The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on 6 December 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Winners and nominees Best European Actor Toni Servillo – Gomorrah (Gomorra) and Il Divo Michael Fassbender – Hunger Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen – Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen) James McAvoy – Atonement Jürgen Vogel – The Wave (Die Welle) Elmar Wepper – Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten – Hanami)
Best European Actress Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) Hiam Abbass – Lemon Tree Arta Dobroshi – The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna) Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky Belen Rueda – The Orphanage (El orfanato) Ursula Werner – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
Best European Composer Max Richter – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) – Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou) Dario Marianelli – Atonement Fernando Velázquez – The Orphanage (El orfanato)
Best European Director Matteo Garrone – Gomorrah (Gomorra) Laurent Cantet – The Class (Entre les murs) Andreas Dresen – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun) Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) Steve McQueen – Hunger Paolo Sorrentino – Il Divo
Best European Film English title Original title Director(s) Country Gomorrah Gomorra Matteo Garrone Italy Il Divo Paolo Sorrentino Italy The Class Entre les murs Laurent Cantet France Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh United Kingdom The Orphanage El orfanato Juan Antonio Bayona Spain Waltz with Bashir ואלס עם באשיר Ari Folman Israel, France, Germany
Best European Screenwriter Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano – Gomorrah (Gomorra) Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis – Lemon Tree Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir Paolo Sorrentino – Il Divo
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