Robert Awards

Danish film prize

The Robert Award (Danish: Robert-Prisen) is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Danish Film Academy since 1984.

Description

The Robert-Prisen (Robert Award) is an annual award given by the Danish Film Academy, launched in 1984. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars, British BAFTAs for films, Australian AACTA Awards or french César.^[1] The award—voted only by academy members—is an acknowledgment by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the previous year.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2013, awards have been given to television series and actors as well. The Robert was awarded for the first time in 1984 and is named after the statuette's creator, the Danish sculptor Robert Jacobsen.^[2]

Categories

Current

Discontinued

Records

People

• Manon Rasmussen holds the record for most wins and nominations in a single category with 17 and 35, especially for Best Costume Design.
• In von Trier's fourth trilogy, Depression, is the first franchise or trilogy to have sweep seven Roberts; Best Danish Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.

See also

• Bodil Awards

References

1. Szalai, Georg (24 February 2016). "From Blue Dragons to Lolas, A Global Guide to Foreign Countries' Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
2. "Robert", Scope Film Guide. Retrieved 27 March 2010 Archived 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
3. John Sundholm; Isak Thorsen; Lars Gustaf Andersson; Olof Hedling; Gunnar Iversen; Birgir Thor Møller (20 September 2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 328–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7899-0.

External links

• Official website
• Listing of the major Robert Award recipients Archived 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Scope Film Guide