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Valdís Óskarsdóttir

b. 1950

Icelandic film editor, film director and screenwriter

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Born 1950. Valdís Óskarsdóttir is an Icelandic screenwriter, film editor, film director, photographer and director.

Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 6 May 1949) is an Icelandic film editor, whose work includes The Celebration, Les Misérables, Finding Forrester and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

She received multiple awards in early 2005 for her work on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In addition, she has twice won the Danish Film Academy's Robert Award for Best Editing.

Sveitabrúðkaup , her directorial debut, premiered in Iceland in August 2008.

Filmography Valdís was the primary editor on the following films, unless noted otherwise. Remote Control (Sódóma Reykjavík) (1992) The Biggest Heroes (De største helte) (1996) Dream Hunters (Draumadísir) (1996) The Last Viking (Den sidste viking) (1997) The Dance (Dansinn) (1998) The Celebration (Festen) (1998) Les Misérables (1998) (additional editor) Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) Mifune's Last Song (Mifunes sidste sang) (1999) Finding Forrester (2000) Labyrinth (Labyrinten) (2000) (miniseries) When the Sun Goes Down (Solen er så rød) (2000) Bear's Kiss (2002) (consulting editor) The Sea (Hafið) (2002) Sweet Dreams (Skagerrak) (2003) It's All About Love (2003) Toss-Up (Yazi tura) (2004) (with Uğur Yücel) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Mister Lonely (2005) Overcoming (2005) A Man Comes Home (En mand kommer hjem) (2007) Mongol (Монгол) (2007) (with Zach Staenberg) Country Wedding (Sveitabrúðkaup) (2008) (also director and screenwriter) Vantage Point (2008) (replaced by Stuart Baird and credited as additional editor) Metalhead (2013) Lost River (2014) (co-edited with Nico Leunen) A Beautiful Now (2015) (co-edited with Adam H. Mack) Autumn Lights (2016) Kursk (2018) Flag Day (2021) (co-edited with Michelle Tesoro)

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result 1998Danish Film Academy AwardsBest Editing The Celebration 1999 Mifune's Last Song 2002 Edda Awards Best Editing The Sea 2004 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Best Film Editing Toss-Up (Yazi tura) American Cinema Editors Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or MusicalEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind BAFTA Awards Best Editing Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Editing San Diego Film Critics Society Best Editing

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Born
1950, Akureyri
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Education
National Film School of Denmark
Also known as
Valdis Oskarsdottir

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Icelandic film editor, film director and screenwriter

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Valdís Óskarsdóttir was born in 1950 in Akureyri.

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Valdís Óskarsdóttir is a screenwriter, film editor, film director, photographer and director.

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Valdís Óskarsdóttir is Icelandic.

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· Wikipedia: Valdís Óskarsdóttir

· Wikidata: Q467495

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