2023 European Film Awards Winners – The Hollywood Reporter

The 36th European Film Awards have kicked off in Berlin, with many of this year’s awards season’s top contenders vying for top honors from the European Film Academy.

Justine Treat’s acclaimed French courtroom drama Anatomy of a fallJonathan Glazer’s harrowing Holocaust drama Area of ​​interest And Aki Kaurismäki is a dark and funny Finnish love story Fallen leaves, all of which received major awards, had numerous nominations and were all nominated for the Grand Prize for Best European Film. Other nominees for Best Picture include Matteo Garrone Ayo Capitano From Italy, and Polish drama by Agnieszka Holland Green borderThey both look at the refugee crisis on Europe’s borders.

Justin Treat and Arthur Harary won Best Screenplay for their co-written script Anatomy of a fall. Writing the screenplay, an insightful dissection of a marriage in crisis, “put our relationship to the test, but fortunately we survived,” said Tritt and Harari, a real-life couple.

Sandra Holler was nominated twice in the Best Actress category for her starring role Area of ​​interest And Anatomy of a falland confronts Fallen leaves Star Alma Puesti; Leonie Benesch, İlker Catak Award nominee Teachers’ lounge; Mia McKenna Bruce, star as Molly Manning Walker How to have sex; And Eka Chavlishvili for the title role in the Georgian drama by Elaine Naveriani Blackbird Blackbird BlackBerry.

Howler region Star Christian Friedel is up for Best European Actor, competing with Mads Mikkelsen for Nikolaj Arcel’s film. Promised LandJosh O’Connor on Alice Rohrwacher No chimera, Fallen leaves Christian Petzold’s film co-stars Jussi Vatanen and Thomas Schubert a fire.

The evening got off to a rocking start as he took home the award for Best Documentary Feature Smoke sauna brotherhood, Estonia’s official entry for the Academy Award in the Best International Film category. Instead of the usual thank you from the theater, director Anna led her cast and crew’s compliments in a one-on-one acceptance speech.

Molly Manning Walker won the European Discovery Award for Best Feature Film for Her Sleeping Song How to have sexwhich premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes this year.

Pablo Berger’s film about a dog and a robot Robot dreams It won the EFA Award for Best Animated Film. Upon accepting his award, Berger exclaimed, “Animation is not a genre of music!”

The European Young Audience Award, voted for by teenage members of EFA’s European Film Club, went to the British father-daughter drama about Charlotte Regan. scraperwhich premiered at Sundance.

Politics cannot be avoided at this year’s awards. Before the live broadcast of the award, Agnieszka Holland, President of the European Film Academy, addressed the audience, noting the difficult political landscape for the EFA, where “the war in Ukraine is still raging, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the terrible events in Ukraine.” “October 7,” referring to Hamas’ attacks on Israel and the ongoing war in Gaza.

The head of the European Film Academy, Mike Downey, added that “the past weeks have sparked anger, frustration and shock,” noting that the academy includes “members from all sides” in these conflicts. “We have Russian members, we have Ukrainian members, we have Israeli members, and we have Palestinian members.”

Hollande said that in light of current events, it was not easy to “feel proud or feel hopeful,” and rhetorically asked: “Who dares to speak out? Who dares to stand up for our Jewish friends in Europe? Who dares to stand in solidarity with the millions of Palestinians who are suffering.” “Do we act instead of talk?”

Matthijs Wouter Knoll, CEO of the European Film Academy, described the academy as a “community-building institution” in Europe that strives to create a space for all EFA members, on whatever side of the political or national divides they face, to “speak, listen and talk.” Let’s understand each other.”

The EFA Awards of Excellence, the literal division of the European Film Awards, were announced ahead of Saturday’s ceremony. Arcel West Danish in the 18th century Promised Land It won the award for Best Cinematography for. JA Bayona’s realistic drama Snow Association Best Visual Effects went to Felix Bergès and Laura Bedrobst and Best Hair and Makeup went to Ana Lopez-Puigserver, Belén Lopez-Puigserver, David Marti, and Montse Ribe. Area of ​​interest Best Sound Design went to Johnny Byrne and Tarn Wheelers, and Laurent Senechal won Best Editing for his work. Anatomy of a fall. Emita Frigato won the EFA Award for Best Production Design for the Italian drama Rohwacher No chimeraand Markus Binder won best score for the soundtrack to Jessica Hausner’s health satire. Zero Club Starring Mia Wasikowska.

The European Film Academy also presented honorary medals to several filmmakers. Spanish director Isabel Coixet (My life without me, the library) He won the European Achievement Award in World Cinema. Spanish actress Laia Costa, who presented the award to Coaxet, noted that the director had always “opened the door” for women in the industry, referencing this in her latest film. On Omar“90 percent of the people on set were women. It makes a difference.”

Referring to the political statements made earlier in the night, Coixet said: “Very early in my career, I realized that behind the camera there are no borders, there are no flags, there are no passports, there are no borders.”

Oscar-winning British actress Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Howards End) He received the European Lifetime Achievement Honor. Legendary Hungarian director Béla Tarr (Turin horse, Werkmeister harmonies) He received the Academy’s President and Board of Directors’ Honorary Award, a rare achievement. Tarr is only the sixth director to receive this honor, following directors Manuel de Oliveira, Andrzej Wojda, and Costa-Gavras, and actors Michele Piccoli and Michael Caine.

The Euroimages European Co-Production Award, honoring excellence in cross-border film production, went to Lithuania-based producer Uliana Kim. Through her company Studio Uljana Kim she has produced around 34 feature films and documentaries, almost all of them co-productions, including gambler (2013), Tisligad (2016) and The year before the war (2021). Kim dedicated her award to the late German producer Karl Baumgartner, the pioneer of co-productions.

Outside the film industry, Turkish CEO Guler Sabancı, president of Sabancı Holding, received the European Sustainability Award for her charitable work to promote sustainability practices across multiple sectors.

Full list of winners of the 2023 European Film Awards

European film

Anatomy of a fall, monastery. Justin Treat

Fallen leaves, monastery. Aki Kaurismäki

Green border, monastery. Agnieszka Holland

Ayo Capitano, monastery. Matteo Garrone

Area of ​​interest, monastery. Jonathan Glazer

European documentary film

Smoke sauna brotherhood, monastery. Anna hints

European Director

Justin Treat L Anatomy of a fall

Aki Kaurismäki L Fallen leaves

Agnieszka Holland L Green border

Matteo Garrone Ayo Capitano

Jonathan Glazer L Area of ​​interest

European actress

Sandra Holler in Anatomy of a fall

Ika Chavlishvili Blackbird Blackbird BlackBerry

Alma Puesti in Fallen leaves

Mia McKenna Bruce V How to have sex

Leonie Benesch in Teachers’ lounge

Sandra Holler in Area of ​​interest

European representative

Thomas Schubert in a fire

Jussi Vatanen in Fallen leaves

Josh O’Connor in No chimera

Mads Mikkelsen Promised Land

Christian Friedel in Area of ​​interest

European screenwriter

Justin Treat and Arthur Harary Anatomy of a fall

European Discovery – FIPRESCI Prize

How to have sex, monastery. Molly Manning Walker

European animated film

Robot dreams, monastery. Pablo Berger

European short film

It barely works, monastery. Susanna Flock, Robin Klingel, Leonard Molner, Michael Stumpf

European cinema

Rasmus Vidbaek L Promised Land

European liberation

Laurent Senechal Anatomy of a fall

European result

Marcus Binder L Zero Club

European production design

Emita Frigato L No chimera

European fashion design

Kiki Elander Promised Land

European visual effects

Felix Berges and Laura Bedrobst Snow Association

European hair and makeup

Ana Lopez-Puigserver, Belén Lopez-Puigserver, David Marti, and Montse Rebbe. Snow Association

European sound design

Johnny Byrne and Tarn Wheelers Area of ​​interest