Valdís Óskarsdóttir

Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 6 May 1949) is an Icelandic film editor, whose work includes The Celebration, Les Misérables, Finding Forrester and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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

Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Born	Valdís Björk Óskarsdóttir (1949-05-06) 6 May 1949 (age 75) Akureyri, Iceland
Occupations	Film editor director
Years active	1992–present

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.

Sveitabrúðkaup (English: Country Wedding), her directorial debut, premiered in Iceland in August 2008.

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)
• Metalhead (2013)
• Lost River (2014) (co-edited with Nico Leunen)
• A Beautiful Now (2015) (co-edited with Adam H. Mack)
• Autumn Lights (2016)
• Kursk (2018)
• Flag Day (2021)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
1998	Danish Film Academy Awards	Best Editing	The Celebration	Won
1999			Mifune's Last Song	Won
2002	Edda Awards	Best Editing	The Sea	Won
2004	Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival	Best Film Editing	Toss-Up (Yazi tura)	Won
	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Nominated
	BAFTA Awards	Best Editing		Won
	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Editing		Won
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Editing		Won

External links

• Official Site
• Valdís Óskarsdóttir at IMDb