Edda Award for Best Director
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Best Director is an Edda Award
prize given annually since 1999.
Edda Award
The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed by The Icelandic Film and Television Academy , and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland...
prize given annually since 1999.
Winners
- 1999 - Guðný Halldórsdóttir for Ungfrúin góða og húsið
- 2000 - Friðrik Þór FriðrikssonFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonFriðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....
for Englar alheimsinsAngels of the UniverseAngels of the Universe is a 2000 Icelandic film and directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. The leading role is played by Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, who was nominated for the European Film Awards for best acting... - 2001 - Ágúst GuðmundssonÁgúst GuðmundssonÁgúst Guðmundsson is an Icelandic filmmaker.He studied French, Icelandic in Reykjavík and filmmaking at the National Film School in London...
for Mávahlátur - 2002 - Baltasar KormákurBaltasar KormákurBaltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
for Hafið - 2003 - Dagur Kári Pétursson for Nói albínói
- 2004 - Hilmar Oddsson for Kaldaljós
- 2005 - Dagur Kári Pétursson for Voksne menneskerDark Horse (2005 film)Dark Horse is a 2005 Danish film directed by Dagur Kári about a young man, his best friend, and a girl. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.- Cast :*Jakob Cedergren - Daniel*Nicolas Bro - Morfar...
- 2006 - Baltasar KormákurBaltasar KormákurBaltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
for MýrinJar City (film)Jar City Jar City Jar City (Icelandic: Mýrin is a 2006 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is based on Mýrin, a novel written by Arnaldur Indriðason, released in English as Tainted Blood (also released in English as Jar City).... - 2007 - Ragnar BragasonRagnar BragasonRagnar Bragason is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter and producer.He is best known for his films Börn and Foreldrar and the popular TV series Næturvaktin , Dagvaktin , and Fangavaktin .Ragnar grew up in the village of Súðavik, in a family of...
for Foreldrar