This year’s European Film Awards nominees have been announced. The ceremony of the European Film Awards – the most renowned and prestigious award for European film – is presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Production. The ceremony will take place on 10 December in Reykjavík.
The nominees are as follows.
European Film:
- ALCARRÀS directed by Carla Simón, produced by María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera & Giovanni Pompili (Spain/ Italy)
- CLOSE directed by Lukas Dhont, produced by Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens, Michel Saint-Jean, Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans Van Gestel & Jacques-Henri Bronckart (Belgium/ France/ Netherlands)
- CORSAGE directed by Marie Kreutzer, produced by Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz, Bernard Michaux, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade & Jean-Christophe Reymond (Austria/ Luxembourg/ Germany/ France)
- HOLY SPIDER directed by Ali Abbasi, produced by Sol Bondy & Jacob Jarek (Denmark/ Germany/ Sweden/ France)
- TRIANGLE OF SADNESS directed by Ruben Östlund, produced by Erik Hemmendorff & Philippe Bober (Sweden/ Germany/ France/ United Kingdom)
European Documentary:
- A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont (Denmark/ Sweden/ Finland/ Ukraine)
- GIRL GANG directed by Susanne Regina Meures (Switzerland)
- MARIUPOLIS 2 directed by Mantas Kvedaravi?ius (Lithuania/ France/ Germany)
- THE BALCONY MOVIE (FILM BALKONOWY) directed by Pawe? ?ozi?ski (Poland)
- THE MARCH ON ROME (MARCIA SU ROMA) directed by Mark Cousins (Italy)
European Director:
- Lukas Dhont for CLOSE
- Marie Kreutzer for CORSAGE
- Jerzy Skolimowski for EO
- Ali Abbasi for HOLY SPIDER
- Alice Diop for SAINT OMER
- Ruben Östlund for TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
European Actress:
- Vicky Krieps in CORSAGE
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi in HOLY SPIDER
- Léa Seydoux in ONE FINE MORNING
- Penélope Cruz in PARALLEL MOTHERS
- Meltem Kaptan in RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH
European Actor:
- Paul Mescal in AFTERSUN
- Eden Dambrine in CLOSE
- Elliott Crosset Hove in GODLAND
- Pierfrancesco Favino in NOSTALGIA
- Zlatko Buri? in TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
European Screenwriter:
- Carla Simón & Arnau Vilaró for ALCARRÀS
- Kenneth Branagh for BELFAST
- Lukas Dhont & Angelo Tijssens for CLOSE
- Ali Abbasi & Afshin Kamran Bahrami for HOLY SPIDER
- Ruben Östlund for TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
This award is presented in co-operation with FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics to a director for a first full-length feature film. A committee composed of members of FIPRESCI and experts appointed by the European Film Academy decides upon the six nominated productions.
- 107 MOTHERS (CENZORKA) directed by Peter Kerekes (Slovakia/ Czech Republic/ Ukraine)
- LOVE ACCORDING TO DALVA (DALVA) directed by Emmanuelle Nicot (Belgium/ France)
- OTHER PEOPLE (INNI LUDZIE) directed by Aleksandra Terpi?ska (Poland/ France)
- PAMFIR directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukraine/ France/ Poland/ Germany/ Chile)
- SMALL BODY (PICCOLO CORPO) directed by Laura Samani (Italy/ Slovenia/ France)
- SONNE directed by Kurdwin Ayub produced by Ulrich Seidl (Austria)
