Valdís Óskarsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Valdís.

Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Born	Valdis Oskardottir 1950 Akureyri, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Other names	Valdis Oskarsdottir Valdis Oskarsdottìr Valdis Oskarsdóttir
Occupation	Film editor, Director
Years active	1992-presents

Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1950 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an 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 is her directorial debut; it premiered in August 2008 in Iceland.

Filmography

Valdís was the primary editor on the following films, unless noted otherwise.

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

Awards and nominations

ACE Awards

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), nominated (Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical)

BAFTA Awards

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), won

Danish Film Academy Awards

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

• Official Site
• Valdís Óskarsdóttir at the Internet Movie Database