23rd European Film Awards

Winners and nominees

The nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards were announced on 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival.

Best Film

Best Director

** Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer **

• Olivier Assayas – Carlos
• Semih Kaplanoğlu – Honey (Bal)
• Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
• Paolo Virzì – The First Beautiful Thing (La prima cosa bella)

Best Actress

** Sylvie Testud – Lourdes **

• Zrinka Cvitešić – On the Path (Na putu)
• Sibel Kekilli – When We Leave (Die Fremde)
• Lesley Manville – Another Year
• Lotte Verbeek – Nothing Personal

Best Actor

** Ewan McGregor – The Ghost Writer **

• Jakob Cedergren – Submarino
• Elio Germano – Our Life (La nostra vita)
• George Piştereanu – If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier)
• Luis Tosar – Cell 211 (Celda 211)

Best Animated Feature Film

** The Illusionist – Sylvain Chomet • United Kingdom/France **

• Planet 51 – • Spain/United Kingdom
• Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage – Ben Stassen • Belgium

Best Screenwriter

** Robert Harris and Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer **

• Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón – Cell 211 (Celda 211)
• Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
• Radu Mihaileanu – The Concert (Le concert)

Best Cinematographer

** Giora Bejach – Lebanon **

• Caroline Champetier – Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux)
• Pavel Kostomarov – How I Ended This Summer (Как я провёл этим летом)
• Barış Özbiçer – Honey (Bal)

Best Editor

** Luc Barnier and Marion Monnier – Carlos **

• Arik Lahav-Leibovich – Lebanon
• Hervé de Luze – The Ghost Writer

Best Production Designer

** Albrecht Konrad – The Ghost Writer **

• Paola Bizzarri and Luis Ramirez – I, Don Giovanni (Io, Don Giovanni)
• Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet – The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine)

Best Composer

** Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer **

• Ales Brezina – Kawasaki's Rose (Kawasakiho růže)
• Pasquale Catalano – Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
• Gary Yershon – Another Year

Best Documentary

**Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) – Patricio Guzmán • France/Germany/Chile **

• Armadillo – Janus Metz • Denmark/Sweden
• Steam of Life (Miesten vuoro) – Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen • Finland/Sweden

Best Short Film

** Hanoi - Warsaw* (Hanoi - Warszawa) – Katarzyna Klimkiewicz • Poland* **

• Amor – Thomas Wangsmo • Norway
• Lights (Ampelmann) – Giulio Ricciarelli • Germany
• Joseph’s Snails (Les escargots de Joseph) – Sophie Roze • France
• Stay, Away (Blijf bij me, weg) – Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito • Netherlands
• Out of Love (Ønskebørn) – Birgitte Stærmose • Denmark
• Venus VS Me – Nathalie Teirlinck • Belgium
• The Little Snow Animal (Lumikko) – Miia Tervo • Finland
• Tussilago – Jonas Odell • Sweden
• Maria's Way – Anne Milne • United Kingdom/Spain
• Talleres Clandestinos – Catalina Molina • Austria/Argentina
• Rendezvous in Stella-Plage (Rendez-vous à Stella-Plage) – Shalimar Preuss • France
• Diarchy (Diarchia) – Ferdinando Cito Filomarino • Italy/France
• The External World – David O'Reilly • Germany
• Here I Am (Itt vagyok) – Bálint Szimler • Hungary

People's Choice Award for Best European Film

** Mr. Nobody **

• The Girl Who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden)
• Soul Kitchen
• Baarìa
• Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
• An Education
• Agora
• The Ghost Writer
• Kick-Ass
• Little Nicholas (Le Petit Nicolas)

References

References

1. (2010-11-06). "Nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards". [[European Film Academy]].
2. Staff writer. (2010-09-21). "Three nominees for the Best Animated Feature Film prize". Cineuropa.
3. (2010-12-04). "The Winners". [[European Film Academy]].
4. (2010-10-27). "EFA nominates three Documentaries". [[European Film Academy]].
5. (2010-09-28). "The Short Film Nominees for the 23rd European Film Awards". [[European Film Academy]].