Two Swedes received their second Golden Globes yesterday: composer Ludwig Göransson and actor Stellan Skarsgård.
During 2025 Sentimental Value (Affeksjonverdi) garnered several awards, including the Grand Prix in Cannes, as well as numerous prestigious nominations, among them eight Golden Globe nominations (CLICK HERE). Stellan Skarsgård secured the sole Golden Globe for Sentimental Value for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as film director Gustav Borg, marking the first Golden Globe ever awarded to a Norwegian production.
This is the second time Skarsgård receives a Golden Globe. In 2020 he won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as the high-ranking Soviet official Boris Shabbina in the British drama series Chernobyl.
Another Swede snatched a Golden Globe for the second time, as Ludwig Göransson received the Golden Globe for Best Score Motion Picture for Sinners. Göransson won the same category in 2023 for Oppenheimer.
For full list of nominees and winners of the Golden Globes 2026: CLICK HERE.
Another recent award for Sentimental Value is the FIPRESCI Screenplay Prize at the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival. The cast also received the International Star Award at the festival. Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning are the first to receive the award as an ensemble.
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