| 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 |
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]
Winners and nominees
The nominations for the 24th European Film Awards were announced on 5 November.
Best Film
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melancholia | Melancholia | Lars von Trier | |
| The Artist | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | |
| The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo | Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne | |
| In a Better World | Hævnen | Susanne Bier | |
| The King's Speech | The King's Speech | Tom Hooper | |
| Le Havre | Le Havre | Aki Kaurismäki |
Best Director
| Director(s) | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne Bier | In a Better World | Hævnen | |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne | The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo | |
| Aki Kaurismäki | Le Havre | Le Havre | |
| Béla Tarr | The Turin Horse | A torinói ló | |
| Lars von Trier | Melancholia | Melancholia |
Best Actress
| Actress | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilda Swinton | We Need to Talk about Kevin | We Need to Talk about Kevin | |
| Kirsten Dunst | Melancholia | Melancholia | |
| Cécile de France | The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo | |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Melancholia | Melancholia | |
| Nadezhda Markina | Elena | Elena |
Best Actor
| Actor | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Firth | The King's Speech | The King's Speech | |
| Jean Dujardin | The Artist | The Artist | |
| Mikael Persbrandt | In a Better World | Hævnen | |
| Michel Piccoli | We Have a Pope | Habemus Papam | |
| André Wilms | Le Havre | Le Havre |
Best Screenwriter
| Writer(s) | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne | The Kid with a Bike | Le Gamin au vélo | |
| Anders Thomas Jensen | In a Better World | Hævnen | |
| Aki Kaurismäki | Le Havre | Le Havre | |
| Lars von Trier | Melancholia | Melancholia |
Best Cinematographer
| Cinematographer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Alberto Claro | Melancholia | Melancholia | |
| Fred Kelemen | The Turin Horse | A torinói ló | |
| Guillaume Schiffman | The Artist | The Artist | |
| Adam Sikora | Essential Killing | Essential Killing |
Best Editor
| Editor | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tariq Anwar | The King's Speech | The King's Speech | |
| Mathilde Bonnefoy | Three | Drei | |
| Molly Malene Stensgaard | Melancholia | Melancholia |
Best Production Designer
| Production Designer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jette Lehmann | Melancholia | Melancholia | |
| Paola Bizzarri | We Have a Pope | Habemus Papam | |
| Antxón Gómez | The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito |
Best Composer
| Composer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludovic Bource | The Artist | The Artist | |
| Alexandre Desplat | The King's Speech | The King's Speech | |
| Alberto Iglesias | The Skin I Live In | La piel que habitoi | |
| Mihály Vig | The Turin Horse | A torinói ló |
Best Documentary
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pina | Pina | Wim Wenders | |
| Position Among the Stars | Stand van de Sterren | Leonard Retel Helmrich | |
| ¡Vivan las Antipodas! | ¡Vivan las Antipodas! | Victor Kossakovsky |
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.[2]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico and Rita | Chico & Rita | Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba | |
| The Rabbi's Cat | Le Chat du rabbin | Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar | |
| A Cat in Paris | Une vie de chat | Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol |
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.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen | Adem | Hans Van Nuffel | |
| Breathing | Atmen | Karl Markovics | |
| Michael | Michael | Markus Schleinzer | |
| Nothing's All Bad | Smukke menesker | Mikkel Munch-Fals | |
| Tilva Roš | Tilva Roš | Nikola Ležaić |
Best Short Film
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 | |
| Berik | Berik | Daniel Joseph Borgman | |
| Little Children, Big Words | Små barn, stora ord | Lisa James-Larsson | |
| Incident by a Bank | Händelse vid bank | Ruben Östlund | |
| Derby | Derby | Paul Negoescu | |
| Jessi | Jessi | Mariejosephin Schneider | |
| The Wolves | I lupi | Alberto de Michele | |
| The Unliving | Återfödelsen | Hugo Lilja | |
| Silent River | Apele tac | Anca Miruna Lăzărescu | |
| Paparazzi | Paparazzi | Piotr Bernaś | |
| The Great Race | La gran carrera | Kote Camacho | |
| Dimanches | Dimanches | Valéry Rosier | |
| Out | Tse | Roee Rosen | |
| Frozen Stories | Opowieści z chłodni | Grzegorz Jaroszuk | |
| Hypercrisis | Hypercrisis | Josef Dabernig |
People's Choice Award
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 | |
| Animals United | Konferenz der Tiere | Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe | |
| Even the Rain | También la lluvia | Icíar Bollaín | |
| In a Better World | Hævnen | Susanne Bier | |
| Little White Lies | Les Petits Mouchoirs | Guillaume Canet | |
| Potiche | Potiche | François Ozon | |
| Unknown | Unknown | Jaume Collet-Serra | |
| Welcome to the South | Benvenuti al Sud | Luca Miniero |
See also
References
- 1 2 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
- List of films in selection Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, press release from the European Film Academy