title: 50th Bodil Awards
text: # 50th Bodil Awards
  
  The 50th Bodil Awards ceremony was held in 1997 in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1996. Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves won the award for Best Danish Film and Emily Watson and Katrin Cartlidge won the awards for best leading and supporting actresses. Max von Sydow for his role in Hamsun and Zlatko Buric won the award for best supporting actor for his role in Pusher. Bodil Kjær, one of the two film people named Bodil for whom the statuette is named, the other being Bodil Ipsen, received a Bodil Honorary Award, bringing her total number of Bodil wins up to four.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Best Danish Film | Best Danish Documentary |
  | - | - |
  | Breaking the Waves – Lars von Trier | Not awarded |
  | Best Actor | Best Actress |
  | Max von Sydow – Hamsun | Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves |
  | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
  | Zlatko Buric – Pusher | Katrin Cartlidge – Breaking the Waves |
  | Best EuropeanFilm | Best Non-European Film |
  | Trainspotting (film) – Anthony Asquith | Fargo – Joel Coen |
  
  ### Bodil Honorary Award
  
  Bodil Kjær
  
  