sentimental Value | Nominated | ||
Best Visual Effects
| Visual Effects | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mikael Salomon | Backdraft | Nominated | ||
