[1] The Awards were hosted by actor Þorsteinn Guðmundsson and was broadcast live on RÚV.
[3] This year also marked the first time the members of the academy were able to submit their votes online.
[4] The film Voksne Mennesker, directed by Dagur Kári was nominated in five categories and won 4 awards.
Magnús Scheving's LazyTown was also nominated in 5 categories but only won one award.
The nominees and winners were:[1] (Winners highlighted in bold) Best Film Best Director Best Actor/Actress Best Supporting Actor/Actress Best Screenplay Best Documentary Best Short Best Editing or Cinematography Best Visual Design Best Sound & Music Best Television Program (staged) Best Entertainment in Television Best Television Program Best Music Video Best Television Personality Landsbankinn Motivation Award Honorary Award Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson, a former politician on the board of education, for hiss efforts in creating the Icelandic film fund in 1978.