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European Film Awards

Awarded for	Excellence in European cinematic achievements
Presented by	European Film Academy
Location	Europe
First awarded	1988

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 will take place on 6 December in Copenhagen.

1 Best European Film (Film of the year)
2 Best European Director
3 Best European Actor
4 Best European Actress
5 Best European Screenwriter
6 Best European Composer
7 European Editor
8 European Cinematographer
9 European Film Academy Discovery - Prix Fassbinder
10 Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Director
11 Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Actor
12 Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Actress
13 European Achievement in World Cinema
14 Non-European Film - Prix Screen International
15 Lifetime Achievement Award
16 Other Awards
17 References
18 External links

[edit] 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 - Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2002 - Hable con ella (Talk to Her) 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 by Cristian Mungiu

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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 (Mar adentro)
2005 - Daniel Auteuil (Caché/Hidden)
2006 - Ulrich Mühe (The Lives of Others)
2007 - Sasson Gabai (Hebrew Wikipedia Article) (The Band's Visit)^[1]

[edit] 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 - Penelope Cruz (Volver)
2007 - Helen Mirren (The Queen)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] European Editor

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] European Film Academy Discovery - Prix Fassbinder

1988 - Pelle Hvenegaard (Pelle Erobreren)
1990 - Ennio Fantastichini (Porte Aperte)
1997 - Bruno Dumot (La Vie de Jesus)
1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration) and Erick Zonca (The Dream Life 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)