
And Then We Danced and Aniara were crowned the winners of the 2020 Guldbagge Awards held in Stockholm yesterday, with four awards each. Levan Akin’s And Then We Danced won the top prize of Best Film, with the Best Director award going to Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja for Aniara.
Awarded annually since 1964, the Guldbagge (“Golden Beetle”) is the name of the Swedish Film Institute’s award for achievements during the previous year.
Best Film
And Then We Danced
Directed by Levan Akin
Produced by Mathilde Dedye and Ketie Danelia
Best Director
Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja
for Aniara
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Emelie Garbers
for her role as the Mimarobe in Aniara
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Levan Gelbakhiani
for his role as Merab in And Then We Danced
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bianca Cruzeiro
for her role as Isagel in Aniara
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
David Dencik
for his portrayal of Sture Bergwall in The Perfect Patient (Quick)
Best Screenplay
Levan Akin
for And Then We Danced
Best Cinematography
Lisabi Fridell
for And Then We Danced
Best Editing
Erika Gonzales, Kristin Grundström and Karolina Bengtsson
for Josefin & Florin
Best Costume Design
Margrét Einarsdóttir
for Swoon (Eld & lågor)
Best Sound/Sound Design
Andreas Franck and Fredrik Dalenfjäll
for 438 Days (438 dagar)
Best Makeup
AnnaCarin Lock
for The Perfect Patient (Quick)
Best Original Score
Nathaniel Méchaly
for Swoon (Eld & lågor)
Best Set Design
Anders Hellström, Frida Ekstrand Elmström and Nicklas Nilsson
for About Endlessness (Om det oändliga)
Best Visual Effects
Arild Andersson, Per Jonsson and Andreas Wicklund
for Aniara
Best Short Film
Excess Will Save Us
Directed by Morgane Dziurla-Petit
Best Documentary Film
Transnistra
Directed by Anna Eborn
Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
The Guldbagge Audience Award
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (Jag kommer hem igen till jul)
Directed by Ella Lemhagen
Produced by Sandra Harms and Rachel Bodros Wolgers
The Audience Award was produced in collaboration with Aftonbladet.
The Award of Honour (Hedersguldbagge)
Lasse Åberg, director and actor
The Gullspira (for extraordinary contributions in films for children)
Christian Ryltenius, diirector and animator
The Award for Best Newcomer
Emily Norling, director