The 24th European Film Awards were presented on 3 December 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by the over 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.[1]
| 24th European Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 December 2011 |
| Site | Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany |
| Hosted by | Anke Engelke |
| Organized by | European Film Academy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Melancholia |
| Best Direction | Susanne Bier |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Arte, HBO |
Winners and nominees edit
The nominations for the 24th European Film Awards were announced on 5 November.
Best Film edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melancholia | Melancholia | Lars von Trier |  Denmark,  Sweden,  Italy,  Germany,  France
|
| The Artist | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | France
|
| The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo | Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne |  Belgium, France, Italy
|
| In a Better World | Hævnen | Susanne Bier | Denmark, Sweden
|
| The King's Speech | The King's Speech | Tom Hooper |  Great Britain
|
| Le Havre | Le Havre | Aki Kaurismäki |  Finland, France, Germany
|
Best Director edit
| Director(s) | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne Bier | Denmark |
In a Better World | Hævnen |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne | Belgium |
The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo |
| Aki Kaurismäki | Finland |
Le Havre | Le Havre |
| Béla Tarr |  Hungary |
The Turin Horse | A torinói ló |
| Lars von Trier | Denmark |
Melancholia | Melancholia |
Best Actress edit
| Actress | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilda Swinton | Great Britain |
We Need to Talk about Kevin | We Need to Talk about Kevin |
| Kirsten Dunst | Germany and  United States |
Melancholia | Melancholia |
| Cécile de France | Belgium |
The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | France and Great Britain |
Melancholia | Melancholia |
| Nadezhda Markina |  Russia |
Elena | Elena |
Best Actor edit
| Actor | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Firth | Great Britain |
The King's Speech | The King's Speech |
| Jean Dujardin | France |
The Artist | The Artist |
| Mikael Persbrandt | Sweden |
In a Better World | Hævnen |
| Michel Piccoli | France |
We Have a Pope | Habemus Papam |
| André Wilms | France |
Le Havre | Le Havre |
Best Screenwriter edit
| Writer(s) | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne | Belgium |
The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo |
| Anders Thomas Jensen | Denmark |
In a Better World | Hævnen |
| Aki Kaurismäki | Finland |
Le Havre | Le Havre |
| Lars von Trier | Denmark |
Melancholia | Melancholia |
Best Cinematographer edit
| Cinematographer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alberto Claro | Denmark |
Melancholia | Melancholia |
| Fred Kelemen | Germany and Hungary |
The Turin Horse | A torinói ló |
| Guillaume Schiffman | France |
The Artist | The Artist |
| Adam Sikora |  Poland |
Essential Killing | Essential Killing |
Best Editor edit
| Editor | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tariq Anwar |  India and Great Britain |
The King's Speech | The King's Speech |
| Mathilde Bonnefoy | France |
Three | Drei |
| Molly Malene Stensgaard | Denmark |
Melancholia | Melancholia |
Best Production Designer edit
| Production Designer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jette Lehmann | Denmark |
Melancholia | Melancholia |
| Paola Bizzarri | Italy |
We Have a Pope | Habemus Papam |
| Antxón Gómez |  Spain |
The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito |
Best Composer edit
| Composer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludovic Bource | France |
The Artist | The Artist |
| Alexandre Desplat | France |
The King's Speech | The King's Speech |
| Alberto Iglesias | Spain |
The Skin I Live In | La piel que habitoi |
| Mihály Vig | Hungary |
The Turin Horse | A torinói ló |
Best Documentary edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pina | Pina | Wim Wenders | Germany
|
| Position Among the Stars | Stand van de Sterren | Leonard Retel Helmrich |  Netherlands
|
| ¡Vivan las Antipodas! | ¡Vivan las Antipodas! | Victor Kossakovsky | Germany, Netherlands,  Argentina,  Chile
|
Best Animated Feature Film edit
The nominees for Best Animated Feature Film were selected by a committee consisting of EFA Board Members and representatives from the European Association of Animation Film.[2]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico and Rita | Chico & Rita | Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba | Spain and Isle of Man
|
| The Rabbi's Cat | Le Chat du rabbin | Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar | France
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| A Cat in Paris | Une vie de chat | Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol | France, Belgium
|
Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI edit
The nominees for best feature-film debut were selected by a committee consisting of representatives from EFA and the International Federation of Film Critics.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen | Adem | Hans Van Nuffel | Belgium and the Netherlands
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| Breathing | Atmen | Karl Markovics |  Austria
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| Michael | Michael | Markus Schleinzer | Austria
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| Nothing's All Bad | Smukke menesker | Mikkel Munch-Fals | Denmark
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| Tilva Roš | Tilva Roš | Nikola Ležaić |  Serbia
|
Best Short Film edit
The nominees for Best Short Film were selected by independent juries at a series of film festivals throughout Europe.[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wholly Family | The Wholly Family | Terry Gilliam | Italy
|
| Berik | Berik | Daniel Joseph Borgman | Denmark
|
| Little Children, Big Words | Små barn, stora ord | Lisa James-Larsson | Sweden
|
| Incident by a Bank | Händelse vid bank | Ruben Östlund | Sweden
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| Derby | Derby | Paul Negoescu |  Romania
|
| Jessi | Jessi | Mariejosephin Schneider | Germany
|
| The Wolves | I lupi | Alberto de Michele | Italy and Netherlands
|
| The Unliving | Återfödelsen | Hugo Lilja | Sweden
|
| Silent River | Apele tac | Anca Miruna Lăzărescu | Germany and Romania
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| Paparazzi | Paparazzi | Piotr Bernaś | Poland
|
| The Great Race | La gran carrera | Kote Camacho | Spain
|
| Dimanches | Dimanches | Valéry Rosier | Belgium
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| Out | Tse | Roee Rosen |  Israel
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| Frozen Stories | Opowieści z chłodni | Grzegorz Jaroszuk | Poland
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| Hypercrisis | Hypercrisis | Josef Dabernig | Austria
|
People's Choice Award edit
The winner of the People's Choice Award was selected by online votes.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The King's Speech | The King's Speech | Tom Hooper | Great Britain
|
| Animals United | Konferenz der Tiere | Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe | Germany
|
| Even the Rain | También la lluvia | Icíar Bollaín | Spain
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| In a Better World | Hævnen | Susanne Bier | Denmark and Sweden
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| Little White Lies | Les Petits Mouchoirs | Guillaume Canet | France
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| Potiche | Potiche | François Ozon | France and Belgium
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| Unknown | Unknown | Jaume Collet-Serra | Germany, United States, Great Britain
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| Welcome to the South | Benvenuti al Sud | Luca Miniero | Italy
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Staff writer (26 September 2011). "15 Short Films Nominated for European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Awards. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (20 September 2011). "EFA Nominates Three Animation Films". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Awards. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (11 October 2011). "Five Debut Films nominated for European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Awards. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (1 September 2011). "EFA Opens Vote for People's Choice Award". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Awards. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
External links edit
- List of films in selection Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, press release from the European Film Academy