Amanda (Film Awards) / Best Director

Amanda : Best director

Winner and nominee in the category Best Director (Årets regi) since the first award of the Norwegian National Film Prize in 2005. The award is given to the best local film directors of the previous cinema year.

The films listed below are given with their original title and distribution title (if identifiable), followed by the name of the film director.

Award winners and nominations from 2005 to 2009

2005

Aksel Hennie - Uno

Bent Hamer - Factotum

Erik Poppe - Hawaii, Oslo

2006

Jens Lien - Anderland (Den brysomme mannen)

Petter Næss - Elling - Love me tomorrow ( Elling - Elsk meg i tomorrow )

Arild Fröhlich - A watchdog for mom or how to turn a poodle into a pit bull ( Pitbullterje )

2007

Joachim Trier - At the beginning ( recapitulation )

Marius Holst - Blodsbånd

Erik Richter Strand - Sønner - Dark Secrets ( Sønner )

2008

Stian Kristiansen - The Man Who Loved Yngve ( Mannen som elsket Yngve )

Bent Hamer - O 'hoarding

Morten Tyldum - Varg Veum - Falne engler

2009

Arild Fröhlich - Fatso - And what do you dream of? ( Fatso )

Erik Poppe - Troubled Water ( DeUSYNLIGE )

Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning - Max Manus

Award winners and nominations from 2010

2010

Sara Johnsen - City neuroses ( Upperdog )

Arild Østin Ommundsen - Rottenetter

Gunnar Vikene - Vegas

2011

Erik Skjoldbjærg - Nokas

Anne Sewitsky - Anne loves Philipp ( Jørgen + Anne = sant )

Maria Sødahl - Limbo

2012

Joachim Trier - Oslo, August 31 ( Oslo, August 31 )

Morten Tyldum - Headhunters ( Hodejegerne )

Arild Andresen - Kompani Orheim

2013

Dag Johan Haugerud - As you see me ( Som du ser meg )

Hisham Zaman - The Boy Siyar ( Før snøen faller )

Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning - Kon-Tiki

2014

Eskil Vogt - Blind

Hisham Zaman - Brev til Kongen

Erik Poppe - A thousand times good night ( Tusen ganger god natt )

2015

Aslaug Holm - Brødre

Bent Hamer - 1001 grams ( 1001 grams )

Gunnar Vikene - Kill Billy ( Her er Harold )

2016

Joachim Trier - Louder Than Bombs

Halkawt Mustafa - El Clásico

Roar Uthaug - The Wave ( Bølgen )

2017

Izer Aliu - Fluefangeren

Erik Poppe - The King's Choice - Attack on Norway (Kongens nei)

Kim Hiorthøy - The Rules for Everything

2018

Iram Haq - What will people say (Hva vil folk si)

Erik Poppe - Utøya July 22nd (Utøya July 22nd)

Joachim Trier - Thelma

2019

Hans Petter Moland - Stealing Horses (Ut og stjæle hester)

Magnus Meyer Arnesen - As I Fall (Når jeg faller)

Eirik Svensson - Harajuku