07/02/2011

Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson’s thriller Undercurrent leads the way at the Icelandic Film and Television Awards (Edda Awards), with 12 nominations, followed by Dagur Kári’s English-language film The Good Heart [+see also:
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film profile] and its 10 nods.

Both films are produced by Zik Zak Filmworks and are competing in the main categories for Best Film, Director and Screenwriter alongside first-time director Baldvin Z's Jitters, which also picked up 10 nominations.

Scottish actor Brian Cox is getting a chance to win an Edda for his performance inThe Good Heart.

Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir is nominated twice: for Best Actress in Undercurrent and Supporting Actress in King's Road [+see also:
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interview: Valdís Oskarsdottir
film profile] by Valdís Óskarsdóttir. The latter also has two nominations, albeit as editor: of Marteinn Thórsson’s Stormland and Undercurrent, co-edited with Eva Lind Höskuldsdóttir.

The annual Edda Awards will presented in Reykjavik on February 19. For the complete list of nominations, please click here.