The European Film Academy announced the nominations for the European Film Awards on Saturday 3 November at the Seville European Film Festival. Eight nominations went to Danish films:
Thomas Vinterberg's Cannes winner "The Hunt" is nominated for five awards: European Film (Thomas Vinterberg, Morten Kaufmann and Sisse Graum Jørgensen), Director (Thomas Vinterberg), Actor (Mads Mikkelsen), Screenwriter (Tobias Lindholm and Thomas Vinterberg) and Editor (Janus Billeskov Jansen and Anne Østerud).
Nikolaj Arcel's Silver Bear winner "A Royal Affair" is nominated for Production designer (Niels Sejer) and Composer (Cyrille Aufort og Gabriel Yared).
Finally, as previously announced, Mads Matthiesen is nominated for the Discovery Award for his feature debut, Sundance winner "Teddy Bear."
The 25th European Film Awards will be presented on 1 December in Malta.
European Film Awards
EUROPEAN FILM 2012:
AMOUR (Love)
Austria/France/Germany, 127 min
Written & directed by Michael Haneke
Produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz
BARBARA
Germany, 105 min
Written & directed by Christian Petzold
Produced by Florian Koerner von Gustorf & Michael Weber
CESARE DEVE MORIRE (Caesar Must Die)
Italy, 76 min
Directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani
Written by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, in collaboration with Fabio Cavalli
Produced by Grazia Volpi
INTOUCHABLES (Untouchable)
France, 108 min
Written & directed by Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano
Produced by Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou & Laurent Zeitoun
JAGTEN (The Hunt)
Denmark, 111 min
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Written by Thomas Vinterberg & Tobias Lindholm
Produced by Morten Kaufmann & Sisse Graum Jørgensen
SHAME
UK, 96 min
Directed by Steve McQueen
Written by Steve McQueen & Abi Morgan
Produced by Iain Canning & Emile Sherman
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2012:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan for BİR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU'DA (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia)
Michael Haneke for AMOUR (Love)
Steve McQueen for SHAME
Paolo & Vittorio Taviani for CESARE DEVE MORIRE (Caesar Must Die)
Thomas Vinterberg for JAGTEN (The Hunt)
EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2012:
Emilie Dequenne in A PERDRE LA RAISON (Our Children)
Nina Hoss in BARBARA
Emmanuelle Riva in AMOUR (Love)
Margarethe Tiesel in PARADIES: LIEBE (Paradise: Love)
Kate Winslet in CARNAGE
EUROPEAN ACTOR 2012:
François Cluzet & Omar Sy in INTOUCHABLES (Untouchable)
Michael Fassbender in SHAME
Mads Mikkelsen in JAGTEN (The Hunt)
Gary Oldman in TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Jean-Louis Trintignant in AMOUR (Love)
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2012:
Michael Haneke for AMOUR (Love)
Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for JAGTEN (The Hunt)
Cristian Mungiu for DUPĂ DEALURI (Beyond the Hills)
Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano for INTOUCHABLES (Untouchable)
Roman Polanski & Yasmina Reza for CARNAGE
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2012:
Sean Bobbitt for SHAME
Bruno Delbonnel for FAUST
Darius Khondji for AMOUR (Love)
Gökhan Tiryaki for BİR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU'DA (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia)
Hoyte Van Hoytema for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
EUROPEAN EDITOR 2012:
Janus Billeskov Jansen & Anne Østerud for JAGTEN (The Hunt)
Roberto Perpignani for CESARE DEVE MORIRE (Caesar Must Die)
Joe Walker for SHAME
EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012:
Maria Djurkovic for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Niels Sejer for EN KONGELIG AFFÆRE (A Royal Affair)
Elena Zhukova for FAUST
EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2012:
Cyrille Aufort & Gabriel Yared for EN KONGELIG AFFÆRE (A Royal Affair)
François Couturier for IO SONO LI (Shun Li and the Poet)
George Fenton for THE ANGELS' SHARE
Alberto Iglesias for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI:
10 TIMER TIL PARADIS (Teddy Bear)
Denmark, 92 min
Directed by Mads Matthiesen
Written by Mads Matthiesen & Martin Pieter Zandvliet
Produced by Morten Kjems Juhl
BROKEN
UK, 90 min
Directed by Rufus Norris
Written by Mark O’Rowe
Produced by Dixie Linder, Tally Garner, Nick Marston & Bill Kenwright
KAUWBOY
The Netherlands, 81 min
Directed by Boudewijn Koole
Written by Boudewijn Koole & Jolein Laarman
Produced by Jan van der Zanden & Wilant Boekelman
ПОРТРЕТ В СУМЕРКАХ / PORTRET V SUMERKHAK (Twilight Portrait)
Russia, 105 min
Directed by Angelina Nikonova
Written by Angelina Nikonova & Olga Dihovichnaya
Produced by Leonid Ogaryov, Angelina Nikonova & Olga Dihovichnaya
DIE VERMISSTEN (Reported Missing)
Germany, 86 min
Directed by Jan Speckenbach
Written by Jan Speckenbach & Melanie Rohde
Produced by Anke Hartwig