| Category |
Award |
Result |
Year |
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| The EDDA Awards - 2008 |
|
| Film of the year for White Night Wedding |
Edda Award |
Won |
2006 |
White Night Wedding Iceland´s entry for the Oscars nominations 2009
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2008
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| The Nordic Council Film Prize |
|
Best Scandinavian Film for
White Night Wedding |
The Nordic Film Council Prize |
Nominated |
2008
|
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Jar City Iceland's entry for the Oscars nomination 2008
|
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2007 |
|
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| Titanic International Film Festival in Hungary |
|
|
| Strongest film in competition for Jar City |
Breaking Waves Award |
Won |
2008
|
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| The International Film Festival in Valenciennes |
|
| Best Film for Jar City |
Grand Prix |
Won |
2008 |
| Best director for Jar City |
Festival Award |
Won |
2008
|
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| The Nordic Council Film Prize |
|
| Best Scandinavian Film for Jar City |
The Nordic Film Council Prize |
Nominated |
2007
|
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|
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| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
|
| Main Competition for Jar City |
The Crystal Globe |
Won |
2007 |
| FICC for Jar City |
The Don Quijote Prize |
Won |
2007
|
|
|
|
|
| The EDDA Awards - 2006 |
|
| Best Director for Jar City |
Edda Award |
Won |
2006 |
| Film of the year for Jar City |
Edda Award |
Won |
2006
|
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| The Griman Awards – Theatre Awards 2006 |
|
| Best Director for Peer Gynt |
Griman Theatre Awards |
Won |
2006
|
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| Gothenburg Film Festival 2006 |
|
| Best Film for A Little Trip to Heaven |
FIPRESCI Award |
Won |
2006
|
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|
|
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| Cognac Festival du film policiers |
|
| Best Film for A Little Trip to Heaven |
Critics Award |
Won |
2006
|
|
|
|
|
| The Nordic Council Film Prize |
|
Best Scandinavian Film –
A Little Trip to Heaven |
Nordic Film Prize |
Nominated |
2006
|
|
|
|
|
| The 2004 DV Culture Award |
|
| Best Director for Almost There (stage) |
DV Culture Award |
Won |
2004
|
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| Tromsö International Film Festival |
|
| The Sea |
Audience Award |
Won |
2003
|
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| Istanbul International Film Festival |
|
| International Competition for The Sea |
FIPRESCI Price |
Won |
2003 |
| The Sea |
Golden Tulip |
Nominated |
2003
|
|
|
|
|
| The Edda Awards - 2002 |
|
| Best Director for The Sea |
Edda Award |
Won |
2002 |
| Best Screenplay for The Sea |
Edda Award/Shared with Olafur H.S. |
Won |
2002 |
| Film of the year for The Sea |
Edda Award |
Won |
2002
|
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|
|
|
| San Sebastián International Film Festival |
|
| For The Sea |
Golden Seashell |
Nominated |
2002
|
|
|
|
|
| The Nordic Council Film Prize |
|
| For The Sea – shared with Olafur H. S. |
Nordic Council´s Film Prize |
Nominated |
2002
|
|
|
|
|
| Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Awards |
|
| For the The Sea |
One of the three most interesting projects to be expected from Europe in 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bogota Film Festival |
|
| Best film for 101 Reykjavik |
Golden Precolumbian Circle |
Nominated |
2001
|
|
|
|
|
| Tbilisi International Film Festival |
|
| For 101 Reykjavik |
The Union of the Georgian Filmmakers |
Won |
2001
|
|
|
|
|
| Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema |
|
| Best film for 101 Reykjavik |
Best Film |
Nominated |
2001
|
|
|
|
|
| Pula Film Festival |
|
| Best film for 101 Reykjavik |
Big Golden Arena |
Won |
2001
|
|
|
|
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| Rouen Nordic Film Festival |
|
| For 101 Reykjavik |
Grand Jury Prize |
Won |
2001
|
|
|
|
|
| The Edda Awards – 2000 |
|
Supporting Actor of the year for
Angels of the Universe |
Edda Award |
Nominated |
2000 |
| Screenwriting for 101 Reykjavik |
Edda Award |
Nominated |
2000 |
| Director of the year for 101 Reykajvik |
Edda Award |
Nominated |
2000 |
| Film of the Year for 101 Reykjavik |
Edda Award/shared with Ingvar Th. |
Nominated |
2000
|
|
|
|
|
| European Film Awards |
|
| For 101 Reykjavik |
European Discovery of the Year |
Nominated |
2000
|
|
|
|
|
| Locarno International Film Festival |
|
| For 101 Reykjavik |
Youth Jury Award |
Won |
2000 |
| For 101 Reykjavik |
Golden Leopardd |
Nominated |
2000
|
|
|
|
|
| Lubeck Nordic Film Days |
|
| For 101 Reykjavik |
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
Won |
2000
|
|
|
|
|
| Thessaloniki Film Festival |
|
| Parallel Sections for 101 Reykjavik |
FIPRESCI Prize |
Won |
2000
|
|
|
|
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| Toronto International Film Festival |
|
| For 101 Reykjavik |
Discovery Award |
Won |
2000
|
|
|
|
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| The 1998 DV Culture Award |
|
| Best play / Hamlet – director (The National Theatre of Iceland) |
DV Culture Award |
Nominated |
1998
|
|
|
|
|
| The 1997 DV Culture Award |
|
Best play / Tis Pitty She´s a Whore –
Director (The National Theatre of Iceland) |
DV Culture Award |
Nominated |
1997
|
|
|
|
|
| The 1994 DV Culture Award |
|
Best play / The Seagull / role – Konstantin
(The National Theatre of Iceland) |
DV Culture Award |
Won |
1994
|
|
|
|
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| The 1992 DV Culture Award |
|
| Best play / Romeo and Juliet / role – Romeo (The National Theatre of Iceland) |
DV Culture Award |
Won |
1992
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