Robert (Award) / Best Director
Winner of the Danish film award Robert in the 2001 introduced category Best Director ( Årets Instruktør) . The Danish Film Academy ( Danmarks Film Akademi) has been presenting its awards for the best film productions and filmmakers at the Robert Festival in Copenhagen at the end of January and beginning of February every year since 1984 .
The most successful in this category were the Danish director Per Fly and his compatriot Lars von Trier , who have received three awards so far.
Prize winners and nominations 2001–2009
2001
- Natasha Arthy - Miracle - An Angel for Dennis P. ( Miracle)
- Stefan Fjeldmark and Michael Hegner - Help! I am a fish ( Hjælp, jeg er en fisk)
- Lone Scherfig - Italian for beginners ( Italiensk for begyndere)
- Lars von Trier - Dancer in the Dark
2002
Ole Christian Madsen - Kira ( En kærlighedshistorie)
- Gert Fredholm - A jackpot for Helene ( At klappe med een hånd)
- Hella Joof - Shake It All About ( En kort en lang)
- Cæcilia Holbek Trier - Sends more sweets ( Send Mere Slik)
- Kristian Levring - The King Is Alive
2003
Nils Malmros - At kende sandheden
- Susanne Bier - Open Hearts ( Elsker dig for evigt)
- Jesper W. Nielsen - Okay
- Helle Ryslinge - Halalabad Blues
- Lone Scherfig - Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself ( Wilbur begår selvmord)
2004
Per Fly - The Heritage ( Arven)
- Christoffer Boe - Reconstruction
- Anders Thomas Jensen - Danish Delicacies ( De grønne slagtere)
- Jannik Johansen - Stealing Rembrandt - Claws for Beginners ( Rembrandt)
- Lars von Trier - Dogville
2005
Nikolaj Arcel - King's Game ( Kongekabale)
- Annette K. Olesen - In Your Hands ( Forbrydelser)
- Nicolas Winding Refn - Pusher II
- Simon Staho - Dag och natt
- Paprika Steen - Lad de små børn
2006
Per Fly - Homicide - In the vicious circle of violence ( Drabet)
- Christoffer Boe - Allegro
- Anders Thomas Jensen - Adam's Apples ( Adams æbler)
- Åke Sandgren - Fluerne på væggen
- Lars von Trier - Manderlay
2007
Niels Arden Oplev - The Dream ( Drømmen)
- Christoffer Boe - Offscreen
- Christian E. Christiansen - Råzone
- Pernille Fischer Christensen - En Soap ( En soap)
- Ole Christian Madsen - Prague
- Morgenthaler - Princess is different
2008
Peter Schønau Fog - Kunsten at græde i kor
- Nikolaj Arcel - Island of Lost Souls ( De fortabte sjæles ø)
- Ole Bornedal - Unconditional ( Kærlighed på film)
- Morgenthaler - Ekko is different
- Simon Staho - Daisy Diamond
2009
Henrik Ruben Genz - Frygtelig Lykkelig
- Kristian Levring - Whom You Fear (Den du frygter)
- Ole Christian Madsen - Days of Wrath ( Flames and Lemons)
- Annette K. Olesen - Little Soldier ( Lille soldat)
- Niels Arden Oplev - To Verdener
Award winners and nominations from 2010
2010
- Ole Bornedal - Fri os fra det onde
- Rumle Hammerich - headhunter
- Hella Joof - Se min kjole
- Nils Malmros - Kærestesorger
2011
Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer - R
- Nikolaj Arcel - The Truth About Men ( Sandheden om mænd)
- Susanne Bier - In a Better World ( Hævnen)
- Nicolo Donato - Brotherhood ( Broderskab)
- Thomas Vinterberg - Submarino
2012
- Pernille Fischer Christensen - A Family ( En familie)
- Ole Christian Madsen - Superclassico… my wife wants to get married! ( SuperClásico)
- Carlos Augusto de Oliveira - Rosa Morena
- Martin P. Zandvliet - Dir
Nikolaj Arcel - The Queen and the Personal Physician ( En kongelig affære)
- Kaspar Munk - You & Me Forever
- Lotte Svendsen - Max pinlig på Roskilde
- Susanne Bier - Love Is All You Need ( Den skaldede frisør)
- Tobias Lindholm - Kapringen
2014
Thomas Vinterberg - The Hunt ( Hunting )
- Nils Malmros - Sorg og glæde
- Michael Noer - Nordvest
- Mikkel Nørgaard - Mercy ( Kvinden i buret)
- Nicolas Winding Refn - Only God Forgives
2015
Lars von Trier - Nymphomaniac Director's Cut
- Bille August - Silent Heart - My life is mine (Stille hjerte)
- Søren Balle - The Sunfish ( Club Disc)
- Mikkel Nørgaard - Desecration ( Fasandræberne)
- Nils Arden Oplev - Cape Gang
2016
Martin Zandvliet - Under the Sand - The Promise of Freedom (Under sandet)
- May el-Toukhy - Long history kort
- Tobias Lindholm - A War (Krigen)
- Michael Noer - Key House Mirror (Nøgle hus spejl)
- Christina Rosendahl - The Idealist - Secret Files Greenland (Idealists)
2017
Christian Tafdrup - Parents ( Forældre )
- Rasmus Heisterberg - In the Blood (I blodet)
- Jesper W. Nielsen - The day will come (Der kommer en dag)
- Thomas Vinterberg - The Commune (Kollektivet)
- Nicolas Winding Refn - The Neon Demon