I-Iceland iphakanyiswe ohlwini lwabakhethiwe ku-Hollywood Academy Award kulo nyaka nge 'Rams' ('Hrútar'), enye yempumelelo enkulu yohlelo lokugcina loMkhosi we-Cannes.
Ifilimu entsha kaGrímur Hákonarson, owaqopha ifilimu yakhe eminyakeni emihlanu edlule nge 'Summerland' kuzobe kungowama-36 ukufuna ukuphakanyiswa kwe-Iceland, izwe ebelilokhu lethula lingenaziphazamiso kusukela laqala ukwenza kanjalo ngo-1980.
I-Iceland ithole ukuphakanyiswa okukodwa kwe-Oscar ngefilimu ehamba phambili ngolimi lwangaphandle, kwakungo-1992 ngefilimu kaFridrik Thor Fridriksson 'Izingane Zemvelo' ('Börn náttúrunnar'). Kulo nyaka ingathola ukuqokwa kwesibili ngenxa 'yeRams', ifilimu ebingeyodwa evelele kwiCannes Film Festival, lapho ithole khona indondo yefilimu ehamba phambili esigabeni se-Un certainakhat.
Le filimu iphinde yanikezwa kweminye imincintiswano efana ne- ITransilvania Festival lapho athola khona Umklomelo Wezithameli kanye ne-Special Jury Award.
'URams' utshela udabazalwane abavela esigodini esikude e-Iceland abangakhulumisani iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-40 nokuthi manje sebephoqelekile ukujoyina amabutho ukonga impahla yabo eyigugu kakhulu, izimvu zabo.