2012 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|2012}}
Events from the year 2012 in the Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 1 January – Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for a six-month term.
- 15 June – Same-sex marriage legalised in Denmark.{{cite web |title=Denmark backs same-sex marriage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18363157 |website=BBC News |access-date=25 November 2019 |date=7 June 2012}}
[[Culture of Denmark|Culture]]
=[[Architecture of Denmark|Architecture]]=
- 10 January – Bjarke Ingels Group's 8 House receives one of nine AIA Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects.[http://www.dac.dk/en/service-sider/news/2012/januar/aia-award-2012-for-bigs-8-house/ "AIA Award 2012 for BIG's 8 House"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195648/http://www.dac.dk/en/service-sider/news/2012/januar/aia-award-2012-for-bigs-8-house/ |date=25 May 2014 }}, DAC. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- 2 March – Henning Larsen Architects' Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík and C. F. Møller Architects' Hospice Djursland receive two out of eight 2012 Civic Trust Awards given to projects outside the UK.{{cite web|url=http://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/news/news-stories/2012-civic-trust-awards-shortlist-of-winners-announced/ |title=2012 Civic Trust Awards Shortlist of Winners Announced |publisher=Civic Trust Awards |access-date=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304162851/http://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/news/news-stories/2012-civic-trust-awards-shortlist-of-winners-announced/ |archive-date=4 March 2012 }}
- 23 March – 3XN's Stadshuis Nieuwegein is inaugurated in the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=http://www.architectenweb.nl/aweb/redactie/redactie_detail.asp?iNID=28601|title=Stadshuis Nieuwegein officieel geopend|language=nl|publisher=architechtenweb.nl|access-date=2012-03-26}}
- 29 May – COBE receives the Nykredit Architecture Prize at Nykredit's head office in Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/cobe_wins_2012_nykredit_architecture_prize/|title=COBE Wins 2012 Nykredit Architecture Prize
|publisher=Bustler|access-date=2012-05-16}}
- 23 October – Henning Larsen receives the Praemium Imperiale Award for Architecture at a ceremony in Tokyo.{{cite web|url=http://www.designmena.com/people/henning-larsen-wins-praemium-imperiale-arts-award|title=Henning Larsen wins Praemium Imperiale arts award|publisher=designMENA|access-date=2014-05-25}}
=[[Cinema of Denmark|Film]]=
{{See also|Danish films of the 2010s}}
- 8 January – Lars von Trier's Melancholia is selected as the Best Film of 2011 by the US Society of Film Critics.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16459645|title=US critics reward Lars Von Trier film Melancholia|publisher=BBC|access-date=2012-02-26|date=8 January 2012}}
- 29 January – At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Mads Matthiesen wins the World Cinema Directing Award for his debut film Teddy Bear and the World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary goes to Lars Skree for his work on the Danish documentary Putin's Kiss.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sundance-winners-factbox-idUSTRE80S03Q20120129|title=Factbox: Winners at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival|work=Reuters|access-date=2012-02-19|date=29 January 2012}}
- 12 February – Nicolas Winding Refn's film Drive is nominated for Best Film at the 65th British Academy Film Awards but the award goes to The Artist.
- 18 February – At the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, the Danish period drama A Royal Affair takes two prizes when Nickolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg wins a Silver Bear for Best Script and Mikkel Boe Følgsgaard wins a Silver Bear for Best Actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.dfi.dk/Service/English/News-and-publications/News/February-2012/Two-awards-to-A-Royal-Affair.aspx|title=Two silver bears to A Royal Affair|publisher=Danish Film Institute|access-date=2012-02-19}}
- 3 March – The 65th Bodil Awards are held in the Bremen Theatre in Copenhagen, Melancholia wins the award for Best Danish Film of the previous year.
- 16–27 May – 2012 Cannes Film Festival: Thomas Vinterberg's film The Hunt premiers in competition and the Danish animated student film Slug Invasion is part of the Cinéfoundation program.
- 25 May – The Hunt win the Cannes Film Festival.
- 27 May – Mads Mikkelsen wins the award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Hunt.{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2012/awardCompetition.html |title=Awards 2012 |access-date=2012-05-27|work=Cannes}}
- 1 December – Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm wins the award for Best Screenwriter at the 25th European Film Awards.
=[[Literature of Denmark|Literature]]=
=[[Media of Denmark|Media]]=
- 10 February – Laerke Posselt wins the award for Best Portrait at the 2012 World Press Photo Contest for her portrait of the Iranian-born Danish actress Mellica Mehraban taken while she apprenticed at Politiken. Jan Dagø from Jyllands-Posten wins 3rd prize in the People in the News (Stories) category for a photo series from the Tahrir Square in Cairo.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/10086589|title=List of World Press Photo winners|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2012-02-25|location=London|date=23 January 2008}}
- 24 April – Borgen and The Killing (season two) are two of the three nominees for Best International YV Series when the nominations for the 2012 British Academy Television Awards are announced.
- 27 May – Borgen wins the award for Best International TV Series at the 2012 British Academy Television Awards.
=[[Music of Denmark|Music]]=
Sport
- 27 July – 12 August – Denmark at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
=Badminton=
- 16–21 April – With three gold medals, two silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2012 European Badminton Championships.
=Cycling=
- 7 February {{ndash}} Marc Hester (DEN) and Iljo Keisse (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- 5 May – 2012 Giro d'Italia begins in Herning, Denmark.
- 17 May – Lars Bak wins the 12th stage of 2012 Giro d'Italia.
=Football=
- 17 May – FC Copenhagen wins the 2011–12 Danish Cup by defeating AC Horsens 1–0 in the 2012 Danish Cup Final.
- 23 May – FC Nordsjælland wins the 2011–12 Danish Superliga by defeating AC Horsens 3–0 in Farum Park after passing FC Copenhagen in the table in the previous round.
=Golf=
- 1 April – Thorbjørn Olesen wins Sicilian Open on the 2012 European Tour.
=Handball=
- 29 January – Denmark wins the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship after defeating Serbia in the final.{{cite news|url=http://jp.dk/uknews/article2678814.ece|title=Denmark European champion
|newspaper=Jyllands-Posten|access-date=2012-02-18}}
- 1 March – Mikkel Hansen is named the World's Best Handball Player by the IHF after receiving 31% of the votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-planet.com/2012/03/ihf-mikkel-hansen-and-heidi-loke-are-the-worlds-best-handball-player-in-2011/|title=IHF: Mikkel Hansen and Heidi Loke are the World's Best Handball Player in 2011!|publisher=Planet Handball|access-date=2012-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302131935/http://www.handball-planet.com/2012/03/ihf-mikkel-hansen-and-heidi-loke-are-the-worlds-best-handball-player-in-2011/|archive-date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
=Motorsports=
- 14 July – Denmark wins the 2012 Speedway World Cup.
=Other=
- 28 February – Frans Nielsen reaches 300 matches in NHL for New York Islanders in a match against Washington Capitals.{{cite news|url=http://www.sporten.dk/ishockey/dansk-milepael-i-nhl|title=Dansk milepæl i NHL|newspaper=Berlingske|access-date=2012-02-29}}
Births
- 24 January – Countess Athena of Monpezat
Deaths
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 1 January – Anders Frandsen, singer and television presenter (born 1960)
- 15 January – Ib Spang Olsen, writer and illustrator (born 1921)
- 6 February {{ndash}} Erik Reitzel, engineer (born 1941)
- 19 March
- Marianne Grøndahl, photographer (born 1938)
- Hanne Borchsenius, film actress (born 1935)
- 22 March – Kirsten Passer, film actress (born 1930)
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 16 April – Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, shipping magnate (born 1913)
- 6 May – Jan Trøjborg, politician (born 1955)
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 29 July – John Stampe, footballer (born 1957)
- 11 August – Henning Moritzen, actor (born 1928)
- 2 September – Le Klint, designer (born 1920)
- 21 September – Sven Hazel, author (born 1917)
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 8 October – John Tchicai, saxophonist and composer (born 1936)
- 22 December – Mira Wanting, film actress (born 1978)
See also
References
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