With eight wins, including Best Film, Erik Poppe’s WW2 drama has made history as the biggest Amanda champion ever.

The last record holder was Max Manus (2009) that picked up seven Amanda awards. Besides Best Film, The King’s Choice won Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction/Scenography, Best Visual Effects, Best Music, Best Editing and Best Sound Design. The film produced by Paradox Film was Norway’s candidate at the Academy Awards 2017 and sold a record 730,556 tickets at home.

The statuette for Best Direction however didn’t go to the experienced Poppe, but to newcomer Izer Aliu for his film Hunting Flies that premiered at Toronto’s Discovery Programme last year. Kristoffer Joner won Best Actor for Handle with Care, his third Amanda award, while Ruby Dagnall won Best Actress for her debut role in Framing Mom. Kim Hiorthøy’s directorial debut The Rules for Everything picked up two Amandas for Best Supporting Actress (Sarah Francesca Brænne) and Best Cinematography (Øystein Mamen).

Top animator Ramus A. Sivertsen's was bestowed his third Amanda for Best Children’s film for In the Forest of Huckybucky, while Nowhere to Hide by took home Best Documentary, another prestigious win for director Zaradasht Ahmed after his IDFA for Best Film 2016.

The Amanda Committee's Golden Clapper went to editor Inge-Lise Langfeldt (Elling, El Clásico), the Audience Amanda to the music documentary Marcus & Martinus – Together, and The Honorary Award went to prominent producer Axel Helgeland (I Am Dina).

Nordisk Film & TV Fond was associated to ten Amanda awards for the films The King’s Choice, Framing Mom and In the Forest of Huckybucky. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday evening in Haugesund and transmitted live on TV2.