61st Guldbagge Awards

61st Guldbagge Awards
61st Guldbagge Awards
Date	19 January 2026
Site	Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
Hosted by	Shima Niavarani
Highlights
Most awards	Eagles of the Republic (6)
Most nominations	Eagles of the Republic (11)
Television coverage
Network	SVT

The 61st Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honoring the best Swedish films of 2025, took place on 19 January 2026 at Cirkus, Stockholm. Actress Shima Niavarani hosted the ceremony for the third year in a row.^[1]

Political thriller film Eagles of the Republic won the most awards with six, including Best Film. Drama films Kevlar Soul and Raptures each won two awards.

Nominations

The nominations were announced on 11 December 2025 at Filmhuset, Stockholm.^[2] Political thriller film Eagles of the Republic led the nominations with eleven, followed by drama film Raptures and romantic drama 7 Steps with eight.^[3]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[4]

Best Film Eagles of the Republic – Linus Stöhr Torell, Linda Mutawi, Johan Lindström, and Alexandre Mallet-Guy‡ 7 Steps – Eliza Jones and Markus Waltå Egghead Republic – Nina Lund, Pella Kågerman, and Hugo Lilja Kevlar Soul – Ronny Fritsche and Lizette Jonjic Live a Little – Marie Kjellson	Best Director Maria Eriksson-Hecht – Kevlar Soul‡ Andreas Öhman – 7 Steps Fanny Ovesen – Live a Little Tarik Saleh – Eagles of the Republic
Best Actress in a Leading Role *Jessica Grabowsky – Raptures* as Rakel*‡ Embla Ingelman-Sundberg – Live a Little* as Laura Veronica Maggio – 7 Steps as Elle Ella Rae Rappaport – Egghead Republic as Sonja Schmidt	Best Actor in a Leading Role *Fares Fares – Eagles of the Republic* as George Fahmy*‡ Jakob Öhrman – Raptures* as Teodor Josef Kersh – Kevlar Soul as Alex Joel Spira – 7 Steps as Josef
Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Anki Lidén – The Home* as Monika*‡ Elina Knihtilä – Raptures* as Tyra Viola Jessica Liedberg – Little Did I Know as Marianne Liv Mjönes – 7 Steps as Sandra	Best Actor in a Supporting Role *Torkel Petersson – Kevlar Soul* as Bo*‡ Arvin Kananian – Egghead Republic* as Turan Hiram Jonay Pineda Skallak – Kevlar Soul as Dennis Matias Varela – The Dance Club as Markus
Best Screenplay Eagles of the Republic – Tarik Saleh‡ 7 Steps – Veronica Maggio and Andreas Öhman Kevlar Soul – Pelle Rådström Live a Little – Fanny Ovesen	Best Cinematography 7 Steps – Josephine Owe‡ The Dog – Andrew Mungai and Baker Karim Eagles of the Republic – Pierre Aïm
Best Editing The Dialogue Police – Stefan Sundlöf and Magnus Svensson‡ Håkan Bråkan 003 – Emil Stenberg Kevlar Soul – Mervi Junkkonen and Robert Krantz	Best Costume Design Eagles of the Republic – Virginie Montel‡ 7 Steps – Eva Torsvall Raptures – Viktoria Mattila
Best Sound Design ''The Dog'' – Ulrika Akander, Tove Lidman, and Therese Gylfe‡ Eagles of the Republic – Hans Møller Trans Memoria – Arno Ledoux	Best Makeup and Hair Eagles of the Republic – Saara Räisänen‡ Egghead Republic – Tuija Valén Raptures – Saara Räisänen
Best Original Score Raptures – Rebekka Karijord‡ The Dog – Jens Lindgård and Petter Lindgård Eagles of the Republic – Alexandre Desplat	Best Production Design Egghead Republic – Petra Kågerman‡ Eagles of the Republic – Roger Rosenberg Raptures – Vilja Katramo and Okku Rahikainen
Best Visual Effects Eagles of the Republic – Peter Hjort, Anders Nyman, Per Nyman, and Mikael Windelin‡ The Crown Prince and the Return of The Tyrant – Love Fagerstedt, Anders Nyman, and Per Nyman Raptures – Anders Nyman and Christian Olander	Best Documentary Feature Trans Memoria – Victoria Verseau‡ Being Bo Widerberg – Jon Asp and Mattias Nohrborg Hacking Hate – Simon Klose Ultras – Ragnhild Ekner
Best Short Film Dancing Pigeons – Christofer Nilsson‡ Family – Clara Vida Fear Fokol – Tuva Björk Without Kelly – Lovisa Sirén	Audience Award Filmen om Siw – Stina Gardell‡ Bert sabbar allt – Manuel Concha Gröna linjen – Andreas Bjunér
Newcomer Award Rio Svensson^[5]	Gullspiran Jessika Jankert
Honorary Award Ylva Swedenborg

Films with multiple nominations

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
11	Eagles of the Republic
8	7 Steps
8	Raptures
7	Kevlar Soul
5	Egghead Republic
4	Live a Little
3	The Dog
2	Trans Memoria

Films with multiple wins
Awards	Film
6	Eagles of the Republic
2	Kevlar Soul
2	Raptures

References

^ "Shima Niavarani leder Guldbaggen – för tredje året i rad". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ "De kan få Guldbaggen 2026 – här är alla nominerade". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ "The nominees for the 2026 Guldbagge Awards". Swedish Film Institute. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ Lumholdt, Jan (20 January 2026). "Eagles of the Republic scores six wins at the Guldbagge Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
^ Hult, Robin (20 January 2026). "Här prisas 16-årige Rio från Eskilstuna på Guldbaggegalan". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] "Shima Niavarani leder Guldbaggen – för tredje året i rad". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[2] "De kan få Guldbaggen 2026 – här är alla nominerade". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[3] "The nominees for the 2026 Guldbagge Awards". Swedish Film Institute. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[4] Lumholdt, Jan (20 January 2026). "Eagles of the Republic scores six wins at the Guldbagge Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

[5] Hult, Robin (20 January 2026). "Här prisas 16-årige Rio från Eskilstuna på Guldbaggegalan". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2026.

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