Benedikt Erlingsson Biography

Awards

• 2013Prize of the City of Amiens-: winner
• 2013Crystal Arrow-: nominated
• 2013Grand Prize of the Jury-: winner
• 2013Kutxa Award-Best New Director: winner
• 2013FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2013Tridens Award-Best Film: winner
• 2013Best Director Award-: winner
• 2013Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2014Politiken's Audience Award-: winner
• 2014Best Directorial Debut-: nominated
• 2014Audience Choice Award-Audience Choice Award: nominated
• 2014Edda Award-Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins): winner
• 2014Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): winner
• 2014Dragon Award-Best Nordic Film: nominated
• 2014Audience Award-Best Nordic Film: winner
• 2014FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2014Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2014Grand Prix - Special Mention-: winner
• 2014Festival Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2014Nordic Council's Film Prize-: winner
• 2014New Directors Prize-: nominated
• 2014Special Mention of the Jury-: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2015Special Mention-Feature Film: winner
• 2018Best Environmental / Outdoor Adventure Feature-: nominated
• 2018Cairo Film Critics' Week-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Critics' Week Grand Prize-: nominated
• 2018SACD Screenwriting Award-: winner
• 2018Carmel Award-Best International Film: nominated
• 2018Carmel Award-Special Mention: winner
• 2018Art Cinema Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2018Lux Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2018Kingfisher Award-Best Film: winner
• 2018People's Choice Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2018Louve d'Or-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Silver Méliès Award-Best European Fantastic Feature Film: nominated
• 2018Nordic Council's Film Prize-: winner
• 2018Audience Award-: winner
• 2018Ukrainian Film Critics Award "Kinokolo"-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2018Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): winner
• 2019Edda Award-Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins): winner
• 2019Lost Weekend Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2019Halfway Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2019FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2019Jury Prize-Best of Global Panorama: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature Film: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2020Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2020Robert-Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film): nominated