European Film Awards

European Film Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in European cinematic achievements
Presented by	European Film Academy
Location	Europe
First awarded	1988
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The European Film Awards are presented annually by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers and actors.

Extremely popular since their inception in 1988, their importance and prestige diminished in mid-90s. The beginning of the 21st century marked a certain rise of interest towards these awards. The awards were originally called the Felix Awards but the name was changed to the European Film Awards.

The host cities alternate, as Berlin hosts them every other year while other European cities get the chance in between. The 2008 ceremony took place on 6 December in Copenhagen.^[1]

Awarding Procedures

Feature films participating in the European Film Awards must be European feature-length fiction films intended for normal theatrical release which must have had their first official screening (be it at a festival or at a regular cinema) after 1 July of the year before. Based on a selection of app 40 films recommended for a nomination, the members of the European Film Academy vote for the nominations in the main categories ^[2] which are announced in early November at the Seville European Film Festival. Based on the nominations, the members of the European Film Academy then vote for the winners which are announced at the European Film Awards Ceremony in early December.

Best European Film (Film of the year)

• 1988 - Krótki film o zabijaniu (A Short Film About Killing) by Krzysztof Kieślowski
• 1989 - Topio stin omichli (Landscape In The Mist) by Theo Angelopoulos
• 1990 - Porte aperte (Open Doors) by Gianni Amelio
• 1991 - Riff-Raff by Ken Loach
• 1992 - Il ladro di bambini (Stolen Children) by Gianni Amelio
• 1993 - Urga (Close To Eden) by Nikita Mikhalkov
• 1994 - Lamerica by Gianni Amelio
• 1995 - Land and Freedom by Ken Loach
• 1996 - Breaking the Waves by Lars Von Trier
• 1997 - The Full Monty by Peter Cattaneo
• 1998 - La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) by Roberto Benigni
• 1999 - Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother) by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2000 - Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier
• 2001 - Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
• 2002 - Talk to Her (Hable con ella) by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2003 - Good Bye Lenin! by Wolfgang Becker
• 2004 - Gegen die Wand (Head-On) by Fatih Akın
• 2005 - Caché (Hidden) by Michael Haneke
• 2006 - Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
• 2007 - 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) by Cristian Mungiu
• 2008 - Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone

Best European Director

• 1988 - Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire)
• 1989 - Géza Bereményi (Eldorado)
• 2001 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie)
• 2002 - Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her)
• 2003 - Lars von Trier (Dogville)
• 2004 - Alejandro Amenábar (The Sea Inside)
• 2005 - Michael Haneke (Caché/Hidden)
• 2006 - Pedro Almodóvar (Volver)
• 2007 - Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)
• 2008 - Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah)

Best European Actor

• 1988 - Max von Sydow (Pelle the Conqueror)
• 1989 - Philippe Noiret (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
• 1990 - Kenneth Branagh (Henry V)
• 1991 - Michel Bouquet (Toto le heros)
• 1992 - Matti Pellonpää (La vie de boheme)
• 1993 - Daniel Auteuil (Un coeur en hiver)
• 1996 - Ian McKellen (Richard III)
• 1997 - Bob Hoskins (Twentyfourseven)
• 1998 - Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful)
• 1999 - Ralph Fiennes (Sunshine)
• 2000 - Sergi López (With a Friend Like Harry...)
• 2001 - Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast)
• 2002 - Sergio Castellitto (Mostly Martha & My Mother's Smile)
• 2003 - Daniel Brühl (Good Bye Lenin!)
• 2004 - Javier Bardem (The Sea Inside)
• 2005 - Daniel Auteuil (Caché/Hidden)
• 2006 - Ulrich Mühe (The Lives of Others)
• 2007 - Sasson Gabai (Hebrew Wikipedia Article) (The Band's Visit)^[3]
• 2008 - Toni Servillo (Il Divo & Gomorrah)

Best European Actress

• 1988 - Carmen Maura (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios)
• 1989 - Ruth Sheen (High Hopes)
• 1990 - Carmen Maura (¡Ay Carmela!)
• 1991 - Clotilde Courau (Le petit criminel)
• 1992 - Juliette Binoche (The Lovers on the Bridge)
• 1993 - Maia Morgenstern (Balanta)
• 1996 - Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves)
• 1997 - Juliette Binoche (The English Patient)
• 1998 - Elodie Bouchez & Natacha Regnier (The Dreamlife of Angels)
• 1999 - Cecilia Roth (Todo sobre mi madre)
• 2000 - Björk (Dancer in the Dark)
• 2001 - Isabelle Huppert (La pianiste)
• 2002 - Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard (8 femmes)
• 2003 - Charlotte Rampling (Swimming Pool)
• 2004 - Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)
• 2005 - Julia Jentsch (Sophie Scholl - The Final Days)
• 2006 - Penélope Cruz (Volver)
• 2007 - Helen Mirren (The Queen)
• 2008 - Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long)

Best European Screenwriter

• 1988 - Louis Malle (Au revoir, les enfants)
• 1989 - Maria Khmelik (Malenkaja Vera)
• 1990 - Vitaly Kanevsky (Zamri – Oumri – Voskresni)
• 1991 - Jaco van Dormael (Toto le Héros)
• 1992 - István Szabó (Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe)
• 1996 - Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov & Boris Giller (Prisoner of the Mountains)
• 1997 - Chris van der Stappen & Alain Berliner (Ma vie en rose)
• 1998 - Peter Howitt (Sliding doors)
• 1999 - István Szabó & Israel Horovitz (Sunshine)
• 2000 - Agnès Jaoui & Jean-Pierre Bacri (The Taste of Others)
• 2001 - Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land)
• 2002 - Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her)
• 2003 - Bernd Lichtenberg (Good Bye Lenin!)
• 2004 - Agnès Jaoui & Jean-Pierre Bacri (Look at Me)
• 2005 - Hany Abu-Assad & Bero Beyer (Paradise Now)
• 2006 - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others)
• 2007 - Fatih Akin (The Edge of Heaven)
• 2008 - Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah)

Best European Composer

• 1989 - Andrew Dickson (High Hopes)
• 1991 - Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (Börn Natturunnar)
• 1992 - Vincent van Warmerdam (De Noorderlingen)
• 2004 - Bruno Coulais (Les Choristes)
• 2005 - Rupert Gregson-Williams & Andrea Guerra (Hotel Rwanda)
• 2006 - Alberto Iglesias (Volver)
• 2007 - Alexandre Desplat (The Queen)
• 2008 - Max Richter for (Waltz with Bashir)

European Editor

• 1991 - Giancarla Simoncelli (Ultrà)
• 1992 - Nelly Quettier (Les Amants du Pont-Neuf)
• 2005 - Michael Hudecek & Nadine Muse (Caché/Hidden)

European Cinematographer

• 1989 - Ulf Brantas & Jörgen Persson (Kvinnorna Pa Taket)
• 1990 - Tonino Nardi (Porte aperte)
• 1991 - Walther van den Ende (Toto le Héros)
• 1992 - Jean-Yves Escoffier (Les Amants du Pont-Neuf)
• 1997 - John Seale (The English Patient)
• 1998 - Adrian Biddle (The Butcher Boy)
• 1999 - Lajos Koltai (The Legend of 1900 & Sunshine)
• 2000 - Vittorio Storaro (Goya en Burdeos)
• 2001 - Bruno Delbonnel (Amélie)
• 2002 - Paweł Edelman (The Pianist)
• 2003 - Anthony Dod Mantle (Dogville & 28 Days Later)
• 2004 - Eduardo Serra (Girl With A Pearl Earring)
• 2005 - Franz Lustig (Don't Come Knocking)
• 2006 - Barry Ackroyd (The Wind that Shakes the Barley) and José Luis Alcaine (Volver)
• 2007 - Frank Griebe (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
• 2008 - Marco Onorato (Gomorrah)

European Film Academy Discovery - Prix Fassbinder

• 1988 - Pelle Hvenegaard (Pelle Erobreren)
• 1990 - Ennio Fantastichini (Porte aperte)
• 1997 - Bruno Dumot (La vie de Jésus)
• 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration) and Erick Zonca (The Dreamlife of Angels)
• 1999 - Tim Roth (The War Zone)
• 2000 - Laurent Cantet (Human Resources)
• 2001 - Achero Mañas (El Bola)
• 2002 - György Palfi (Hukkle)
• 2003 - Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return)
• 2004 - Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi (Stolen Childhood)
• 2005 - Jakob Thuesen (Accused)
• 2006 - Gela Babluani (13 Tzameti)
• 2007 - Eran Kolirin (The Band's Visit)
• 2008 - Steve McQueen (Hunger)

Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Director

• 1997 - Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty)
• 1998 - Roland Emmerich (Godzilla)
• 1999 - Pedro Almodóvar (Todo Sobre Mi Madre)
• 2000 - Lars von Trier (Dancer in the Dark)
• 2001 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie)
• 2002 - Pedro Almodóvar (Hable Con Ella)
• 2003 - Wolfgang Becker (Good Bye Lenin!)
• 2004 - Fatih Akin (Head-On)
• 2005 - Marc Rothemund (Sophie Scholl - The Final Days)

Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Actor

• 1997 - Javier Bardem
• 1998 - Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro)
• 1999 - Sean Connery (Entrapment)
• 2000 - Ingvar E. Sigurdsson (Englar Alheimsins)
• 2001 - Colin Firth (Bridget Jones's Diary)
• 2002 - Javier Camara (Hable Con Ella)
• 2003 - Daniel Brühl (Good Bye Lenin!)
• 2004 - Daniel Brühl (Love in Thoughts)
• 2005 - Orlando Bloom (Kingdom Of Heaven)

Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Actress

• 1997 - Jodie Foster (Contact)
• 1998 - Kate Winslet (Titanic)
• 1999 - Catherine Zeta-Jones (Entrapment)
• 2000 - Björk (Dancer in the Dark)
• 2001 - Juliette Binoche (Chocolat)
• 2002 - Kate Winslet (Iris)
• 2003 - Katrin Sass (Good Bye Lenin!)
• 2004 - Penélope Cruz (Don't Move)
• 2005 - Julia Jentsch (Sophie Scholl - The Final Days)

People’s Choice Award - Best European Film

• 2006 - Volver
• 2007 - La sconosciuta
• 2008 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

European Achievement in World Cinema

• 1997 - Milos Forman (The People vs. Larry Flynt)
• 1998 - Stellan Skarsgård (Amistad & Good Will Hunting)
• 1999 - Antonio Banderas & Roman Polanski
• 2000 - Jean Reno & Roberto Benigni
• 2001 - Ewan McGregor
• 2002 - Victoria Abril
• 2003 - Carlo di Palma
• 2004 - Liv Ullmann
• 2005 - Maurice Jarre
• 2006 - Jeremy Thomas
• 2007 - Michael Ballhaus
• 2008 - Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kristian Levring, Lars von Trier & Thomas Vinterberg

Non-European Film - Prix Screen International

• 1996 - Dead Man
• 1997 - Hana-bi
• 1998 - The Truman Show
• 1999 - The Straight Story
• 2000 - In the Mood for Love
• 2001 - Moulin Rouge!
• 2002 - Chronicle of a Disappearance
• 2003 - Les invasions barbares
• 2004 - 2046
• 2005 - Good Night, and Good Luck.

Lifetime Achievement Award

• 1988 - Ingmar Bergman & Marcello Mastroianni
• 1989 - Federico Fellini
• 1990 - Andrzej Wajda
• 1991 - Alexandre Trauner
• 1992 - Billy Wilder
• 1993 - Michelangelo Antonioni
• 1994 - Robert Bresson
• 1995 - Marcel Carne
• 1996 - Alec Guinness
• 1997 - Jeanne Moreau
• 1999 - Ennio Morricone
• 2000 - Richard Harris
• 2001 - Monty Python
• 2002 - Tonino Guerra
• 2003 - Claude Chabrol
• 2004 - Carlos Saura
• 2005 - Sean Connery
• 2006 - Roman Polański
• 2007 - Jean-Luc Godard
• 2008 - Judi Dench

Other Awards

• Award for an artistic contribution
• Critics Award - Prix Fipresci
• Documentary - Prix Arte
• European Production Designer
• Short Film - Prix UIP

References

External links

• Official site
• the 2007 European Film Awards longlist at european-films.net
• Voting website for the People's Choice Award