Bodil Honorary Award

Honorees

1950s

• 1951 Former Minister of Finance H. C. Hansen for having lowered taxes on film
• 1953 Cinematographer Kjeld Arnholtz for shooting '
• 1958 Composer Sven Gyldmark for the music to '
• 1959 Charlie Chaplin

  1960s

• 1960 Cinematographer Henning Bendtsen for shooting Paw
• 1961 Actor Dirch Passer because he "with a great talent has let himself be abused by Danish producers, and in the hope that he will soon get a part that will match his talent"
• 1964 Cinematographer Henning Kristiansen for shooting and School for Suicide
• 1965 Cinema Director for his excellent way to run the Alexandra Cinema
• 1966 Cinema Director Peter Refn for artistic and worthwhile repertoire at the Grand Theatre and the import of quality films
• 1967 Cinema Director Ove Brusendorff for the good repertoire in Carlton Cinema
• 1968 Cinema Director Peter Refn for importing Satyajit Ray's Indian masterpiece Pather Panchali
• 1969 Film historian and handbook editor Bjørn Rasmussen for his five-volume encyclopaedia Filmens Hvem Hvad Hvor

  1970s

• 1970 Cinematographer Henning Camre for shooting Giv Gud en chance om søndagen
• 1971 Cartoons Directors Flemming Quist Møller and Jannik Hastrup for the animated feature Benny's Bathtub
• 1972 Cinematographer Carsten Behrendt-Poulsen for shooting Lenin, You Rascal, You
• 1972 Film Editor Christian Hartkopp for good editing
• 1973 Special Effects Designer Henning Bahs for special effects
• 1976 Cinematographer Mikael Salomon, lifetime achievement award
• 1977 Cinematographer Dirk Brüel, lifetime achievement award
• 1978 Cinematographer Alexander Gruszynski for shooting the documentary Jenny

  1980s

• 1982 Cinematographer Dan Lausten for shooting
• 1983 Cinematographer Jan Weincke for shooting Tree of Knowledge and Zappa
• 1984 Film Importer Jan Vedersø from cinema 'Klaptræet' for quality imports
• 1985 Film Producer Per Holst for his excellent work on Kærne Film and import of Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas
• 1986 Set Designer Leif Sylvester Petersen for production design on The Dark Side of the Moon
• 1988 Animation Director Jannik Hastrup, lifetime achievement award for his total production

  1990s

• 1992 Film Editor Ghita Beckendorff for numerous films
• 1993 Director Erik Balling, lifetime achievement award because "popular culture and quality are not two contradictory concepts"
• 1994 Animation Director Flemming Quist Møller, lifetime achievement award for his many animated films, including Jungledyret Hugo
• 1995 Screenwriter Niels Vørsel, lifetime achievement award for his work as a screenwriter, including The Kingdom
• 1997 Actress Bodil Kjer, lifetime achievement award
• 1998 Film Composer Joachim Holbek, lifetime achievement award for his work as a composer
• 1999 Actor Ove Sprogøe, lifetime achievement award "for his efforts and long career in the Danish film"

  2000s

• 2000 Actress Marguerite Viby, lifetime achievement award
• 2001 Film producers Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Ib Tardini, and Vibeke Windeløv for their and Zentropa's great importance to Danish film development through the 90s
• 2002 Film Critic Morten Piil og Film Historian Peter Schepelern for their longstanding contribution to Danish film literature
• 2003 Screenwriters Kim Fupz Aakeson, Anders Thomas Jensen, and Mogens Rukov, lifetime achievement awards for their screenplays
• 2004 Anders Refn, lifetime achievement award for his work as a director, assistant director, editor etc.
• 2005 Film Editor, lifetime achievement award for his work as an editor for several decades and as a consultant editor for a number of new directors and film editors
• 2006 Kim Foss and Andreas Steinmann for their work with NatFilm Festival
• 2007 Actress Helle Virkner, lifetime achievement award
• 2008 Ib Monty, Marguerite Engberg, and Niels Jensen for their pioneering efforts for Danish film history, film studies, and film distribution
• 2009 Director Jørgen Leth, lifetime achievement award for his documentary work through the ages

  2010s

• 2010 Carsten Myllerup, Linda Krogsøe Holmberg, and Jens Mikkelsen for founding the alternative film school Super16
• 2011 Actor Henning Moritzen, lifetime achievement award
• 2012 Actress Ghita Nørby, lifetime achievement award
• 2013 Composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, lifetime achievement award
• 2014 Actor Jesper Langberg, lifetime achievement award
• 2015 Danish American actor Viggo Mortensen, lifetime achievement award