Tarik Saleh’s Eagles Of The Republic dominated the winners at Sweden’s Guldbagge awards, taking home six prizes including best film.
At the ceremony on Monday, January 19, Saleh’s film also took best actor in a leading role for Fares Fares; best screenplay for Saleh; and craft awards for visual effects, costume design and makeup.
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A Cannes 2025 Competition premiere, Eagles Of The Republic follows Egypt’s most adored actor when he falls into disgrace overnight with authorities; and is forced to star in a propaganda film about the country’s dictator.
It was Sweden’s entry to the best international feature award at the 2026 Oscars, although did not make the longlist. Production companies are Sweden’s Unlimited Stories and Apparaten with France’s Memento Films Production; with France’s Playtime handling world sales.
Maria Eriksson-Hecht won best director for her debut feature Kevlar Soul, a Goteborg 2025 premiere about two inseparable teenage brothers whose bond is disrupted by romance. Torkel Petersson won best actor in a supporting role for his performance in the film; while Rio Svensson won the Guldbagge Newcomer Award for his breakthrough role, not directly awarded to the film.
Jon Blahed’s Raptures was the only other title to win multiple prizes – best actress in a leading role for Jessica Grabowsky, and best original music for Rebekka Karijord.
Further awards included best documentary to Victoria Verseau’s Trans Memoria; an audience award for Stina Gardell’s Siw; and an honorary award to Cinema Sweden CEO Yiwa Swedenborg.
Guldbagge 2026 awards
Best film – Eagles Of The Republic, dir. Tarik Saleh
Best director – Maria Eriksson-Hecht for Kevlar Soul
Best actress in a leading role – Jessica Grabowsky for Raptures
Best actor in a leading role – Fares Fares for Eagles Of The Republic
Best actress in a supporting role – Anki Liden for Hemmet
Best actor in a supporting role – Torkel Petersson for Kevlar Soul
Best screenplay – Tarik Saleh for Eagles Of The Republic
Best editing – Stefan Sundlof, Magnus Svensson for The Dialogue Police
Best cinematography – Josephine Owe for 7 Steps
Best sound design – Ulrika Akander, Tove Lidman, Therese Gylfe for The Dog
Best original music – Rebekka Karijord for Raptures
Best visual effects – Peter Hjorth, Anders Nyman, Per Nyman, Mikael Windelin for Eagles Of The Republic
Best costume design – Virginie Montel for Eagles Of The Republic
Best production design – Petra Kagerman for Egghead Republic
Best makeup design – Saara Raisanen for Eagles Of The Republic
Best short film – Dancing Pigeons, dir. Christofer Nilsson
Best documentary film – Trans Memoria, dir. Victoria Verseau
Honorary Guldbagge – Ylva Swedenborg
Audience award – Siw, dir. Stina Gardell
Guldbagge Newcomer award – Rio Svensson
Gullspira for outstanding contribution to Sweden’s children’s and youth film – Jessika Jankert
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