# List of awards and nominations received by Renate Reinsve
**Renate Reinsve** (born 1987) is a Norwegian actress whose honors include the [Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress](https://www.edgepedia.org/cannes-film-festival-award-for-best-actress) (2021), the Amanda Award for Best Actress (2022), and the European Film Award for European Actress (2026), plus nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for her role in [Joachim Trier](https://www.edgepedia.org/joachim-trier)'s *Sentimental Value* (*Affeksjonsverdi*).[1](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/renate-reinsve/) • [2](https://norskfilm.org/skuespillere/renate-reinsve/)
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Heddaprisen | Best Female Supporting Actor | *Besøk av gammel dame*, Trøndelag Teater | Won[3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve) |
| 2016 | Amandaprisen | Best Supporting Actress | *Welcome to Norway* | Nominated[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards) |
| 2021 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | *The Worst Person in the World* | Won[1](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/renate-reinsve/) |
| 2022 | Amandaprisen | Best Actress | *The Worst Person in the World* | Won[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards) |
| 2022 | BAFTA | Leading Actress | *The Worst Person in the World* | Nominated[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards) |
| 2024 | European Film Awards | European Actress | *Armand* | Nominated[5](https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/talent/renate-reinsve/) |
| 2026 | European Film Awards | European Actress | *Sentimental Value* | Won[6](https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/award-edition/awards-2026/?tab=selections) |
| 2026 | Academy Award | Actress in a Leading Role | *Sentimental Value* | Nominated[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards) |
## Theater and early recognition
Reinsve graduated from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2013 and began her career at Trøndelag Teater with a debut in *Peer Gynt* (2013).[3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve) Her first major prize came within a year: the 2014 Heddaprisen for Best Female Supporting Actor for playing the teacher in [Friedrich Dürrenmatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/friedrich-durrenmatt)'s *Besøk av gammel dame* at Trøndelag Teater.[3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve) • [2](https://norskfilm.org/skuespillere/renate-reinsve/) She was later part of the ensemble of *Edda* at Det Norske Teatret, which received a Hedda Award in 2017 for "Særlig kunstnerisk innsats" (special artistic achievement).[3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve)
## 2021: Cannes breakthrough
Her first leading film role came in Trier's *The Worst Person in the World* (*Verdens verste menneske*), which premiered at Cannes in 2021 and won her the festival's Award for Best Actress; the role of Julie had been written with her in mind.[1](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/renate-reinsve/) • [3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve) According to the Norwegian encyclopedia *Store norske leksikon*, she was the first Norwegian actor ever to receive the Cannes best-actress prize.[3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve) The performance also brought a European Film Award nomination in 2021 and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association nomination.[5](https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/talent/renate-reinsve/) • [7](https://unopeliculas.com/en/actor/257524/renate-reinsve/)
## 2022–2025: Amandaprisen and *Armand*
In 2022 Reinsve won the Amandaprisen, Norway's national film award, for Best Actress for *The Worst Person in the World*, and was nominated for BAFTA's Leading Actress prize.[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards) The film itself also took Amanda Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay.[8](https://cdn.casarotto.co.uk/uploads/files/cvs/Joachim-Trier_2024-01-05-150304_dyvw.pdf?v=1704466984)
Her 2024 Norwegian thriller *[Armand](https://www.edgepedia.org/armand-film)*, directed by [Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel](https://www.edgepedia.org/halfdan-ullmann-t-ndel), premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes and earned her a European Film Award nomination for European Actress at the 37th edition.[5](https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/talent/renate-reinsve/) Amandaprisen nominations for Best Actress followed in both 2025 and 2026.[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards)
## 2026: *Sentimental Value* and the awards season
*Sentimental Value* had its world premiere at Cannes on 21 May 2025, where it received the [Grand Prix](https://www.edgepedia.org/grand-prix-cannes-film-festival), the festival's second-highest prize.[9](https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/pBAymj/disse-er-nominert-til-oscar) • [3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve) At the 38th [European Film Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/european-film-awards), held on 17 January 2026 in Berlin, the film won six awards including Best European Film, Direction, Screenplay, Actor ([Stellan Skarsgård](https://www.edgepedia.org/stellan-skarsgard)), and Actress for Reinsve.[6](https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/award-edition/awards-2026/?tab=selections) • [10](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/european-film-awards-2026-media-supported-films-won-14-awards-including-best-european-film)
The film received nine Academy Award nominations, including one for Reinsve as Actress in a Leading Role.[9](https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/pBAymj/disse-er-nominert-til-oscar) According to *Store norske leksikon*, she was the first Norwegian actress nominated in that category in 50 years, after [Liv Ullmann](https://www.edgepedia.org/liv-ullmann)'s 1976 nomination for [Ingmar Bergman](https://www.edgepedia.org/ingmar-bergman)'s *Face to Face*; the film won Best International Feature Film.[3](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve) The Oscar itself went to [Jessie Buckley](https://www.edgepedia.org/jessie-buckley) for *Hamnet*.[2](https://norskfilm.org/skuespillere/renate-reinsve/) Reinsve was also nominated for a 2026 BAFTA for Best Leading Actress, a Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress.[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards) • [11](https://goldenglobes.com/person/renate-reinsve/)
## Other recognitions
Critics' groups nominated Reinsve's 2026-circuit performance widely: the Satellite Awards, the Dorian Film Awards, the Houston Film Critics Society, the Utah Film Critics Association, and the inaugural New Jersey Film Critics Circle Awards (2025), with a 2nd-place finish from the Georgia Film Critics Association and 3rd place from the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association.[12](https://www.sinemalar.com/sanatci/582543/renate-reinsve/oduller) • [13](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4561559/awards/) She also received the Virtuosos Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and an International Star Award for Ensemble Performance.[14](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Renate%2BReinsve-1698580) As of its latest tally, IMDb records 11 wins and 77 nominations for her overall.[13](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4561559/awards/)
In May 2026 she appeared in Cristian Mungiu's *[Fjord](https://www.edgepedia.org/fjord-film)* in competition at Cannes; the film won the [Palme d'Or](https://www.edgepedia.org/palme-dor), the first time a Norwegian film had done so, though Reinsve and co-star [Sebastian Stan](https://www.edgepedia.org/sebastian-stan) were not individually awarded for their roles.[15](https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/gkLke9/fjord-vant-gullpalmen) • [2](https://norskfilm.org/skuespillere/renate-reinsve/)
## References
1. [Renate REINSVE – Festival de Cannes](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/renate-reinsve/)
2. [Renate Reinsve – filmer, serier, fødselsdato og priser, Norskfilm](https://norskfilm.org/skuespillere/renate-reinsve/)
3. [Renate Reinsve – Store norske leksikon](https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve)
4. [Renate Reinsve Awards + Nominations, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/renate-reinsve-558790/awards)
5. [Renate Reinsve – European Film Academy talent page](https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/talent/renate-reinsve/)
6. [Awards 2026 – European Film Academy](https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/award-edition/awards-2026/?tab=selections)
7. [Renate Reinsve – Polymovies awards list](https://unopeliculas.com/en/actor/257524/renate-reinsve/)
8. [Winner, Amanda Awards – Norway 2022, Best Film & Best Screenplay Winner, Danish Film Awards 2023, Best Non-English Language Film Cannes Official Selection 2021 Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Love Strand, BFI London Film Festival 2021 “Renate Reinsve is sublime as a young woman veering between lovers in a film that reminds us of the |](https://cdn.casarotto.co.uk/uploads/files/cvs/Joachim-Trier_2024-01-05-150304_dyvw.pdf?v=1704466984)
9. [Ni Oscar-nominasjoner til «Affeksjonsverdi», VG](https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/pBAymj/disse-er-nominert-til-oscar)
10. [European Film Awards 2026: MEDIA-supported films won 14 awards, European Commission](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/european-film-awards-2026-media-supported-films-won-14-awards-including-best-european-film)
11. [Renate Reinsve – Golden Globes](https://goldenglobes.com/person/renate-reinsve/)
12. [Renate Reinsve Ödülleri ve Adaylıkları, Sinemalar.com](https://www.sinemalar.com/sanatci/582543/renate-reinsve/oduller)
13. [Renate Reinsve – Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4561559/awards/)
14. [Renate Reinsve – Filmweb](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Renate%2BReinsve-1698580)
15. [«Fjord» vant Gullpalmen!, VG](https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/gkLke9/fjord-vant-gullpalmen)
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