23rd European Film Awards explained

The 23rd European Film Awards
Presenter:	European Film Academy
Date:	4 December 2010
Location:	Nokia Concert Hall Tallinn, Estonia
Host:	Anke Engelke Märt Avandi
Previous:	22nd
Next:	24th

The 23rd European Film Awards were presented on 4 December, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia.^[1]

Winners and nominees

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

Best Film

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
The Ghost Writer			France, Germany, United Kingdom
Honey	Bal		Turkey
Of Gods and Men	Des hommes et des dieux		France
Lebanon	לבנון		Israel, Germany, France
The Secret in Their Eyes	El secreto de sus ojos		Argentina, Spain
Soul Kitchen			Germany

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^[2]
• – 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 провел 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^[3]

• 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^[4]
• 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^[5]
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards. 2010-11-06. europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20101109024743/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2010/11/06/nominations-for-the-23rd-european-film-awards/. 9 November 2010 . live.
2. Web site: Staff writer. 2010-09-21. Three nominees for the Best Animated Feature Film prize. Cineuropa. 2010-11-07.
3. Web site: The Winners. 2010-12-04. europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-12-04. 2012-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728095621/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/the-european-film-awards/the-winners/. dead.
4. Web site: EFA nominates three Documentaries. 2010-10-27. europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030135043/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2010/10/27/efa-nominates-three-documentaries/. 30 October 2010 . live.
5. Web site: The Short Film Nominees for the 23rd European Film Awards. 2010-09-28. europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20101014022730/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2010/09/28/nominated-short-films/. 14 October 2010 . live.