24th European Film Awards
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.
Winners and nominees
The nominations for the 24th European Film Awards were announced on 5 November.Best Film
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Screenwriter
Best Cinematographer
Best Editor
Best Production Designer
Best Composer
Best Documentary
Best Animated Feature Film
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.| English title | Original title | Director | Production country |
| Chico and Rita | Chico & Rita | Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba | ESP and Isle of Man |
| The Rabbi's Cat | Le Chat du rabbin | Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar | FRA |
| A Cat in Paris | Une vie de chat | Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol | FRA, BEL |
Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
The nominees for best feature-film debut were selected by a committee consisting of representatives from EFA and the International Federation of Film Critics.| English title | Original title | Director | Production country |
| Oxygen | Adem | Hans Van Nuffel | BEL and the NED |
| Breathing | Atmen | Karl Markovics | AUT |
| Michael | Michael | Markus Schleinzer | AUT |
| Nothing's All Bad | Smukke menesker | Mikkel Munch-Fals | DEN |
| Tilva Roš | Tilva Roš | Nikola Ležaić | SRB |
Best Short Film
The nominees for Best Short Film were selected by independent juries at a series of film festivals throughout Europe.| English title | Original title | Director | Production country |
| The Wholly Family | The Wholly Family | Terry Gilliam | ITA |
| Berik | Berik | Daniel Joseph Borgman | DEN |
| Little Children, Big Words | Små barn, stora ord | Lisa James-Larsson | SWE |
| Incident by a Bank | Händelse vid bank | Ruben Östlund | SWE |
| Derby | Derby | Paul Negoescu | ROU |
| Jessi | Jessi | Mariejosephin Schneider | GER |
| The Wolves | I lupi | Alberto de Michele | ITA and NED |
| The Unliving | Återfödelsen | Hugo Lilja | SWE |
| Silent River | Apele tac | Anca Miruna Lăzărescu | GER and ROU |
| Paparazzi | Paparazzi | Piotr Bernaś | POL |
| The Great Race | La gran carrera | Kote Camacho | ESP |
| Dimanches | Dimanches | Valéry Rosier | BEL |
| Out | Tse | Roee Rosen | ISR |
| Frozen Stories | Opowieści z chłodni | Grzegorz Jaroszuk | POL |
| Hypercrisis | Hypercrisis | Josef Dabernig | AUT |
People's Choice Award
The winner of the People's Choice Award was selected by online votes.| English title | Original title | Director | Production country |
| The King's Speech | The King's Speech | Tom Hooper | GBR |
| Animals United | Konferenz der Tiere | Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe | GER |
| Even the Rain | También la lluvia | Icíar Bollaín | ESP |
| In a Better World | Hævnen | Susanne Bier | DEN and SWE |
| Little White Lies | Les Petits Mouchoirs | Guillaume Canet | FRA |
| Potiche | Potiche | François Ozon | FRA and BEL |
| Unknown | Unknown | Jaume Collet-Serra | GER, USA, GBR |
| Welcome to the South | Benvenuti al Sud | Luca Miniero | ITA |