The 26th Robert Awards ceremony was held on 1 February 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 2008.

Honorees

Best Danish Film

• Terribly Happy – Henrik Ruben Genz^[1]

Best Children's Film

• Max Pinlig - Lotte Svendsen [da]

Best Director

• Henrik Ruben Genz – Terribly Happy

Best Screenplay

• Dunja Gry Jensen & Henrik Ruben Genz – Terribly Happy

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Jakob Cedergren – Terribly Happy

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Lene Maria Christensen – Terribly Happy

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Jens Jørn Spottag – Worlds Apart

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Sarah Boberg – Worlds Apart

Best Production Design

• Jette Lehmann – Flame & Citron

Best Cinematography

• Jørgen Johansson – Terribly Happy

Best Costume Design

• Manon Rasmussen – Flame & Citron

Best Makeup

• Sabine Schumann & Jens Bartram – Flame & Citron

Best Editing

• Anne Østerud – Worlds Apart

Best Sound Design

• Hans Møller – Flame & Citron

Best Score

• Jeppe Kaas [da] - The Candidate

Best Special Effects

• Hummer Højmark, Jonas Drehn & Thomas Busk – Flame & Citron

Best Song

• Kira Skov – "Riders of the freeway" – Terribly Happy

Best Short Fiction/Animation

• Cathrine – Mads Matthiesen

Best Long Fiction/Animation

• En forelskelse – Christian Tafdrup

Best Documentary Short

• Lille voksen – Anders Gustafsson & Patrik Book

Best Documentary Feature

• Burma VJ – Anders Høgsbro Østergaard

Best American Film

• No Country for Old Men – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen

Best Non-American Film

• Everlasting Moments – Jan Troell

Audience Award

• Blå mænd [da]

Robert 25 Years Jubilee Award

• Ebbe Iversen