The European Film Awards ceremony was held in Berlin on December 9. Winning the most awards (best film, best director, best editing, best screenplay, and best actress to Sandra Hüller) was the film Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet.
This year’s jury consisted of Matteo Cocco, director of photography (Italy), editor Mdhamiri Á Nkemi (UK), set designer Maria Shub (Ukraine), costume designer Armaveni Stoyanova (Bulgaria), makeup artist Eglė Mikalauskaitė (Lithuania), sound designer Gina Keller (Switzerland), composer Zviad Mgebry (Georgia), and special effects supervisor Mårten Larsson (Sweden). Italy was awarded the prize for best set design to Emita Frigato for Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera.
Below is the list of winners in each category:
Best European film: Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet
Other nominees:
Fallen Leaves (Fin-Ger) dir. by Aki Kaurismäki
Green Border (Pol-Fr-Cz-Bel) dir. by Agnieszka Holland
Me Captain (Io Capitano) (It-Bel) dir. Matteo Garrone
The Zone Of Interest (UK-Pol-US) dir. Jonathan Glazer
Best European Director: Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall)
Other nominees:
Aki Kaurismäki (Leaves in the Wind)
Agnieszka Holland (Green Border)
Matteo Garrone (Io capitano)
Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)
Best European Actress: Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall)
Other nominees:
Eka Chavleishvili (Blackbird Blackberry)
Alma Pöysti (Leaves in the Wind)
Mia Mckenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex)
Leonie Benesch (The Teachers’ Lounge)
Sandra Hüller (The Zone Of Interest)
Best European Actor:Mads Mikkelsen (The Promised Land)
Other nominees:
Thomas Schubert (Afire)
Jussi Vatanen (Leaves in the Wind)
Josh O’connor (The Chimera)
Christian Friedel (The Zone of Interest)
Best European Screenwriter: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall)
Other nominees:
Aki Kaurismäki (Leaves in the Wind)
Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko, Agnieszka Holland (Green Border)
İlker Çatak & Johannes Duncker (The Teachers’ Lounge)
Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)
Best European Animation: Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger
Other nominees:
Mary and the Midnight Spirit (A Greyhound of a Girl) by Enzo d’Alò
Linda and the Chicken (Chicken for Linda!) by Sébastien Laudenbach and Chiara Malta
The Amazing Maurice (The Amazing Maurice) by Toby Genkel
White Plastic Sky (Műanyag égbolt) by Sarolta Szabó and Tibor Bánóczki
Best European Documentary: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Anna Hints (Est/Fra/Isl)
Other nominees:
Apolonia, Apolonia by Lea Glob (Dan/Pol)
Four Daughters (Les Filles D’olfa) by Kaouther Ben Hania (Fra/Tun/Ger/Saudi)
Motherland by Hanna Badziaka & Alexander Mihalkovich (Swe/Ukr/Norway)
On The Adamant (Sur L’adamant) by Nicolas Philibert (Fra/Jap)
To see the full list of awards click here.
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