European Film Awards
With six awards, the film SENTIMENTAL VALUE was the winner with most awards. The show was distributed through 49 broadcast and livestream partners from 29 countries across Europe. For the first time, the awards show took place more prominently in the international awards season just after the Golden Globes and during the Oscar nomination voting period. The awards show is the glamorous highlight and conclusion of the European Award Season that kicked off in November. Under the header “why do we love cinema?” the show was an artistic experience, co-created by Irish-Scottish filmmaker Mark Cousins together with the creative team of the Academy, German film composer Dascha Dauenhauer and theatre director Robert Lehniger.
With six awards, the film SENTIMENTAL VALUE was the winner with most awards. The show was distributed through 49 broadcast and livestream partners from 29 countries across Europe. For the first time, the awards show took place more prominently in the international awards season just after the Golden Globes and during the Oscar nomination voting period. The awards show is the glamorous highlight and conclusion of the European Award Season that kicked off in November. Under the header “why do we love cinema?” the show was an artistic experience, co-created by Irish-Scottish filmmaker Mark Cousins together with the creative team of the Academy, German film composer Dascha Dauenhauer and theatre director Robert Lehniger.
European Film
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Directed by Joachim Trier
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
European Animated Feature Film
ARCO
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu
France
European Documentary
FIUME O MORTE!
Directed by Igor Bezinović
Croatia, Slovenia, Italy
European Director
Joachim Trier SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
European Actress
Renate Reinsve SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
European Actor
Stellan Skarsgård SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
European Screenwriter
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
European Sound Designer
Yasmina Praderas, Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas SIRĀT (SIRÂT)
Spain, France
European Young Audience Award
SIBLINGS (LA VITA DA GRANDI)
Directed by Greta Scarano
Italy
European Composer (Original Score)
Hania Rani SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
ON FALLING
Directed by Laura Carreira
United Kingdom, Portugal
LUX AUDIENCE AWARD
DEAF (SORDA)
Directed by Eva Libertad
Spain
European Short Film – Prix Vimeo
CITY OF POETS
Directed by Sara Rajaei
Netherlands
Categories
SENTIMENTAL VALUE(AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Directed by Joachim Trier
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE(TARDES DE SOLEDAD)
Directed by Albert Serra
Spain, France
ARCO
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu
France
DOG OF GOD(DIEVA SUNS)
Directed by Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele
Latvia, United States
FIUME O MORTE!
Directed by Igor Bezinović
Croatia, Slovenia, Italy
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT(UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT)
Directed by Jafar Panahi
France, Iran, Luxembourg
LITTLE AMELIE(AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES)
Directed by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
France
OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE(L'OLÍVIA I EL TERRATRÈMOL INVISIBLE)
Directed by Irene Iborra Rizo
Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile
RIEFENSTAHL
Directed by Andres Veiel
Germany
SIRĀT(SIRÂT)
Directed by Oliver Laxe
Spain, France
SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH(ПІСНІ ЗЕМЛІ, ЩО ПОВІЛЬНО ГОРИТЬ)
Directed by Olha Zhurba
Ukraine, France, Denmark, Sweden
SOUND OF FALLING(IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)
Directed by Mascha Schilinski
Germany
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN(POHÁDKY PO BABIČCE)
Directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
France, Tunisia
WITH HASAN IN GAZA
Directed by Kamal Aljafari
Germany
ARCO
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu
France
DOG OF GOD(DIEVA SUNS)
Directed by Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele
Latvia, United States
LITTLE AMELIE(AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES)
Directed by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
France
OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE(L'OLÍVIA I EL TERRATRÈMOL INVISIBLE)
Directed by Irene Iborra Rizo
Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN(POHÁDKY PO BABIČCE)
Directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France
FIUME O MORTE!
Directed by Igor Bezinović
Croatia, Slovenia, Italy
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE(TARDES DE SOLEDAD)
Directed by Albert Serra
Spain, France
RIEFENSTAHL
Directed by Andres Veiel
Germany
SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH(ПІСНІ ЗЕМЛІ, ЩО ПОВІЛЬНО ГОРИТЬ)
Directed by Olha Zhurba
Ukraine, France, Denmark, Sweden
WITH HASAN IN GAZA
Directed by Kamal Aljafari
Germany
Eskil Vogt, Joachim TrierSENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Gwennolé Le Borgne, Marion Papinot, Lars Ginzel, Elias Boughedir, Amal AttiaTHE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
France, Tunisia
SIBLINGS(LA VITA DA GRANDI)
Directed by Greta Scarano
Italy
ARCO
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu
France
I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE A BOOK(VÉLETLENÜL ÍRTAM EGY KÖNYVET)
Directed by Nóra Lakos
Hungary, Netherlands
Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy KaufmanSENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
ON FALLING
Directed by Laura Carreira
United Kingdom, Portugal
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS(KAJ TI JE DEKLICA)
Directed by Urška Djukić
Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia
MY FATHER'S SHADOW
Directed by Akinola Davies Jr
United Kingdom, Nigeria
ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES(HEMME'NİN ÖLDÜĞÜ GÜNLERDEN BİRİ)
Directed by Murat Fıratoğlu
Turkey, Germany
SAUNA
Directed by Mathias Broe
Denmark
UNDER THE GREY SKY(POD SZARYM NIEBEM)
Directed by Mara Tamkovich
Poland
DEAF(SORDA)
Directed by Eva Libertad
Spain
CHRISTY
Directed by Brendan Canty
Ireland, United Kingdom
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT(UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT)
Directed by Jafar Panahi
France, Iran, Luxembourg
LOVE ME TENDER
Directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet
France
SENTIMENTAL VALUE(AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Directed by Joachim Trier
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
CITY OF POETS
Directed by Sara Rajaei
Netherlands
BEING JOHN SMITH
Directed by John Smith
United Kingdom
L'AVANCE
Directed by Djiby Kebe
France
MAN NUMBER 4
Directed by Miranda Pennell
United Kingdom
THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING
Directed by Theo Panagopoulos
United Kingdom
Feature Film Selection 2026
BEARCAVE(ΑΡΚΟΥΔΌΤΡΥΠΑ)
Directed by Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
Greece, United Kingdom
Feature Film Selection 2026
BUGONIA
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
United Kingdom, United States, Korea (South)
Feature Film Selection 2026
CASE 137(DOSSIER 137)
Directed by Dominik Moll
France
Feature Film Selection 2026
CHRISTY
Directed by Brendan Canty
Ireland, United Kingdom
Feature Film Selection 2026
DEAF(SORDA)
Directed by Eva Libertad
Spain
Feature Film Selection 2026
DIE MY LOVE
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
United Kingdom, United States, Canada
Feature Film Selection 2026
DREAMS(DRØMMER)
Directed by Dag Johan Haugerud
Norway
Feature Film Selection 2026
DUSE
Directed by Pietro Marcello
Italy, France
Feature Film Selection 2026
FATHER(OTEC)
Directed by Tereza Nvotová
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland
Feature Film Selection 2026
FRANZ
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Czech Republic, Germany, Poland
Feature Film Selection 2026
FUORI(FUORI)
Directed by Mario Martone
Italy, France
Feature Film Selection 2026
I ONLY REST IN THE STORM(O RISO E A FACA)
Directed by Pedro Pinho
Portugal, France, Brazil, Romania
Feature Film Selection 2026
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT(UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT)
Directed by Jafar Panahi
France, Iran, Luxembourg
Feature Film Selection 2026
LA GRAZIA
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Italy
Feature Film Selection 2026
LATE SHIFT(HELDIN)
Directed by Petra Volpe
Switzerland, Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS(KAJ TI JE DEKLICA)
Directed by Urška Djukić
Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia
Feature Film Selection 2026
LOVE ME TENDER
Directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet
France
Feature Film Selection 2026
LOVEABLE(ELSKLING)
Directed by Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Norway
Feature Film Selection 2026
MASPALOMAS
Directed by Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi
Spain
Feature Film Selection 2026
MILK TEETH(DINTI DE LAPTE)
Directed by Mihai Mincan
Romania, France, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria
Feature Film Selection 2026
MIRRORS NO. 3(MIROIRS NO. 3)
Directed by Christian Petzold
Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
MOTHER
Directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska
North Macedonia, Belgium
Feature Film Selection 2026
ON FALLING
Directed by Laura Carreira
United Kingdom, Portugal
Feature Film Selection 2026
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA
Directed by Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser
France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal, Qatar, Jordan
Feature Film Selection 2026
ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES(HEMME'NİN ÖLDÜĞÜ GÜNLERDEN BİRİ)
Directed by Murat Fıratoğlu
Turkey, Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
PALESTINE 36
Directed by Annemarie Jacir
Palestine, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Norway
Feature Film Selection 2026
PILLION
Directed by Harry Lighton
United Kingdom
Feature Film Selection 2026
ROMERIA(ROMERÍA)
Directed by Carla Simón
Spain, Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
SENTIMENTAL VALUE(AFFEKSJONSVERDI)
Directed by Joachim Trier
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Feature Film Selection 2026
SILENT FRIEND
Directed by Ildikó Enyedi
Germany, France, Hungary
Feature Film Selection 2026
SIRĀT(SIRÂT)
Directed by Oliver Laxe
Spain, France
Feature Film Selection 2026
SLEEPLESS CITY(CIUDAD SIN SUEÑO)
Directed by Guillermo Galoe
Spain, France
Feature Film Selection 2026
SOUND OF FALLING(IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)
Directed by Mascha Schilinski
Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
SUNDAYS(LOS DOMINGOS)
Directed by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spain
Feature Film Selection 2026
THE LAST VIKING(DEN SIDSTE VIKING)
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
Denmark, Sweden
Feature Film Selection 2026
THE LITTLE SISTER(LA PETITE DERNIÈRE)
Directed by Hafsia Herzi
France, Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS(ÁSTIN SEM EFTIR ER)
Directed by Hlynur Pálmason
Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France
Feature Film Selection 2026
THE NORTH
Directed by Bart Schrijver
Netherlands
Feature Film Selection 2026
THE STRANGER(L'ÉTRANGER)
Directed by François Ozon
France
Feature Film Selection 2026
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
France, Tunisia
Feature Film Selection 2026
TWO PROSECUTORS
Directed by Sergei Loznitsa
France, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania
Feature Film Selection 2026
WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS(WAS MARIELLE WEISS)
Directed by Frédéric Hambalek
Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
YES(כן)
Directed by Nadav Lapid
France, Israel, Cyprus, Germany
Feature Film Selection 2026
YOUNG MOTHERS(JEUNES MÈRES)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Belgium, France
Documentary Film Selection 2026
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE(TARDES DE SOLEDAD)
Directed by Albert Serra
Spain, France
Documentary Film Selection 2026
AN AMERICAN PASTORAL(UNE PASTORALE AMERICAINE)
Directed by Auberi Edler
France
Documentary Film Selection 2026
ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
Directed by Lemohang Mosese
France, Lesotho, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Documentary Film Selection 2026
FIUME O MORTE!
Directed by Igor Bezinović
Croatia, Slovenia, Italy
Documentary Film Selection 2026
FLOPHOUSE AMERICA
Directed by Monica Strømdahl
Norway, Netherlands, United States
Documentary Film Selection 2026
GOOD VALLEY STORIES(HISTORIAS DEL BUEN VALLE)
Directed by Jose Luis Guerin
Spain, France
Documentary Film Selection 2026
HAIR, PAPER, WATER...(TÓC, GIẤY VÀ NƯỚC...)
Directed by Nicolas Graux, Minh Quý Trương
Belgium, France, Vietnam
Documentary Film Selection 2026
LISTEN TO THE VOICES(KOUTÉ VWA)
Directed by Maxime Jean-Baptiste
Belgium, France
Documentary Film Selection 2026
MEMORY
Directed by Vladlena Sandu
France, Netherlands
Documentary Film Selection 2026
MILITANTROPOS
Directed by Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi
Ukraine, Austria, France
Documentary Film Selection 2026
RIEFENSTAHL
Directed by Andres Veiel
Germany
Documentary Film Selection 2026
SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH(ПІСНІ ЗЕМЛІ, ЩО ПОВІЛЬНО ГОРИТЬ)
Directed by Olha Zhurba
Ukraine, France, Denmark, Sweden
Documentary Film Selection 2026
THE SHARDS(ОСКОЛКИ)
Directed by Masha Chernaya
Georgia, Germany
Documentary Film Selection 2026
TWST / THINGS WE SAID TODAY
Directed by Andrei Ujică
France, Romania
Documentary Film Selection 2026
WITH HASAN IN GAZA
Directed by Kamal Aljafari
Germany
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
ARCO
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu
France
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
BALENTES
Directed by Giovanni Columbu
Italy, Germany
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
CHECKERED NINJA 3(TERNET NINJA 3)
Directed by Anders Matthesen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen
Denmark
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
DANDELION'S ODYSSEY(PLANETES)
Directed by Momoko Seto
France
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
DOG OF GOD(DIEVA SUNS)
Directed by Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele
Latvia, United States
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
LITTLE AMELIE(AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES)
Directed by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
France
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE(L'OLÍVIA I EL TERRATRÈMOL INVISIBLE)
Directed by Irene Iborra Rizo
Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile
Animated Feature Film Selection 2026
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN(POHÁDKY PO BABIČCE)
Directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
A BEAR REMEMBERS
Directed by Zhang & Knight
United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
APRIL TUNE(SOL MENOR)
Directed by André Silva Santos
Portugal
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
BEING JOHN SMITH
Directed by John Smith
United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
CITY OF POETS
Directed by Sara Rajaei
Netherlands
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
COMMON PEAR
Directed by Gregor Božič
Slovenia, United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
DADDY'S LITTLE SCRATCH(ТАТОВА ПОДРЯПИНКА)
Directed by Yehor Harmash
Ukraine
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
DULL SPOTS OF GREENISH COLOURS
Directed by Sasha Svirsky
Germany
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
GRANDMAMAUNTSISTERCAT
Directed by Zuza Banasińska
Netherlands, Poland
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
HOW ARE YOU?(COMMENT ÇA VA?)
Directed by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
France
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
I BELIEVE THE PORTRAIT SAVED ME(MUA BESOJ MË SHPËTOJ PORTRETI)
Directed by Alban Muja
Kosovo, Netherlands
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
I'M GLAD YOU'RE DEAD NOW
Directed by Tawfeek Barhom
France, Greece, Palestine
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
L'AVANCE
Directed by Djiby Kebe
France
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
LA DURMIENTE
Directed by Maria Inês Gonçalves
Portugal, Spain
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
LEFT-HANDED PEN(TUŠINUKAS)
Directed by Adas Burkšaitis
Lithuania
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
LOOKING SHE SAID I FORGET
Directed by Naomi Pacifique
Netherlands, Switzerland
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
LOYNES
Directed by Dorian Jespers
Belgium, France, North Macedonia, United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
MAN NUMBER 4
Directed by Miranda Pennell
United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
MASTERPIECE MOMMY
Directed by Dorothea Sing Zhang
United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
O
Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Iceland, Sweden
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
RIO REMAINS BEAUTIFUL(O RIO DE JANEIRO CONTINUA LINDO)
Directed by Felipe Casanova
Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
STOMACH BUG
Directed by Matty Crawford
United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
THE EGGREGORES' THEORY
Directed by Andrea Gatopoulos
Italy
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING
Directed by Theo Panagopoulos
United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
THE IDEA OF AN ISLAND(LA IDEA DE UNA ISLA)
Directed by Carmen Pedrero
Spain
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
THE LAST PEOPLE(DIE LETZTEN MENSCHEN)
Directed by Nicolás Pindeus
Austria
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
THE LIFELINE(LA LIGNE DE VIE)
Directed by Hugo Becker
France
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
THE SPECTACLE
Directed by Bálint Kenyeres
Hungary, France
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD
Directed by Kevin Walker, Irene Zahariadis
Greece, United States
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
WE BEG TO DIFFER
Directed by Ruairi Bradley
Ireland, United Kingdom
Short Film Candidates – Prix Vimeo 2026
WORLD AT STAKE
Directed by Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleinlein
Austria
