This is a list of the winners of and nominees for the César Award for Best Film from the

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(''Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne''). The prize was awarded three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and was subsequently discontinued. In 2005, two films were honoured. A film qualified for the prize if it was shown at least seven days in a public cinema in the region of

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between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year.

Winners and nominees

2000s

2003 '' Talk to Her'' (''Hable con ella''), Spain, directed by Pedro Almodóvar :'' 11'9"01 September 11'', inter alia UK/France/USA/Iran, directed by inter alia

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ...

, Ken Loach, and Alejandro González Iñárritu :'' Gosford Park'', UK, directed by Robert Altman :'' The Man Without a Past'' (''Mies vailla menneisyyttä''), Finland, directed by Aki Kaurismäki :'' Sweet Sixteen'', UK, directed by Ken Loach 2004 '' Good Bye, Lenin!'', Germany, directed by Wolfgang Becker :'' Dogville'', Denmark, directed by

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series ''Secret Summer'', von Trier's career has spanned more than five decad ...

:'' The Magdalene Sisters'', UK/Ireland, directed by Peter Mullan :'' The Best of Youth'' (''La meglio gioventù''), Italy, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana :'' Respiro'', Italy/France, directed by Emanuele Crialese 2005 '' Ae Fond Kiss...'', UK/Belgium/Germany/Italy/Spain, directed by Ken Loach
'' Life Is a Miracle'' (''Život je čudo''), Serbia/France, directed by Emir Kusturica :'' Bad Education'' (''La mala educación''), Spain, directed by Pedro Almodóvar :'' Mondovino'', Argentina/France/Italy/USA, directed by Jonathan Nossiter :'' Saraband'', Sweden, directed by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...

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