The 20th Annual

European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mo ...

took place on 1 December 2007 in Berlin, Germany.

Winners and nominees

European Film of the Year

European Director

Fatih Akin Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head- ...

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Roy Andersson Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for ''A Swedish Love Story'' (1970), '' About Endlessness'' (2019) and his "Living trilogy," which includes ''Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000), ''You, th ...

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Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer of film and television often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. He's received numerous accola ...

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The Queen In the English-speaking world, The Queen most commonly refers to: * Elizabeth II (1926–2022), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death The Queen may also refer to: * Camilla, Queen Consort (born 1947), ...

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Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperR ...

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La Sconosciuta ''The Unknown Woman'' ( it, La sconosciuta, ; also known as ''The Other Woman'') is a 2006 Italian psychological thriller mystery film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore that depicts a woman alone in a foreign country, haunted by a horrible past. Pl ...

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Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu (; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay an ...

'' (4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile)''

European Actress

Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions. She has received ...

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Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...

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Irina Palm ''Irina Palm'' is a 2007 tragicomedy film directed by Sam Garbarski and starring Marianne Faithfull and Miki Manojlović. It is a co-production of five countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Germany and France). The film premiered at ...

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Carice van Houten Carice Anouk van Houten () is a Dutch actress and singer (born 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp). Her first leading role in the television film ''Suzy Q'' (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, s ...

'' (Zwartboek)'' * Anamaria Marinca '' (4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile)'' *

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom ...

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Ksenia Rappoport Kseniya Aleksandrovna Rappoport (russian: link=no, Ксе́ния Алекса́ндровна Раппопо́рт; born 25 March 1974) is a Russian actress. She graduated in 2000 from Saint Petersburg Academy of Theatrical Arts and was immedi ...

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European Actor

* Sasson Gabai - '' Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (The Band's Visit)'' * Elio Germano - '' Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother Is an Only Child)'' *

James McAvoy James McAvoy (; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in '' The Near Room'' (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes ...

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The Last King of Scotland ''The Last King of Scotland'' is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in 1998. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel, which interweaves fiction an ...

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Miki Manojlović Predrag "Miki" Manojlović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Мики" Манојловић; born 5 April 1950) is a Serbian actor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he su ...

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Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

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Belle Toujours ''Belle Toujours'' is a 2006 French-language Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was Portugal's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It is a s ...

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Ben Whishaw Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor and producer. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in ''My Brother Tom'' (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the titl ...

- '' Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Mörders (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)''

European Cinematographer

Anthony Dod Mantle Anthony Dod Mantle, (born 14 April 1955) is a British cinematographer and still photographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for ''Slum ...

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Frank Griebe Frank Griebe (born 28 August 1964) is a German cinematographer. Griebe was born in Hamburg. He is most popular for his work with German director Tom Tykwer. He photographed his films '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'', ''Heaven'', ''The Prince ...

'' (Das Parfum – Die Geschichte Eines Mörders)'' * Mikhail Krichman '' (Izgnanie)'' * Fabio Zamarion (''

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European Screenwriter

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Eran Kolirin Eran Kolirin (Hebrew: ערן קולירין) (born 4 November 1973) is an Israeli screenwriter and film director. In 2004, he directed the feature-length television drama, ''The Long Journey''. His cinema directorial debut, ''The Band's Visit'' ( ...

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Peter Morgan Peter Julian Robin Morgan, (10 April 1963) is a British screenwriter and playwright. He is the playwright behind '' The Audience'' and '' Frost/Nixon'' and the screenwriter of ''The Queen'' (2006), '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), '' The Damned Unit ...

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European Composer

Alexandre Desplat Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, for his musical scores to the films '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and '' The Shape of Water'' ...

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Alex Heffes Alex Heffes (; born 2 September 1971) is a British film composer. His film scores include those for the BAFTA-winning '' Touching the Void'', and Oscar-winning movies ''One Day in September'', ''The Last King of Scotland'', and ''Inside Job''. He ...

'' (The Last King of Scotland)'' * Dejan Pejovic ('' Gucha'') *

Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films '' Run Lola Run'' (1998), ''Heaven'' (2002), '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer' ...

, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil '' (Das Parfum – Die Geschichte Eines Mörders)''

European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence

Uli Hanisch Uli may refer to: *Uli, Iran, a village *Uli, Anambra, a town in Nigeria *Uli I of Mali *Uli (design), by the Igbo people of Nigeria *Uli figure, from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea * Uli (food), a rice-based food * ISO 639 code for the Ulithian lan ...

for ''Production Design'' in '' (Das Parfum – Die Geschichte Eines Mörders)'' *

Annette Focks Annette Focks (born 28 August 1964) is a German musician and film score composer. She contributed to more than eighty films since 1997 including Night Train to Lisbon, Four Minutes and John Rabe. Education Annette Focks studied film score compos ...

Jörg Höhne Jörg or Joerg () is a German name, equivalent to George in English. * Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver * Jörg Frischmann, German Paralympian athlete * Jörg Haider, Austrian politician * Jörg Andrees Elten (also Swami Satyananda), Germ ...

Robin Pohle Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin **Forest ro ...

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Andreas Ruft Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

for ''Sound Effects'' in '' (Vier Minuten)'' *

Didier Lavergne Didier Lavergne is a French make-up artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Makeup as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup for his work in ''La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, wri ...

for ''Make up'' in ('' La Môme'') * Francesca Sartori for ''Costume'' in (''

Alatriste ''Alatriste'' is a 2006 Spanish epic historical fiction war film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, '' The Adventures of Captain Alatriste'' (). The film, which ...

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European Discovery 2007

* Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (''The Band's Visit'') by

Control Control may refer to: Basic meanings Economics and business * Control (management), an element of management * Control, an element of management accounting * Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization * Controlli ...

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner"' ...

* Gegenüber (''Counterparts'') by

Jan Bonny Jan Bonny (born 1979 in Düsseldorf) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and work Jan Bonny studied from 2000 to 2006 at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and finished his study with the screenplay for his award-winning feature ...

Takva ''Takva: A Man's Fear of God'' ( tr, Takva) is a 2006 Turkish language film directed by Özer Kızıltan. It was a Turkish and German co-production backed by Corazón International. The film was Turkey's official submission for the Academy Awa ...

(''A Man's Fear of God'') by Özer Kiziltan

European Documentary - Prix ARTE

*/ Am Limit (''To the Limit'') by

Pepe Danquart Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname. * People Mononyms *Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer *Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, ...

Belarusian Waltz Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

Andrzej Fidyk Andrzej Fidyk (born in 1953, Warsaw) is a Polish documentary filmmaker, producer, and professor of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. He is best known for work his 1989 documentary '' Defilada'' (''The Parade''), which depicts th ...

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama * ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...

by Heddy Honigmann */ Heitmatklänge (''Echoes of Home'') by

Stefan Schwietert Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise ''Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers'' (french: Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise) is a 2007 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh. In this film, the director examines prostitution in Cambodia. Release The film premiered in ...

(''Paper cannot Wrap up Embers'') by

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh ( km, ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. ...

* Malon 9 Kohavim (''9 Star Hotel'') by Ido Haar */ Meragel Hashampaniya (''The Champagne Spy'') by Nadav Schirman * Ou Est L’amour Dans La Palmeraie? (''Where is the Love in the Palmgrove?'') by Jérôme Le Maire * Razvod Po Albanski (''Divorce at the Albanian Style'') by Adela Peeva *

The Monastery ''The Monastery: a Romance'' (1820) is a historical novel by Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels. Set in the Scottish Borders in the 1550s on the eve of the Reformation, it is centred on Melrose Abbey. Composition and sources Scott had bee ...

by Pernille Rose Grønkjær

European Shortfilm - Prix UIP

*Prix UIP Ghent: ''Kwiz'' by Renaud Callebaut *Prix UIP Valladolid: ''Le Diner'' by Cécile Vernant *Prix UIP Angers: ''Adjustment'' by Ian Mackinnon *Prix UIP Rotterdam: // ''Amin'' by David Dusa *Prix UIP Berlin: ''Rotten Apple'' by Ralitza Petrova *Prix UIP Tampere: ''Dreams and Desires - Family Ties'' by

Joanna Quinn Joanna Lisa Quinn is an English independent film director and animator. Early life Quinn was born in Birmingham, England and grew up in North London. She went to school at Highgate Wood Secondary School and completed a foundation course in art ...

*Prix UIP Cracow: ''Dad'' by

Daniel Mulloy Daniel Mulloy (born 1977) is a British artist and filmmaker. Short films The work of Daniel Mulloy has often been defined by both its starkness and deceptive simplicity. Mulloy's short films have won over one hundred international festival awa ...

*Prix UIP Grimstad: ''Tommy'' by Ole Giæver *Prix UIP Vila Do Conde: ''Plot Point'' by

Nicolas Provost Nicolas Provost (born 1969, Ronse, Belgium) is a Belgian filmmaker and visual artist who lives and works in New York and Brussels. His works are in a number of collections, including The New Art Gallery Walsall and Birmingham Museum and Art G ...

*Prix UIP Edinburgh: ''Soft'' by Simon Ellis *Prix UIP Sarajevo: ''Tokyo Jim'' by Jamie Rafn *Prix UIP Venezia: ''Alumbramiento'' by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson *Prix UIP Drama: ''Salvador'' by Abdelatif Hwidar

People's Choice Award

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2 Days in Paris ''2 Days in Paris'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Julie Delpy, who also edited the film, composed the soundtrack and played the leading female role. The film also stars Adam Goldberg and Daniel Brühl. I ...

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Julie Delpy Julie Delpy (; born 21 December 1969) is a French-American actress, film director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She studied filmmaking at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films, includ ...

*'' 12:08 East of Bucharest'' by

Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu (; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Life and education Corneliu Porumboiu was born in Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania. He is the son of a former Romanian language teacher ...

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Agustín Díaz Yanes Agustín Díaz Yanes (born 1950, in Madrid) is a Spanish Goya Award-winning screenwriter and film director. Filmography Screenwriter * ''Al límite'' (1997) * '' Belmonte'' (1995) * '' Demasiado corazón'' (1992) * '' A solas contigo'' (1990 ...

*'' Black Book'' by

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...

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I Served the King of England ''I Served the King of England'' ( cs, Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále) is a novel by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. The story is set in Prague in the 1940s, during the Nazi occupation and early communism, and follows a young man who alterna ...

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Jiří Menzel Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these f ...

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Perfume Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent ...

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Joachim Trier Joachim Trier () (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian film director, best known for '' Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), ''Louder Than Bombs'' (2015), '' Thelma'' (2017), and '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021). For the latter film, h ...

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Olivier Dahan Olivier Dahan (born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, ''La Vie en rose'', was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language. ...

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