Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value Wins Nordic Council Film Prize as Norway Sweeps All Five Awards

Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value has been awarded the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize, receiving DKK 300,000 (approximately $45,000) shared equally between director-writer Trier, co-writer Eskil Vogt, and producers Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar. The jury described the film as Trier's most mature work, praising its ability to tell a story that feels 'both personal and universal.' The prize ceremony is scheduled for 27 October in Copenhagen. The victory crowns an extraordinary run for the Norwegian production: the film debuted at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix, was nominated for eight BAFTAs (winning Best Film Not in the English Language), received eight Oscar nominations and won Best International Feature Film, and became the highest-grossing Norwegian film in international history with a worldwide total of $23.9 million. Remarkably, Norway did not stop at the film prize: the country won all five Nordic Council arts awards in 2026, sweeping prizes in music, literature, children's literature, and environment alongside film — a feat with no precedent in the awards' history. The win was widely covered on 26 October ahead of the ceremony the following day.