1934Winner
Best Performance
Synnöve Solbakken
Victor Sjöström
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden
September 21, 1879
Biography
Victor David Sjöström (September 20, 1879 – January 3, 1960), sometimes known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in 1924. Sjöström worked primarily in the silent era; his best known films include The Phantom Carriage (1921), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), and The Wind (1928). Sjöström was Sweden's most prominent director in the "Golden Age of Silent Film" in Europe. Later in life, he played the leading role in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1957Winner
Best Performance
Wild Strawberries
1913Nominee
Best Performance
The Child
Career Highlights
1921Highlight
Best Performance
The Phantom Carriage
1915Highlight
Best Director
The Price of Betrayal
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Wild Strawberries
The Phantom Carriage