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Daði Einarsson Wins BAFTA Award

Icelander Daði Einarsson has won a BAFTA award for Special, Visual, and Graphic Effects in the Netflix show The Witcher. Daði won the award alongside

Jelena Ćirić April 25, 2022

Culture

Icelandic Singer Dísella Lárusdóttir Wins Grammy

Classical singer Dísella Lárusdóttir was awarded a Grammy last night in the Best Opera Recording category. Dísella snagged the award for a live recording of

Jelena Ćirić April 4, 2022

Culture

Nordic Noir Author Arnaldur Indriðason Awarded

Best-selling Nordic noir author Arnaldur Indriðason was awarded the Jónas Hallgrímsson Prize yesterday. The award is given annually on November 16, Icelandic Language Day, to

Jelena Ćirić November 17, 2021

Culture

The Garden Sweeps Up at Iceland’s Edda Awards

Iceland’s Edda Awards ceremony took place last night, handing out accolades to the best film and television produced last year. Ragnar Bragason’s film The Garden

Jelena Ćirić October 4, 2021

Society

Fourteen Awarded Order of the Falcon

Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson awarded 14 individuals with the Order of the Falcon yesterday, June 17 (Icelandic National Day). The Order of the Falcon

Ragnar Tómas June 18, 2021

Culture

Icelandic Short Film Nominated for Oscar

Icelandic animated short film Yes People (Já-fólkið), directed by Gísli Darri Halldórsson, has been nominated for a 2021 Oscar award for Best Animated Short Film.

Jelena Ćirić March 15, 2021

Culture

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Second Grammy Award

Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir added a Grammy to the plethora of awards she has received for her original music in the film Joker last night.

Jelena Ćirić March 15, 2021

Culture

Author Gerður Kristný Receives Jónas Hallgrímsson Award

Writer Gerður Kristný received the 2020 Jónas Hallgrímsson Award yesterday at a ceremony streamed live from Reykjavík’s Harpa Concert Hall. The award is bestowed annually

Jelena Ćirić November 17, 2020

Society

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Awarded at Women Leaders Forum

Former President of Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir has received the 2020 POWER, TOGETHER Award for her role in making the pink ribbon the globally-recognised symbol of

Jelena Ćirić November 11, 2020

Culture

Hildur Guðnadóttir and Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson Honored at Opus Klassik

Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and pianist Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson are both winners of the Opus Klassik, a new German prize for classical music, RÚV reports.

Larissa Kyzer September 5, 2020

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Daði Einarsson Wins BAFTA Award

Icelandic Singer Dísella Lárusdóttir Wins Grammy

Nordic Noir Author Arnaldur Indriðason Awarded

The Garden Sweeps Up at Iceland’s Edda Awards

Fourteen Awarded Order of the Falcon

Icelandic Short Film Nominated for Oscar

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Second Grammy Award

Author Gerður Kristný Receives Jónas Hallgrímsson Award

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Awarded at Women Leaders Forum

Hildur Guðnadóttir and Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson Honored at Opus Klassik

Too Many Unhoused People Must Rely on Reykjavík’s Parking Garages for Shelter

Women, Life, Freedom: Candlelight March in Solidarity with Activists in Iran and Afghanistan

80,000 Farmed Salmon Unaccounted For

Location Chosen for New National Sporting Arena

Diego, the ‘Most Famous Cat in Iceland,’ Injured in Car Accident

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