Robert Award for Best Danish Film

1980s

1984: Beauty and the Beast (Skønheden og udyret) directed by Nils Malmros^[1]^[2]
1985: The Element of Crime (Forbrydelsens element) directed by Lars von Trier^[2]
1986: The Flying Devils [da; fr; sv] (De flyvende djævle) directed by Anders Refn^[2]
1987: Cœurs flambés [da; fr] (Flamberede hjerter) directed by Helle Ryslinge^[2]
1988: Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle Erobreren) directed by Bille August^[3]^[4]
1989: Emma's Shadow [da; de; fr; simple] (Skyggen af Emma) directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen^[4]

1990s

1990: Waltzing Regitze (Dansen med Regitze) directed by Kaspar Rostrup^[5]
1991: Dance of the Polar Bears (Lad isbjørnene danse) directed by Birger Larsen
1992: Europa directed by Lars von Trier
1993: Pain of Love (Kærlighedens smerte) directed by Nils Malmros^[6]
1994: The House of the Spirits (Åndernes hus) directed by Bille August
1995: Nightwatch (Nattevagten) directed by Ole Bornedal^[7]
1996: The Beast Within [da; fr] (Menneskedyret) directed by Carsten Rudolf [da]^[8]
1997: Breaking the Waves directed by Lars von Trier
1998: Barbara directed by Nils Malmros^[9] & Let's get lost directed by Jonas Elmer
1999: The Celebration (Festen) directed by Thomas Vinterberg

2000s

2000: The One and Only (Den eneste ene) directed by Susanne Bier
2001: The Bench (Bænken) directed by Per Fly^[10]
- Help! I'm a Fish (Hjælp, jeg er en fisk) directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, and Michael Hegner (uncredited)
2002: Kira's Reason: A Love Story (En kærlighedshistorie) directed by Ole Christian Madsen^[11]
- Mona's World (Monas verden) directed by Jonas Elmer
- One-Hand Clapping (At klappe med én hånd) directed by Gert Fredholm
- Shake It All About (En kort en lang) directed by Hella Joof
- The King Is Alive directed by Kristian Levring
2003: Open Hearts (Elsker dig for evigt) directed by Susanne Bier^[12]^[13]
- I Am Dina (Jeg er Dina) directed by Ole Bornedal
- Okay directed by Jesper W. Nielsen
- Facing the Truth (At kende sandheden) directed by Nils Malmros
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (Wilbur begår selvmord) directed by Lone Scherfig
2004: The Inheritance (Arven) directed by Per Fly
- Dogville directed by Lars von Trier
- Move Me (Lykkevej) directed by Morten Arnfred
- Stealing Rembrandt (Rembrandt) directed by Jannik Johansen
- Reconstruction directed by Christoffer Boe
2005: King's Game (Kongekabale) directed by Nikolaj Arcel
- Aftermath (Lad de små børn) directed by Paprika Steen
- Day and night directed by Simon Staho
- In Your Hands (Forbrydelser) directed by Annette K. Olesen
- Pusher II directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
2006: Adam's Apples (Adams æbler) directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
- Dark Horse (Voksne mennesker) directed by Dagur Kári
- Flies on the Wall [da; de] (Fluerne på væggen) directed by Åke Sandgren
- Manderlay (Manderlay) directed by Lars von Trier
- Manslaughter (Drabet) directed by Per Fly
2007: We Shall Overcome (Drømmen) directed by Niels Arden Oplev
- A Soap (En soap) directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen
- After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet) directed by Susanne Bier
- Offscreen directed by Christoffer Boe
- Prague (Prag) directed by Ole Christian Madsen
- Princess directed by Anders Morgenthaler
2008: The Art of Crying (Kunsten at græde i kor) directed by Peter Schønau Fog
- Daisy Diamond directed by Simon Staho
- Echo (Ekko) directed by Anders Morgenthaler
- Just Another Love Story (Kærlighed på film) directed by Ole Bornedal
- White Night [da] (Hvid nat) directed by Jannik Johansen
2009: Terribly Happy (Frygtelig lykkelig) directed by Henrik Ruben Genz
- Fear Me Not (Den du frygter) directed by Kristian Levring
- Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen) directed by Ole Christian Madsen
- Little Soldier [da; de; fr] (Lille soldat) directed by Annette K. Olesen
- Worlds Apart (To verdener) directed by Niels Arden Oplev

2010s

2010: Antichrist directed by Lars von Trier
- Aching Hearts (Kærestesorger) directed by Nils Malmros
- Applause (Applaus) directed by Martin Zandvliet
- Deliver Us from Evil (Fri os fra det onde) directed by Ole Bornedal
- Old Boys directed by Nikolaj Steen [da; no; sv]
2011: R directed by Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer
- Brotherhood (Broderskab) directed by Nicolo Donato
- Everything Will Be Fine (Alting bliver godt igen) directed by Christoffer Boe
- Submarino directed by Thomas Vinterberg
- Truth About Men (Sandheden om mænd) directed by Nikolaj Arcel
2012: Melancholia directed by Lars von Trier
- A Family (En familie) directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen
- A Funny Man (Dirch) directed by Martin Zandvliet
- Rosa Morena directed by Carlos Augusto de Oliveira
- SuperClásico directed by Ole Christian Madsen
2013: A Hijacking (Kapringen) directed by Tobias Lindholm
- Teddy Bear (10 timer til paradis) directed by Mads Matthiesen [da]
- Love Is All You Need (Den skaldede frisør ) directed by Susanne Bier
- A Royal Affair (En kongelig affære) directed by Nikolaj Arcel
- Undskyld jeg forstyrrer [da] (Undskyld jeg forstyrrer) directed by Henrik Ruben Genz
2014: The Hunt (Jagten) directed by Thomas Vinterberg
- Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret) directed by Mikkel Nørgaard [da]
- Nordvest directed by Michael Noer
- Sorrow and Joy (Sorg og glæde) directed by Nils Malmros
- Spies & Glistrup [da; de; sv] directed by Christoffer Boe
2015: Nymphomaniac Director's Cut directed by Lars Von Trier
- Department Q: The Absent One (Fasandræberne) directed by Mikkel Nørgaard [da]
- Speed Walking (Kapgang) directed by Niels Arden Oplev
- Klumpfisken directed by Søren Balle [da; de]
- Silent Heart (Stille hjerte) directed by Bille August
2016: Land of Mine (Under Sandet) directed by Martin Zandvliet
- The Idealist (Idealisten) directed by Christina Rosendahl
- A War (Krigen) directed by Tobias Lindholm
- Men & Chicken (Mænd og høns) directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
- Sommeren '92 directed by Kasper Barfoed
2017: The Day Will Come (Der kommer en dag) directed by Jesper W. Nielsen^[14]
- Parents (Forældre) directed by Christian Tafdrup
- In the Blood (I blodet) directed by Rasmus Heisterberg
- The Commune (Kollektivet) directed by Thomas Vinterberg
- The Neon Demon (The Neon Demon) directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
2018: Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre) directed by Hlynur Pálmason
- The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear (Den utrolige historie om den kæmpestore pære) directed by Amalie Næsby Fick [de], Jørgen Lerdam [da; de; fr], and Philip Einstein Lipski
- A Terrible Woman (En frygtelig kvinde) directed by Christian Tafdrup
- While We Live (Mens vi lever) directed by Mehdi Avaz [da]
- Darkland (Underverden) directed by Fenar Ahmad
2019: The Guilty (Den skyldige) directed by Gustav Möller
- A Fortunate Man (Lykke-Per) directed by Bille August
- The House That Jack Built directed by Lars von Trier
- Ditte & Louise directed by Niclas Bendixen
- The Purity of Vengeance [da; de; fa; fr; it; ko; sv] (Journal 64) directed by Mikkel Nørgaard [da]

2020s

2020: Queen of Hearts (Dronningen) directed by May el-Toukhy
- Before the Frost (Før frosten) directed by Michael Noer
- Daniel (Ser du månen, Daniel) directed by Niels Arden Oplev
- Uncle (Onkel) directed by René Frelle Petersen [da]
- Sons of Denmark [da; pl] (Danmarks sønner) directed by Ulaa Salim [pl]
2021: Another Round (Druk) directed by Thomas Vinterberg^[15]^[16]
- A Perfectly Normal Family (En helt almindelig familie) directed by Malou Reymann [da]
- Riders of Justice (Retfærdighedens ryttere) directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
- Shorta directed by Anders Ølholm [de] and Frederik Louis Hviid [de]
- The Good Traitor (Vores mand i Amerika) directed by Christina Rosendahl
2022: Persona Non Grata – Producer: Daniel Mühlendorph; Director: Lisa Jespersen; Screenplay: Lisa Jespersen and Sara Isabella Jønsson‡
- Margrete: Queen of the North – Producers: Birgitte Skov and Lars Bredo Rahbek; Director: Charlotte Sieling; Screenplay: Jesper Fink, Maya Ilsøe and Charlotte Sieling
- The Pact – Producers: Jesper Morthorst and Karin Trolle; Director: Bille August; Screenplay: Christian Torpe
- The Shadow in My Eye – Producers: Jonas Allen and Peter Bose; Director and Screenplay: Ole Bornedal
- The Venus Effect – Producers: Rikke Sasja Lassen and Lise Orheim Stender; Director and Screenplay: Anna Emma Haudal

Robert Award for Best Danish Film

Honorees

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Filmmakers with multiple wins (3 or more)

See also

References

External links

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