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The 38th Robert Awards ceremony, presented by Danish Film Academy, took place on 6 February 2021 virtually to honour the best in Danish film and television of 2020.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 6 January 2021.^[3] Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Film

Best Danish Film Another Round – Producers: Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Kasper Dissing; Director: Thomas Vinterberg; Script: Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm‡ Enforcement – Producers: Morten Kaufmann and Signe Leick Jensen; Directors and Script: Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid The Good Traitor – Producer: Jonas Frederiksen; Director: Christina Rosendahl; Script: Kristian Bang Foss, Christina Rosendahl, and Dunja Gry Jensen A Perfectly Normal Family – Producers: Matilda Appelin and René Ezra; Director and Script: Malou Reymann Riders of Justice – Producers: Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Sidsel Hybschmann; Director and Script: Anders Thomas Jensen	Best Children's Film A Perfectly Normal Family – Producers: Matilda Appelin and René Ezra; Director and Script: Malou Reymann‡ All I Want for Christmas 2 – Producers: Morten Rasmussen and David C.H. Østerbøg; Director: Christian Dyekjær; Script: Uffe Rørbæk and Lars T. Therkildsen Blockhagen – Producers: Daniel Mühlendorph and Ulaa Salim; Directors: Malthe Emil Kibsgaard, Sorena Sanjari, and Troels Unneland; Script: Troels Unneland and Sorena Sanjari Dreambuilders – Producer: Nynne Selin Eidnes; Director: Kim Hagen Jensen; Script: Søren Grinderslev Hansen Malou's Christmas – Producer: Anders W. Berthelsen; Director: Claus Bjerre; Script: Claus Bjerre and Frederik Nørgaard
Best Director Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round‡ Anders Thomas Jensen – Riders of Justice Jeanette Nordahl – Wildland Malou Reymann – A Perfectly Normal Family Christina Rosendahl – The Good Traitor	Best Screenplay Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm‡ Enforcement – Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid A Perfectly Normal Family – Malou Reymann Riders of Justice – Anders Thomas Jensen Wildland – Ingeborg Topsøe
Best Actor in a Leading Role *Mads Mikkelsen – Another Round* as Martin*‡ Mikkel Følsgaard – A Perfectly Normal Family* as Thomas / Agnete Nikolaj Lie Kaas – Riders of Justice as Otto Jacob Ulrik Lohmann – Enforcement as Mike Andersen Mads Mikkelsen – Riders of Justice as Markus	Best Actress in a Leading Role *Andrea Heick Gadeberg – Riders of Justice* as Mathilde*‡ Amanda Collin – The Exception* as Malene Danica Ćurčić – The Exception as Iben Trine Dyrholm – Erna at War as Erna Jensen Bodil Jørgensen – Into the Darkness as Eva Skov
Best Actor in a Supporting Role *Lars Brygmann – Riders of Justice* as Lennart*‡ Elliott Crosset Hove – Wildland* as David Thomas Bo Larsen – Another Round as Tommy Magnus Millang – Another Round as Nikolaj Lars Ranthe – Another Round as Peter	Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Özlem Sağlanmak – Enforcement* as Abia*‡ Maria Bonnevie – Another Round* as Anika Lene Maria Christensen – The Exception as Camilla Sidse Babett Knudsen – The Exception as Anne-Lise Sidse Babett Knudsen – Wildland as Bodil
Best Production Design The Good Traitor – Rie Lykke‡ Another Round – Sabine Hviid Enforcement – Gustav Pontoppidan Erna at War – Jette Lehmann A Perfectly Normal Family – Sabine Hviid and Kristina Kovacs Riders of Justice – Nikolaj Danielsen	Best Cinematography The Good Traitor – Louise McLaughlin‡ Another Round – Sturla Brandth Grøvlen Enforcement – Jacob Møller The Mole: Undercover in North Korea – Jonas Berlin Riders of Justice – Kasper Tuxen
Best Costume Design The Good Traitor – Edit Szűcs‡ Into the Darkness – Anne-Dorthe Eskilden A Perfectly Normal Family – Camilla Nordbjerg Riders of Justice – Vibe Knoblauch Hededam Wildland – Emilie Bøge Dresler	Best Makeup A Perfectly Normal Family – Henrik Steen and Thomas Foldberg‡ Enforcement – Henrik Steen Erna at War – Anne Cathrine Sauerberg The Good Traitor – Szandra Gerő Riders of Justice – Louise Hauberg Lohmann
Best Editing Another Round – Anne Østerud and Janus Billeskov Jansen‡ Enforcement – Anders Albjerg Kristiansen The Good Traitor – Janus Billeskov Jansen and Olivier Bugge Coutté A Perfectly Normal Family – Ida Bregninge Riders of Justice – Anders Albjerg Kristiansen and Nicolaj Monberg	Best Sound Design Enforcement – Morten Green‡ Another Round – Hans Møller and Jan Schermer The Good Traitor – Peter Albrechtsen I Love You I Miss You I Hope I See You Before I Die – Bo Asdal Andersen and Hans Christian Arnt Torp Riders of Justice – Eddie Simonsen
Best Score Riders of Justice – Jeppe Kaas‡ 7 Years of Lukas Graham – Jens Bjørnkjær Dreambuilders – Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen Enforcement – Martin Dirkov The Good Traitor – Jonas Struck	Best Song *"Dage uden dig" from Dreambuilders* – Music and Lyric: Alberte Winding and Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen; Performer: Alberte Winding*‡ "Blokhavn" from Blockhagen* – Music and Lyric: Kewan; Performer: Gigis "Hver for sig" from All I Want for Christmas 2 – Music and Lyric: Rasmus Bille Bahncke, Nicklas Schmidt, and Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen; Performer: Alma Agger "Hvis ikke nu – så hvornår?" from The Food Club – Music and Lyric: Lis Sørensen, Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen, and Sylvester Sivertsen; Performer: Lis Sørensen "Louise" from Oh, To Be a Butterfly – Music and Lyric: Jacob Groth and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen; Performer: Theis Tequila
Best Short Fiction/Animation In the Blink of an Eye – Producers: Daniel Mühlendorph and Laura Sofie Frederikke Pedersen; Director: Katrine Brocks; Script: Marianne Lentz‡ 100,000 Acres of Pine – Producer: Michelle Ann Nardone; Director and Script: Jennifer Alice Wright Bleed – Producer: Caroline Steenberg Dam; Director: Hannah Elbke; Script: Henrik Binger A Calling – Producers: Trin Hjortkjær Thomsen and Laura Frederikke Kragholm; Director and Script: Christian Bengtson Pinkie's Funeral – Producer: Theis Nørgaard; Director: Simon Mortensen; Script: Malthe Jagd Miehe-Renard and Simon Mortensen	Best Visual Effects Riders of Justice – Hummer Højmark and Peter Hjorth‡ All I Want for Christmas 2 – Martin Madsen Enforcement – Jan Tvilling and Jonas Drehn Erna at War – Colin Journèe Into the Darkness – Peter Hjorth
Best Documentary Short A Writer Named Tove – Producer: Signe Leick Jensen; Directors: Sami Saif and Peter Lopes Andersson‡ Barnepigerne – Producer: Cæcilie Østerby Sørensen and Line Hvidtfeldt; Director: Signe Barvild Stæhr Dengang Danmark lukkede ned – Producer: Mariella Harpelunde Jensen; Director: Emil Nørgaard Munk It Takes a Family – Producer: Ulrik Gutkin; Director: Susanne Kovács Livet mens vi dør – Producer: Lise Saxtrup; Director: Christine Albeck Børge	Best Documentary Feature The Mole: Undercover in North Korea – Producers: Peter Engel and Bjarte Mørner Tveit; Director: Mads Brügger‡ 7 Years of Lukas Graham – Producer: Sara Stockmann; Director: René Sascha Johannsen The Fight for Greenland – Producer: Ulrik Gutkin; Director: Kenneth Sorento I Love You I Miss You I Hope I See You Before I Die – Producer: Julie Friis Walenciak; Director: Eva Marie Rødbro Songs of Repression – Producers: Signe Byrge Sørensen and Heidi Elise Christensen; Directors: Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga
Best Non-English-language Feature Portrait of a Lady on Fire in French – Directed by Céline Sciamma‡ The Farewell in Mandarin and English – Directed by Lulu Wang For Sama in Arabic and English – Directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão in Portuguese – Directed by Karim Aïnouz Weathering with You in Japanese – Directed by Makoto Shinkai	Best English-language Feature 1917 – Directed by Sam Mendes‡ A Hidden Life – Directed by Terrence Malick The Lighthouse – Directed by Little Women – Directed by Greta Gerwig Mank – Directed by David Fincher

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
15	Riders of Justice
12	Another Round
11	Enforcement
9	The Good Traitor
9	A Perfectly Normal Family
5	Wildland
4	Erna at War
4	The Exception
3	All I Want for Christmas 2
	Dreambuilders
	Into the Darkness
2	7 Years of Lukas Graham
	Blockhagen
	I Love You I Miss You I Hope I See You Before I Die
	The Mole: Undercover in North Korea

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Another Round
4	Riders of Justice
3	The Good Traitor
2	Enforcement
2	A Perfectly Normal Family

Television

Best Danish Television Series Cry Wolf (DR) – Head Writer: Maja Jul Larsen; Producer: Claudia Saginario; Concept Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen‡ The Investigation (TV2) – Creator: Tobias Lindholm; Producers: Jonas Allen, Caroline Blanco, Peter Bose, and René Ezra Scandinavian Star (DR) – Head Writers: Mikala Krogh, Lars Halskov, and Nikolaj Scherfig; Producers: Sigrid Dyekjær and Thomas Heinesen; Concept Director: Mikala Krogh When the Dust Settles (DR) – Head Writers: Dorte Warnøe Høgh and Ida Maria Rydén; Producer: Stinna Lassen; Concept Director: Milad Alami Wild and Wonderful Denmark (DR) – Head Writer: Mark Jessen; Producer and Concept Director: Henrik Zachariassen	Best Short Television Series Julefeber (DR) – Producers: Rikke Tørholm Kofoed, Caroline Schlüter Bingestam, and Camilla Hammerich; Director: Natasha Arthy; Writer: Rune Schjøtt-Wieth‡ 32 (Xee) – Producer: Maj-Britt Landin; Directors and Writers: Julie Rudbæk and Jesper Zuschlag Cold Hawaii (Xee) – Producers: Julie Lind-Holm and Jacob Oliver Krarup; Directors and Writers: Aske Bang and Allan Hyde Sex (TV2) – Producer: Marta Mleczek; Director: Amalie Næsby Fick; Writers: Clara Mendes and Amalie Næsby Fick Something About Emma (DR) – Producer: Anders N. Berg; Director: Mads Mengel; Writer: Christian Bengtson
Best Actor in a Leading Television Role *Bjarne Henriksen as Lars Madsen on Cry Wolf* (DR)*‡ Jesper Groth as Bjørn Toft on The New Nurses* (TV 2 Charlie) Andreas Jessen as Adam on ALFA (TV2) Søren Malling as Jens Møller on The Investigation (TV2) Lars Ranthe as Erik on Friheden (TV3)	Best Actress in a Leading Television Role *Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl as Holly Mølgård on Cry Wolf* (DR)*‡ Asta Kamma August as Cathrine on Sex* (TV2) Laura Christensen as Maibritt Porse on The Investigation (TV2) Lene Maria Christensen as Nina on Friheden (TV3) Karen-Lise Mynster as Elisabeth Hoffmann on When the Dust Settles (DR)
Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role *Peter Plaugborg as Simon Hansen on Cry Wolf* (DR)*‡ Pilou Asbæk as Jakob Buch-Jeps on The Investigation* (TV2) Joachim Fjelstrup as Kalle on Julefeber (DR) Peter Frödin as Balletmester on Julefeber (DR) Jens Jørn Spottag as Bent Neergaard on The New Nurses (TV 2 Charlie)	Best Actress in a Supporting Television Role *Christine Albeck Børge as Dea Mølgård Hansen on Cry Wolf* (DR)*‡ Pernilla August as Ingrid Wall on The Investigation* (TV2) Emma Sehested Høeg as Katrine on Limboland (Xee) Bodil Jørgensen as Rigmor on Julefeber (DR) Anette Støvelbæk as Ruth Madsen on The New Nurses (TV 2 Charlie)

Shows with multiple nominations and awards

Shows that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
5	Cry Wolf
5	The Investigation
4	Julefeber
3	The New Nurses
2	Friheden
	Sex
	When the Dust Settles

Shows that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
5	Cry Wolf

References

^ Abbatescianni, Davide (9 February 2021). "Another Round triumphs at the 2021 Robert Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ Mitchell, Wendy (9 February 2021). "'Another Round' wins big at Denmark's Robert Awards". Screendaily. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Nominations for the Robert Awards 2021 announced". Danish Film Institute. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.