Eskil Vogt, Oscar-nominated for “The Baddest Man in the World” and screenwriter of “Sentimental Value,” which is currently garnering awards season attention, has signed with CAA.
Vogt, an award-winning director in his own right, has been collaborating with fellow Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier for many years since they met as camera assistants on local television.
Vogt has co-written all six of Trier’s films over the past 20 years, including “Reprise,” which screened at Cannes in 2011, “Oslo, August 31,” “Louder Than Bombs,” which competed for the Palme d’Or in 2015, and “Thelma,” which was Norway’s official Oscar submission in 2017.
The Baddest Man in the World premiered in competition at Cannes in 2021 and was a huge hit, earning nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film, the BIFA Award for Best International Film, and Vogt’s nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the European Film Awards.
Vogt and Trier’s latest work, Sentimental Value, already looks set to surpass this. After winning the Grand Prix at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, the film, starring Renate Rheinwe, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleas and Elle Fanning, is a major awards contender, depicting the fractured relationship between a famous director and his estranged daughters. It was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, Drama, and Best Original Screenplay, and seven Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. It currently leads the 2026 European Film Awards with eight nominations and has earned eight slots on the BAFTA longlist (in the UK, it won Best International Film at BIFA last year). Many Oscar pundits predict that “sentimental value” will play a major role when the Academy announces its nominations on January 22nd.
The Innocents, Vogt’s second feature as a director, premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard competition, won Best Director at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, and won four awards at Norway’s Amanda Awards, including Best Director. His debut feature “Blind” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Screenplay Award, and then won the European Cinemas Label at the Berlin Film Festival.
Vogt will continue to be represented in the UK by Elinor Burns of Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Limited.
