The 35th European Film Awards (EFA) were held on Saturday where Ruben Östlund’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winning capitalism satire Triangle of Sadness where the overwhelming favorite, making a near complete sweep, winning European Film, European Director, European Actor, and European Screenplay. It was Östlund’s second win from the European Film Academy; the director previously won here for 2017’s The Square.
Previous winners of the top prize here that have gone on to Oscar success include Another Round, The Favourite, Cold War and Amour. As Triangle of Sadness is an English-language film, it was not eligible for the International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards but, like The Favourite, is a contender in other categories like original screenplay and best director.
Ruben Östlund won the European Director and European Screenwriter prizes. “Thanks to all my fellow nominees and colleagues. My producers are here, together with Vicki Berlin and Sunnyi Melles – thanks for your great vomiting performance,” said Östlund in his speech after winning director, and on a more somber note commented, “I want to dedicate this prize to Charlbi Dean who passed away a few months ago.”
Zlatko Burić won European Director for Triangle of Sadness over stiff competition, including Eden Dambrine in Close and Paul Mescal in Aftersun, remarking “I’ve tried for so many years, it’s nice to have it now! The fabulous group of Triangle of Sadness gave me so much power. I’d like to thank all my friends that I started playing theatre with in Yugoslavia, I believe in collective work!” Vicky Krieps was the European Actress winner for Corsage and in her speech said, “I don’t have a very good relationship with awards, but I want to dedicate this to all women that need to be heard and seen. That need to heal from these deep deep wounds that we carry for generations. And that we need to heal in order for men and women to come back together again.”
Winners for Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Make-up and Hair, Original Score, Sound and Visual Effects, which are determined by an eight-member jury consisting of representatives of the different arts and crafts, were announced on November 23 where Belfast and All Quiet on the Western Front led with two awards apiece.
Germany’s WWI drama and Oscar entry All Quiet on the Western Front, won European Makeup and Hair for Heike Merker and European Visual Effects for the team of Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller and Markus Frank.
Two more official Oscar entries won prizes here, Ireland’s The Quiet Girl for Kate McCullogh’s cinematography and Paweł Mykietyn for European Original Score for Poland’s EO. The latter also won the competitive European University Film Award, besting Triangle of Sadness and Close.
Special honorees included directors Marco Bellocchio (Dormant Beauty), who will receive the award for European Innovative Storytelling; Elia Suleiman (Divine Intervention), the European Achievement in World Cinema award-winner, and Margarethe von Trotta (The Sisters Films), recipient of the European Lifetime Achievement Award.
A series of special awards, recognizing the push for climate change to the honoring the producers of Ukrainian films were The European Sustainability Award – Prix Film4Climate to the European Green Deal by the European Commission and the Eurimages Co-Production Award 2022 presented on behalf of all Ukrainian producers.
Icelandic actor, screenwriter and politician Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir and Icelandic artist, author and stand-up comedian Hugleikur Dagsson were the masters of ceremony at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Presenters during the evening included Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones), Bulgarian actor and Academy Award nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Italian actor Lorenzo Zurzolo (EO), Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur (101 Reykjavík), and German actress Nina Hoss (TÁR), who presented the ceremony’s in memoriam section of European actors, filmmakers and more lost in 2022. The Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra, the music collective INNI and Icelandic electronic music band GusGus were the live musical acts and accompaniment for the event.
Here is the complete list of winners of the 35th European Film Awards.
European Film
European Director
European Actress
European Actor
European Screenwriter
European Documentary
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
European Animated Film
European Comedy Film
European Short Film
European University Film Award
European Cinematography
Kate McCullough for THE QUIET GIRL
European Editing
Özcan Vardar and Eytan İpeker for BURNING DAYS
European Production Design
Jim Clay for BELFAST
European Costume Design
Charlotte Walter for BELFAST
European Make-up and Hair
Heike Merker for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
European Original Score
Paweł Mykietyn for EO
European Sound
Simone Paolo Olivero, Paolo Benvenuti, Benni Atria, Marco Saitta, Ansgar Frerich and Florian Holzner for THE HOLE
European Visual Effects
Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller and Markus Frank for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
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