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Swedish "Guldbagge" (Golden Beetle) Awards

Evil directed by Mikael Håfström took home "Golden Beetles" for best Swedish film of 2003, best cinematography (Peter Mokrosinski) and best set design (Anna Asp) on January 26th.

Set in the 1950's the film is about an exclusive school for young men run by bullies that subjugate their peers while teachers and staff look the other way. Erik (Andreas Wilson) stands up to his tormentors and earns the name 'Rat'.The film is an adaptation of the semi-biographical novel by Jan Guillou, one of the most popular writers in Sweden .

The Beetles awards ceremony took place during the Göteborg Film Festival. Håfström and Wilson were on hand to receive a phone call from Hollywood informing them that Evil is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of 2003 for the Academy Awards. The film has been seen by 900,000 viewers in Sweden since its premiere on September 26, ten percent of the population.

Björn Runge's Om jag vänder mig om / Daybreak which won several Golden Beetles for best director, actress, supporting actor, and script is in the official competition at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival.

The 2003 Guldbagge Awards
Ondskan / Evil
Producers: Hans Lönnerheden, Ingemar Leijonborg

Best Director
Björn Runge
Om jag vänder mig om / Daybreak

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Ann Petrén
for her role as Anita in Om jag vänder mig om / Daybreak

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jonas Karlsson
for his role as Stefan in Detaljer / Details

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bibi Andersson
for her role as Tora Holm in Elina – Som om jag inte fanns / Elina

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ingvar Hirdwall
for his role as Knut in Om jag vänder mig om / Daybreak

Best Screenplay
Björn Runge
for his script for Om jag vänder mig om / Daybreak

Best Cinematography
Peter Mokrosinski , Ondskan / Evil

Best Foreign Language Film
The Hours
Director: Stephen Daldry

Best Short Film
Min skäggiga mamma / My Bearded Mother
Director: Maria Hedman

Best Documentary Film
Du ska nog se att det går över / Don't You Worry, It Will Probably Pass
Director: Cecilia Neant-Falk

Best Achievement
in the specialist categories film editing, set design, costumes, make-up, special effects and animation
Anna Asp, Ondskan / Evil

Best Achievement
in the specialist categories sound engineering, mixing and original score
Bo Persson, Stefan Ljungberg,Kommer du med mig då / Make Believe

Lifetime Achievement Award
Actor Erland Josephson

The 2003 Ingmar Bergman Award
Director Klaus Härö
Pictured here: Mikael Hågström and Andreas Wilson when they got the call from Hollywood about Evil being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the Oscars.

Moira Sullivan, Nordic Correspondent