European Film Award for Best Film
| European Film Award for Best Film | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best European Film of the Year |
| Presented by | European Film Academy |
| First award | A Short Film About Killing (1988) |
| Currently held by | Sentimental Value (2025) |
| Website | europeanfilmacademy |
European Film Award for Best Film is one of the annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy to recognize the best in European filmmaking. It was first awarded in 1988 with Polish film A Short Film About Killing, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, being the first recipient of the award.
Directors Gianni Amelio, Lars von Trier and Michael Haneke have received the most wins in this category with three wins each, while Pedro Almodóvar is the most nominated director with seven nominations, winning twice. Maren Ade was the first female director to win the award, receiving it for Toni Erdmann in 2016.
Winners and nominees
1980s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 (1st) |
A Short Film About Killing | Krótki film o zabijaniu | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Poland |
| Goodbye Children | Au revoir les enfants | Louis Malle | France, West Germany | |
| The Animated Forest | El bosque animado | José Luis Cuerda | Spain | |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | Terence Davies | United Kingdom | ||
| Wings of Desire | Der Himmel über Berlin | Wim Wenders | West Germany, France | |
| Jacob | Iacob | Mircea Daneliuc | Romania | |
| Pelle the Conqueror | Pelle Erobreren / Pelle Erövraren | Bille August | Denmark, Sweden | |
| 1989 (2nd) |
Landscape in the Mist | Topio stin omichli | Theodoros Angelopoulos | Greece, France, Italy |
| The Midas Touch | Eldorádó | Géza Bereményi | Hungary | |
| Magnus | Þráinn Bertelsson | Iceland | ||
| Recollections of the Yellow House | Recordações da Casa Amarela | João César Monteiro | Portugal | |
| High Hopes | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom | ||
| Little Vera | Маленькая Вера | Vasili Pichul | Soviet Union | |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (33rd) [1][2] |
Another Round | Druk | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | Burhan Qurbani | Germany, Netherlands | ||
| Corpus Christi | Boże Ciało | Jan Komasa | Poland, France | |
| Martin Eden | Pietro Marcello | Italy, France | ||
| The Painted Bird | Nabarvené ptáče | Václav Marhoul | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine | |
| Undine | Christian Petzold | Germany, France | ||
| 2021 (34th) [3][4] |
Quo Vadis, Aida? | Jasmila Žbanić | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Netherlands, France, Poland, Norway, Germany, Romania, Turkey | |
| Compartment No. 6 | Hytti nro 6 | Juho Kuosmanen | Finland, Estonia, Germany | |
| The Father | Florian Zeller | United Kingdom, France | ||
| The Hand of God | È stata la mano di Dio | Paolo Sorrentino | Italy | |
| Titane | Julia Ducournau | France, Belgium | ||
| 2022 (35th) [5] |
Triangle of Sadness | Ruben Östlund | Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom | |
| Alcarràs | Carla Simón | Spain, Italy | ||
| Close | Lukas Dhont | Belgium, France, Netherlands | ||
| Corsage | Marie Kreutzer | Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France | ||
| Holy Spider | عنکبوت مقدس | Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France | |
| 2023 (36th) [6] |
Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Justine Triet | France |
| Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, Germany | |
| Green Border | Zielona granica | Agnieszka Holland | Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Poland | |
| Io Capitano | Matteo Garrone | Belgium, Italy | ||
| The Zone of Interest | Jonathan Glazer | Poland, United Kingdom | ||
| 2024 (37th) [7] |
Emilia Pérez | Jacques Audiard | France | |
| The Room Next Door | La habitación de al lado | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | |
| The Seed of the Sacred Fig | دانهی انجیر معابد | Mohammad Rasoulof | Germany, France | |
| The Substance | Coralie Fargeat | United Kingdom, France | ||
| Vermiglio | Maura Delpero | Italy, France, Belgium | ||
| 2025 (38th) [8] |
Sentimental Value | Affeksjonsverdi | Joachim Trier | Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| It Was Just an Accident | یک تصادف ساده | Jafar Panahi | France, Luxembourg | |
| Sirāt | Óliver Laxe | Spain, France | ||
| Sound of Falling | In die Sonne schauen | Mascha Schilinski | Germany | |
| The Voice of Hind Rajab | صوت هند رجب | Kaouther Ben Hania | France | |
Record holders
| Achievement | Holder | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins (by country) | Italy (7) | 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2008, 2013, 2015 |
| Most wins (by country) including co-productions | Germany (11) | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2021 |
| Most nominations (by country) | France (38) | 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Most nominations (by country) including co-productions | France (63) | 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Most wins for Best Film (by director) | Gianni Amelio (3) Lars von Trier (3) Michael Haneke (3) |
1990, 1992, 1994 1996, 2000, 2011 2005, 2009, 2012 |
| Most nominations for Best Film (by director) | Pedro Almodóvar (8) |
1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2019, 2024 |
References
- ↑ Grater, Tom (November 10, 2020). "European Film Award Nominations: 'Another Round', 'Corpus Christi', 'Martin Eden' Lead The Way". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (December 12, 2020). "'Another Round' Wins 2020 European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ↑ "European Film Awards Nominations 2021". European Film Academy. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "34th EFA Awards". European Film Academy. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (2022-11-08). "'Close', 'Holy Spider' & 'Triangle Of Sadness' Lead European Film Awards Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (2023-12-09). "Justine Triet's 'Anatomy Of A Fall' Sweeps European Film Awards Winning Best Film, Director, Screenplay & Actress For Sandra Hüller – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ↑ "Winners". European Film Academy. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (18 November 2025). "Nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
External links
- Nominees and winners Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine at the European Film Academy website
