Female-led Films Dominate 2016 European Film Awards (EFA) Nominations
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The nominations for the 29th European Film Awards were revealed today and female-led films dominated the field, especially the top category, Best European Film, where the nominees are: Elle, I, Daniel Blake, Julieta, Room and Toni Erdman. Toni Erdmann was the most-nominated film of the day with five, also picking up directing, screenplay and acting nominations for Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek.
The 2016 Cannes Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake was next with four and Elle and Julieta walked away with three nominations apiece. Room, which won the Best Actress Oscar for Brie Larson earlier this year, was also nominated for its screenplay, written by Emma Donoghue. As the European Film Awards are only open to European citizens, Larson was not eligible here.
THE 29th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS will be held on December 10th, 2016 inWroclaw, Poland and will be streamed live at http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/.
Here is the full list of nominations for the 29th European Film Awards:
EUROPEAN FILM
Elle
I, Daniel Blake
Julieta
Room
Toni Erdmann
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Maren Ade for Toni Erdmann
Pedro Almodóvar for Julietta
Ken Loach for I, Daniel Blake
Cristian Mungiu for Graduation
Paul Verhoeven for Elle
EUROPEAN ACTOR
Javier Cámara for Truman
Hugh Grant for Florence Foster Jenkins
Dave Johns for I, Daniel Blake
Burghart Klaußner for The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Rolf Lassgård for A Man Called Ove
Peter Simonischek for Toni Erdmann
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for Like Crazy
Trine Dyrholm for The Commune
Sandra Hüller for Toni Erdmann
Isabelle Huppert for Elle
Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte for Julieta
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Maren Ade for Toni Erdmann
Emma Donoghue for Room
Paul Laverty for I, Daniel Blake
Cristian Mungiu for Graduation
Tomasz Wasilewski for United States of Love
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
21 x New York
A Family Affair
Fire at Sea
Mr. Gaga
S is for Stanley
The Land of the Enlightened
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
My Life as a Zucchini
Psiconautas, The Forgotten Children
The Red Turtle
EUROPEAN COMEDY
A Man Called Ove
Look Who’s Back
One Man and His Cow
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – PRIX FIPRESCI
Dogs
Liebmann
Sand Storm
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Thirst
EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo
90 Degrees North
A Man Returned
Amalimbo
Edmond
Home
I’m Not from Here.
In the Distance
Limbo
Shooting Star
Small Talk
The Fullness of Time (Romance)
The Goodbye
The Wall
We All Love the Sea Shore
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FILM AWARD
Fire at Sea
Graduation
I, Daniel Blake
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Toni Erdmann
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