SVT’s Blackwater leads Swedish ‘Kristallen’ TV nominations

The critically acclaimed crime drama Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten), loosely based on Kerstin Ekman’s eponymous best-selling novel, is running for best drama series, with four of its stellar cast members - Rolf Lassgård and Asta Kamma August, vying for best actor/best actress, and Liv Mjönes and Magnus Krepper sharing a supporting role nomination.

The atmospheric series produced by Apple Tree Productions won a best series award from Series Mania’s International Panorama section in March.

SVT is heading the annual Swedish TV awards with a total of 36 nominations across the 21 Kristallen categories (including the audience top programme), followed by the commercial broadcaster TV4 with 23 nods, the streamers Viaplay (20), Netflix (8) and Discovery +(7).

Among the production companies that pulled in the most nominations are B-Reel Films with six Kristallen nods for the Viaplay hit series Thunder in My Heart, SVT’s Detective #24, and documentary Historja Stitches for Sapmi.

As usual, FLX scored in the comedy/humour categories, with three (out of five) series in the running: Netflix’s Love & Anarchy, Viaplay’s The Meaning of Life and C More/TV4’s Adult Behaviour. The company is also represented in the youth drama genre with Live Life produced for Viaplay.

Other strong entries include the crime drama Riding in Darkness produced by Jarowskij for C More/TV4, running for best series, best actor (Jonas Karlsson) and actress (Saga Samuelsson).

Netflix’s Yellow Bird UK-produced The Playlist gets three nods for best series and actors Christian Hillborg and Edvin Endre-aka Spotify co-founders, while Snabba Cash 2 and Young Royals 2 earn two nods each.

A total of 23 statuettes will be handed out at the Kristallen awards ceremony to be held in Stockholm on August 28, and transmitted on SVT Play and SVT1 at 20.00.

Selected Kristallen drama and documentary nominations:

• Audience Top Show
  Benjamin's, TV4
  Högspänning, Viaplay
  Leif och Billy, SVT
  Spökjakt, Kanal 5/Discovery +
  Young Royals, Netflix
• Best Kids Programme
  Julkalendern: Kronprinsen som försvann, SVT
  KP-TV, C More
  Otajmat, SVT
  Strula, SVT
  Wild Kids, C More
• Best Supporting Roles
  Ayaan Ahmed for Snabba Cash, Netflix
  Gustaf Hammarsten for Thunder in my Heart, Viaplay
  Liv Mjönes for Blackwater (Händelsen vid vatten), SVT
  Magnus Krepper for Blackwater (Händelsen vid vatten),, SVT
  Mahmut Suvakci for Top Dog, C More/TV4
• Best Documentary Programme
  Becoming Lee (Att bli Lee), TV4
  Philosopher of the Sea (Havsfilosofen), Viaplay
  Historjá-Stitches for Sapmí (Historjá-Stygn för Sapmi), SVT
  Love & Divorce (Kärlek och skilsmäss)a, SVT
  Selma Lagerlöf, SVT
• Best Comedy/Humour Programme
  Herr Talman, SVT
  Love & Anarchy (Kärlek & Anarki), Netflix
  Leif och Billy, SVT
  The Meaning of Life (Meningen med livet), Viaplay
  Adult Behaviour (Vuxna Människor), C More/TV
• Best Actress
  Asta Kamma August for Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten), SVT
  Evin Ahmad for Snabba Cash, Netflix
  Malin Levanon for Detective #24 (Detektiven från Beledweyne), SVT
  Rakel Wärmländer for Limbo, Viaplay
  Saga Samuelsson for Riding in Darkness (Nattryttarna), C More/TV4
• Best Actor
  Alexander Abdallah for Thunder in my Heart, Viaplay
  Christian Hillborg for The Playlist, Netflix
  Edvin Endre for The Playlist, Netflix
  Jonas Karlsson for Riding in Darkness (Nattryttarna), C More/TV4
  Rolf Lassgård for Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten), SVT
• Best Drama Series Årets tv-drama
  Detective #24 (Detektiven från Beledweyne), SVT
  Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten), SVT
  Limbo, Viaplay
  Riding in Darkness (Nattryttarna), C More/TV4
  The Playlist, Netflix
• Best Youth Series
  Out of Touch (Handen på hjärtat), C More/TV4
  No Angel (Ingen Ängel), Viaplay
  Live Life (Leva Life), Viaplay
  Thunder in my Heart, Viaplay
  Young Royals, Netflix