38th European Film Awards
Berlin, Germany
Saturday, January 17, 2026



Best EUROPEAN FILM
Sentimental Value • NEON
(Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden)
Joachim Trier | Director
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers
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Afternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert Serra
Arco, dir. Ugo Bienvenu
Dog of God, dir. Raitis Ābele and Lauris Ābele
Fiume o Morte!, dir. Igor Bezinović
It Was Just an Accident, dir. Jafar Panahi
Little Amelie, dir. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake, dir. Irene Iborra Rizo
Riefenstahl, dir. Andres Veiel
Sirāt, dir. Oliver Laxe
Songs of Slow Burning Earth, dir. Olha Zhurba
Sound of Falling, dir. Mascha Schilinski
Tales From the Magic Garden, dir. David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, and Jean-Claude Rozec
The Voice of Hind Rajab, dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
With Hasan in Gaza, dir. Kamal Aljafari



BEST European Director
Joachim Trier
Sentimental Value • NEON
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers
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Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia
Oliver Laxe – Sirāt
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Mascha Schilinski – Sound of Falling



BEST European Screenwriter
Sentimental Value • NEON
Written by Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier
Joachim Trier | Director
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers
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It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi
La Grazia – Paolo Sorrentino
Sirāt – Santiago Fillol and Oliver Laxe
Sound of Falling – Mascha Schilinski and Louise Peter



BEST European Documentary
Fiume O Morte! • Icarus Films
(Croatia, Slovenia, Italy)
Igor Bezinović | Director
Vanja Jambrović, Tibor Keser, Erica Barbiani & Marina Gumzi | Producers
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Afternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert Serra
Riefenstahl, dir. Andres Veiel
Songs of Slow Burning Earth, dir. Olha Zhurba
With Hasan in Gaza, dir. Kamal Aljafari



BEST European Animated Feature Film
Arco • NEON
(France)
Ugo Bienvenu | Director
Félix De Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman & Ugo Bienvenu | Producers
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Dog of God, dir. Raitis Ābele and Lauris Ābele
Little Amelie, dir. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake, dir. Irene Iborra Rizo
Tales From the Magic Garden, dir. David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, and Jean-Claude Rozec



BEST European Short Film | PRIX VIMEO
CITY OF POETS • Near/by Film
(Netherlands)
Sara Rajaei | Director
Manon Bovenkerk | Producer
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Being John Smith
L’Avance
Man Number 4
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing



European Discovery | Prix Fipresci
On Falling • BBC Film
(United Kingdom, Portugal)
Laura Carreira | Director
Jack Thomas-O’Brien, Mário Patrocínio | Producers
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Little Trouble Girls, dir. Urška Djukić
My Father’s Shadow, dir. Akinola Davies Jr
One of Those Days When Hemme Dies, dir. Murat Fıratoğlu
Sauna, dir. Mathias Broe
Under the Grey Sky, dir. Mara Tamkovich



BEST European Actress
Renate Reinsve
Sentimental Value • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers
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Leonie Benesch – Late Shift
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – Duse
Léa Drucker – Case 137
Vicky Krieps – Love Me Tender



BEST European Actor
Stellan Skarsgård
Sentimental Value • NEON
Joachim Trier | Director
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers
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Sergi López – Sirāt
Mads Mikkelsen – The Last Viking
Toni Servillo – La Grazia
Idan Weiss – Franz



European Young Audience Award
Siblings • Making Movies
(Italy)
Greta Scarano | Director
Kaarle Aho, Kai Nordberg | Producers
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Arco, dir. Ugo Bienvenu
I Accidentally Wrote a Book, dir. Nóra Lakos



BEST EUROPEAN CASTING
SIRĀT • MUBI
Casting by Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo & María Rodrigo
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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Sentimental Value – Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman
Sound of Falling – Karimah El-Giamal & Jacqueline Rietz



BEST EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHY
SIRĀT • MUBI
Cinematography by Mauro Herce
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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Sound of Falling – Fabian Gamper
The Stranger – Manu Dacosse



BEST European Editing
SIRĀT • MUBI
Editing by Cristóbal Fernández
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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Bugonia – Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Die My Love – Toni Froschhammer



BEST European Production Design
SIRĀT • MUBI
Production Design by Laia Ateca
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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Bugonia – James Price
Sentimental Value – Jørgen Stangebye Larsen



BEST European Costume Design
SOUND OF FALLING • MUBI
Costume Design by Sabrina Krämer
Mascha Schilinski | Director
Lucas Schmidt, Lasse Scharpen | Producers
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Duse – Ursula Patzak
Franz – Michaela Horáčková Hořejší



BEST European Make-up & Hair
BUGONIA • Focus Features
Makeup & Hair by Torsten Witte
Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers
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Franz – Gabriela Poláková
Sound of Falling – Irina Schwarz & Anne-Marie Walther



BEST European Original Score
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Composed by Hania Rani
Joachim Trier | Director
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers
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Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
Sound of Falling – Michael Fiedler & Eike Hosenfeld



BEST European Sound
SIRĀT • MUBI
Sound by Laia Casanovas
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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Bugonia – Johnnie Burn
The Voice of Hind Rajab – Gwennolé Le Borgne, Marion Papinot, Lars Ginzel, Elias Boughedir & Amal Attia

— 38th Annual European Film Awards —
European Lifetime Achievement

Liv Ullmann
Actress | Filmmaker
Best Known for:
“Persona”
“Cries & Whispers”
“Scenes from a Marriage”

Alice Rohrwacher
Film Director | Screenwriter | Editor
Best Known for:
“La chimera”
“Happy as Lazzaro”
“Le pupille”

The European Film Academy
Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy now unites 4,400 European film professionals with the common aim of promoting Europe’s film culture. Throughout the year, the European Film Academy initiates and participates in a series of activities dealing with film politics as well as economic, artistic, and training aspects. The programme includes conferences, seminars and workshops, and a common goal is to build a bridge between creativity and the industry. Some of the European Film Academy’s events have already become an institution for encounters within the European film community.






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