Jan 8, 2026 4:00am PT Netflix Smash ‘Secrets We Keep’ and Canneseries Prizewinner ‘A Better Man’ Scoop Nominations for Göteborg’s Nordic Series Script Award ‘Vigdis,’ helmed by ‘The Witcher’ Star Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, also makes the shortlist alongside breakout hits ‘My Brother’ and ‘Queen of F*ucking Everything’ By John Hopewell Plus Icon John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent john_hopewell Latest Inside the Oscar-Shortlisted and Annie-Nominated ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls,’ a Fable for Times of Unfettered Greed 2 days ago Spain’s Atresmedia Cine Unveils 2026 Releases Including Santiago Segura’s ‘Torrente Presidente’ and Los Javis’ ‘La Bola Negra’ 1 week ago 2025 Box Office in Spain Drops 8%, Hit by October’s Spring-Like Weather and a Lack of Really Big U. S. Hits 1 week ago See All Nominated writers, Nordic Series Script Award Credit: Göteborg Film Festival Netflix barnstormer “Secrets We Keep,” Canneseries top winner “A Better Man” and “Vignis,” directed by “The Witcher” star Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, will do battle for the 2026 Nordic Series Script Award, the Göteborg Film Festival’s weightiest industry award. Also making the shortlist cut, announced Thursday, is “My Brother,” the second Nordic Script Award nomination in three years for Denmark’s Karin Arrhenius, and Finland’s “Queen of Fucking Everything,” from former actor Tiina Lymi who burnished her writer-director credentials with Góteborg-selected feature with “Stormskerry Maja.” Related Stories Paco León’s ‘Aida, the Movie’ Landing in the U. S., Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Central America Presented by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond, in partnership with Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival, the Script Award promotes series writers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, carrying a cash prize of NOK 200,000 ($19,800).
