22nd European Film Awards explained

The 22nd European Film Awards
Presenter:	European Film Academy
Date:	12 December 2009
Location:	Bochum, Germany
Previous:	21st
Next:	23rd

The 22nd European Film Awards were presented on 12 December 2009, in Bochum, Germany.

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

Tahar Rahim – A Prophet (Un prophète)

• Moritz Bleibtreu – The Baader Meinhof Complex (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex)
• Steve Evets – Looking for Eric
• David Kross – The Reader
• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Filippo Timi – Vincere

Best Actress

Kate Winslet – The Reader

• Penélope Cruz – Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
• Charlotte Gainsbourg – Antichrist
• Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
• Yolande Moreau – Séraphine
• Noomi Rapace – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)

Best Animated Film

Mia and the Migou (Mia et le Migou) – Jacques-Rémy Girerd

• Niko & the Way to the Stars (Niko - Lentäjän poika) – Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen
• The Secret of Kells – Tomm Moore

Best Cinematographer

Anthony Dod Mantle – Antichrist and Slumdog Millionaire

• Christian Berger – The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)
• Maxim Drozdov and Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev – Paper Soldier (Bumazhny soldat)
• Stéphane Fontaine – A Prophet (Un prophète)

Best Composer

Alberto Iglesias – Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

• Alexandre Desplat – Coco Before Chanel (Coco avant Chanel)
• Jakob Groth – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)
• Johan Söderqvist – Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)

Best Director

Michael Haneke – The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)

• Pedro Almodóvar – Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
• Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank
• Jacques Audiard – A Prophet (Un prophète)
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Lars von Trier – Antichrist

Best Film

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
The White Ribbon	Das weiße Band		Germany, Austria, France, Italy
Fish Tank			United Kingdom
Let the Right One In	Låt den rätte komma in		Sweden
A Prophet	Un prophète		France
The Reader			United Kingdom, Germany
Slumdog Millionaire			United Kingdom

Best Screenwriter

Michael Haneke – The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)

• Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain – A Prophet (Un prophète)
• Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
• Gianni di Gregorio – Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo di ferragosto)