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| Sandra Hüller in Anatomy Of A Fall |
Anatomy Of A Fall was the big winner at the European Film Awards in Berlin tonight.
Justin Triet's ambiguous drama about a writer who finds herself in the dock for the murder of her husband, took home the prizes for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay (which Triet shared with her partner Arthur Harari).
Lead actress Sandra Hüller, who was double nominated in the Best Actress category thank to The Zone Of Interest, took home the gong for Triet's film.
The prize for Best Actor went to Mads Mikkelson for historic drama Nikolaj Arcel's The Promised Land.
Best Documentary went to Anna Hints' Smoke Sauna Sisterhood. The European discovery – prix FIPRESCI went to Molly Manning Walker's debut How To Have Sex.
The honorary award of the academy president and board was given to Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr (The Turin Horse, The Man From London). The Lifetime Achievement Award went to British star Vanessa Redgrave.
The nominations are based on the votes of 4,600 members of the European Film Academy.
European Film Awards 2023
European film
- WINNER: Anatomy Of A Fall (Fr) dir. Justine Triet
- Fallen Leaves (Fin-Ger) dir. by Aki Kaurismäki
- Green Border (Pol-Fr-Cz-Bel) dir. by Agnieszka Holland
- Me Captain (Io Capitano) (It-Bel) dir. Matteo Garrone
- The Zone Of Interest (UK-Pol-US) dir. Jonathan Glazer
European director
- WINNER: Justine Triet, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Aki Kaurismäki, Fallen Leaves
- Agnieszka Holland, Green Border
- Matteo Garrone, Me Captain
- Jonathan Glazer, The Zone Of Interest
European actress
- WINNER: Sandra Hüller, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Eka Chavleishvili, Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
- Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves
- Mia McKenna-Bruce, How To Have Sex
- Leonie Benesch, The Teachers’ Lounge
- Sandra Hüller, The Zone Of Interest
European actor
- Thomas Schubert, Afire
- Jussi Vatanen, Fallen Leaves
- Josh O’Connor, La Chimera
- WINNER: Mads Mikkelsen, The Promised Land
- Christian Friedel, The Zone Of Interest
European screenwriter
- WINNER: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Aki Kaurismäki, Fallen Leaves
- Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko and Agnieszka Holland, Green Border
- İlker Çatak & Johannes Duncker, The Teachers’ Lounge
- Jonathan Glazer, The Zone Of Interest
European animated feature film
- A Greyhound Of A Girl (Lux-It-Ire-UK-Latvia-Est-Ger) dir. Enzo d’Alò
- Chicken For Linda! (Fr-It) dirs. Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
- WINNER: Robot Dreams (Sp-Fr) dir. Pablo Berger
- The Amazing Maurice (Ger-UK) dir. Toby Genkel
- White Plastic Sky (Hun-Slovakia) dirs.Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó
European discovery – prix FIPRESCI
- 20,000 Species Of Bees (Sp) dir. Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
- WINNER: How To Have Sex (UK-Greece) dir. Molly Manning Walker
- La Palisiada (Ukr) dir. Philip Sotnychenko
- Safe Place (Cro-Slov) dir. Juraj Lerotić
- The Quiet Migration (Den) dir. Malene Choi
- Vincent Must Die (Fr-Bel) dir. Stéphan Castang
European documentary
- Apolonia, Apolonia (Den-Pol) dir. Lea Glob
- Four Daughters (Fr-Tun-Ger-Saudi) dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
- Motherland (Swe-Ukr-Nor) dir. Hanna Badziaka and Alexander Mihalkovich
- On The Adamant (Fr-Jap) dir. Nicolas Philibert
- WINNER: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Est-Fr-Ice) dir. Anna Hints
European young audience award
- WINNER: Scrapper (UK) dir. Charlotte Regan
- Longing For The World (Switz) dir. Jenna Hasse
- One In A Million (Ger) dir. Joya Thome
European short film
- 27 (Fr-Hun) dir. Flóra Anna Buda
- Aqueronte (Sp) dir. Manuel Muñoz Rivas
- Flores Del Otro Patio (Switz-Col) dir. Jorge Cadena
- WINNER: Hardly Working (Austria) dirs. Susanna Flock, Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf.
European Film Awards craft winners (which have been previously announced)
- Cinematography – Rasmus Videbæk, The Promised Land
- Costume design – Kicki Ilander, The Promised Land
- Make-up and hair - Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé, Society Of The Snow
- Visual Effects - Félix Bergés, Society Of The Snow
- Editing - Laurent Sénéchal, Anatomy Of A Fall
- Production design - Emita Frigato, La Chimera
- Original score - Markus Binder, Club Zero
- Sound - Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers, The Zone Of Interest
