European Film Awards 2011

The 24th European Film Awards – The Winners

Steven Yates reports on the award ceremony

More than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy — filmmakers from across Europe — voted for this year's European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented:

European Film 2011
Melancholia, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
written & directed by Lars von Trier
produced by Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth

European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World (Hævnen), Denmark

European Actress 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk about Kevin, UK

European Actor 2011
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech

European Screenwriter 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for The Kid with a Bike (Le Gamin Au Velo), Belgium

Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2011
Manuel Alberto Claro for Melancholia

European Editor 2011
Tariq Anwar for The King’s Speech

European Production Designer 2011
Jette Lehmann for Melancholia

European Composer 2011
Ludovic Bource for The Artist, France

European Discovery 2011 — Prix FIPRESCI
Oxygen (Adem) by Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium/Netherlands (see photo on this page)
written by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem & Hans Van Nuffel
produced by Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Joost De Vries,
Leontine Petit & Marleen Slot

European Film Academy Documentary — Prix ARTE 2011
Pina by Wim Wenders, Germany

European Film Academy Animated Feature Film 2011
Chico & Rita by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba, Spain/UK

European Film Academy Short Film 2011
The Wholly Family by Terry Gilliam, Italy

European Co-Production Award - Prix Eurimages 2011
Mariela Besuievsky, Spain

European Achievement In World Cinema 2011
Mads Mikkelsen, Denmark

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 
Stephen Frears, UK

European Film Academy Special Honorary Award 
Michel Piccoli, France

People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2011
The King’s Speech directed by Tom Hooper, UK
written by David Seidler
produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman & Gareth Unwin

Source: European Film Academy
Berlin, 3 December 2011

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