Kim Magnusson is a Danish film producer and actor who has received five Academy Awards nominations and two awards, all for short films. Magnusson graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1991 and is credited as a producer in more than 120 films. He is the chairman of the Danish Film Academy. Magnusson's short film Election Night won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1999. His other nominated short films include Helmer & Son, Wolfgang and Ernst & lyset. He received his fifth Oscar nomination and his second award for the 2013 short film Helium.