Historic Oscar Win for Sentimental Value

At the 98th Oscars Academy Awards® on Sunday night, Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value took home the award for Best International Feature Film.  This is the first time a Norwegian Feature Film has received an Oscar. 

Sentimental Value was nominated for a record nine Oscars at this year's Academy Awards. 

CEO of the Norwegian Film Institute Kjersti Mo was present at the Academy Award gala in the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night, with Norway's Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery. 

– This is a historic moment for Norwegian cinema. First and foremost, I would like to congratulate the filmmakers, producers, actors, and everyone who has contributed to making this film. This is an enormous recognition of the filmmakers behind the film and of an extraordinary artistic collaboration,” says Kjersti Mo, CEO of the Norwegian Film Institute. 

– It also demonstrates the importance of Nordic and European collaboration for Norwegian film, and how vital it is to uphold a model where cultural policy and artistic freedom go hand in hand. When a small film nation like Norway receives this kind of international recognition, it shows what can happen when filmmakers are given time, trust, and artistic freedom to develop their stories. This success is also the result of many years of long-term film policy in Norway, where we have built strong creative communities and made room for artistic ambition,” says Mo. 

This year’s Oscar nominations for Norwegian films come in the wake of an extraordinary year for Norwegian cinema internationally, including the Golden Bear in Berlin for Dag Johan Haugerud’s Dreams and the Grand Prix in Cannes for Sentimental Value. 

Congratulations to the entire Norwegian film community 

Congratulations to everyone behind Sentimental Value on Norway’s very first Oscar for Best International Feature Film! Your film has resonated with audiences and film lovers around the world, and now you stand with the greatest recognition an international film can receive. After tonight’s historic result, I would also like to congratulate the entire Norwegian film community for the work you have put in over many years,” says Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery. 

11 nominations

Norway received a record 11 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards. 

Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value received nine Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Best International Film, Joachim Trier for Best Director, Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier for Best Original Screenplay, Renate Reinsve for Best Actress, Stellan Skarsgård for Best Supporting Actor, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for Best Supporting Actress, Elle Fanning for Best Supporting Actress, Olivier Bugge Coutté for Best Editing.

The Ugly Stepsister, directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. 

Espen Nordahl of Storm Studios was nominated in the Visual Effects category for VFX work on Sinners.  

Awards for Sentimental Value 

Sentimental Value was the big winner at this year’s  European Film Awards, winning Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Composer, and Best Screenplay. 

Sentimental Value won the award for the best film not in the English language at the BAFTA Film Awards, with a total of eight nominations. 

At the Golden Globes, Stellan Skarsgård received Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Sentimental Value.  

Sentimental Value has received NOK 34,2 million in grants and funding from the Norwegian Film Institute. International Sales Agent is MK2 (France) and Neon is the US distributor. Sentimental Value has to date sold more than 3.4 million tickets worldwide.