32nd European Film Awards


The 32nd European Film Awards were presented in Berlin, Germany on December 7, 2019.

Selection

Feature

The list of feature-length fiction films recommended for a nomination for the 2019 European Film Awards.
Ten documentary festivals have suggested one film each, which has had its world premiere at the respective festival’s latest edition, to the committee. Chosen in co-operation with the European Documentary Network, these festivals are: Cinéma du Réel, CPH:DOX, Doclisboa, DOK Leipzig, IDFA, Ji.hlava, Krakow Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival and Visions du Réel. Based on their recommendations and the films individually submitted, the documentary committee, decided on the EFA Documentary Selection.
For the 2019 and 2020 editions of the European Film Awards, the European Film Academy will welcome new festivals to participate in the EFA Short Film selection and awarding procedure.
When the annual cycle of participating festivals – running from October of the preceding year to September of the actual awards year – is complete, a committee of short film experts and of EFA Board Members will nominate five of the short film candidates for the award European Short Film.
Nomination has been announced on November 9th, 2019.

Feature

Best Film">European Film Award for Best Film">Best Film

European Comedy">European Film Award for Best Comedy">European Comedy

The nominees were announced on 29 October 2019.
The nominations were determined by a committee comprised of EFA Board Members Katriel Schory and Angela Bosch Ríus, distributor/festival programmer Selma Mehadzic, film, festival & event specialist Jacob Neiiendam and producer Nik Powell.
English titleDirectorProducerProduction companiesCountryLanguage
The FavouriteYorgos LanthimosCeci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos LanthimosElement Pictures, Arcana, Film4 Productions, Waypoint Entertainment English
Tel Aviv on FireSameh ZoabiGilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo, Bernard Michaux, Amir Harel, Patrick QuinetSamsa Film, Lama Films, TS Productions, Artémis Productions Hebrew, Arabic
Ditte & LouiseNiclas BendixenThomas HeinesenNordisk Film ProductionDanish

Best Director">European Film Award for Best Director">Best Director

Best Screenwriter">European Film Award for Best Screenwriter">Best Screenwriter

Best Actress">European Film Award for Best Actress">Best Actress

Best Actor">European Film Award for Best Actor">Best Actor

Documentary

Animated Feature

The nominations were determined by a committee consisting of EFA Board Deputy Chairman Antonio Saura, EFA Board Member Graziella Bildesheim and producer Paul Young as well as, representing CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film, film critic Stéphane Dreyfus, producer Kristine M. I. Knudsen and director Janno Põldma.
English titleDirectorProducerProduction companiesCountryLanguage
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the TurtlesSalvador SimóManuel Cristobal, José M. Fernández de VegaSygnatia, The Glow, SubmarineSpanish
I Lost My BodyJérémy ClapinMarc Du PontaviceXilamFrench
Marona's Fantastic TaleAnca DamianAnca Damian, Ron Dyens, Tomas LeyersAparte Film, Minds Meet, Sacrebleu Productions French
The Swallows of KabulZabou Breitman, Eléa Gobé MévellecMichel Merkt, Reginald de GuillebonLes ArmateursFrench

Short Film

Television Series

European Achievement in Fiction Series Award

Technical awards

The Favourite has scooped four of the eight technical awards. The jury for the initial eight winners were: Nadia Ben Rachid, editor, France: Vanja Černul, cinematographer, Croatia; Annette Focks, composer, Germany; Gerda Koekoek, hair and make-up artist, Netherlands; Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, costume designer, Ireland; Artur Pinheiro, production designer, Portugal; Gisle Tveito, sound designer, Norway; István Vajda, visual effects, Hungary.

Best Composer">European Film Award for Best Composer">Best Composer

Best Production Designer">European Film Award for Best Production Designer">Best Production Designer

Best Makeup and Hairstyling">European Film Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling">Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Best Sound Designer">European Film Award for Best Sound Designer">Best Sound Designer

Best Cinematographer">European Film Award for Best Cinematographer">Best Cinematographer

Best Costume Designer">European Film Award for Best Costume Designer">Best Costume Designer

Best Editor">European Film Award for Best Editor">Best Editor

Best Visual Effects">European Film Award for Best Visual Effects">Best Visual Effects

Critics Award

European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI">European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year">European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI

The nominees were announced on 8 October 2019.
The nominations were determined by a committee comprised of EFA Board Members Mike Goodridge and Valérie Delpierre, festival programmer Azize Tan as well as film critics Marta Balaga, Robbie Eksiel and Michael Pattison as representatives of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics.
English titleDirectorProducerProduction companiesCountryLanguage
Les MisérablesLadj LyToufik Ayadi, Christophe BarralSRAB Films, Rectangle Productions, Lyly FilmsFrench
AniaraPella Kagerman, Hugo LiljaAnnika RogellMeta Film Stockholm, Meta Film Swedish
AtlanticsMati DiopJudith LevyMeta Film Stockholm, Meta Film Wolof
Blind SpotTuva NovotnyElisabeth KvithyllCinekap, Frakas Productions, Les Films du Bal Norwegian
IrinaNadejda KosevaStefan KitanovArt FestBulgarian
Ray & LizRichard BillinghamJacqui DaviesJacqui DaviesEnglish

Audience awards

[European Film Academy [People's Choice Award for Best European Film|People's Choice Award]]

The nominees were announced on 2 September 2019.
English titleDirectorProduction country
Cold WarPaweł Pawlikowski
BorderAli Abbasi
DogmanMatteo Garrone
David Yates
GirlLukas Dhont
Happy as LazzaroAlice Rohrwacher
Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainOl Parker
Pain and GloryPedro Almodóvar
Sink or SwimGilles Lellouche
The BreadwinnerNora Twomey
The FavouriteYorgos Lanthimos
The Purity of Vengeance Journal 64Christoffer Boe

University Award

The European Film Academy and Filmfest Hamburg, a committee consisting of producer Carlo Cresta-Dina, EFA Board Member Joanna Szymańska and university representative Dagmar Brunow has decided on the following nominations:
English titleDirectorProducerProduction companiesCountryLanguage
Portrait of a Lady on FireCéline SciammaBénédicte CouvreurLilies FilmsFrench
And Then We DancedLevan AkinMathilde Dedye, Ketie DaneliaFrench Quarter Film Georgian
God Exists, Her Name Is PetrunijaTeona Stugar MitevskaLabina MitevskaSister and Brother Mitevski, Entre Chien et Loup, Vertigo, Spiritus Movens, Deuxieme Ligne Films Macedonian
PiranhasClaudio GiovannesiCarlo Degli Esposti, Nicola SerraPalomar, Vision DistributionItalian, Neapolitan
System CrasherNora FingscheidtJonas Weydemann, Peter Hartwig, Jakob Weydemann, Frauke KolbmüllerKineo Filmproduktion, Weydemann Bros.German

European Co-Production Award — Prix Eurimages

The award acknowledges the decisive role of coproductions in fostering international exchange, and pays tribute to a woman’s contribution to the success of film coproduction.
RecipientOccupation
Ankica Jurićfounder of the production company Kinorama

Honorary Awards

European Achievement in World Cinema">European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award">European Achievement in World Cinema

Lifetime Achievement Award">European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Award

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Nominations Film
9The Favourite
6Pain and Glory
5Portrait of a Lady on Fire
4An Officer and a Spy
4The Traitor
4System Crasher
3Les Misérables
2And Then We Danced

WinsFilm
8The Favourite
2Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2Pain and Glory

Broadcasters

French feminists and film industry professionals, including Rosanna Arquette, Andrea Bescond, Eric Metayer, Amandine Gay, Catherine Zavlav asked for An Officer and a Spy to be taken out of contention for the awards. The nominations were announced just days after actress Valentine Monnier came forward with her story of allegedly being raped by Polanski in 1975 in newspaper Le Parisien, which was corroborated by contemporary witnesses. The group addressed the request to EFA Production director Marion Doring and jury members Nadia Ben Rachid, Vanja Cernjul, Annette Focks, Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, Gerda Koekoek, Artur Pinheiro, Gisle Tveito and Istvan Vadja.