17th Robert Awards

The 17th Robert Awards ceremony was held in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1999.

Best Danish Film

 * Den eneste ene – Susanne Bier

Best Screenplay

 * Kim Fupz Aakeson – Den eneste ene

Best Actor in a Leading Role

 * Niels Olsen – Den eneste ene

Best Actress in a Leading Role

 * Sidse Babett Knudsen – Den eneste ene

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

 * Jesper Asholt – Mifunes sidste sang

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

 * Sofie Gråbøl – Den eneste ene

Best Cinematography

 * Dirk Brüel – 

Best Production Design

 * Karl Juliusson – 

Best Costume Design

 * Katja Watkins – 

Best Makeup

 * John Janne Kindahl – 

Best Special Effects

 * Hummer Højmark – I Kina spiser de hunde

Best Sound Design

 * Niels Arild – 

Robert Award for Best Light

 * Jacob Marlow & Emil Sparre-Ulrich – Bleeder

Best Editing

 * Valdis Oskarsdottir – Mifunes sidste sang

Best Score

 * Søren Hyldgaard & Jesper Winge Leisner – Den eneste ene

Best Documentary Short

 * Jeg er levende – Jørgen Leth

Best Short Featurette

 * Solen er så rød – Jens Arentzen

Non-American Film

 * All About My Mother by Pedro Almodóvar & Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni

Best American Film

 * The Straight Story – David Lynch