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Amanda Award

Awarded for Excellence in Norwegian film. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
Presented by Norwegian International Film Festival
Country Norway
First awarded 1985
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The Amanda Award (Norwegian: Amandaprisen) is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The Norwegian International Film Festival is a Film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language The Norwegian International Film Festival is a Film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Norway has had a notable cinema industry for some time While their Swedish and Danish neighbours have had a respectable film production since the beginning The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not television). Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Winners are awarded a trophy by the Norwegian sculptor Kristian Kvakland, and the name—and theme—of the sculpture comes from a legendary local woman from the 1920s. Kristian Kvakland (1927- is a Norwegian sculptor and artist Among his most famous works is the Amanda-statue of the annual Amanda awards His works are also represented in a The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The award ceremony is marked every year by a major, nationally televised, event.

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History

The Amanda Award was instituted in 1985 as part of the Norwegian International Film Festival "to increase the quality of and further the interest for Norwegian films". The Norwegian International Film Festival is a Film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. [1] The year 1993 marked an exception to the norm, when the so-called "Nordic Amanda" included contribution from all the Nordic countries. [2][3] From 2005 onwards, TV-drama was no longer included among the categories honoured, as the TV-specific award "Gullruten" had taken over this function. Dramatic programming is Television content that is scripted and (normally fictional Gullruten is an annual award for the Norwegian TV business founded in 1998 by Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening. Instead the award became exclusively for films. [4] Around the same time another change occurred also. Since the beginning, the award ceremony had been produced in cooperation with the Norwegian state broadcasting corporation Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS) which is usually known as the NRK, is the Norwegian In 2006, however, NRK ended the partnership, and the show has since that time been the responsibility of the private broadcasting company TV 2. TV 2 is Norway 's largest commercial television station Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2 [5][6]

In the year 2007, a "People's Amanda" ("Folket's Amanda") was awarded for the first time, where the winner was arrived at by popular vote. [7] The first winner of the award was the horror movie Fritt Vilt, directed by Roar Uthaug. Roar Uthaug (born August 25 1973 in Lørenskog Norway) is a Norwegian Film director. [8]

Sculpture

The name "Amanda" is derived from a song, or sea shanty, titled "Amanda fra [from] Haugesund". Sea shanties (singular " shanty " also spelled " chantey " derived from the French word "chanter" 'to sing' were Shipboard [9] Supposedly the song in turn refers to a real woman from the 1920s – a lone mother who made a living from selling liquor to sailors during the prohibition period. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol [2]

The figurine that is awarded to prize winners originated from a competition held by the local newspaper Haugesunds Avis in 1985, to create a sculpture of the legendary Amanda. Haugesunds Avis is a daily Newspaper published in Haugesund, Norway, but with branches in Bømlo, Kopervik, Odda The competition was won by Kristian Kvakland from Nesodden in Akershus. Kristian Kvakland (1927- is a Norwegian sculptor and artist Among his most famous works is the Amanda-statue of the annual Amanda awards His works are also represented in a Nesodden is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. The full-size sculpture now stands outside the newspaper's office, but a miniature version was adopted as a trophy for the Amanda Award. The figurine is 30 cm (11. 81 in) tall, with a skirt measuring 14 cm (5. 51 in) in diameter. While the current sculpture is hollow and weighs 2. 5 kg (5. 51 lbs), for the first few years it was made of solid metal. Weighing in at 4. 5 kg (9. 92 lbs) it was difficult to hoist for many winners. [2]

It was one of these prizes that, in the year 1986, was won by director Anja Breien, who decided to sell it through a newspaper advert, as a protest against that year's budget cuts for Norwegian film. The Swedish Film Institute, which had experienced similar cuts and sympathized, bought the sculpture. The Swedish Film Institute (sv Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. In 2005, as Breien was presented with an honorary award, she was also given back the original sculpture by former Minister of Culture and director of the Swedish Film Institute, Åse Kleveland. Minister of Culture and Science Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Minister of Culture Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Åse Maria Kleveland (born March 18, 1949 in Stockholm) is a Swedish - Norwegian Singer and Politician. [10]

Show

The award show has long been a central point of the film festival, as well as a major television event for the whole of Norway. Particularly in earlier years, international stars were sometimes brought in to enhance the prestige of the event. Examples of this are Roger Moore, who was a special guest at the very first ceremony in 1985,[2] and Diana Ross in 1987, then married to Norwegian entrepreneur Arne Næss, Jr.[11]

The show has in recent years been hosted by prominent Norwegian comedians. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Arne Næss Jr ( December 8, 1937 &ndash January 13, 2004) was a Norwegian Mountaineer and businessman Jon Almaas, known from the TV-show "Nytt på nytt", played host for several years in the early 2000s. Jon Almaas (born August 29, 1967) is a Norwegian TV -host best known from the weekly humour program Nytt på nytt, where he has been Nytt på nytt (literally "The News Anew" is a Norwegian version of the English comedy programme Have I Got News For You, by the production [12] Thomas Giertsen, known as a stand-up comedian and from several TV-shows, has hosted the show in recent years. Thomas Giertsen (born 4 July 1971) is a Norwegian stand-up Comedian and Actor from Oslo. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " [6] An episode that received some media attention in 2005 was when host Marit Åslein and Minister of Culture and Church Affairs from the Christian conservative party KrF, Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, kissed on stage as part of a humorous routine. Minister of Culture and Science Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Minister of Culture Minister of Culture and Church Affairs The Christian Democratic Party ( Kristelig Folkeparti or Kristeleg Folkeparti, KrF is a Christian Democratic Norwegian Political party Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (born August 23, 1956 in Kvam, Hordaland) is a former Minister of Culture and [13]

Awards and winners

Main article: List of Amanda Award winners

The only actor ever to have won three Amanda Awards is Bjørn Sundquist, for the movies Over grensen (1987), Søndagsengler (1996) and Sejer - se deg ikke tilbake (2000). The following is a list of Amanda Award winners within the main categories awarded at the annual Norwegian International Film Festival since the award's initiation Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born June 16 1948, is a Norwegian actor famous for TV theatre and movie roles The Other Side of Sunday ( Søndagsengler) is a Norwegian film from 1996 directed by Berit Nesheim starring Marie Theisen and Bjørn Sundquist. Sundquist also received the Honorary Award in 2000. Sverre Anker Ousdal, Nils Ole Oftebro, Anneke von der Lippe, Ane Dahl Torp and Kjersti Holmen have all been honoured twice each – Oftebro and Holmen once as lead actors, and once as supporting actors. Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 18 July 1944) is a leading Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord. Anneke von der Lippe (born 22 July, 1964) is a Norwegian actress Ane Dahl Torp (born August 1 1975) is a Norwegian actress Her first film appearance was in The Woman of My Life (2003 Kjersti Holmen (b 8 February, 1956) is a Norwegian actress She was born on Nøtterøy, and later moved to Alnabru, where she grew Among the directors, Ola Solum, Nils Gaup, Berit Nesheim and Bent Hamer have each received two awards. Nils Gaup (born April 12, 1955) is a Sámi Film director from Norway. Berit Nesheim is Norwegian Film director. Nesheim graduated from the University of Oslo in foreign languages Literature and Psychology Bent Hamer is a Film director, Writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956 [14] Erik Gustavson has the rare distinction of having won in three different categories: for best film and best documentary, in addition to winning the special "Nordic Amanda" in 1993. The only film to have won the three main awards – best film, best actor and best actress – is Budbringeren in 1997. Junk Mail ( Budbringeren) is a Norwegian film made in 1997. The film won many awards including Best Actress for Eli Anne Linnestad, Best [15]

Actress Liv Ullmann is the Honorary President of the Norwegian International Film Festival, and was awarded the Honorary Amanda in 1992.
Actress Liv Ullmann is the Honorary President of the Norwegian International Film Festival, and was awarded the Honorary Amanda in 1992. Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16 1938 in Tokyo Japan is a Norwegian actress and was the beloved muse of Swedish Academy Award winning director Ingmar [16]

As of 2007, the categories awarded were:

References

  1. ^ Amanda Award. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A children's film is a film aimed for children as its audience See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality In Motion picture and Videotape production a clapperboard is a device used to assist in the synchronizing of picture and sound additionally the clapperboard is used DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Norwegian International Film Festival. The Norwegian International Film Festival is a Film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
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  5. ^ (Norwegian) Leif Gjerstad (2005-08-26). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. NRK bryter med Amanda. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS) which is usually known as the NRK, is the Norwegian Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  6. ^ a b (Norwegian) Bjarne Laastad (2007-08-09). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Amandaklar Giertsen. TV 2 (Norway). TV 2 is Norway 's largest commercial television station Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2 Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  7. ^ (Norwegian) Her er Amanda-nominasjonene. TV 2 (Norway) (2007-06-26). TV 2 is Norway 's largest commercial television station Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  8. ^ (Norwegian) Ralf Lofstad (2007-08-17). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Tre priser til "Reprise". Dagbladet. Dagbladet is Norway 's third largest Newspaper with a circulation of 146512 copies in 2006 15557 papers less than in 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  9. ^ (Norwegian) Lars Raknes. Amanda fra Haugesund (lyrics). Haugesund municipality. is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  10. ^ (Norwegian) John Rasmussen (2005-12-15). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Fikk Amandaen tilbake etter 16 år. Dagbladet. Dagbladet is Norway 's third largest Newspaper with a circulation of 146512 copies in 2006 15557 papers less than in 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  11. ^ (Norwegian) Tom Stalsberg (1999-09-23). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Diana Ross (55) arrestert etter puppekrangel på Heathrow flyplass. Dagbladet. Dagbladet is Norway 's third largest Newspaper with a circulation of 146512 copies in 2006 15557 papers less than in 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  12. ^ (Norwegian) Mye norsk under årets Haugesund-festival. Norsk Filminstitutt (2003-08-11). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  13. ^ (Norwegian) Valgerd fikk Amanda-kysset. Dagbladet (2005-08-26). Dagbladet is Norway 's third largest Newspaper with a circulation of 146512 copies in 2006 15557 papers less than in 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  14. ^ Solum's second win came after the award for best director was created in 2005. Nesheim won once for best children's film as well as once in the "Best Film" category.
  15. ^ AMANDA-VINNERE 1985-2006. Filmweb. no. Retrieved on 2008-03-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good
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