24th European Film Awards explained

Number:24
Award:European Film Awards
Award Link:European Film Awards
Date:3 December 2011
Site:Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
Host:Anke Engelke
Organizer:European Film Academy
Best Picture:Melancholia
Best Direction:Susanne Bier
Channel:Arte, HBO
Last:2010
Next:2012

The 24th European Film Awards were presented on 3 December 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by the over 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.

Winners and nominees

The nominations for the 24th European Film Awards were announced on 5 November.

Best Film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Melancholia Melancholia Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Germany, France
The Artist The ArtistFrance
The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo Belgium, France, Italy
In a Better World Hævnen Denmark, Sweden
The King's Speech The King's Speech Great Britain
Le Havre Le Havre Finland, France, Germany

Best Director

Director(s)NationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
Denmark In a Better WorldHævnen
Belgium The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo
Finland Le Havre Le Havre
Hungary The Turin Horse A torinói ló
Denmark Melancholia Melancholia

Best Actress

ActressNationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
Great Britain We Need to Talk about Kevin We Need to Talk about Kevin
Germany and United States Melancholia Melancholia
Belgium The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo
France and Great Britain Melancholia Melancholia
Russia Elena Elena

Best Actor

ActorNationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
Great Britain The King's Speech The King's Speech
France The Artist The Artist
Sweden In a Better WorldHævnen
France We Have a Pope Habemus Papam
France Le Havre Le Havre

Best Screenwriter

Writer(s)NationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
Belgium The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo
Denmark In a Better WorldHævnen
Finland Le Havre Le Havre
Denmark Melancholia Melancholia

Best Cinematographer

CinematographerNationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
Denmark Melancholia Melancholia
Germany and Hungary The Turin Horse A torinói ló
France The Artist The Artist
Poland Essential Killing Essential Killing

Best Editor

EditorNationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
India and Great Britain The King's Speech The King's Speech
France Three Drei
Denmark Melancholia Melancholia

Best Production Designer

Production DesignerNationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
Denmark Melancholia Melancholia
Italy We Have a Pope Habemus Papam
Spain The Skin I Live In La piel que habito

Best Composer

ComposerNationalityEnglish titleOriginal title
France The Artist The Artist
France The King's Speech The King's Speech
Spain The Skin I Live In La piel que habitoi
Hungary The Turin Horse A torinói ló

Best Documentary

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Pina PinaGermany
Position Among the Stars Stand van de Sterren Netherlands
¡Vivan las Antipodas! Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Chile

Best Animated Feature Film

The nominees for Best Animated Feature Film were selected by a committee consisting of EFA Board Members and representatives from the European Association of Animation Film.[1]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Chico and Rita Chico & Rita Spain and Isle of Man
The Rabbi's Cat Le Chat du rabbinFrance
A Cat in Paris Une vie de chat Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol France, Belgium

Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

The nominees for best feature-film debut were selected by a committee consisting of representatives from EFA and the International Federation of Film Critics.[2]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Oxygen AdemBelgium and the Netherlands
Breathing Atmen Austria
Michael Michael Austria
Nothing's All Bad Smukke menesker Denmark
Tilva Roš Tilva Roš Serbia

Best Short Film

The nominees for Best Short Film were selected by independent juries at a series of film festivals throughout Europe.[3]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Wholly Family The Wholly Family Italy
Berik Berik Denmark
Little Children, Big Words Små barn, stora ord Sweden
Incident by a Bank Händelse vid bank Sweden
Derby Derby Romania
Jessi Jessi Germany
The Wolves I lupi Italy and Netherlands
The Unliving Återfödelsen Sweden
Silent River Apele tac Germany and Romania
Paparazzi Paparazzi Poland
The Great Race La gran carrera Spain
Dimanches Dimanches Belgium
Out Tse Israel
Frozen Stories Opowieści z chłodni Poland
Hypercrisis Hypercrisis Austria

People's Choice Award

The winner of the People's Choice Award was selected by online votes.[4]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The King's Speech The King's Speech Great Britain
Animals United Konferenz der Tiere and Germany
Even the Rain También la lluvia Spain
In a Better World Hævnen Denmark and Sweden
Little White Lies Les Petits Mouchoirs France
Potiche Potiche France and Belgium
Unknown Unknown Germany, United States, Great Britain
Welcome to the South Benvenuti al Sud Italy

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff writer . 2011-09-20 . EFA Nominates Three Animation Films . europeanfilmacademy.org . . 2011-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926154640/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2011/09/20/efa-nominates-three-animation-films/ . live . 2011-09-26 .
  2. Web site: Staff writer . 2011-10-11 . Five Debut Films nominated for European Film Awards . europeanfilmacademy.org . . 2011-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202073838/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2011/10/11/five-debut-films-nominated-for-european-film-awards/ . live . 2011-12-02 .
  3. Web site: Staff writer . 2011-09-26 . 15 Short Films Nominated for European Film Awards . europeanfilmacademy.org . . 2011-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105222846/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2011/09/26/15-short-films-nominated-for-european-film-awards/ . live . 2011-11-05 .
  4. Web site: Staff writer. 2011-09-01. EFA Opens Vote for People's Choice Award. europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Awards. 2011-10-16. 26 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926155107/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2011/09/01/efa-opens-vote-for-peoples-choice-award/. dead.