19th European Film Awards

19th European Film Awards
DateDecember 2, 2006
SiteCentrum EXPO XXI, Warsaw, Poland
Hosted byMaciej Stuhr, Sophie Marceau
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Highlights
Best PictureThe Lives Of Others
Best DirectionPedro Almodóvar
Volver
Best ActorUlrich Mühe
The Lives Of Others
Best ActressPenélope Cruz
Volver
Most awardsVolver (4)[1]
Most nominationsVolver (6), The Lives Of Others
Television coverage
ChannelArte, TVP2

The 19th European Film Awards were presented on December 2, 2006 in Warsaw, Poland. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.

Awards

Best Film

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Lives of OthersDas Leben der AnderenFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckGermany
Breakfast on PlutoNeil JordanIreland, United Kingdom
Grbavica: Esma's SecretGrbavicaJasmila ŽbanićBosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, Croatia
The Road to GuantanamoMichael Winterbottom and Mat WhitecrossUnited Kingdom
VolverPedro AlmodóvarSpain
The Wind That Shakes the BarleyKen LoachIreland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain

Best Director

Director(s) English title Original title
Spain Pedro Almodóvar Volver
Denmark Susanne Bier After the Wedding Efter brylluppet
Germany Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen
United Kingdom Michael Winterbottom
United Kingdom Mat Whitecross
The Road to Guantanamo
United Kingdom Ken Loach The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Best Screenwriter

Screenwriter(s) English title Original title
Germany Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen
Romania Corneliu Porumboiu 12:08 East of Bucharest A fost sau n-a fost?
United Kingdom Paul Laverty The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Spain Pedro Almodóvar Volver

Best Actor

Actor English title Original title
Germany Ulrich Mühe The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen
Denmark Mads Mikkelsen After the Wedding Efter brylluppet
Republic of Ireland Cillian Murphy Breakfast on Pluto
Denmark Jesper Christensen Manslaughter Drabet
France Patrick Chesnais Not Here to Be Loved Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé
Italy Silvio Orlando The Caiman Il caimano

Best Actress

Actress English title Original title
Spain Penelope Cruz Volver
Serbia Mirjana Karanović Grbavica: Esma's Secret Grbavica
Germany Sandra Hüller Requiem
Germany Martina Gedeck The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen
Canada Sarah Polley The Secret Life of Words La vida secreta de las palabras

Best Documentary

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Into Great SilenceDie große StillePhilip GröningGermany
37 Uses for a Dead SheepBen HopkinsUnited Kingdom
Dreaming by NumbersAnna BucchettiNetherlands
Grandmother's HouseLa casa de mi abuelaAdan AllagaSpain
Maradona, the Golden KidMaradona, un gamin en orJean-Christophe RoséFrance
The Cemetery Clubמועדון בית הקברותTali ShemeshIsrael
The Fisherman and the Dancing GirlРыбак и танцовщицаValeriy SolominRussia
Our Daily BreadUnser täglich BrotNikolaus GeyrhalterAustria

European Discovery

English title Original title Director(s) Country
13 Tzameti Georgia (country) Géla Babluani France
Fresh Air Friss levegö Hungary Ágnes Kocsis Hungary
Pingpong Germany Matthias Luthardt Germany
Retrieval Z odzysku Slawomir Fabicki Poland

Best Cinematographer

Cinematographer(s) English title Original title
United Kingdom Barry Ackroyd The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Spain José Luis Alcaine Volver
Finland Timo Salminen Lights in the Dusk Laitakaupungin valot
United Kingdom Roman Osin Pride & Prejudice

Best Composer

Editor(s) English title Original title
Spain Alberto Iglesias Volver
Finland Tuomas Kantelinen Mother of Mine Äideistä parhain
Italy Dario Marianelli Pride & Prejudice
LebanonFrance Gabriel Yared
France Stéphane Moucha
The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen

References

  1. ↑ "Europejska Akademia Filmowa 2006 - Filmweb".