3rd Edda Awards
The 3rd Edda Awards were held on 11 November 2001 at Broadway Night Club in Reykjavik. The awards were hosted by actress Edda Heiðrún Backman and singer Valgeir Guðjónsson. The show was broadcast live on RÚV.
Short films were also included for the first time in the . As in the previous awards the public was given the right to vote online in all categories. The academy had 70% say in the results and the public 30%. Except for the Best Television Personality which the public had 100% say in the results.
The film Mávahlátur received most nominations, ten in all, and won six awards.[1]
New Categories[]
- Edda Award for Best News Anchor
Results[]
The nominees and winners were: (Winners highlighted in bold)[2]
- Ágúst Guðmundsson, for Mávahlátur
- , for
- Ragnar Bragason, for Fóstbræður
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- , for
- Jón Gnarr, for Fóstbræður
- Pálmi Gestsson, for
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- Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, for
- Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, forMávahlátur
- , for Mávahlátur
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- , for Villiljós
- , for Mávahlátur
- Hilmir Snær Guðnason, for Mávahlátur
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- Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, for Mávahlátur
- Kristbjörg Kjeld, for Mávahlátur
- Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, for Mávahlátur
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- Ágúst Guðmundsson, for Mávahlátur
- , for Villiljós
- , for
Best Documentary:
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- , for Stöð 2 News
- , for Stöð 2 News
- Ómar Ragnarsson, for RÚV News
ÍKSA Professional Awards:
- , for producing
- , for editing
- , for producing
Honorary Award:
- Gunnar Eyjólfsson and Kristbjörg Kjeld, actors, for their contribution to Icelandic television and cinema.
External links[]
- Edda Awards official website
- Edda Awards 2001 Picture Gallery at mbl.is
References[]
- ^ "Fréttablaðið, 12.11.2001 - Timarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ "Edda Awards 2001".
Categories:
- Edda Awards
- Icelandic film awards
- 2001 film awards