The Robert statue is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the previous year. The Robert was awarded for the first time in 1984 and is named after the statuette's creator, the Danish sculptor Robert Jacobsen

Robert Jacobsen

Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a Danish sculptor and painter. The Danish Robert award was named after him.-Biography:...

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Award categories

Current categories are:

• Film of the Year
• Children's Film of the Year
• Director of the Year
• Leading Actor of the Year
• Leading Actress of the Year
• Supporting Actor of the Year
• Supporting Actress of the Year
• Original Screenplay of the Year
• Music of the Year
• Song of the Year
• Cinematography of the Year
• Editing of the Year
• Costume Design of the Year
• Sound of the Year
• Special Effects of the Year
• American Film of the Year
• Non-American Film of the Year
• Full-length Documentary of the Year
• Short Documentary of the Year
• Short Film of the Year
• Honorary Robert

External links

• Danmarks Film Akademi og Robert-Prisen
• Listing of the major Robert Award recipients at Scope Film Guide