Award-Winning Danish-Language Films
64 films in Danish were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. The language is each film's original spoken language.
The most awarded is Pelle the Conqueror (1987), with 3 wins, followed by Theis and Nico (3) and A Royal Affair (2). Among them, 8 won at least one Oscar, 3 won a Golden Globe, 13 won a prize at Cannes and 22 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1946 and 2025.
Ranked by total wins. See all languages.
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Pelle the Conqueror
1987 · 2h 37m
Drama
Theis and Nico
1999 · 20m
Drama · Family
A Royal Affair
2012 · 2h 17m
Drama · History · Romance
The Hunt
2012 · 1h 56m
Drama
A Soap
2006 · 1h 45m
Comedy · Drama
Bicycle Symphony
1983 · 9m
Music
Catch That Girl
2002 · 1h 30m
Action · Family · Adventure · Crime
In a Better World
2010 · 1h 58m
Drama
Knud
1966 · 31m
Max Embarrassment
2009 · 1h 38m
Comedy · Family
Mifune
1999 · 1h 38m
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Breaking the Waves
1996 · 2h 39m
Drama · Romance
A City Called Copenhagen
1960 · 22m
Another Round
2020 · 1h 57m
Comedy · Drama
Qivitoq
1956 · 1h 59m
Adventure · Drama
Babette's Feast
1987 · 1h 44m
Drama · History · Comedy
Bathing Micky
2010 · 14m
Indien
2000 · 28m
Drama
Never Enough
2025 · 25m
Drama
Norwegian Offspring
2023 · 44m
Drama
The Celebration
1998 · 1h 41m
Drama
The Element of Crime
1984 · 1h 44m
Crime · Drama · Sci-Fi
Ang. Lone
1971 · 1h 37m
Drama
Election Night
1998 · 11m
Comedy
Having a Brother
2007 · 8m
Family
Helium
2014 · 23m
Drama · Family
Hunger
1966 · 1h 52m
Drama
Italian for Beginners
2000 · 1h 58m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Jasper's Ghost
1992 · 1h 15m
Family · Comedy
Land of Plenty
1983 · 1h 46m
Drama
Little Daddy
2004 · 14m
Family
Minor Mishaps
2002 · 1h 49m
Drama
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
2025 · 1h 30m
Ordet
1955 · 2h 5m
Drama
Reconstruction
2003 · 1h 32m
Drama · Romance
Send Mere Slik
2001 · 0m
Family
Son
2014 · 20m
Drama
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002 · 1h 15m
Adventure · Family
The Commune
2016 · 1h 51m
Drama
This Charming Man
2002 · 30m
Comedy
Wallah Be
2002 · 1h 22m
Family · Drama
We Shall Overcome
2006 · 1h 45m
Drama
Winterborn
1978 · 1h 40m
Drama
Flee
2021 · 1h 29m
Animation
Harry and the Butler
1961 · 1h 41m
Family · Comedy
The Girl with the Needle
2024 · 2h 3m
Drama · History
A War
2015 · 1h 55m
Drama · War
After the Wedding
2006 · 2h 4m
Drama
At Night
2007 · 39m
Drama
Brevet fra afdøde
1946 · 1h 18m
Thriller · Drama
De røde enge
1946 · 1h 25m
War · Drama
Helmer & Son
2006 · 13m
Comedy · Drama
Knight of Fortune
2024 · 25m
Comedy · Drama
Land of Mine
2015 · 1h 40m
War · Drama · History
Last Men in Aleppo
2017 · 1h 41m
Memories of a Marriage
1989 · 1h 27m
Drama
On My Mind
2021 · 18m
Drama
Palle Alone in the World
1949 · 24m
Fantasy · Family · Adventure
Paw
1959 · 1h 44m
Family · Drama
The Act of Killing
2012 · 1h 57m
History
The Pig
2008 · 23m
They Caught the Ferry
1949 · 11m
Drama
Where Mountains Float
1955 · 36m
Wolfgang
1997 · 14m
Drama