Present for the first time ever at the annual ‘Robert’ film and television awards ceremony in Copenhagen last Sunday, Lars von Trier received a standing ovation and scored with eight wins for Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut.
The film won Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Sound Design and Visual Effects. “I came mostly because I had to hand out an Honorary award to [publicist] Christel Hammer with whom I have worked many many years,” explained the director to the press agency Ritzau in his usual provocative turn.
The Zentropa film was backed by Nordisk Film & TV Fond along with four other Danish films: Antboy: Revenge of the Red Fury (Best Children & Youth Film), The Absent One (Best Supporting Actor), Someone You Love (Best Score), and The Look of Silence (Best Documentary).
DR’s family drama series The Legacy-Season 1 swept the floor with five wins in five categories for Best Long-running series and for the cast members Trine Dyrholm, Carsten Bjørnlund, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard and Lene Maria Christensen. The Danish pubcaster also scored with its Christmas calendar Time Travel, awarded Best Short TV series. The Oscar winning short Helium grabbed a Robert and the Swedish film Force Majeure Best Foreign Film-Non US.
Nordisk Film & TV Fond was associated to a total of 19 Robert statuettes awrded for the 31st time by members of the Danish Film Academy.