'Rams' cleans up at Iceland's Eddas

Scroll down for full list of winners

Rams, a drama directed by Grimur Hakonarson, brought home a grand total of 11 trophies at the Edda Awards, Iceland’s national film prizes, which the Icelandic Film and Television Academy presented over the weekend at a televised gala held in Reykjavik.

The story of two Icelandic brothers and sheep farmers who are forced to put aside their 40-year feud to save their sheep, won Eddas including for film, screenplay, director, cinematography and editing.

Both main actors in Rams - Sigurjon Sighvatsson and Theodor Juliusson - took home Eddas for their roles.

The Eddas for female roles went to two actresses in the TV series Case, Steinunn Olina Thorsteinsdottir and Birna Run Eiriksdottir.

Trapped, an Icelandic mystery television series, won an Edda as the best TV series. The broadcasting rights for Trapped have already been sold to several countries, including France, Germany and the UK.

Edda awards winners 2016

Children’s Programme
Ævar vísindamaður

Special Effects
Sigurjón F. Garðarsson, Daði Einarsson og RVX - Trapped

Costume Design
Margrét Einarsdóttir og Ólöf Benediktsdóttir - Rams

TV News / Current Affairs
Kastljós

Make-up & Hair
Kristín Júlla Kristjánsdóttir - Rams

Screenplay
Grímur Hákonarsson - Rams

Documentary
Hvað er svona merkilegt við það?

Sound Design
Huldar Freyr Arnarsson og Björn Viktorsson - Rams

Editing
Kristján Loðmfjörð - Rams

Film
Rams

Cinematography
Sturla Brandth Grövlen - Rams

Leading Actor
Sigurður Sigurjónsson - Rams

Supporting Actor
Theodór Júlíusson - Rams

TV Drama
Trapped

Leading Actress
Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir - Case

Supporting Actress
Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir - Case

Set Design
Bjarni Massi Sigurbjörnsson - Rams

Director
Grímur Hákonarsson - Rams

TV Lifestyle Programme
Ævar vísindamaður

TV Culture Programme
Öldin hennar

TV Personality
Helgi Seljan

TV Entertainment Programme
Árið er: Söngvakeppnin í 30 ár

Short Film
Rainbow Party

Musical Score
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hildur Guðnadóttir og Rutger Hoedemækers - Trapped

Honorary Award
Ragna Fossberg