| 68th Bodil Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 February 2015 |
| Site | Bremen Theatre, Copenhagen |
| Hosted by | Troels Lyby |
| Organized by | Danish Film Critics Association |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Silent Heart |
| Bodil Honorary Award | Viggo Mortensen |
| Best Actor | Henrik Birch The Sunfish |
| Best Actress | Danica Curcic Silent Heart |
| Most awards | Silent Heart (4) |
| Most nominations | Silent Heart (5) / Speed Walking (5) |
The 68th Bodil Awards were held on 28 February 2015 in the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2014.
On 4 February 2015 it was announced that Danish American actor Viggo Mortensen would receive the 2015 Bodil Honorary Award. [1]
Silent Heart directed by Bille August became the big winner at the Awards: It won the Best Danish Film Award, Augusts's third, and 27 years since he won his second Bodil for Pelle the Conqueror in 1988. 29-year-old Danica Curcic won her first Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role as little sister Sanne in the film, while Pilou Asbæk took home his second Bodil statuette for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Sanne's hash fuming boyfriend. Danish Film Critics Association in collaboration with the Danish Writers Guild had instituted a new award for Best Screenplay, [2] which went to Christian Torpe also for Silent Heart. [3]
Winners in bold
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