Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' Sweeps Norway's Amanda Awards with Eight Wins
Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value won eight Amanda Awards on 22 August 2026, making it the biggest winner at this year's ceremony honouring Norwegian film and television (Variety).
The Amanda Awards, Norway's annual film prizes, spread their top honours across several productions — but Trier's film dominated the night. Sentimental Value took the award for best Norwegian film. Trier himself won for directing, and he shared the screenplay prize with his long-time writing partner Eskil Vogt. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas won for her performance in the film (Variety).
The eight awards cement a remarkable awards-season run for the film. Sentimental Value received eight Golden Globe nominations for the 2026 ceremony — including best motion picture (drama), best non-English language film, best director for Trier, and best screenplay — and came away with one Golden Globe win, according to the Globes' awards database (Nordisk Film & TV Fond; Golden Globes).
Back at the Amanda ceremony, the rest of the night's major prizes went to other Norwegian productions. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another — the Amanda Award is open to foreign films released in Norway — won best foreign film. Pia Tjelta took her second Amanda Award for her performance in Don't Call Me Mama. Anna Drakopoulou Sverrisdóttir was named Newcomer of the Year for Brightly Shining (Variety).
The People's Amanda, voted by the public rather than by industry juries, went to The Battle of Oslo. The Amanda Committee also handed out two special honours: the Honorary Award went to actor Per Christian Ellefsen, and the Golden Clapper — a prize recognising behind-the-scenes craft — went to casting directors Mette Holme Nielsen and Jannecke Bervell (Variety).
For Trier, the night caps a year in which Sentimental Value has moved from festival buzz to awards hardware. The film's eight Amanda wins, on top of its Golden Globe recognition, place it among the most decorated Norwegian films in recent memory — and position it as a title to watch as the broader awards season continues to unfold.
