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.[1]
24th European Film Awards | |
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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
The nominations for the 24th European Film Awards were announced on 5 November.
Best Film
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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
Director(s) | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
Actress | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
Actor | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
Writer(s) | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
Cinematographer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
Editor | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
Production Designer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
Composer | Nationality | English title | Original title |
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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
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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
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 |
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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 |
A Cat in Paris | Une vie de chat | Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol | France, Belgium |
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 |
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Oxygen | Adem | Hans Van Nuffel | Belgium and the Netherlands |
Breathing | Atmen | Karl Markovics | Austria |
Michael | Michael | Markus Schleinzer | Austria |
Nothing's All Bad | Smukke menesker | Mikkel Munch-Fals | Denmark |
Tilva Roš | Tilva Roš | Nikola Ležaić | Serbia |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
Paparazzi | Paparazzi | Piotr Bernaś | Poland |
The Great Race | La gran carrera | Kote Camacho | Spain |
Dimanches | Dimanches | Valéry Rosier | Belgium |
Out | Tse | Roee Rosen | Israel |
Frozen Stories | Opowieści z chłodni | Grzegorz Jaroszuk | Poland |
Hypercrisis | Hypercrisis | Josef Dabernig | Austria |
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 |
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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 |
In a Better World | Hævnen | Susanne Bier | Denmark and Sweden |
Little White Lies | Les Petits Mouchoirs | Guillaume Canet | France |
Potiche | Potiche | François Ozon | France and Belgium |
Unknown | Unknown | Jaume Collet-Serra | Germany, United States, Great Britain |
Welcome to the South | Benvenuti al Sud | Luca Miniero | Italy |
References
- 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