06/02/2017 - The Danish Film Academy gave six awards to Jesper W Nielsen’s drama about a boys’ home forgotten by time, including Best Danish Film and Best Original Screenplay

Danish director Jesper W Nielsen’s The Day Will Come [+see also:
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Having picked up Best Danish Film and Best Original Screenplay (for Søren Sveistrup), the Zentropa Entertainments production was also honoured for Best Supporting Actor and Actress (Lars Mikkelsen and Sofie Gråbøl), among others.

Christian Tafdrup was singled out as Best Director for Parents [+see also:
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Nicolas Winding Refn’s Cannes entry The Neon Demon [+see also:
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Q&A: Nicolas Winding Refn
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Here is the full list of winners of the 2017 Danish Robert Awards:

Best Danish Film
The Day Will Come [+see also:
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Best Film for Children & Youth Audiences
In the Blood [+see also:
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interview: Rasmus Heisterberg
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Best Director
Christian Tafdrup – Parents [+see also:
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interview: Elliott Crosset Hove
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Best Original Screenplay
Søren Sveistrup – The Day Will Come 

Best Adapted Screenplay
Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm – The Commune [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Vinterberg
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Best Actress
Trine Dyrholm – The Commune

Best Actor
Søren Malling – Parents

Best Supporting Actress
Sofie Gråbøl – The Day Will Come

Best Supporting Actor
Lars Mikkelsen – The Day Will Come

Best Production Design
Sabine Hviid – The Day Will Come

Best Cinematography
Natasha Braier – The Neon Demon [+see also:
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Q&A: Nicolas Winding Refn
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Best Costume Design
Stine Thaning – The Day Will Come

Best Make-up
Erin Ayanian Monroe – The Neon Demon

Best Editing
Anne Østerud, Tanya Fallenius – Parents

Best Sound Design
Eddie Simonsen, Anne Jensen – The Neon Demon

Best Musical Score
Cliff Martinez – The Neon Demon

Best Original Song
“100 Meter Mind Dash” – Darkness Falls, Josephine Philip, Ina Lindgreen, Anders Trentemøller (Shelley [+see also:
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Best Visual Effects
Peter Hjorth – The Neon Demon

Best Documentary
Who We Were – Sine Skibsholt

Best US Feature
The Revenant – Alejandro González Iñárritu

Best Non-US Feature
Son of Saul [+see also:
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Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
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Best Mini-TV Series
Ditte & Louise II – Niclas Bendixen

Best TV Series
Follow the Money – Per Fly

Best Actor in a TV Series
Thomas Bo Larsen – Follow the Money

Best Actress in a TV Series
Louise Mieritz – Ditte & Louise II

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series
Esben Smed – Follow the Money

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series
Bodil Jørgensen – The Christmas of Rytteriet

Honorary Robert
Jimmy Leavens (camera department)

The IB Prize
Jacob Jarek (producer)

Kathrine Windfelds Honorary Scholarship
Mette Heeno (screenwriter)

The Blockbuster Audience Award
One-Two-Three Now! – Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg