55th Bodil Awards


The 55th Bodil Awards were held on 3 March 2002 in the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2001. Søren Østergaard and Louise Mieritz hosted the event which was broadcast live on DR2. Ole Christian Madsen's ' won the awards for Best Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role. Jens Oking and Susanne Juhasz, both from One-Hand Clapping, won the awards for Best Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively, and Tommy Kenter in Fukssvansen received the Best Supporting Actor award. ' was named Best American Film and Swedish Songs from the Second Floor Best Non-American Film.
Morten Piil and Peter Schepelern both received a Bodil Special Award for their contribution to increasing the knowledge of and interest in Danish film. Piil is a film critic for Dagbladet Information and Schepelern a scholar from University of Copenhagen, Institute for Film and Media Sciences, and both have edited large encyclopaedic works. Dan Laustsen was honoured with the Johan Ankerstjernes Award for Cinematography.

Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees:

Best Danish Film


Jens Okking – One-Hand Clapping
Stine Stengade –
Tommy Kenter – Fukssvansen
Susanne Juhasz – One-Hand Clapping

Songs from the Second Floor