The TV drama Prisoners and feature film Under the Tree picked up ten and seven Edda statuettes respectively at Sunday’s annual Icelandic film & TV awards ceremony.

The series Prisoners co-created and directed by Ragnar Bragason did a clean sweep in the TV drama category and picked up the most Edda awards for a TV series in the Edda history, including Best TV Drama, Best TV show (voted upon by RUV viewers) and Best Supporting Actress.

The 6x50’ series produced by Mystery Productions for RUV was nominated for the 2017 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for Best Nordic Screenplay.

Check our 'Prisoners' interview CLICK HERE.

Under the Tree won in top categories such as Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and almost all acting accolades. The drama comedy produced by Netop Films was last year’s second biggest film on Icelandic screens and won several international awards following its world premiere at Venice Orizzonti, such as Best Director at Austin Fantastic Fest, and Best International Feature at Zurich Film Festival.

Nordisk Film & TV Fond was associated to 17 Edda awards for Prisoners and Under the Tree. 

List of winners in the film and TV drama categories at the Edda Awards 2018

  • Best Feature Film: Under the Tree, Netop Films
  • Best Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson –Under the Tree
  • Best Screenplay: Huldar Breidfjörd, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson –Under the Tree
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role: Steinthór Hróar Steinthórsson –Under the Tree
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sigurdur Sigurjónsson –Under the Tree
  • Best Actress in a Leading Role: Edda Björgvinsdóttir –Under The Tree
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Steinunn Ólína Thorsteinsdóttir –Prisoners   
  • Best TV Fiction: Prisoners, Mystery Productions
  • Best TV Show: Prisoners (voted upon by RUV viewers) Best Short Film: Atelier
  • Best Children & Youth Production: Summer Children
  • BestDocumentary: Beyond Strength by Baldvin Z
  • Best Editing: Valdís Óskarsdóttir, Sigurdur Eythórsson, Sverrir Kristjánsson -Prisoners
  • Best Cinematography: Árni Filippusson -Prisoners
  • Best Original Score: Pétur Ben -Prisoners
  • Best Visual Effects: The Gentlemen Broncos, Alexander Schepelern, Emil Pétursson, Snorri Freyr Hilmarsson –Under the Tree
  • Best Costumes: Helga Rós V. Hannam –Prisoners
  • Best Make-Up: Áslaug Dröfn Sigurdardóttir –Prisoners
  • Best Sound: Huldar Freyr Arnarson, Pétur Einarsson, Dadi Georgsson -Prisoners
  • Best Production Design: Heimir Sverrisson –Prisoners Honorary aAward: Gudny Halldórsdóttir