54th Bodil Awards

The 54th Bodil Awards were held on 4 March 2001 in the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2000. Peter Mygind and Birgitte Raaberg hosted the event which was broadcast live on DR2.[1]

54th Bodil Awards
Date4 March 2001
SiteImperial Cinema, Copenhagen
Hosted byPeter Mygind and Birgitte Raaberg
Highlights
Best FilmThe Bench
Best ActorJesper Christensen
The Bench
Best ActressBjörk
Dancer in the Dark
Most awardsThe Bench (3)
Most nominationsItalian For Beginners (5)

The Bench won both the awards for Best Film and Best Actor in a leading and supporting role (Jesper Christensen and Nikolaj Kopernikus). The award for Best Actress in a Leading Role went to Björk (Dancer in the Dark) while the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award went to Lene Tiemroth for her performance in Italian For Beginners, the film which had come to the ceremony with most nominations. The only Danish award which did not go to a Zentropa production was the award for Best Cinematographer which went to Eric Kress for his work both on A Place Nearby, Flickering Lights and Miracle.[1]

American Beauty earned the award for Best American Film while the award for Best Non-American Film went to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Producers Ib Tardini and Vibeke Windeløv together with managing director Peter Aalbæk Jensen received a Bodil Honorary Award for their work in Zentropa.[1]

Winners and nominees

Best Danish Film

The Bench – Per Fly

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Jesper Christensen – The Bench

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Björk – Dancer In The Dark

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Nicolaj Kopernikus – The Bench

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Lene Tiemroth – Italian For Beginners

Johan Ankerstjerne Cinematographer Award

Eric Kress – A Place Nearby, Flickering Lights and Miracle

Best American Film

American Beauty

Best Non-American Film

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Bodil Honorary Awards
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References
  1. "Bodil, Bænken og Zentropa 2001" (in Danish). cinemazone.dk. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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