The 41st Robert Awards ceremony, presented by Danish Film Academy on 3 February 2024, to honour the best in Danish film and television of 2023. It took place at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark and was hosted by actress Lise Baastrup.
Epic historical drama The Promised Land won eight awards out of fourteen nominations, including Best Danish Film. Documentary film Apolonia, Apolonia won all five awards out of its nominations. Other winners included Unruly with two. DR1's crime drama series Prisoner won five awards, including Best Danish Television Series and every acting category. Film producer Marianne Moritzen received this year's Robert Honorary Award. Film producer Sara Stockmann received the Ib Award.
Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on 9 January 2024. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Film The Promised Land – Louise Vesth, Nikolaj Arcel, and Anders Thomas JensenEmpire – Nina Leidersdorff, Frederikke Aspöck, and Anna Neye The Great Silence – Pernille Tornøe, Katrine Brocks, and Marianne Lentz Tove's Room – Mikael Rieks, Martin Zandvliet, and Jakob Weis Unruly – Matilda Appelin, Malou Reymann, and Sara Isabella Jønsson | valign="top" width="50%"|The Great Glitch / Children of Paradise – Magnus Nygaard Albertsen and Søren Peter Langkjær BojsenRosa and the Stone Troll – Marie Bro, Karla Nor Holmbäck, and Toke Westmark Steensen Shabholm – Daniel Mühlendorph, Gigis, Christoffer Krustrup, Sorena Sanjari, and Troels Unneland |- | valign="top" width="50%" colspan="2"|Lea Glob – Apolonia, Apolonia Katrine Brocks – The Great Silence Malou Reymann – Unruly Martin Zandvliet – Tove's Room Nikolaj Arcel – The Promised Land Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen – The Great Glitch / Children of ParadiseUnruly – Malou Reymann and Sara Isabella Jønsson Empire – Anna Neye The Great Silence – Katrine Brocks and Marianne Lentz The Quiet Migration – Malene Choi and Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen Unsinkable – Christian Andersen and Martin Strange-HansenThe Promised Land – Anders Thomas Jensen and Nikolaj Arcel Copenhagen Does Not Exist – Eskil Vogt Hygge! – Dagur Kári and Mads Tafdrup The Land of Short Sentences – Ida Maria Rydén and Jenny Lund Madsen Tove's Room – Jakob WeisMads Mikkelsen – The Promised Land as Ludwig Kahlen Lars Brygmann – Tove's Room as Victor Andreasen Sylvester Byder – Unsinkable as Henrik Nicolai Jørgensen – Viktor vs the World as Viktor Dar Salim – Darkland: The Return as ZaidPaprika Steen – Tove's Room as Tove Ditlevsen Amanda Collin – The Promised Land as Ann Barbara Emilie Kroyer Koppel – Unruly as Maren Anna Neye – Empire as Anna Sofie Torp – The Land of Short Sentences as MarieSimon Bennebjerg – The Promised Land as Frederik de Schinkel Joachim Fjelstrup – Tove's Room as Klaus Rifbjerg Anders Heinrichsen – Unruly as Overlæge Wildenskov Elliott Crosset Hove – The Great Silence as Erik Thomas Hwan – The Land of Short Sentences as RasmusJessica Dinnage – Unruly as Sørine Lene Maria Christensen – Unruly as Frk. Nielsen Bodil Jørgensen – The Quiet Migration as Karen Sonja Oppenhagen – Tove's Room as Ms. Andersen Sara Fanta Traore – Empire as PetrineThe Promised Land – Jette Lehmann Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction – Margrethe II Liberation – Heidi Plugge The Quiet Migration – Josephine Farsø Unruly – Rie LykkeThe Promised Land – Rasmus Videbæk Copenhagen Does Not Exist – Jacob Møller Empire – Linda Wassberg The Great Silence – Mia Mai Dengsø Graabæk The Quiet Migration – Louise McLaughlin Unsinkable – Loui LadegaardEhrengard: The Art of Seduction – Margrethe II Empire – Charlotte Moe Liberation – Emilie Bøge Dresler The Promised Land – Kicki Ilander Unruly – Mads Nikolaj Elley JacobsenThe Promised Land – Sabine Schumann The Angel Maker – Sofie de Mylius Liberation – Tina Helmark Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever – Henrik Steen and Thomas Foldberg Unruly – Sara Sofia KasperApolonia, Apolonia – Andreas Bøggild Monies and Thor Ochsner Darkland: The Return – Kasper Leick The Great Glitch / Children of Paradise – Mathias Saabye The Great Silence – Nikoline Løgstrup Music for Black Pigeons – Adam Nielsen The Promised Land – Olivier Bugge CouttéApolonia, Apolonia – Anna Żarnecka-Wójcik and Jacques Pedersen Darkland: The Return – Adrian Aurelius and Philip Nicolai Flindt Music for Black Pigeons – Peter Albrechtsen Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever – Nino Jacobsen The Promised Land – Claus Lynge and Hans Christian Kock Thanks for Your Service – Anne Gry Friis KristensenApolonia, Apolonia – Jonas Struck Darkland: The Return – Jens Ole Wowk McCoy The Great Silence – Johan Carøe The Promised Land – Dan Romer Unsinkable – Anders Malta and Jonas Struck Viktor vs the World – Lasse Aagaard"Så ved man, hvad man får" from The Land of Short Sentences – Music and Lyric: Lasse Dein, Christian Grinderslev, and Andreas Hedegaard Mikkelsen; Performer: Lasse Dein "A Beautiful Life" from A Beautiful Life – Music and Lyric: Christopher, Petter Tarland, and Pär Westerlund; Performer: Christopher "Jeg har dig" from Rosa and the Stone Troll – Music and Lyric: Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen and Rasmus Lundgaard Olsen; Performer: Pil "Life's a High" from Peculiar People – Music and Lyric: Emma Grankvist, Gabriel Beltrone, and Rasmus Bille Bahncke; Performer: eee gee "Shabholm" from Shabholm – Music and Lyric: Kevin "kephoi" Iversen and Mike Lowrey; Performer: GigisAn Example – Christian Lønhart, Selma Sunniva, and Kristine Plechinger Tüchsen Ivalu – Rebecca Pruzan, Kim Magnusson, and Anders Walter The Last Straw – Nadia Abrahamsen, Lovísa Dröfn, and Andrias Høgenni Salmon – Pelle Axel von Schantz Iversen, Karoline Jørgensen, and Mattis Huus Heurlin The Shift – Emma Lind, Amalie Maria Nielsen, and Oscar Anker WiedemannThe Promised Land – Alexander Schepelern and Nina Strøm Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction – Erik Hals, Katharina Bormann, Martin Madsen, and Sune Reinhardt Jomfruer fra rummet – Dan Dirckinck-Holmfeld Liberation – Simon Sandin Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever – Erik Hals, Katharina Bormann, and Martin MadsenApolonia, Apolonia – Sidsel Lønvig Siersted and Lea Glob The Monk – Christian Sønderby Jepsen and Mira Jargil The Mountains – Mathilde Hvid Lippmann and Christian Einshøj Music for Black Pigeons – Emile Hertling Péronard, Andreas Koefoed, and Jørgen Leth Twice Colonized – Emile Hertling Péronard and Lin AllunaThe Day I Died – Iben Søtang and Alexander Rahnami Mannstaedt Eternal Father – Alma Dyekjær Giese and Ömer Sami Once Upon a Time on Twitch – Anna Cold Winge Leisner and Rikke Nørgaard Soviet Bus Stops – Peter Alsted and Kristoffer Hegnsvad Vildkvinde – Kristian Pugholm and Pauline MerrildgaardClose in French and Dutch – Lukas Dhont; Distributed by Camera Film The Blue Caftan in Arabic – Maryam Touzani; Distributed by Camera Film The Conference in German – Matti Geschonneck; Distributed by Camera Film The Eight Mountains in Italian – Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch; Distributed by Camera Film Fallen Leaves in Finnish – Aki Kaurismäki; Distributed by Camera Film The Quiet Girl in Irish – Colm Bairéad; Distributed by Camera FilmOppenheimer – Christopher Nolan; Distributed by United International Pictures Barbie – Greta Gerwig; Distributed by Warner Bros. Denmark Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese; Distributed by United International Pictures Tár – Todd Field; Distributed by United International Pictures The Whale – Darren Aronofsky; Distributed by Nordisk Film Distribution
Films with multiple nominations and awards
+ Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 14 The Promised Land 10 Unruly7 The Great Silence Tove's Room 6 Empire 5 Apolonia, Apolonia4 Darkland: The Return The Land of Short Sentences Liberation The Quiet Migration Unsinkable3 Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction The Great Glitch / Children of Paradise Music for Black Pigeons Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever2 Copenhagen Does Not Exist Rosa and the Stone Troll Shabholm Viktor vs the World
+ Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 8 The Promised Land 5 Apolonia, Apolonia 2 Unruly
Television Prisoner (Danish title: Huset) Agent (TV 2) Carmen Curlers 2 (DR1) Chorus Girls (TV 2) The Nurse (Netflix)Killjoy (TV 2) Behind Every Man (DR) Face to Face (Viaplay) One of the Boys (Viaplay) Valdes Jul - Skovens Vogter (TV 2)David Dencik – Prisoner as Henrik (DR1) Morten Hee Andersen – Carmen Curlers 2 as Axel (DR1) Jacob Lohmann – Oxen as Niels Oxen (TV 2) Jakob Oftebro – Chorus Girls as Robert (TV 2) Esben Smed – Agent as Joe (TV 2)Sofie Gråbøl – Prisoner as Miriam (DR1) Fanny Louise Bernth – The Nurse as Pernille Kurzmann Larsen (Netflix) Marie Bach Hansen – Chorus Girls as Sussie (TV 2) Josephine Park – The Nurse as Christina Aistrup Hansen (Netflix) Maria Rossing – Carmen Curlers 2 as Birthe (DR1)Gustav Dyekjær Giese – Prisoner as Benji (DR1) Anders W. Berthelsen – Chorus Girls as Preben Kaas (TV 2) Sami Darr – Prisoner as Hulken (DR1) Nicolai Jørgensen – Carmen Curlers 2 as Frans (DR1) Christian Tafdrup – Carmen Curlers 2 as Poul (DR1)Laura Christensen – Prisoner as Sille (DR1) Fanny Leander Bornedal – Carmen Curlers 2 as Kathrine (DR1) Mille Lehfeldt – Chorus Girls as Ulla-Berit (TV 2) Josephine Park – Oxen as Margrethe Franck (TV 2) Marie Reuther – Chorus Girls as Joy (TV 2)
Shows with multiple nominations and awards
+ Shows that received multiple nominations Nominations Film6 Carmen Curlers 2 Chorus Girls Prisoner 3 The Nurse2 Agent Oxen
+ Shows that received multiple awards Awards Film 5 Prisoner
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