White Night Celebration At 2008 Eddas

Baltasar Kormákur's White Night Wedding and Óskar Jónasson's Reykjavik-Rotterdam, both produced by Kormákur's Blueeyes Productions, scooped the most Edda Awards - respectively seven and five - at last Sunday evening's annual Icelandic Film and Television Awards ceremony held in Reykjavik.

White Night Wedding (photo) which was also nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize, is Kormákur's modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Ivanov won Best Film, Jónasson won Eddas for Best Director and Script, co-written with best-selling novelist Arnaldur Indriðason (Jar City). His TV drama Black Angels, supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond, just like Reykjavik -Rotterdam, won Best Leading Actress (Solveig Arnarsdottir).

Ragnar Bragason who received a Best TV Drama Edda in 2007 for The Nightshift, won another statuette this year with the follow up The Dayshift. Runar Runarsson's short film Two Birds added an Edda to its already long list of international awards, and veteran filmmaker Friðrik Þór Friðriksson was bestowed an Honorary Award.

Full list of 2008 Edda awards:
Best Feature Film
White Night Wedding by Baltasar Kormákur (Blueeyes)

Best Director
Óskar Jónasson (Reykjavik-Rotterdam, Blueeyes)

Best Script
Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson (Reykjavík-Rotterdam, Blueeyes)

Best Leading Actor
Hilmir Snær Guðnason (White Night Wedding, Blueeyes)

Best Leading Actress
Solveig Arnarsdottir (Black Angels, Saga Film)

Best Supporting Actor
Þröstur Leo Gunnarsson (White Night Wedding, Blueeyes)

Best Supporting Actress
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (White Night Wedding, Blueeyes)

Best Editor
Elísabet Rónaldsdóttir (Reykjavik-Rotterdam, Blueeyes)

Best Cinematographer
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson (White Night Wedding, Blueeyes)

Best Costume Design
Helga I. Stefánsdóttir (White Night Wedding, Blueeyes)

Best Make-up
Ragna Fossberg (Spaugstofan, RÚV)

Best Set design
Atli Geir Grétarsson and Grétar Reynisson (White Night Wedding, Blueeyes)

Best Music for film/television
Barði Jóhannsson (Reykjavík-Rotterdam, Blueeyes)

Best Sound Design
Kjartan Kjartansson (Reykjavík-Rotterdam, Blueeyes)

Best Short Film
Two Birds by Runar Runarsson (Zik Zak Productions)

Best Documentary Film
Cornershop by Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir and Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir

Best TV news/ interview programme
Silfur Egils hosted by Egill Helgason (RÚV)

Best TV culture and lifestyle programme
Kiljan presented by Egill Helgason (RÚV)

Best TV entertainment programme
Útsvar presented by Sigmar Guðmundsson and Þóra Arnórsdóttir (RÚV)

TV personality of the year:
Egill Helgason

Best TV Drama/sitcom series
The Dayshift (Saga Film)

IKSA honorary award:
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, director