7th Bodil Awards
| 7th Bodil Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 April 1954 |
| Site | World Cinema, Copenhagen |
| Hosted by | Kaj Berg Madsen |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Farlig Ungdom |
| Best Actor | Angelo Bruun Hendes store aften |
| Best Actress | Tove Maës Himlen er blaa |
The 7th Bodil Awards was held on 27 April 1954 at the World Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark, honoring the best in Danish and foreign film of 1953.[1]
The evening started with a preview screening of James Stewart and June Allyson starring in Anthony Mann's The Glenn Miller Story.
The award ceremony was a triumph for director Lau Lauritzen, Jr., who had previously, albeit shared with Bodil Ipsen, received the Bodil for Best Danish Film three times: In 1949, for The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman, in 1951, for Café Paradis (Paradise Cafe), and in 1952, for Det Sande Ansigt (The True Face). For his direction of Farlig Ungdom he took home the award for Best Danish Film for a fourth time, a record that would stand more than forty years until Lars von Trier in 1997 received his fourth Best Danish Film Bodil for Breaking the Waves.[2]
Foreign films were well represented with Rene Clement's Forbidden Games winning the Bodil Award for Best European Film, and Julius Caesar directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz winning the award for Best American Film.
Winners
Best Danish Film
- Farlig Ungdom directed by Lau Lauritzen, Jr.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Not awarded
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Not awarded
Best European Film
- Forbidden Games directed by René Clement
Best American Film
- Julius Caesar directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
References
- ^ Paw Pedersen (May 2012). Direktor Lau Lauritzen (in Danish). BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 270–. ISBN 978-87-7114-705-6.
- ^ Grethe Jensen; Benito Scocozza (1996). Politikens bog om danskerne og verden: hvem, hvad, hvornår i 50 år. Politikens forlag. ISBN 978-87-567-5697-6.
Further reading
- Claus Hesselberg (2000). Bodil: historien om en filmpris : 1948-1999 (in Danish). Filmmedarbejderforeningen. ISBN 978-87-987836-0-2.