The Bodil Awards are the major Danish

Denmark

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 film awards given by Denmark's National Association of Film Critics (Danish: Filmmedarbejderforeningen). The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in the Imperial Cinema

Imperial Theater, Copenhagen

The Imperial Theater is a cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark which has the largest single screen in Northern Europe with 1102 seats. It is THX certified and has a digital projector from Texas Instruments. The cinema opened in 1963 with the musical West Side Story. It was almost ruined in the 1980s and a...

 in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are given without regard to commercial interests or box-office sales, but rather to highlight the films or actors that the critics regard as most worthy.

The name of the award honors two of the most important actresses in Danish cinema, Bodil Kjer

Bodil Kjer

Bodil Kjer was a Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater...

 and Bodil Ipsen

Bodil Ipsen

Bodil Ipsen was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading roles in large folk comedies and melodramas...

. The statuette is made of porcelain, and was designed by Danish artist Ebbe Sadolin and sculpted by Svend Jespersen of Bing and Grøndahl.

Awards are presented for the following categories:

• Best Danish Film
  Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
  The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The judging committee can decide not to give out the award if no deserving films are...
  
  
• Best Actor
  Bodil Award for Best Actor
  - 1940s :* 1948 Poul Reichhardt * 1949 Mogens Wieth - 1950s :* 1950 Erik Mørk * 1951 Preben Lerdorff Rye * 1952 -* 1953 Per Buckhøj * 1954 Angelo Bruun...
  
  
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best American Film
  Bodil Award for Best American Film
  The Bodil Award for Best American Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. The category was named "Best American Film" until 1961, when it became the "Best...
  
  
• Best Non-American Film
  Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film
  The Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. This category was called "Best European Film" until 2001, when it became the "Best...
  
  
• Best Documentary or Short Film
• Best European Film
  Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film
  The Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. This category was called "Best European Film" until 2001, when it became the "Best...
  
   (awarded from 1961 until 2000)
• Best Non-European Film
  Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film
  The Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film was one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Union of Film Critics . The Bodil Awards were created in 1948 and are one of the oldest film prizes in Europe. This category was originally named "Best American Film" until...
  
   (awarded from 1961 until 2000)

Other Bodil Awards presented intermittently are a Cinematographers award, a Special Bodil for important contributions during the year, and an Honorary Bodil for a person who, through the years, has distinguished them self in a meaningful way.

External links

• Bodil Awards in the Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
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