Seven Guldbagge nominations for 'Mouth to mouth'

Director Björn Runge is in line for a magnificent seven at the 2005 Guldbagge awards, Sweden's national film awards. His film Mum mot mun (Mouth to mouth) has been nominated in seven categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.

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The second-most nominated film of the year was the Swedish Oscar hope, Zozo, directed by Josef Fares. The film picked up four nominations

Tuva Novotny is up for two awards - as best actress as Sandra in Four Weeks in June and as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Linda in Bang Bang Orangutang.

The nominations were made by a jury of 32 members voting in a secret ballot.

The 39th Guldbagge Awards ceremony will be held on Monday 30 January 2006 at the Gothenburg Opera. Swedish Television will be broadcasting the event live.

Awarded annually since 1964, the Guldbagge ("Golden Beetle") is the name of the Swedish Film Institute's award for achievement during the previous year. The award itself, in the form of a fantasy beetle, was designed by the artist Karl Axel Pehrson.


The nominations


Best Film

Mun mot mun / Mouth to Mouth
Ninas resa / Nina’s Journey
Zozo


Best Director

Josef Fares for Zozo
Ulf Malmros for God Save the King
Björn Runge for Mouth to Mouth


Best Actress in a Leading Role

Maria Lundqvist for her role as Signe in Mother of Mine
Tuva Novotny for her role as Sandra in Four Weeks in June
Amanda Ooms for her role as Ninni in Harry’s Daughters


Best Actor in a Leading Role

Peter Andersson for his role as Mats in Mouth to Mouth
Krister Henriksson for his role as Bertil in Sex, Hope & Love
Mikael Persbrandt for his role as Åke Jönsson in Bang Bang Orangutang


Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Tuva Novotny for her role as Linda in Bang Bang Orangutang
Ghita Nørby for her role as Lilly in Four Weeks in June
Sofia Westberg for her role as Vera in Mouth to Mouth


Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Börje Ahlstedt for his role as grandfather in Percy, Buffalo Bill & I
Magnus Krepper for his role as Morgan in Mouth to Mouth
Michael Nyqvist for his role as Hjalmar in Mother of Mine


Best Screenplay

Lena Einhorn for her script for Nina’s Journey
Josef Fares for his script for Zozo
Björn Runge for his script for Mouth to Mouth


Best Cinematography

Anders Bohman for his cinematography in Mouth to Mouth
Aril Wretblad for his cinematography in Zozo
Philip Øgaard for his cinematography in Kim Novak Never Swam in the Lake of Genesaret


Best Foreign Language Film

L’enfant / The Child
Dare mo shiranai / Nobody Knows
Caché / Hidden


Best Short Film

En nattsaga / A Night Story
Scen nr: 6882 ur mitt liv / Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
Sportstugan / The Lodge


Best Documentary Film

Brunnen / The Well
Kinchen / The Kinch
Prostitution bakom slöjan / Prostitution Behind the Veil