| 10th Bodil Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1957 |
| Site | Copenhagen |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Be Dear to Me |
| Best Actor | Peter Malberg Be Dear to Me |
| Best Actress | Birgit Sadolin Tre piger fra Jylland |
| Most awards | Be Dear to Me (2) |
The 10th Bodil Awards was held in 1957 in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best in Danish and foreign film of 1956.
The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are given without regard to commercial interests or box-office sales, but rather to highlight the films or actors that the critics regard as most worthy.
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218. It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
Contents
- Honorees
- Best Danish Film
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best European Film
- Best American Film
- Best Documentary
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Birgit Sadolin, arrived with from Sønderborg at the last minute to run onto stage and be hailed for her role in Tre piger fra Jylland . [1]
The Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is one of the merit categories presented by the Danish Film Critics Association at the annual Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe, and it honours the best performance by an actress in a leading role in a Danish produced film. The jury can decide not to hand out the award; this has happened 12 times since 1953.
Birgit Sadolin, is a Danish actress. She entered film in 1953 with the comedy Ved Kongelunden. Sadolin won the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1957 for her role in Tre piger fra Jylland.
Sønderborg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsønɐˌbɒːˀ] - is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality. The town has a population of 27,434, in a municipality of 75,264.
Be Dear to Me directed by Annelise Hovmand, and actor Peter Malberg for his role in the same film, each received an award. [2]
Be Dear to Me is a 1957 Danish film directed by Annelise Hovmand.
Annelise Hovmand was a Danish film director, screenwriter and film producer. She directed 12 films between 1955 and 1991. Her 1957 film Ingen tid til kærtegn won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
Peter Malberg was a Danish actor best known for his role as Onkel Anders in the Far Til Fire movies. Peter was originally educated as a painter, but his job at Århus Theatre as a scenic painter along with the fact that his older brother Henrik was an actor, eventually led to him being in theater- and later filmindustry.
Jørgen Roos got a Bodil Award for Best Documentary for Ellehammerfilmen, and the neighbouring Sweden won Best European Film with Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night . [3]
The Bodil Award for Best Documentary is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Film Critics Association. It was created in 1948 but has only been presented annually since 2008.
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer, and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio. Considered to be among the most accomplished and influential filmmakers of all time, Bergman's renowned works include Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), The Silence (1963), Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), and Fanny and Alexander (1982).
Smiles of a Summer Night is a 1955 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was shown at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005 TIME magazine ranked it one of the 100 greatest films since 1923.
For the first time, the critics had not been able to choose an American film – U.S. producers had boycotted the Danish market.
