European Films

This past weekend the national film awards were awarded in three European countries: the Finnish Jussi Awards, the Spanish Goyas and the Danish Roberts. In Finland, the upcoming Berlinale Competition title Musta jää (Black Ice) from director Petri Kotwica was the big winner with a total of six awards, including Best Picture. The film was largely expected to win, something that cannot be said of Spanish winner Best Picture winner La soledad (Solitary Fragments), a 150-minute arthouse drama mostly in split-screen that attracted only a fraction of the visitors of frontrunner El orfanato (The Orphanage), a spooky thriller and box-office hit that finally went home with the most Goyas of all films (seven in all) but lost in the Best Film and Best Director categories. In Denmark Peter Schønau Fog's Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying) was the big winner with a total of eight awards. 

The 2008 Robert Awards

Denmark's Robert Awards are awarded by the Danish Film Academy. 

• Best Film: Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Children and Youth Film: De fortabte sjæles ø (Island of Lost Souls)
• Best Director: Peter Schønau Fog, Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Actor: Lars Brygmann, Hvid Nat (White Night)
• Best Actress: Noomi Rapace, Daisy Diamond
• Best Supporting Actor: Jesper Asholt, Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Supporting Actress: Hanne Hedelund, Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Screenplay: Bo Hr. Hansen, Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Cinematography: Kærlighed på film (Just Another Love Story)
• Best Production Design: De fortabte sjæles ø (Island of Lost Souls)
• Best Costumes: Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Make-up: De fortabte sjæles ø (Island of Lost Souls)
• Best Special Effects: De fortabte sjæles ø (Island of Lost Souls)
• Best Sound Design: De fortabte sjæles ø (Island of Lost Souls)
• Best Editing: Kærlighed på film (Just Another Love Story)
• Best Score: Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Foreign Film (non-USA): Eastern Promises
• Best US Film: The Bourne Ultimatum, Ratatouille
• Honorary Robert: Ole John, long-standing teacher at the National Film School
• Audience Award: Kunsten at græde i kor (The Art of Crying)
• Best Documentary: Milosevic on Trial

The 2008 Goya Awards

Spain's Goya Awards are awarded by the Spanish Film Academy. 

• Best Film: La soledad (Solitary Fragments)
• Best Director: Jaime Rosales, La soledad (Solitary Fragments)
• Best Actor: Alberto San Juan, Bajo las estrellas (Under the Stars)
• Best Actress: Maribel Verdú, Siete mesas de billar francés (Seven French Billiard Tables)
• Best Male Newcomer: José Luis Torrijo, La soledad (Solitary Fragments)
• Best Female Newcomer: Manuela Velasco, [REC]
  
• Best Original Screenplay: Sergio G. Sánchez, El orfanato (The Orphanage)
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Félix Viscarret, Bajo las estrellas (Under the Stars)
• Best Supporting Actor: José Manuel Cervino, Las 13 rosas (The 13 Roses)
• Best Supporting Actress: Amparo Baró, Siete mesas de billar francés (Seven French Billiard Tables)
• Best Cinematography: Mejor fotografía: Las 13 rosas (The 13 Roses)
• Best Editing: David Gallart, [REC]
  
• Best Score: Las 13 rosas (The 13 Roses)
  
• Best New Director: Juan Antonio Bayona, El orfanato (The Orphanage)
• Best Production Design: El orfanato (The Orphanage)
• Best Production Management: El orfanato (The Orphanage)
• Best Costumes: Las 13 rosas (The 13 Roses)
• Best Hair and Make-up: El orfanato (The Orphanage)
• Best Sound: El orfanato (The Orphanage)
• Best Special Effects: El orfanato (The Orphanage)
• Best Spanish-language Foreign Film: XXY, Argentina
• Best Documentary: Invisibles (The Invisibles)
• Best Animated Feature: Nocturna
• Honorary Goya: Alfredo Landa

The 2008 Jussi Awards

Finland's Jussi Awards are awarded by Filmiaura, an association of Finnish film professionals.

• Best Film: Musta jää (Black Ice)
• Best Director: Petri Kotwica, Musta jää (Black Ice)
• Best Actor: Tommi Korpela, Miehen työ (A Men's Job)
  
• Best Actress: Outi Mäenpää, Musta jää (Black Ice)
• Best Supporting Actor: Jani Volanen,  Miehen työ (A Men's Job)
  
• Best Supporting Actress: Kristiina Elstelä, Sooloilua (Playing Solo)
• Best Script: Musta jää (Black Ice)
• Best Cinematography: Joulutarina (Christmas Story)
• Best Score: Musta jää (Black Ice)
• Best Sound: Raja 1918 (The Border)
• Best Editing: Musta jää (Black Ice)
• Best Production Design: Ganes
• Best Costume Design: Ganes
• Best Documentary: Yhden tähden hotelli (Lone Star Hotel)