21st European Film Awards explained

The 21st European Film Awards
Presenter:	European Film Academy
Date:	6 December 2008
Location:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Previous:	20th
Next:	22nd

The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on 6 December 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Winners and nominees

Best European Actor

Toni Servillo – Gomorrah (Gomorra) and Il Divo

• Michael Fassbender – Hunger
• Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen – Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen)
• James McAvoy – Atonement
• Jürgen Vogel – The Wave (Die Welle)
• Elmar Wepper – Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten – Hanami)

Best European Actress

Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)

• Hiam Abbass – Lemon Tree
• Arta Dobroshi – The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna)
• Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Belen Rueda – The Orphanage (El orfanato)
• Ursula Werner – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)

Best European Composer

Max Richter – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

• – Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou)
• Dario Marianelli – Atonement
• Fernando Velázquez – The Orphanage (El orfanato)

Best European Director

Matteo Garrone – Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• Laurent Cantet – The Class (Entre les murs)
• Andreas Dresen – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
• Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)
• Steve McQueen – Hunger
• Paolo Sorrentino – Il Divo

Best European Film

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
Gomorrah	Gomorra		Italy
Il Divo			Italy
The Class	Entre les murs		France
Happy-Go-Lucky			United Kingdom
The Orphanage	El orfanato		Spain
Waltz with Bashir	ואלס עם באשיר		Israel, France, Germany

Best European Screenwriter

Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano – Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis – Lemon Tree
• Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir
• Paolo Sorrentino – Il Divo