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The 2024 Edda Film Awards were presented April 13, with 20 awards presented to films that premiered between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Hilmar Oddsson’s Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum) won a total of eight awards (out of ten nominations). The Grapevine has extensively covered the winning and nominated films throughout the year — click the linked titles below to read up on the winning and nominated films.

The winners are as follows:

CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR — Sætur (Felt Cute)

Nominees:

• Konni
• Þið kannist við…

FOREIGN FILM OF THE YEAR — Anatomy of a Fall 

Nominees:

• Fallen Leaves
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer
• Past Lives

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR — Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Nominees:

• Heimaleikurinn (The Home Game)
• Skuld

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR — Uppskrift: lífið eftir dauðann

Nominees:

• Konni
• Super Soldier

FILM OF THE YEAR — Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Tilverur (Solitude)
• Villibráð (Wild Game)

SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR — Sætur (Felt Cute)

Nominees:

• Dunhagi 11
• Sorg etur hjarta

VISUAL EFFECTS OF THE YEAR — Davíð Jón Ögmundsson, Dragos Vilcu, Árni Gestur Sigfússon & Rob Tasker for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)

Nominees:

• Jean-Michel Boublil, Jörundur Rafn Arnarson for Northern Comfort
• Atli Þór Einarsson for Óráð (Delirium)

COSTUMES OF THE YEAR — Helga Rós V. Hannam for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Helga Rós V. Hannam for Kuldi (Cold)
• Arndís Ey for Tilverur (Solitude)

MAKEUP OF THE YEAR — Kristín Júlla Kristjánsdóttir for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Kristín Júlla Kristjánsdóttir for Kuldi (Cold)
• Guðbjörg Huldís Kristinsdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR — Hilmar Oddsson for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen for Kuldi (Cold)
• Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson and Elsa María Jakobsdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

SOUND OF THE YEAR — Björn Viktorsson for Northern Comfort

Nominees:

• Matis Rei for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Huldar Freyr Arnarson for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

EDITING OF THE YEAR — Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson and Kristján Loðmfjörð for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)

Nominees:

• Hendrik Mägar for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
• Ivor Šonje for Tilverur (Solitude)

CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR — Óttar Guðnason for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Árni Filippusson for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)
• Ants Tammik for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

LEAD ACTOR OF THE YEAR — Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson for Tilverur (Solitude)
• Gísli Örn Garðarsson for Villibráð (Wild Game)

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR — Björn Hlynur Haraldsson for Villibráð (Wild Game)

Nominees:

• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)
• Hilmir Snær Guðnason for Villibráð (Wild Game)

LEAD ACTRESS OF THE YEAR — Kristbjörg Kjeld for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Elín Hall for Kuldi (Cold)
• Vivian Ólafsdóttir for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR — Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

Nominees:

• Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir for Kuldi (Cold)
• Selma Björnsdóttir for Kuldi (Cold)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR — Hilmar Oddsson for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Anna Hints for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
• Elsa María Jakobsdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

ORIGINAL SCORE OF THE YEAR — Tönu Kõrvits for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)

Nominees:

• Daníel Bjarnason for Northern Comfort
• Eðvarð Egilsson for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

The Honorary Award of the Year went to Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson, who worked as an editor, cinematographer, and program director at RÚV until 1976. Sigurður Sverrir filmed numerous Icelandic films, including Land and Sons, Outlaw, The Beast and many more.

“Filmmaking is teamwork. It was not an easy task to create cinema in the beginning. Directors and producers made significant personal sacrifices. I want to thank you for allowing me to do my work under your protection. It was not obvious, but you made my dreams come true. Thank you for that,” said Sigurður Sverrir in his acceptance speech.

Discovery of the Year award went to Anna Karín Lárusdóttir, director of Sætur (Felt Cute).

In addition, Stockfish Film & Industry Festival announced the winners of its Shortfish short film competition at the Edda Awards. The winners are as follows:

DOCUMENTARY — Empathfridges by Rakel Jónsdóttir

NARRATIVE — Fár by Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter

EXPERIMENTAL — Soulmates by Alda Ægisdóttir

MUSIC VIDEO — Flesh Machine — “Problems” by Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir