Hlynur Palmason Biography

Awards

• 2015Edda Award-Short Film of the Year (Stuttmynd ársins): nominated
• 2017Audience Award-New Auteurs: nominated
• 2017Sutherland Award-First Feature Competition: nominated
• 2017New Talent Grand PIX-: winner
• 2017Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
• 2017Prix spécial du jury-Compétition internationale: winner
• 2017Golden Leopard-Best Film: nominated
• 2017Junior Jury Award-International Competition: winner
• 2017Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
• 2017Europa Cinemas Label-: winner
• 2017Victor Turov Memorial Award for Best Film-Youth on the March: Feature Films Competition: nominated
• 2017International Competition-Golden Gateway Award: nominated
• 2017FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention-: winner
• 2017Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
• 2017German Independence Award - Audience Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2017Special Award-Best Sound: nominated
• 2017Golden Alexander-: nominated
• 2017FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention-International Competition: winner
• 2017Bronze Alexander-Best Director: winner
• 2017The Golden Pram-Best Film: nominated
• 2018European Jury Award-Feature Film: winner
• 2018Forward Future Award-Best New Film: winner
• 2018Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
• 2018Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): winner
• 2018Robert-Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript): nominated
• 2018Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
• 2018ARTE International Prize-: winner
• 2018Golden Tulip-International Competition: nominated
• 2018Jordan Alexander Ressler Screenwriting Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2018Hertzfeld Competition Award-: nominated
• 2018Scythian Deer-International Competition: Full-Length Films: winner
• 2018Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
• 2018Grand Jury Prize-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2018Oslo Grand Pix-Best Nordic Fiction Film: nominated
• 2018Golden Gate Award-New Director: nominated
• 2018Transilvania Trophy-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Best Direction-: winner
• 2018New Europe - New Names Competition-Best Film: winner
• 2019Golden Athena-Best Picture: nominated
• 2019Critics' Week Grand Prize-: nominated
• 2019Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Art Cinema Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2019Golden Starfish Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2019Louve d'Or-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Propeller of Motovun-Best Film: winner
• 2019Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
• 2019Festival Award-Best Nordic Narrative Feature Film: winner
• 2019New Directors Competition-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2019AVANTI! Award-: winner
• 2019Scuola Holden Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2019Transilvania Trophy-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Special Mention-International Feature Film: winner
• 2019Golden Eye Award-Best International Feature Film: nominated
• 2020Grand Jury Prize-European Feature Films: nominated
• 2020Talent Award-: winner
• 2020Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): winner
• 2020Edda Award-Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins): nominated
• 2020Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
• 2020Mention of the Jury-International Feature Films Competition: nominated
• 2020FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2022Grand Jury Prize-Live Action Short Film: nominated
• 2022Best Short Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2022Best Film - Honourable Mention-: winner
• 2022Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
• 2022Youth Canvas-New Horizon Competition: nominated
• 2022Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2022Gold Hugo-Best Feature: winner
• 2022Cineuropa's Best of Year-Best Film: winner
• 2022Krzysztof Kieslowski Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2022Carmel Award-Best International Film: nominated
• 2022Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film-: winner
• 2022ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
• 2022Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
• 2022Grand Prix - National Competition-: winner
• 2022Underground Spirit Award-Young Spirit of Europe: nominated
• 2022RIGA IFF Award-FEATURE FILM COMPETITION: winner
• 2022Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize-: winner
• 2022Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize-: winner
• 2022Best International Short Film-International Short Films: winner
• 2022Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2022Shorts and Animation Competition-Best Live Action Short: nominated
• 2022Jury Mention-Live Action Competition: winner
• 2022Great Prize Cidade Vila do Conde-International Competition: winner
• 2023Grand Jury Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2023Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
• 2023Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
• 2023Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
• 2023Robert-Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript): nominated
• 2023Robert-Best Short - Fiction/Animation (Årets kortfilm: Fiktion/animation): winner
• 2023Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): winner
• 2023Edda Award-Short Film of the Year (Stuttmynd ársins): winner
• 2023Edda Award-Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins): nominated
• 2023Look Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2023Dragon Award-Best Nordic Film: nominated
• 2023The Best Film-June: winner
• 2024Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
• 2024FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2025Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 2025Krzysztof Kieslowski Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2025Best Cinematography-Golden Olive Tree Competition: winner
• 2025FIPRESCI Prize-Golden Olive Tree Competition: winner
• 2025Cineuropa Award-Golden Olive Tree Competition: winner
• 2025Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Special Mention-International Competition: winner
• 2025City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award-: nominated
• 2025Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2026Dragon Award-Best Nordic Film: nominated