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The Awards


Dan Laustsen has won or been nominated for these awards :
2010 Robert - nominated for "Fri os fra det onde, 2009" (Deliver us from evil), Best Cinematography.
2010 Robert - nominated for "Headhunter, 2009", Best Cinematography.

2008 Bodil - won for "Just Another Love Story" and "The Substitute", Best Cinematographer
2008 Robert - won for "Just Another Love Story" (Kærlighed på film), Best Cinematography
2008 Robert - nominated for "The Substitute" (Vikaren), Best Cinematography

2007 Erik Balling's Travel Grant

2003 Robert - nominated for "I am Dina", Best Cinematography, Danish Film Academy Award
2003 Golden Frog - nominated for "I am Dina", Best Cinematography, Cameraimage, Poland

2002 Johan Ankerstjernes Ærespris - won

2001 Robert - nominated for "Beyond", Best Cinematography, Danish Film Academy Award

2000 Johan Ankerstjernes Ærespris - nominated for "Heart of Light"

1990 Robert - won for "The Miracle in Valby", Best Cinematography, Danish Film Academy Award

1989 Robert - won for "Emma's Shadow", Best Cinematography, Danish Film Academy Award

1984 Robert - won for "Thunderbirds", Best Cinematography, Danish Film Academy Award

1982 Bodil special award - won for photography of "Rubber Tarzan".
1982 Preben Franks memorial fund - a 15.000 award

In an interview, Laustsen was asked if a Robert award made him more in demand, and replied: "No, not really. But it means pleasure and it gives a nice feeling of pride."

Laustsen has also worked on films where the film as a whole has won an award :
Rubber Tarzan won the UNICEF award for best children's movie in 1982.
The Charlot & Charlotte tv series won a Prix Italia in Naples in 1996 - 'Special Prize for fiction'.


About the Danish awards Robert and Bodil

BODIL

Bodial statuette The Bodil award corresponds to the American Golden Globe since the awards are being voted on by members of the Filmmedarbejderforeningen (Association for Danish Film Critics and Journalists) in Copenhagen. The members of the association are the film reviewers of the Copenhagen newspapers - about forty people.

It was awarded for the first time in 1948, and is named after two famous Danish actresses of that time - Bodil Kjer and Bodil Ipsen.
A Bodil is awarded for how the movie looks in the dark of the cinema, and goes to best movie - both domestic and foreign, but rarely to people behind the camera, i.a. no technical awards.
The award is given by Filmmedarbejderforeningen(Association for Danish Film Critics and Journalists) in Copenhagen. The members of the association are the film reviewers of the Copenhagen newspapers - about fifty people.

At the Bodil award ceremony, the Johan Ankerstjerne Honorary Award is also given. The award is from the creator of the film laboratory Johan Ankerstjerne A/S, founded in 1932.

A Bodil special award can be given for many reasons :
In 1951, H.C.Hansen got it for lowering the film taxes.
In 1961, Dirch Passer(actor and comedian) got it because he "with great talent has let himself be misused by Danish producers and hoping he will soon get a role befitting his talent".
In 1966, Thorvald Larsen got it for outstanding leadership of the Alexandra cinema, and Peter Holst got it for importing 'Paris, Texas'.

But the award has also been given to other Danish cinematographers :
1976 - Mikael Salomon
1977 - Dirk Brüel
1978 - Alexander Gruszynski
1983 - Jan Weincke
Since 1983, no cinematographer has received the award - perhaps because the Robert awards were created that year, and the cinematograpers have their own category there.

The most recent Bodil Awards ceremony was held March 1st, 2009.

ROBERT -

Robert Award sculpture The Robert award corresponds to the Oscar where peers vote for peers.
It was awarded for the first time in 1983, and was designed by and named after famous Danish sculptor Robert Jacobsen.
It's awarded both to films, actors, directors and other technical staff.
It's awarded by Danmarks Film Akademi(Danish Film Academy), and is as such an award where photographers vote for best photography, directors vote for best director and so on.

Strangely enough, in Denmark - as opposed to in America - it's the reviewer's award, Bodil, which is considered the most prestigious.
It may of course have something to do with how long the Bodil has been around, compared to the more recent Robert.

The most recent Robert Awards were held February 1st, 2009.
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Last updated on 09 November 2010