The Man Who Loved Yngve which was shot in the nearby town of Stavanger, with support from the region's Filmkraft Rogaland, was produced by Yngve Sætter (Motlys Film) with support from Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
Nils Gaup's epic film The Kautokeino Rebellion, this year's most successful Norwegian film, was logically given the ‘Folkets Amanda' (People's Amanda), one of five awards with Best Actress (for the Finnish Anni-Kristiina Jusso), Photography, Set Decoration and Music.
Although the Norwegian critics' favourite film O'Horten by Bent Hamer, turned only two of its seven nominations into awards, veteran actor Espen Skjønberg -winner of Best Supporting Actor- received probably the warmest and longest applause from the audience.
Writers Thomas Moldestad and Stig Rajendram Eliassen who successfully adapted Gunnar Staalesen's best-selling novel ‘Fallen Angels' into the fourth Varg Veum film, were awarded for their mutual efforts, as well the film's leading actor Trond Espen Seim.
The documentary film Big John (Blod & ære) by Håvard Bustnes, added an Amanda to its recent Best Documentary Award won at Grimstad Short Film Festival.
Full list of Amanda Awards:
Best Norwegian Film
The Man Who Loved Yngve, produced by Yngve Sætter (Motlys)
Best Children and Youth Film
The Man Who Loved Yngve by Stian Kristiansen
People's Amanda Award
The Kautokeino Rebellion by Nils Gaup, produced by Rubicon
Best Direction
Stian Kristiansen, The Man Who Loved Yngve
Best Leading Actress
Anni-Kristiina Juuso, The Kautokeino Rebellion
Best Leading Actor
Trond Espen Seim, Varg Veum-Fallen Angels
Best Supporting Actress
Ane Dahl Torp, Lunch
Best Supporting Actor
Espen Skønberg, O'Horten
Best Script
Thomas Moldestad and Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Varg Veum-Fallen Angels
Best Photography
Philip Øgaard, The Kautokeino Rebellion
Best Set Decoration
Karl K. Juliusson, The Kautokeino Rebellion
Best Music
Mari Boine, Svein Schultz, Herman Rundberg, The Kautokeino Rebellion
Best Editing
Vidar Flataukan, The Man Who Loved Yngve
Best Sound Design
Petter Fladeby, O'Horten
Best Documentary
Big John (Blod & ære) by Håvard Bustnes, produced by Faction Film AS
Best Foreign Film
There Will Be Blood by Paul Thomas Anderson (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Amanda Committee Gullklapper
Director of Photography John Christian Rosenlund
Amanda Committee Ærespris
Director Knut Erik Jensen