When the nominations for the European Film Awards 2011 were announced in November, the Danish film industry had cause for celebration, as one third went to Danish films.
As the winners were revealed at the European Film Academy's annual awards night on Saturday in Berlin, spirits were no less dampened, with "Melancholia" winning Best European Film 2011 and Susanne Bier Best Director.
"Melancholia" took home an additional two awards, for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design, and Mads Mikkelsen received an honorary achievement award.
Winners of the 24th European Film Awards 2011
EUROPEAN FILM:
MELANCHOLIA
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lars von Trier
PRODUCED BY: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR:
Susanne Bier for IN A BETTER WORLD
EUROPEAN ACTRESS:
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
EUROPEAN ACTOR:
Colin Firth in THE KING’S SPEECH
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER:
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD:
Manuel Alberto Claro for MELANCHOLIA
EUROPEAN EDITOR:
Tariq Anwar for THE KING’S SPEECH
EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER:
Jette Lehmann for MELANCHOLIA
EUROPEAN COMPOSER:
Ludovic Bource for THE ARTIST
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY:
ADEM (Oxygen) by Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium/theNetherlands
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY – Prix ARTE:
PINA by Wim Wenders, Germany
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
CHICO & RITA by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM:
THE WHOLLY FAMILYby Terry Gilliam, Italy
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – Prix EURIMAGES:
Mariela Besuievsky, Spain
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011:
Mads Mikkelsen, Denmark
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Stephen Frears, UK
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SPECIAL HONORARY AWARD:
Michel Piccoli, France
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD:
THE KING’S SPEECH by Tom Hooper, UK