The film was screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and competed at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Mikkelsen won the Best Actor Award for his role . It also won the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize . The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , making the final nomination . It was nominated in the same category at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The Hunt (2012 film)