Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt is also nominated in five categories, with Mads Mikkelsen up for best actor for his role as a man falsely accused of child abuse.

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Other films have already been seen on the festival circuit at Sundance, Cannes, Venice and Toronto - such as Michael Haneke's Cannes Palme d'Or winner Amour, Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt and Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

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