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Jóhannsson the first Icelander to receive a Golden Globe award

By Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason
Jóhannsson is the first Icelander to receive the award but singer Björk is the other Icelandic person to receive a nomination.
Jóhannsson is the first Icelander to receive the award but singer Björk is the other Icelandic person to receive a nomination. Vísir/Getty
Icelandic musician Jóhann Jóhannsson won the Best Original Score Golden Globe for "The Theory of Everything" at the 72nd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles last night.

The Theory Of Everything received two gongs with Eddie Remayne winning Best Actor in a Drama.

Jóhannsson is the first Icelander to receive the award but singer Björk is the other Icelandic person to receive a nomination. Björk was in 2000 nominated as best actress and for best song in her role as Selma Jezkova in Dancer in the Dark.

The Theory Of Everything was second with two gongs, one for Eddie Redmayne who was named Best Actor in a Drama and another for Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson for Best Score.

Below is Jóhannsson's thank you speach along with the score.






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