2008 Guldbagge Award Winners
The 2008 jury comprised of Katinka Faragó, Maaret Koskinen, Nils Petter Sundgren, Vinca Wiedemann, Jonas Åkerlund, Josef Fares, Pia Johansson and the Guldbaggejury chairman Eva Swartz (not voting) – has chosen the following as Guldbagge winners 2008, at a
Best Picture
Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Producer: Thomas Stenderup
Best Director
Tomas Alfredson
for Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Maria Heiskanen
for her role as Maria Larsson in Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Mikael Persbrandt
for his role as Sigfrid Larsson in Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Lundqvist
for her role as Ann in Heaven’s Heart/Himlens hjärta
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jesper Christensen
for his role as Sebastian Pedersen in Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Best Screenplay
John Ajvide Lindqvist
for his script for Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in
Best Cinematography
Including the George Eastman Award of 50.000 Swedish kronor.
Hoyte van Hoytema
for his cinematography in Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in
Best Foreign Language Film
Lust, Caution
Director: Ang Lee
Best Short Film
Lies/Lögner
Director: Jonas Odell
Best Documentary Film
Maggie in Wonderland/Maggie vaknar på balkongen
Directors: Mark Hammarberg, Ester Martin Bergsmark, Beatrice Maggie Andersson
At a meeting held on December 15th 2008, a special jury of 6 members decided to give three Guldbagge Awards for Best Achievement among film professions not already recognized with a Guldbagge.
Best Achievement
Composer Matti Bye
The jury’s motivation:
For congenial contribution to historical accuracy in the film
Everlasting Moments/Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Production designer Eva Norén
The jury’s motivation:
With artistic width from the alleys of LasseMaja to the room of horror in Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in
Per Sundström and his sound crew Jonas Jansson and Patrik Strömdahl
The jury’s motivation:
For nightmarishly great sound in the film
Let the Right One In/Låt den rätte komma in
The Board of the Swedish Film Institute has also made the following awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Actress Harriet Andersson
The Gullspira Award 2008
(for extraordinary contributions in films for children)
Georg Riedel
For numerous tunes deepening film experiences, with a special place in the soul of Sweden.
The Audience Award
Arn - Riket vid vägens slut
Director: Peter Flinth
Published 12 January 2009