19/01/2016 - Peter Grönlund’s feature debut collected the most prizes, but Magnus von Horn’s The Here After won for both Best Film and Best Director

Swedish director Magnus von Horn’s feature debut, The Here After [+see also:
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Another first feature, Peter Grönlund’s Drifters [+see also:
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Social dramas were strong contenders for the top Guldbagge, the “Golden Beetle”: The Here After is the story of a 17-year-old boy who returns to a small community after a stretch in prison, hoping to start life afresh, while Drifters follows a young girl, a street pusher, who finds refuge in an illegal residence out of town. In Beata Gårdeler’s Flocking [+see also:
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Here is the full list of the recipients of the 2016 Guldbagge Awards:

Best Film
The Here After [+see also:
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Best Director
Magnus von Horn – The Here After 

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Malin Levanon – Drifters [+see also:
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Rolf Lassgård – A Man Called Ove [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actress
Eva Melander – Flocking [+see also:
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interview: Beata Gårdeler
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Best Supporting Actor
Mats Blomgren – The Here After

Best Original Screenplay
Peter Grönlund – Drifters 

Best Cinematography
Gösta Reilan – Flocking

Best Editing
Kristoffer Nordin – Drifters

Best Costume Design
Mia Andersson – Drifters 

Best Sound Design
Andreas Franck – The Master Plan 

Best Make-up
Eva von Bahr and Love Larson – A Man Called Ove

Best Musical Score
Lisa Holmqvist – Flocking

Best Set Design
Kajsa Severin – Drifters 

Best Visual Effects
Torbjörn Olsson, Fredrik Pihl, Robert Södergren and Joel Sundberg – JerryMaya's Detective Agency – Stella Nostra

Best Short Film
Kung Fury – David Sandberg

Best Documentary
Detained – Anna Persson, Shaon Chakraborty

Best Foreign Film
Leviathan [+see also:
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Birgitta Andersson 

Best Newcomer
Bianca Kronlöf – Underdog [+see also:
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interview: Ronnie Sandahl
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The Gullspire (for extraordinary contributions to children’s films)
The Children’s Film School – Linda Sternö, Kalle Boman, Martin Sjögren and Klara Björk

Audience Award
A Man Called Ove