Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

The Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role () is one of the merit categories presented by the Danish Film Critics Association at the annual Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe, and it honours the best performance by an actress in a leading role in a Danish produced film. The jury can decide not to hand out the award; this has happened 12 times since 1953.

Honorees 1940s 1948: Bodil Kjer won for her role as Jenny Christensen in Jenny and the Soldier 1949: Karin Nellemose won for her role as Thyra Sabroe in Kampen mod uretten

1950s 1950: Astrid Villaume won for her role as Susanne Drewes in Susanne 1951: Not awarded 1952: Bodil Kjer won for her role as Musen Polyhymnia in Mød mig på Cassiopeia 1953: Not awarded 1954: Tove Maës won for her role as in 1955: Birgitte Federspiel won for her role as Inger Borgen in Ordet 1956: Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen won for her role as Helga Nielsen in Altid ballade 1957: Birgit Sadolin won for her role as Johanne 'Joe' Hansen in 1958: Clara Pontoppidan won for her role as Enkefru Tang in En kvinde er overflødig 1959: Birgitte Federspiel won for her role as Vibeke in

1960s 1960: Bodil Ipsen won for her role as Bedstemor Gunhild in Tro, håb og trolddom 1961: Lise Ringheim won for her role as Eva Sørensen in Den sidste vinter 1962: Not awarded 1963: Helle Virkner won for her role as Emilie in Den kære familie 1964: won for her role as Gudrun in Gudrun 1965: Lone Hertz won for her role as Tine Bølling in Tine 1966: Not awarded 1967: Lone Hertz won for her role as Lene in 1968: Harriet Andersson won for her role as Sofia Persson in Mennesker mødes og sød musik opstår i hjertet 1969: Not awarded

1970s 1970: Anne-Lise Gabold won for her role as Vera Bagger in Jazz All Around 1971: Tove Maës won for her role as Gerda Knudsen in 1972: Not awarded 1973: Lotte Tarp won for her role as Birthe Kold in 1974: Not awarded 1975: Agneta Ekmanner won for her role as Marianne Lorentzen in Per 1976: Ghita Nørby won for her role as Kirsten in 1977: Not awarded 1978: Not awarded 1979: Kirsten Olesen won for her role as Kirsten in In My Life

1980s 1980: Not awarded 1981: Karen Lykkehus won for her role as Dagmar Larsen in Next Stop Paradise 1982: Solbjørg Højfeldt won for her role as Karen in 1983: Tove Maës won for her role as Inger Marie Maage in 1984: Line Arlien-Søborg won for her role as Mette in Beauty and the Beast 1985: Not awarded 1986: won for her role as Molly in 1987: Kirsten Lehfeldt won for her role as Henriette 'Henry in 1988: Not awarded 1989: won for her role as Maria in

1990s 1990: Ghita Nørby won for her role as Regitze in Waltzing Regitze 1991: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as Pauline in 1992: Ghita Nørby won for her role as Rosha Cohen in Freud Leaving Home 1993: Anne Louise Hassing won for her role as Kirsten in Pain of Love 1994: Sofie Gråbøl won for her role as Clara Uldahl-Ege in Black Harvest 1995: Kirsten Rolffes won for her role as Sigrid Drusse in The Kingdom 1996: Puk Scharbau won for her role as Lise (20-30 years) in was nominated for her role as Frederik's mother in Charlotte Sieling was nominated for her role as Hannah in 1997: Emily Watson won for her role as Bess McNeill in Breaking the Waves 1998: Sidse Babett Knudsen won for her role as Julie in Let's Get Lost was nominated for her role as Johanne in Anneke von der Lippe was nominated for her role as Barbara in Barbara 1999: Bodil Jørgensen won for her role as Karen in The Idiots

2000s 2000: Sidse Babett Knudsen won for her role as Sus in The One and Only 2001: Björk won for her role as Selma in Dancer in the Dark 2002: Stine Stengade won for her role as Kira in Kira's Reason: A Love Story 2003: Paprika Steen won for her role as Nete in Okay 2004: Birthe Neumann won for her role as Sara in Move Me 2005: Connie Nielsen won for her role in Brothers 2006: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as My Larsen in 2007: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as Charlotte in A Soap 2008: Noomi Rapace won for her role in Daisy Diamond 2009: Lene Maria Christensen won for her role in Terribly Happy

2010s 2010: Charlotte Gainsbourg won for her role as She in Antichrist Lærke Winther Andersen was nominated for her role as Katrine in was nominated for her role as Charlotte in was nominated for her role as Barbara in Paprika Steen was nominated for her role as Thea Barfoed in Applause 2011: Trine Dyrholm won for her role as Marianne in Hævnen Julie Brochorst Andersen was nominated for her role as Sara in Hold Me Tight Ellen Hillingsø was nominated for her role as Nurse Gert in Eksperimentet Bodil Jørgensen was nominated for her role as Ingeborg in Smukke mennesker was nominated for her role in Smukke mennesker 2012: Lene Maria Christensen won for her role as Ditte in En familie Frederikke Dahl Hansen was nominated for her role as Louise in Frit fald Kirsten Dunst was nominated for her role as Justine in Melancholia was nominated for her role as Lina in Magi i luften 2013: Sara Hjort Ditlevsen won for her role as Helene in Trine Dyrholm was nominated for her role as Ida in Den skaldede frisør Alicia Vikander was nominated for her role as Caroline Matilda of Great Britain in En kongelig affære Bodil Jørgensen was nominated for her role as Gudrun Fiil in Hvidsten gruppen Julie Brochorst Andersen was nominated for her role as Laura in You & Me Forever 2014: Charlotte Gainsbourg won for her role as Joe in Nymphomaniac Sofie Gråbøl was nominated for her role as Helen in The Hour of the Lynx Stacy Martin was nominated for her role as Young Joe in Nymphomaniac Helle Fagralíð was nominated for her role as Signe in Sorrow and Joy 2015: Danica Curcic won for her role in Silent Heart 2016: won for her role as Ellen in 2017: Trine Dyrholm won for her role in The Commune 2018: Amanda Collin won for her role in En frygtelig kvinde 2019: Victoria Carmen Sonne won for her role in Holiday

2020s : Trine Dyrholm won for her role in Queen of Hearts : won for her role in A Perfectly Normal Family : Birthe Neumann won for her role in Pagten : Sofie Gråbøl won for her role in : Paprika Steen won for her role in Toves værelse

See also

Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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