2nd European Film Awards

The 2nd Annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy, recognized excellence in European cinema. The ceremony took place on 25 November 1989 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, France and was hosted by Franco-Swiss actress Agnès Soral and Spanish actor Fernando Rey.[1]

2nd European Film Awards
Date25 November 1989
SiteThéâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Hosted byAgnès Soral and Fernando Rey
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Official websitewww.europeanfilmawards.eu
Highlights
Best PictureLandscape in the Mist
Best DirectionGéza Bereményi
The Midas Touch
Best ActorPhilippe Noiret
Cinema Paradiso
Life and Nothing But
Best ActressRuth Sheen
High Hopes
Most awardsHigh Hopes (3)
Most nominationsThe Midas Touch and Little Vera (5)

Hungarian film The Midas Touch and Soviet film Little Vera led the nominations with five each[2] while British film High Hopes received the most awards with three wins.[3] Theo Angelopoulos's Landscape in the Mist received the award for Best European Film.

Italian director Federico Fellini received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

The winners are in a yellow background and in bold.

Best European Film
English title Original title Director(s) Producer(s) Country
Landscape in the MistTopio stin omichliTheo AngelopoulosTheo Angelopoulos, Eric Heumann, Amedeo Pagani & Stéphane SorlatGreece
The Midas TouchEldorádóGéza Bereményi-Hungary
MagnúsÞráinn BertelssonÞráinn BertelssonIceland
Recollections of the Yellow HouseRecordações da casa amarelaJoão César MonteiroJoâo Pedro Benard & Joaquim PintoPortugal
High HopesMike LeighVictor Glynn & Simon Channing-WilliamsUnited Kingdom
Little VeraMalenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́раVasili PichulGorky Film StudioSoviet Union

Best European Director
Recipient(s) English title Original title
Hungary Géza Bereményi The Midas TouchEldorádó
Greece Theo AngelopoulosLandscape in the MistTopio stin omichli
Poland Maciej Dejczer300 Miles to Heaven300 mil do nieba
Soviet Union Vasili PichulLittle VeraMalenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра
Republic of Ireland Jim SheridanMy Left Foot

Best European Actress
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
United Kingdom Ruth SheenHigh HopesShirley
France Sabine AzémaLife and Nothing ButLa vie et rien d'autreIrène de Courtil
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Snezana BogdanovicKuduzBadema Kuduz
East Germany Corinna HarfouchTreffen in TraversTherese Forster
Soviet Union Natalya NegodaLittle VeraMalenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́раVera

Best European Actor
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
France Philippe NoiretCinema ParadisoNuovo Cinema ParadisoAlfredo
Life and Nothing ButLa vie et rien d'autreCommandant Delaplane
Republic of Ireland Daniel Day-LewisMy Left FootChristy Brown
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Davor DujmovicTime of the GypsiesDom za vesanjePerhan
Hungary Károly EperjesThe Midas TouchEldorádóSándor Monori
Czechoslovakia Jozef KrónerThou, Which Art in HeavenTi, koyto si na nebetoGeprg Henih

Best Supporting Performance
Recipient(s) English title Original title Role
United Kingdom Edna DoréHigh HopesMrs Bender
Switzerland Sabine BergA Wopbobaloobop a LopbamboomAnke Keipes
Switzerland Roger JendlyThe Woman from Rose HillLa femme de Rose HillMarcel
Italy Alessandro Di SanzoForever MeryMery per sempreMario "Mery" Libassi
Soviet Union Lyudmila ZaytsevaLittle VeraMalenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́раRita

Best Young Film
English title Original title Director(s) Producer(s) Country
300 Miles to Heaven300 mil do niebaMaciej DejczerTOR Film ProductionPoland
My Left FootJim SheridanNoel PearsonRepublic of Ireland
Cinema ParadisoNuovo Cinema ParadisoGiuseppe TornatoreFranco CristaldiItaly
KuduzAdemir KenovićBakir TanovićSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
ScandalMichael Caton-JonesStephen WoolleyUnited Kingdom
Waller's Last TripWallers letzter GangChristian WagnerChristian WagnerGermany
MistSisZülfü LivaneliÜlker LivanelliTurkey

Best European Screenwriter
Recipient(s) English title Original title
Soviet Union Mariya KhmelikLittle VeraMalenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра
Greece Thanassis ValtinosLandscape in the MistTopio stin omichli
Hungary Géza BereményiThe Midas TouchEldorádó
Iceland Þráinn BertelssonMagnús
Poland Maciej Dejczer300 Miles to Heaven300 mil do nieba

Best European Cinematographer
Recipient(s) English title Original title
Sweden Ulf Brantas and Jörgen PerssonThe Women on the RoofKvinnorna på taket
Greece Giorgos ArvanitisLandscape in the MistTopio stin omichli
Hungary Sándor KardosThe Midas TouchEldorádó
Poland Krzysztof Ptak300 Miles to Heaven300 mil do nieba
Soviet Union Yefim ReznikLittle VeraMalenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра

Best European Composer
Recipient(s) English title Original title
United Kingdom Andrew DicksonHigh Hopes
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran BregovicKuduz
Hungary Ferenc DarvasThe Midas TouchEldorádó
Poland Michał Lorenc300 Miles to Heaven300 mil do nieba
United States Maggie Parke
Luxembourg Gast Waltzing		A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom

Best Documentary
Result English title Original title Director(s) Country
European Documentary WinnerRecsk 1950-1953: The Story Of A Secret Concentration Camp In Communist HungaryRecsk 1950–1953, egy titkos kényszermunkatábor történeteGéza Böszörményi & Lívia GyarmathyHungary
Documentary Film Jury Special AwardA Tale of the WindEen verhaal van de windJoris Ivens & Marceline LoridanNetherlands

Lifetime Achievement Award

Special Jury Award

Special Mention Film / Person

European Cinema Society Special Award

References
  1. "1989: 2eme Prix du Cinéma Européen - Introduction". European Film Academy. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "1989: 2eme Prix du Cinéma Européen - Nominations". European Film Academy. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "1989: 2eme Prix du Cinéma Européen - Winners". European Film Academy. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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