24/01/2023 - Ruben Östlund’s 2022 Palme d’Or winner has scored a landslide victory at the Swedish national film awards; other laureates include Boy from Heaven and Comedy Queen

The winners of the 2023 Guldbagge Awards (© Pelle T Nilsson/SPA)

The 2023 Guldbagge Awards for last year’s achievements in Swedish cinema looked to be a grand duel, with Tarik Saleh in one corner and Ruben Östlund in the other, representing Boy from Heaven [+see also:
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interview: Ruben Östlund
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Apart from the Best Film Award, Triangle of Sadness also won for Best Supporting Actress and Actor – Dolly de Leon and Zlatko Burić – Best Costumes, Best Make-up and a Best Director accolade for Östlund himself. As the film’s English-language dialogue precludes it from being eligible for the Best International Feature Film Oscar submission, this year’s choice, Boy from Heaven, still stands a chance for a nomination in this category after making the December shortlist. Saleh’s movie also got the annual prize of the Swedish Film Critics’ Association, the Greta Award, announced last week.

Sanna Lenken’s Berlin Crystal Bear winner Comedy Queen [+see also:
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Here is the full list of winners:

Best Film
Triangle of Sadness [+see also:
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interview: Ruben Östlund
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Best Director
Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sigrid Johnson – Comedy Queen [+see also:
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interview: Sanna Lenken
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Granit Rushiti – I Am Zlatan [+see also:
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Zlatko Burić – Triangle of Sadness

Best Screenplay
Tarik Saleh – Boy from Heaven [+see also:
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interview: Tarik Saleh
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Best Cinematography
Jonas Alarik – Black Crab

Best Editing
Åsa Mossberg, Line Schou – Daughters

Best Costumes
Sofie Krunegård – Triangle of Sadness

Best Sound/Sound Design
Ted Krotkiewski – All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars [+see also:
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Best Make-up
Stefanie Gredig – Triangle of Sadness

Best Original Score
Eirik Havnes - Historjá – Stitches for Sapmí

Best Set Design
Linda Janson – Black Crab

Best Visual Effects
Simon Sandin – Black Crab

Best Documentary Film
Historjá – Stitches for Sapmí - Thomas Jackson

Best Short Film
Little to Big – Ellen Fiske och Ellinor Hallin

Lifetime Achievement Award
Actor Björn Gustafson

The Gullspira (for achievements in children’s film)
Director Sanna Lenken