The nominations for this year’s European Film Awards have been announced, with Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Peréz and Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door leading the pack with four nominations each. The French and Spanish directors are up for best film, best director, and best screenwriter, among other categories. Trans actor Karla Sofía Gascón and Tilda Swinton are both nominated for best European actress for their roles in the respective films. The awards aim to recognize the best films from Europe over the past year, including works from both EU and non-EU countries.
The list of nominees also includes British director Andrea Arnold for best European director for her film Bird, and German actor Franz Rogowski for best actor for his role in the same film. The European Film Awards have expanded the eligibility criteria to include documentaries and animated feature films in the best European film category, resulting in a longer list of nominees this year.
Some of the documentaries nominated for the top prize include Dahomey, No Other Land, and Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat. The European Film Awards are considered a precursor to the Academy Awards, with past winners often going on to receive Oscars. The upcoming ceremony in Lucerne will be the last to be held in December, with future dates moving to mid-January.
Here is the full list of nominations:
Best European film
Bye Bye Tiberias
Dahomey
Emilia Perez
Flow
In Limbo
Living Large
No Other Land
Savages
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sultana’s Dream
The Room Next Door
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Substance
They Shot the Piano Player
Vermiglio
Best European documentary
Bye Bye Tiberias
Dahomey
In Limbo
No Other Land
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Best European director
Andrea Arnold (Bird)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Peréz)
Pedro Almodóvar (The Room Next Door)
Mohammad Rasoulof (The Seed of the Sacred Fig)
Maura Delpero (Vermiglio)
Best European actress
Renate Reinsve (Armand)
Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Peréz)
Trine Dyrholm (The Girl with the Needle)
Vic Carmen Sonne (The Girl with the Needle)
Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door)
Best European actor
Franz Rogowski (Bird)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Lars Eidinger (Dying)
Daniel Craig (Queer)
Abou Sangare (Souleymane’s Story)
Best European screenwriter
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)
Magnus von Horn and Line Langebek (The Girl With the Needle)
Pedro Almodóvar (The Room Next Door)
Mohammad Rasoulof (The Seed of the Sacred Fig)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)