Robert Award for Best American Film

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The Robert Award for Best American Film is an award presented by the Danish Film Academy at the annual Robert Awards ceremony.

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History

The award has been handed out since 1999. Between 1984 and 1996, a Robert Award for Best Foreign Film was handed out. Since 1997 a Robert Award for Best Non-American Film has been handed out as well. [1]

Honorees

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Directors with multiple wins

See also

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References

  1. John Sundholm; Isak Thorsen; Lars Gustaf Andersson; Olof Hedling; Gunnar Iversen; Birgir Thor Møller (20 September 2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 328–. ISBN   978-0-8108-7899-0.
  2. Dalton, Ben (26 January 2020). "'Queen Of Hearts' dominates Denmark's 2020 Robert awards". Screen Daily . Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. Nomadland - Awards - IMDb