The 24th European Film Awards were presented on 3 December 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by the over 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.
Winners and nominees The nominations for the 24th European Film Awards were announced on 5 November.
Best Film English title Original title Director(s) Production countryMelancholia Melancholia Lars von Trier Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Germany, FranceThe Artist The Artist Michel Hazanavicius FranceThe Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne Belgium, France, ItalyIn a Better World Hævnen Susanne Bier Denmark, SwedenThe King's Speech The King's Speech Tom Hooper Great BritainLe Havre Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki Finland, France, Germany
Best Director Director(s) Nationality English title Original titleSusanne Bier Denmark In a Better World HævnenJean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne Belgium The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au véloAki Kaurismäki Finland Le Havre Le HavreBéla Tarr Hungary The Turin Horse A torinói lóLars von Trier Denmark Melancholia Melancholia
Best Actress Actress Nationality English title Original titleTilda Swinton Great Britain We Need to Talk about Kevin We Need to Talk about KevinKirsten Dunst Germany and United States Melancholia MelancholiaCécile de France Belgium The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au véloCharlotte Gainsbourg France and Great Britain Melancholia MelancholiaNadezhda Markina Russia Elena Елена
Best Actor Actor Nationality English title Original titleColin Firth Great Britain The King's Speech The King's SpeechJean Dujardin France The Artist The ArtistMikael Persbrandt Sweden In a Better World HævnenMichel Piccoli France We Have a Pope Habemus PapamAndré Wilms France Le Havre Le Havre
Best Screenwriter Writer(s) Nationality English title Original titleJean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne Belgium The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au véloAnders Thomas Jensen Denmark In a Better World HævnenAki Kaurismäki Finland Le Havre Le HavreLars von Trier Denmark Melancholia Melancholia
Best Cinematographer Cinematographer Nationality English title Original titleManuel Alberto Claro Denmark Melancholia MelancholiaFred Kelemen Germany and Hungary The Turin Horse A torinói lóGuillaume Schiffman France The Artist The ArtistAdam Sikora Poland Essential Killing Essential Killing
Best Editor Editor Nationality English title Original titleTariq Anwar India and Great Britain The King's Speech The King's SpeechMathilde Bonnefoy France Three Drei Denmark Melancholia Melancholia
Best Production Designer Production Designer Nationality English title Original title Denmark Melancholia Melancholia Italy We Have a Pope Habemus Papam Spain The Skin I Live In La piel que habito
Best Composer Composer Nationality English title Original titleLudovic Bource France The Artist The ArtistAlexandre Desplat France The King's Speech The King's SpeechAlberto Iglesias Spain The Skin I Live In La piel que habitoiMihály Víg Hungary The Turin Horse A torinói ló
Best Documentary English title Original title Director(s) Production countryPina Pina Wim Wenders GermanyPosition Among the Stars Stand van de Sterren Leonard Retel Helmrich Netherlands ¡Vivan las Antipodas! Viktor Kossakovsky Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Chile
Best Animated Feature Film The nominees for Best Animated Feature Film were selected by a committee consisting of EFA Board Members and representatives from the European Association of Animation Film. English title Original title Director(s) Production countryChico and Rita Chico & Rita Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba Spain and Isle of ManThe Rabbi's Cat Le Chat du rabbin Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar FranceA Cat in Paris Une vie de chat Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol France, Belgium
Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI The nominees for best feature-film debut were selected by a committee consisting of representatives from EFA and the International Federation of Film Critics. English title Original title Director(s) Production countryOxygen Adem Belgium and the NetherlandsBreathing Atmen Karl Markovics AustriaMichael Michael Markus Schleinzer AustriaNothing's All Bad Smukke menesker DenmarkTilva Roš Tilva Roš Nikola Ležaić Serbia
Best Short Film The nominees for Best Short Film were selected by independent juries at a series of film festivals throughout Europe. English title Original title Director(s) Production countryThe Wholly Family The Wholly Family Terry Gilliam ItalyBerik Berik Daniel Borgman DenmarkLittle Children, Big Words Små barn, stora ord SwedenIncident by a Bank Händelse vid bank Ruben Östlund SwedenDerby Derby RomaniaJessi Jessi GermanyThe Wolves I lupi Italy and NetherlandsThe Unliving Återfödelsen SwedenSilent River Apele tac Anca Miruna Lăzărescu Germany and RomaniaPaparazzi Paparazzi PolandThe Great Race La gran carrera Kote Camacho SpainDimanches Dimanches BelgiumOut Tse Roee Rosen IsraelFrozen Stories Opowieści z chłodni Grzegorz Jaroszuk PolandHypercrisis Hypercrisis Austria
People's Choice Award The winner of the People's Choice Award was selected by online votes. English title Original title Director(s) Production countryThe King's Speech The King's Speech Tom Hooper Great BritainAnimals United Konferenz der Tiere and GermanyEven the Rain También la lluvia Icíar Bollaín SpainIn a Better World Hævnen Susanne Bier Denmark and SwedenLittle White Lies Les Petits Mouchoirs Guillaume Canet FrancePotiche Potiche François Ozon France and BelgiumUnknown Unknown Jaume Collet-Serra Germany, United States, Great BritainWelcome to the South Benvenuti al Sud Luca Miniero Italy
See also 2011 in film Cinema of Europe List of film awards
References
External links List of films in selection , press release from the European Film Academy