The European Film Academy has announced the nominees in the main categories of the 37th European Film Awards ahead of the ceremony to be held in the Swiss lakeside town of Lucerne on December 7.
French Oscar entry Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard and The next room by Pedro Almodóvar leads the nominations, which are divided into four categories.
The awards, which are voted on by the Berlin-based European Film Academy’s roughly 5,000 members across Europe, are seen as an indicator that European films are likely to gain momentum in the U.S. awards season.
Last year’s Best European Film winner Anatomy of a fall received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Sandra Buller), with director Justine Treat and co-writer Arthur Harari winning for Best Screenplay.
This year’s ceremony in Lucerne will be the last time it will be held in December with the dates changing to mid-January, starting with the 39th edition in 2026, as part of a strategy to position the awards within the broader awards season conversation on both sides of the Atlantic. From the Atlantic.
Craft category awards for Best European Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hair, Original Score, Sound and Visual Effects are determined by a specialized jury and are selected from films selected from the Academy’s core selection.
EFA previously announced the nominations for the European Animated Film category in October.
Nominations
Best European Film
BYE BYE TIBERIAS (BYE BYE TIBERIADE) (France, Belgium, Palestine, Qatar) – Documentary, directed by Lina Soualem, produced by Jean-Marie Nizan, Guillaume Malandrin and Osama Bouardi
Dahomey (France, Senegal) – Documentary, directed by Mati Diop, produced by Yves Robin, Judith Le Levy and Mati Diop
Emilia Perez (France) – feature film, directed by Jacques Audiard, produced by Pascal Cochetto, Jacques Audiard, Valerie Sherman and Anthony Vaccarello
FLOW (STRAUME) (Latvia, France, Belgium) – Animated feature film, directed by Gints Zilbaludis, produced by Matisse Kaja, Gints Zilbaludis, Ron Deans, Gregory Zalkman
IN LIMBO (W ZAWIESZENIEU) (Poland) – Documentary, directed by Alina Maksymenko, produced by Filip Marczewski
LIVING LARGE (ŽIVOT K SEŽRÁNÍ) (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) – Animated feature film, directed by Krystyna Dovkova, produced by Matej Šlobáček, Agata Nowinski and Mark Fay
No Other Land (Palestine, Norway) – Documentary film, directed by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szur, Basil Adra and Hamdan Bilal, produced by Fabian Greenberg, Bard Kyoji Ronning, Yuval Abraham, Basil Adra, Rachel Szur and Hamdan Bilal.
SAUVAGES (Switzerland, France, Belgium) – Animated feature film, directed by Claude Barras, produced by Nicolas Bourlet, Laurence Petit, Barbara Letelier, Carol Scotta, Vincent Tavier, Hugo Dejelage, Annemie DeGrace and Olivier Glacey
Soundtrack of the Coup (France, Belgium, Netherlands) – Documentary film, directed by Johan Grimonprez, produced by Dan Milius and Remi Grilletti
EL SUEÑO DE LA SULTANA (Spain, Germany, India) – Animated feature film, directed by Isabel Herguera, produced by Chilo Loureiro, Diego Herguera, Fabian Drehorst, Mariano Paratek and Ivan Miyambaris, produced by Chilo Loureiro, Diego Herguera, Fabian Drehorst, Mariano Paratek and Ivan Miyambaris
The Room Next Door (Spain) – Feature film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, produced by Agustín Almodóvar and Esther García
Seeds of the Sacred Fig (Danai Angir Moabad) (Germany, France) – Feature film, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, produced by Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Manny Tilgner and Rosita Hendeganian.
THE SUBSSTANCE (UK, US, France) – Feature film, directed by Coralie Fargeat, produced by Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
They Shot the Pianist (Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Peru) – Animated feature film, directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, produced by Cristina Huete, Serge Lalo, Sophie Capon, Bruno Felix, Janneke van de Kerkhof, Femke Wolting and Humberto Santana
Vermiglio (Italy, France, Belgium) – Feature film, directed by Maura Delpero, produced by Francesca Andreoli, Leonardo Guerra Ceragnoli, Santiago Fondevilla Sancet, Maura Delpero
Best European Documentary
“Bye Bye Tiberias (France, Belgium, Palestine, Qatar) directed by Lina Soualem, produced by Jean-Marie Nizan, Guillaume Malandrin and Osama Bouardi.
Dahomey (France, Senegal), directed by Mati Diop, produced by Yves Robin, Judith Le Levy and Mati Diop
In Limbo (W. Zawisniew) (Poland), directed by Alina Maksymenko, produced by Filip Marczewski
No Other Land (Palestine, Norway), directed by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szur, Basil Adra and Hamdan Bilal, produced by Fabian Greenberg, Bard Kyoji Ronning, Yuval Abraham, Basil Adra, Rachel Szur and Hamdan Bilal.
Soundtrack for A COUP D’ETAT (France, Belgium, Netherlands), directed by Johan Grimonprez, produced by Dan Milius and Remy Grilletti
European director
Andrea Arnold for BIRD
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Perez
Pedro Almodovar for the next room
Mohammad Rasulov on the seed of the sacred fig
Maura Delpero for VERMIGLIO
Best actress
Renate Rainsy in Armand
Carla Sofia Gascon wearing Emilia Perez
Trine Dyrholm in The Girl with the Needle
Vic Carmen Sun in The Girl with the Needle
Tilda Swinton in the next room
Best Actor
Franz Rogowski in BIRD
Ralph Fiennes in Conclave
Lars Edinger is dying
Daniel Craig in Queer
Abu Sinjar in The Story of Solomon
Best Scenario
Jacques Audiard instead of Emilia Perez
Magnus von Horn and Layne Langbeck for The Girl with the Needle.
Pedro Almodovar for The Room Next Door
Mohammad Rasulov on the seed of the sacred fig
Choral Vargat for Matter
European Discovery – FIPRESCI Award:
Armand (Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden) Directed by Halfdan Ulman Tundle, Produced by Andrea Berntsen Ottmar
HOARD (UK), directed by Luna Carmon, produced by Lauren Dunne, Helen Simmons and Andrew Stark
KNEECAP (Ireland, UK), directed by Rich Pepiat, produced by Patrick O’Neill, Trevor Burney and Jack Tarling
SANTOSH (UK, France, Germany) directed by Sandhya Suri, produced by Mike Goodridge, James Boucher, Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner, Carol Scotta and Elliot Khayat
The New Year That Never Came (ANUL NOU CARE NA FOST) (Romania, Serbia), directed and produced by Bogdan Morishanu
TOXIC (AKIPLĖŠA) (Lithuania) directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, produced by Giedre Burokaite