This article is a list of Danish individuals working in the cinema industry who have been nominated for or have won an Academy Award. It includes artists and filmmakers of Danish nationality, as well as those with dual citizenship that have been awarded or honored by the Academy.
Performance Best Actor in a Leading Role ActorYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2007 Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises 2016 Captain Fantastic 2018 Green Book
Best Actress in a Leading Role ActressYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2019 Scarlett Johansson Marriage Story
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Supporting ActressYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2019 Scarlett Johansson Jojo Rabbit
Production Best Picture Best PictureYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2025Lars KnudsenBugonia Shared with Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone.
The film was submitted by Norway.
Best Animated Feature Animated FeatureYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2021 Jonas Poher RasmussenMonica HellströmSigne Byrge Sørensen Flee Shared with Charlotte de la Gournerie.
Best Live Action Short Film
Live Action ShortYearFilmDirector and ProducerStatusMilestone / Notes 1996 Ernst & Lyset Anders Thomas JensenKim Magnusson 1997 Wolfgang 1998 Election Night 2002 Der Er En Yndig Mand Martin Strange-HansenMie Andreasen 2006 Helmer & Son Søren PilmarkKim Magnusson 2007 At Night Christian E. ChristiansenLouise Vesth 2008 The Pig Tivi MagnussonDorte Høgh 2009 The New Tenants Joachim BackTivi Magnusson 2013 Helium Anders WalterKim Magnusson 2016 Silent Nights Aske BangKim Magnusson 2021On My Mind Martin Strange-HansenKim Magnusson 2022 Ivalu Anders WalterRebecca Pruzan 2023Knight of FortuneLasse Lyskjær NoerChristian Norlyk
Best Documentary Feature Film DocumentaryYearFilmDirector / RecipientStatusMilestone / Notes 2009 Burma VJ Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller 2013 The Act of Killing Signe Byrge Sørensen Shared with Joshua Oppenheimer. 2015 The Look of Silence 2017 Last Men in Aleppo Søren Steen Jespersen Shared with Feras Fayyad and Kareem Abeed. 2019 The Cave Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær Shared with Feras Fayyad. 2021 Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, and Signe Byrge Sørensen Shared with Charlotte De La Gournerie. 2022 A House Made of Splinters Monica Hellström, Simon Lereng Vilmont
Best Documentary Short Film Documentary (Short Subject)YearFilmDirector / RecipientStatusMilestone / Notes 1960 A City Called Copenhagen Statens Filmcentral and The Danish Government Film Office
Best International Feature Film
International Feature FilmYearFilmDirectorStatusMilestone / Notes 1956 Qivitoq Erik Balling 1959 Paw Astrid Henning-Jensen 1961 Harry and the Butler Bent Christensen 1987 Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel First Danish film to win the Oscar in this category. 1988 Pelle the Conqueror Bille August Second Danish film to win the Oscar in this category. 1989 Waltzing Regitze Kaspar Rostrup 2006 After the Wedding Susanne Bier 2010 In a Better World Third Danish film to win the Oscar in this category. 2012 A Royal Affair Nikolaj Arcel 2013 The Hunt Thomas Vinterberg 2015 A War Tobias Lindholm 2016 Land of Mine Martin Zandvliet 2020 Another Round Thomas Vinterberg Fourth Danish film to win the Oscar in this category. 2021 Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen 2024 The Girl with the Needle Magnus von Horn
Craft Best Director DirectorYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2020 Thomas Vinterberg Another Round (Druk) 2025 Joachim Trier Sentimental Value
Best Cinematography CinematographyYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1989Mikael Salomon The Abyss 2017Dan Laustsen The Shape of Water 2021Nightmare Alley 2025Frankenstein
Best Production Design Production DesignYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1931 Max Rée Cimarron 1955Tambi LarsenThe Rose Tattoo Shared with Hal Pereira, Sam Comer and Arthur Krams. 1963Hud Shared with Hal Pereira, Sam Comer and Robert R. Benton. 1965The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Shared with Hal Pereira, Ted Marshall and Josie MacAvin. 1970The Molly MaGuires Shared with Darrell Silvera. 1981Heaven's Gate Shared with James L. Berkey.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Makeup and HairstylingYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes2025Thomas FoldbergAnne Cathrine SauerbergThe Ugly Stepsister
Best Editing EditingYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 2020Mikkel E. G. Nielsen Sound of Metal 2022 The Banshees of Inisherin 2025Olivier Bugge CouttéSentimental Value
Best Visual Effects Visual EffectsYearNameFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1991 Mikael Salomon Backdraft
Music Original Song
Original SongYearNameFilmSongStatusMilestone / Notes 2000 Lars von Trier Dancer in the Dark "I've Seen It All"
See also
List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Cinema of Denmark List of Asian Academy Award winners and nominees
References