The 8th Bodil Awards was held 1955 in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best in Danish and foreign film of 1954.
| 8th Bodil Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1955 |
| Site | Copenhagen |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Ordet Der kom en dag |
| Best Actor | Emil Hass Christensen Ordet |
| Best Actress | Birgitte Federspiel Ordet |
| Most awards | Ordet (3) |
Prime Minister H. C. Hansen, who had been given the first Bodil Honorary Award in 1951, was guest of honour at a quite untraditional Bodil event. For the first and only time in the Bodil Award's history two film were awarded Best Danish Film: Carl Theodor Dreyer's Ordet and Sven Methling's Der kom en dag.
Emil Hass Christensen and Birgitte Federspiel each received an award for their performances in Ordet, Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica won the Bodil Award for Best European Film, and On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan won the award for Best American Film.
Winners edit
Best Danish Film edit
- Ordet directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Der kom en dag directed by Sven Methling
Best Actor in a Leading Role edit
Best Actress in a Leading Role edit
- Birgitte Federspiel in Ordet
Best Actor in a Supporting Role edit
- Not awarded
Best Actress in a Supporting Role edit
- Not awarded
Best European Film edit
- Umberto D. directed by Vittorio De Sica
Best American Film edit
- On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan
References edit
Further reading edit
- Claus Hesselberg (2000). Bodil: historien om en filmpris : 1948–1999 (in Danish). Filmmedarbejderforeningen. ISBN 978-87-987836-0-2.