The 6th Edda Awards were held on 14 November 2004 at Nordica Hótel in Reykjavik. The awards were hosted by actress/comedian Helga Braga Jónsdóttir and TV presenter Kristján Kristjánsson.
For the first time only one award was given for Best Actor and Actress as well as the Supporting Actor and Actress.
As in previous years the public was able to cast their votes online. The Icelandic Film and Television Academy had 70% say in the results and the public 30%. Except for the Best Television Personality where the public had 100% say in the results.
The film Kaldaljós, directed by Hilmar Oddson, was the winner of the evening taking five awards and receiving eight nominations. The Best Documentary category was interesting this year since two of the nominated films, Án Titils and Faux - í þessu máli, were about a high profile fraud case, where a great deal of paintings from Icelandic artists had been faked and sold. The goal was to make the court system change the laws on fraud of that kind since the laws were outdated and unclear.
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson and Ómar Ragnarsson both won their third Eddas on the night. Sigurðsson his third Best Actor award and Ragnarsson the award for Best Television Personality. He had previously won an award for Best News Anchor in 2001 and 2003.
Edda Award for Best Television Program (staged)
Edda Award For Best News Anchor
Edda Award for Best Entertainment in Television
The nominees and winners were: (Winners highlighted in bold)
Best Film
Dís, directed by Silja Hauksdóttir
Kaldaljós, directed by Hilmar Oddsson
Næsland, directed by eftir Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Best Director
Erla B. Skúladóttir, for Bjargvætturinn
Hilmar Oddsson, for Kaldaljós
Þorfinnur Guðnason, for Hestasaga
Best Actor/Actress
Áslákur Ingvarsson, for Kaldaljós
Brynja Þóra Guðnadóttir, for Salt
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, for Kaldaljós
Jón Sigurbjörnsson, for Síðasti bærinn
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, for Vín Hússins
Best Supporting Actor/Actress
Helga Braga Jónsdóttir, for Kaldaljós
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, for Dís
Kristbjörg Kjeld, for Kaldaljós
Snæfríður Ingvarsdóttir, for Kaldaljós
Þórunn Clausen, for Dís
Best Screenplay
Huldar Breiðfjörð, for Næsland
Jón Gnarr, for Með mann á bakinu
Magnús Magnússon, for World of Solitude
Best Sound or Cinematography
Steingrímur Þórðarson, for editing Sjálfstætt fólk
Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson, for cinematography in Kaldaljós
Þorsteinn J. Vilhjálmsson, for overall presentation on the film Án titils
Best Visual Design
Helga Rós Hannam, for costuming in Svínasúpan
Haukur Hauksson, for overall presentation Í Brennidepli
Úlfur Karlsson, for set design in Anna afastelpa
Best Documentary
Blindsker, directed by Ólafur Jóhannesson
Faux – Í þessu máli, directed by Sólveig Anspach
Hestasaga, directed by Þorfinnur Guðnason
Love is in the air, directed by Ragnar Bragason
World of solitude, directed by Páll Steingrímsson
Best Short
Bjargvættur, directed by Erla B. Skúladóttir
Móðan, directed by Jón Karl Helgason
Síðustu orð Hreggviðs, directed by Grímur Hákonarson
'''Síðasti bærinn, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Vín hússins, directed by Örn Marinó Arnarson and Þorkel Harðarson
Best Television Program (staged)
And Björk of Course, directed by Lárus Ýmir Óskarsson
Mynd fyrir afa, directed by Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Njálssaga, directed by Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson
Best Television Program
Sjálfstætt fólk – Stöð 2
Í brennidepli – RÚV
Fólk með Sirrý – Skjár 1
Best Entertainment in Television
Idol-stjörnuleit – Stöð 2
Spaugstofan''' – RÚV
Svínasúpan – Stöð 2
Best Television Personality
Ómar Ragnarsson - RÚV
Best Music Video
Dúkkulísur - Sögustelpan, directed by Gunnar B. Guðmundsson og Stefán Benedikt Vilhelmsson
Bang Gang - 'Stop in the Name of Love', directed by Ragnar Bragason
María Mena - Just a Little Bit, directed by Ragnar Agnarsson
Honorary Award
Páll Steingrímsson, film director, for a long and successful carrier in documentary film making, with focus on nature.
