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The nominations for the Edda Awards 2024 were publicly announced on February 16.

The Edda Awards have been presented annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy since 1999. This year’s ceremony marks a milestone as it separates film and television awards, with the Edda Film Awards 2024 set to be presented on April 13. The television awards will be presented in the autumn. Hilmar Oddsson’s Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum) received 10 nominations, and Elsa María Jakobsdóttir’s Villibráð (Wild Game) received 9. The Grapevine has extensively covered the nominated films throughout the year — click the linked titles below to read up on the films.

The nominations are as follows:

CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

• Konni
• Sætur (Felt Cute)
• Þið kannist við…

FOREIGN FILM OF THE YEAR

• Anatomy of a Fall 
• Fallen Leaves
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer
• Past Lives

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR

• Heimaleikurinn (The Home Game)
• Skuld
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

• Konni
• Super Soldier
• Uppskrift: lífið eftir dauðann

FILM OF THE YEAR

• Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Tilverur (Solitude)
• Villibráð (Wild Game)

SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

• Dunhagi 11
• Sorg etur hjarta
• Sætur (Felt Cute)

VISUAL EFFECTS OF THE YEAR

• Davíð Jón Ögmundsson, Dragos Vilcu, Árni Gestur Sigfússon & Rob Tasker for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)
• Jean-Michel Boublil, Jörundur Rafn Arnarson for Northern Comfort
• Atli Þór Einarsson for Óráð (Delirium)

COSTUMES OF THE YEAR

• Helga Rós V. Hannam for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Helga Rós V. Hannam for Kuldi (Cold)
• Arndís Ey for Tilverur (Solitude)

MAKEUP OF THE YEAR

• Kristín Júlla Kristjánsdóttir for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Kristín Júlla Kristjánsdóttir for Kuldi (Cold)
• Guðbjörg Huldís Kristinsdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR

• Hilmar Oddsson for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen for Kuldi (Cold)
• Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson and Elsa María Jakobsdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

SOUND OF THE YEAR

• Matis Rei for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Björn Viktorsson for Northern Comfort
• Huldar Freyr Arnarson for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

EDITING OF THE YEAR

• Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson and Kristján Loðmfjörð for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)
• Hendrik Mägar for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
• Ivor Šonje for Tilverur (Solitude)

CINEMATOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR

• Óttar Guðnason for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Árni Filippusson for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)
• Ants Tammik for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

LEAD ACTOR OF THE YEAR

• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson for Tilverur (Solitude)
• Gísli Örn Garðarsson for Villibráð (Wild Game)

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR

• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)
• Hilmir Snær Guðnason for Villibráð (Wild Game)
• Björn Hlynur Haraldsson for Villibráð (Wild Game)

LEAD ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

• Kristbjörg Kjeld for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Elín Hall for Kuldi (Cold)
• Vivian Ólafsdóttir for Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

• Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir for Kuldi (Cold)
• Selma Björnsdóttir for Kuldi (Cold)
• Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

• Hilmar Oddsson for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Anna Hints for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
• Elsa María Jakobsdóttir for Villibráð (Wild Game)

ORIGINAL SCORE OF THE YEAR

• Tönu Kõrvits for Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)
• Daníel Bjarnason for Northern Comfort
• Eðvarð Egilsson for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood