18th European Film Awards

18th European Film Awards
Date	December 3, 2005
Site	Treptow Arena, Berlin, Germany
Hosted by	Heino Ferch
Organized by	European Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture	Hidden
Best Direction	Michael Haneke Hidden
Best Actor	Daniel Auteuil Hidden
Best Actress	Julia Jentsch Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
Most awards	Hidden (5)
Most nominations	Hidden (8)
Television coverage
Channel	Arte

The 18th European Film Awards were presented on December 3, 2005 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.

Winners and nominees

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
Best Film
Hidden	Caché	Michael Haneke	France, Austria, Germany, Italy
Brothers	Brødre	Susanne Bier	Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway
Don't Come Knocking	—N/a	Wim Wenders	Germany
The Child	L'enfant	Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne	Belgium, France
My Summer of Love	—N/a	Pawel Pawlikowski	United Kingdom
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days	Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage	Marc Rothemund	Germany

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Director
Michael Haneke	Hidden	Caché
Susanne Bier	Brothers	Brødre
Roberto Faenza	Come into the Light	Alla luce del sole
Wim Wenders	Don't Come Knocking	—N/a
Álex de la Iglesia	Ferpect Crime	Crimen Ferpecto
Pawel Pawlikowski	My Summer of Love	—N/a
Cristi Puiu	The Death of Mr. Lazarescu	Moartea Domnului Lazarescu

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Screenwriter
Hany Abu-Assad Bero Beyer	Paradise Now	الجنّة الآن
Mark O'Halloran	Adam & Paul	—N/a
Anders Thomas Jensen	Adam's Apples	Adams æbler
	Brothers	Brødre
Dani Levy Holger Franke	Go for Zucker!	Alles auf Zucker!
Michael Haneke	Hidden	Caché
Cristi Puiu Razvan Radulescu	The Death of Mr. Lazarescu	Moartea Domnului Lazarescu

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Actor
Daniel Auteuil	Hidden	Caché
Ulrich Thomsen	Brothers	Brødre
Henry Hübchen	Go for Zucker!	Alles auf Zucker!
Romain Duris	The Beat That My Heart Skipped	De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté
Jérémie Renier	The Child	L'enfant
Ulrich Matthes	The Ninth Day	Der neunte tag

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Actress
Julia Jentsch	Sophie Scholl – The Final Days	Sophie Scholl – Die Letzten Tage
Audrey Tautou	A Very Long Engagement	Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Connie Nielsen	Brothers	Brødre
Juliette Binoche	Hidden	Caché
Judi Dench	Ladies in Lavender	—N/a
Maggie Smith		—N/a
Natalie Press	My Summer of Love	—N/a
Sandra Ceccarelli	The Life That I Want	La vita che vorrei

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
European Discovery – FIPRESCI Award
Accused	Anklaget	Jacob Thuesen	Denmark
4	—N/a	Ilya Khrzhanovsky	Russia
Alice	—N/a	Marco Martins	Portugal
Stranger	Ono	Malgorzata Szumowska	Germany Poland
When the Sea Rises	Quand la mer monte	Yolande Moreau and Gilles Porte	France Belgium
Saimir	—N/a	Francesco Munzi	Italy
Uno	—N/a	Aksel Hennie	Norway

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Cinematographer
Franz Lustig	Don't Come Knocking	—N/a
Bruno Delbonnel	A Very Long Engagement	Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Gyuda Pados	Fateless	Sorstalanság
Anthony Dod Mantle	Manderlay	—N/a
Ryszard Lenczewski	My Summer of Love	—N/a

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Editor
Michael Hudecek Nadine Muse	Hidden	Caché
Hervé Schneid	A Very Long Engagement	Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Peter Przygodda	Don't Come Knocking	—N/a

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Production Designer
Aline Bonetto	A Very Long Engagement	Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Peter Grant	Manderlay	—N/a
Jana Karen	Sophie Scholl – The Final Days	Sophie Scholl – Die Letzten Tage

Nominee	English title	Original title
Best Composer
Rupert Gregson-Williams Andrea Guerra	Hotel Rwanda	—N/a
Stefan Nilsson	As It Is in Heaven	Så som i himmelen
Ennio Morricone	Fateless	Sorstalanság
Johan Söderqvist	Brothers	Brødre
Joachim Holbek	Manderlay	—N/a
Cryil Morin	The Syrian Bride	הכלה הסורית

External links

• European Film Academy Archive