US EditionNorway's 'Sentimental Value' wins best international film Oscar
Joachim Trier's family drama won Norway its first Oscar in this category after multiple international awards and nine Academy Award nominations.
- On March 15, 2026, Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, marking Norway's first win after six nominations.
- After a major festival run that included Cannes and European awards, Sentimental Value won the Cannes Grand Prix and six European Film Awards, with the Norwegian Oscar Committee praising Trier's assured storytelling and the film's complex father–daughter focus.
- From a 15-title international shortlist the film reached the final five, starring Renate Reinsve as Nora and Stellan Skarsgård as Gustav, with four acting nominations.
- Trier used his acceptance speech to frame the win for global filmmakers, thanking the Academy, Neon, MK2 and calling himself 'a film nerd from Norway,' urging adults' responsibility for children.
- Beyond awards, Joachim Trier's films reflect his punk and straight-edge scene roots and Norway's 1980s skateboard ban, gaining renewed life among younger online audiences and Charli XCX.
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Film critic Andrei Liimets told ERR that "Sentimental Value", which won the Oscar for Best International Film this year, is confirmation that alongside the strong film tradition of Denmark and Sweden, Norwegians are also finding their way.
Norway Cheers Its First Oscar for Best International Feature Film With Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ as ‘Historic Moment’
Norway is ecstatic about the country’s first Oscar for best international feature with Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value.” The film, Trier’s sixth feature and follow-up to “The Worst Person in the World” — which had landed nominations in the international category and for original screenplay 2022 — premiered at Cannes last year, where it won the Grand Prize and was considered this year’s international Oscar frontrunner. “This is a historic …
COMMENT. Skarsgård's only moment on stage was when "Sentimental Value" took home best international film. The least political film in the category made the most political speech. The biggest miss of the year was not letting Timothée Chalamet go home with a statuette.
Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Best International Feature And Strikes a Blow Against Politicians That Aren’t “Responsible For All Children”
During a convivial but surprisingly political Oscars, Norway’s Joachim Trier accepted his Best International Film Oscar — about a film director (played by Stellan Skarsgard) and his dysfunctional family — while giving thanks to “the wonderful American writer James Baldwin,” who, he said, “makes us remember that all adults are responsible for all children; and […]
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