Two local films have dominated the nominations for the 20thNorwegian film and TV awards, the Amandas, which will be handed out during theHaugesund Film Festival on Aug 27.

Hans Petter Moland's international refugee drama BeautifulCountry and Morten Tyldum's romantic comedy Buddy receivednominations for best film and best script, and Buddy's Anders BaasmoChristensen was also tipped as best actor. Lars Göran Pettersson's Bázowas the dark horse and third film to make the running for best film. It also secureda best actress nomination for Anita Suikkari.

Full list of nominees:

Best Film:
Bázo (Lars Göran Pettersson) Prod: Filbmagoahti
Beautiful Country (Hans Petter Moland) Prod: Dinamo Story
Buddy (Morten Tyldum) Prod: Happy Endings

Best children's or youth film:
Just Bea (Petter Naess) Prod: Maipo Film Fia! (Elsa Kvamme) Prod:Dinamo Story
Gjennom Mine Tykke Briller (Pjotr Sapegin) Prod: Pravda
Johnny Og Johanna (Anne-Marie Norholm) Prod: NRK

Best TV drama:
Kjell Universell (Erik Richter Strand) Prod: NRKDrama/Tordenfilm Suzannah (Berit Nesheim) Prod: NRK Drama
Svarte Penger - Hvite Løgner (Jarl Emsell Larsen) Prod: NRK Drama

Best script:
Beautiful Country (Sabina Murray, Larry Gross) Prod: Dinamo Story
Buddy (Lars Gudmestad) Prod: Happy Endings
Fia! (Elsa Kvamme) Prod: Dinamo Story

Best actress:
Grete Nordraa (Mother's Elling)
Anita Suikkari (Bázo)
Ane Dahl Torp (Svarte Penger - Hvite Løgner)

Best actor:
Anders Baasmo Christensen (Buddy)
Torbjorn Harr (Destination Moscow)
Trond Espen Seim (Svarte Penger - Hvite Løgner)

Best documentary:
Father And Son (Trygve Hagen)
Home of the Brave - Land of the Free (John Sullivan) Tradra (KarolineFrogner)

Canal+ Nordic newcomer award:
Scratch (Anders Gustafsson) Denmark
Producing Adults (Aleksi Salmenperä) Finland Jargo (Maria SolrunSigurdardottir)
Iceland Uno (Aksel Hennie) Norway The Ketchup Effect (Teresa Fabik)Sweden