Valdís Óskarsdóttir

Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1950 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an award-winning 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.

"Country Wedding" will be her directorial debut and is scheduled to premiere in August 2008 in Iceland.

Filmography

Valdís was the primary editor on the following films, unless noted otherwise.
* "Country Wedding" (2008) (also director) (upcoming)
* "Vantage Point" (2008)
* "A Man Comes Home (En mand kommer hjem)" (2007)
* "Mongol (Монгол)" (2007) (with Zach Staenberg)
* "Mister Lonely" (2005)
* "Overcoming" (2005)
* "Toss-Up (Yazi tura)" (2004) (with Uğur Yücel)
* "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004)
* "Sweet Dreams (Skagerrak)" (2003)
* "It's All About Love" (2003)
* "Bear's Kiss" (2002) (consulting editor)
* "The Sea (Hafið)" (2002)
* "Finding Forrester (2000)
* "Labyrinth (Labyrinten)" (2000) (miniseries)
* "When the Sun Goes Down (Solen er så rød)" (2000)
* "Julien Donkey-Boy" (1999)
* "Mifune's Last Song (Mifunes sidste sang)" (1999)
* "The Dance (Dansinn)" (1998)
* "The Celebration (Festen)" (1998)
* "Les Misérables" (1998) (additional editor)
* "The Last Viking (Den sidste viking)" (1997)
* "The Biggest Heroes (De største helte)" (1996)
* "Dream Hunters (Draumadísir)" (1996)
* "Remote Control (Sódóma Reykjavík)" (1992)

Awards and nominations

ACE Awards

* "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004), "nominated"

=BAFTA Awards=

* "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004), won

Danish Film Academy Awards

* "Mifune's Last Song" (1999), won
* "The Celebration" (1998), won

Edda Awards

* "The Sea" (2002), won

"'Golden Orange Awards

* "Toss-Up (Yazi tura)" (2004), won

=Online Film Critics Society Awards=

* "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004), won

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

* "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004), won

External links

* [http://www.valdisoskarsdottir.com/ Official Site]
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