The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland. The Edda has awarded for outstanding work in various categories of film and television annually since 1999,Kvikmyndir órjúfanlegur hluti sagnaarfsins Morgunblaðið, 20 October 1999, p. 60 (in Icelandic) except in 2009 due to the economic crash the year before. In 2010, the event was moved from the usual November date to February, and the eligibility period for that year was from 1 November 2008 to 30 December 2009. Since 2011, the eligibility period is the previous calendar year.
Categories
Edda Award for Best Film Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress Edda Award for Best Supporting Actor or Actress Edda Award for Best Director Edda Award for Best Documentary Edda Award for Best Television Program Edda Award for Best Television Personality
Ceremonies EditionDateBest Film1st Edda Awards15 November 1999Ungfrúin góða og húsið2nd Edda Awards19 November 2000Englar Alheimsins3rd Edda Awards11 November 2001Mávahlátur4th Edda Awards10 November 2002Hafið5th Edda Awards10 October 2003Nói Albinói6th Edda Awards14 November 2004Kaldaljós7th Edda Awards13 November 2005Voksne Mennesker8th Edda Awards9 November 2006Mýrin9th Edda Awards11 November 2007Foreldrar10th Edda Awards16 November 2008Sveitabrúðkaup11th Edda Awards27 February 2010Bjarnfreðarson12th Edda Awards19 February 2011Brim13th Edda Awards18 February 2012Eldfjall14th Edda Awards16 February 2013Djúpið15th Edda Awards22 February 2014Hross í oss16th Edda Awards21 February 2015Vonarstræti17th Edda Awards28 February 2016Hrútar18th Edda Awards26 February 2017Hjartasteinn 19th Edda Awards25 February 2018Undir trénu20th Edda Awards22 February 2019Kona fer í stríð21st Edda Awards6 October 2020Agnes Joy22nd Edda Awards3 October 2021Gullregn23nd Edda Awards10 May 2022 Dýrið 24th Edda Awards19 March 2023Berdreymi25th Edda Awards13 April 2024Á Ferð með Mömmu 26th Edda Awards 27 March 2025 Ljósbrot
References
External links Edda Awards Official Website