Thomas Vinterberg'sAnother Roundwas the big winner at the 33rd European Film Awards, taking best film, best director, and best actor for star Mads Mikkelsen who plays a day-drinking high school teacher in theDanish crowd-pleasing dramedy.
Vinterberg also won best screenplay for the feature, an honor he shared with co-writer Tobias Lindholm. "This film was made in the most difficult time of my life," said Vinterberg, referring to the tragic death of his daughter Ida in a car accident shortly after shooting on Another Round began. "It could only have been made with my friends and my family beside me." Mikkelsen, accepting his prize for best actor, dedicated it to Ida's memory. "She shines in every frame of this film," he said. "She died.
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