2012 European Film Awards – winners

Tonight in Malta, the European Film Academy held its ceremony for the 25th annual European Film Awards at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. The event was hosted by German comedienne Anke Engelke, her fourth year leading the show.

The big winner of the night was Michael Haneke's Amour (Love). It had been the frontrunner with six nominations. Its wins were for the top prizes of Best European Film, Director, Actor (Jean-Louis Trintignant), and Actress (Emmanuelle Riva).

Steve McQueen's Shame picked up two awards, winning for Cinematography and Editing. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy also picked up a pair of awards, winning for Composer and Production Designer.

Swedish producer Helena Danielsson was presented with the Prix Eurimages for European Co-Production. Dame Helen Mirren received the European Achievement in World Cinema Award. Bernardo Bertolucci will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominations for the 25th European Film Awards


Complete list of winners for the 25th European Film Awards

EUROPEAN FILM 2012
Amour (Love)
Austria / France / Germany, 127 min
written & directed by Michael Haneke
produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2012
Michael Haneke for Amour (Love)

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2012
Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (Love)

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2012
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour (Love)

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2012
Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for Jagten (The Hunt)

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2012
Sean Bobbitt for Shame

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2012
Joe Walker for Shame

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012
Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2012
Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI
Kauwboy
The Netherlands, 81 min
directed by Boudewijn Koole
written by Boudewijn Koole & Jolein Laarman
produced by Jan van der Zanden & Wilant Boekelman

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2012
Hiver nomade (Winter Nomads)
Switzerland, 90 min
directed by Manuel von Stürler
written by Claude Muret & Manuel von Stürler
produced by Elisabeth Garbar & Heinz Dill

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2012:
Alois Nebel
Czech Republic / Germany / Slovakia, 84 min
directed by Tomáš Luňák

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2012
Superman, Spiderman sau Batman (Superman, Spiderman or Batman)
Romania, 11 min, fiction
directed by Tudor Giurgiu

EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – PRIX EURIMAGES
Helena Danielsson, producer (Sweden)

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA AWARD
Dame Helen Mirren

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bernardo Bertolucci