He received Oscar nominations in the live-action short category for his films Ernst & Lyset (1996) and Wolfgang (1997). He also wrote the script for After the Wedding which was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign film in 2007, The New Tenants, which won the 2009 Oscar for Best Live Action Short and In a Better World which won the Oscar for Best Foreign film in 2011 and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign film.
This individual received Oscar nominations for his live-action short films "Ernst & Lyset" (1996) and "Wolfgang" (1997). He also wrote the screenplay for the film "After the Wedding," which was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Film in 2007. The film "The New Tenants" won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short in 2009, and "In a Better World" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2011 and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 2011.