Monica Z leads Guldbagge nominations

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Per Fly’s biopic leads Swedish film award nominations with 11 nods, followed by Shed No Tears, The Reunion and Hotell.

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Waltz With Monica (Monica Z), from Danish director Per Fly, leads the race for the Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) – the Swedish national film awards, now in its 50^th year – with 11 nominations.

The story of legendary Swedish singer-actress Monica Zetterlund stars Edda Magnason in her first film role.

The biopic has been nominated for best film, best director, best cinematography and best actress for Magnason. Its other nominations include two of the three slots in the best supporting actor category for Kjell Bergqvist and Sverrir Gudnason.

Shed No Tears (Känn ingen sorg), about a man who dreams of success in the music world, has secured nine nominations. The film is directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, back from Hollywood after directing action sequel Underworld: Awakening.

The duo have been nominated for best director and their feature picked up nods for best film, screenplay, cinematography, editing, costume, sound and set design. Josefin Neldén was also nominated for her supporting role in the film.

Anna Odell’s debut film The Reunion (Återträffen) and Lisa Langseth’s new film Hotell both received four nods.

The best foreign language film category includes Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palme d’Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Colour, and Béla Tarr’s The Turin Horse.

A jury of 45 members voted in a secret ballot for the nominations.

Other awards will include the award of honour as well as the Gullspira (for extraordinary contributions in films for children) and the audience award.

The Guldbagge Awards ceremony will be held on Jan 20 at Cirkus in Stockholm. Swedish Television (SVT) will broadcast the event live.

Full list of nominations

Best Film

The Reunion (Återträffen)
Shed No Tears (Känn ingen sorg)
Waltz for Monica (Monica Z)

Best Short Film

Eating Lunch (Äta lunch), dir. Sanna Lenken
Me Seal, Baby, dir. Joanna Rytel
On Suffocation, dir. Jenifer Malmqvist

Best Documentary Film

Belleville Baby, dir. Mia Engberg
Forest of the Dancing Spirits (De dansande andarnas skog), dir. Linda Västrik
No Burqas Behind Bars (Frihet bakom galler), dir. Nima Sarvestani

Best Director

Per Fly, Waltz for Monica
Måns Mårlind och Björn Stein, Shed No Tears
Anna Odell, The Reunion

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Edda Magnason, Waltz for Monica
Anna Odell, The Reunion
Gunilla Röör, Once a Year (En gång om året)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Robert Gustafsson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann)
Mikael Persbrandt, Nobody Owns Me (Mig äger ingen)
Matias Varela, Life Deluxe (Snabba cash – Livet deluxe)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Anna Bjelkerud, Hotell
Mira Eklund, Hotell
Josefin Neldén, Shed No Tears

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Kjell Bergqvist, Waltz for Monica
David Dencik, Hotell
Sverrir Gudnason, Waltz for Monica

Best Screenplay

Cilla Jackert, Shed No Tears
Lisa Langseth, Hotell
Anna Odell, The Reunion

Best Cinematography

Eric Kress, Waltz for Monica
Petrus Sjövik, Broken Hill Blues (Ömheten)
Erik Sohlström, Shed No Tears

Best Editing

Mia Engberg, Belleville Baby
Theis Schmidt, Life Deluxe
Håkan Wärn, Shed No Tears

Best Costume

Kicki Ilander, Waltz for Monica
Moa Li Lemhagen Schalin, We Are the Best!
Ulrika Sjölin, Shed No Tears

Best Sound

Mattias Eklund, Shed No Tears
Petter Fladeby, Andreas Franck och Jens Johansson, Life Deluxe
Hans Møller, Waltz for Monica

Best Makeup

Eva von Bahr, Waltz for Monica
Eva von Bahr och Love Larson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Lisa Mustafa, We Are the Best!

Best Music