The nominations for the 39th European Film Awards (EFA) were announced today, representing the best in European cinema for 2026. The winners will be presented on January 16th, 2027.
European Film
“FATHERLAND” directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, produced by Mario Gianani, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jeanne Tremsal, Lorenzo Mieli, Edward Berger, Dimitri Rassam & Lorenzo Gangarossa (Poland, Germany, Italy, France) – fiction film
“FJORD” directed by Cristian Mungiu, produced by Cristian Mungiu (Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland) – fiction film
“IN WAVES” directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, produced by Priscilla Bertin, Judith Nora & Nick Shumaker (France, Belgium) – animation film
“IRON BOY” (“LE CORSET”) directed by Louis Clichy, produced by Nicolas de Rosanbo & Céline Vanlint (France, Belgium) – animation film
“JIM QUEEN” directed by Marco Nguyen & Nicolas Athané, produced by Arthur Delabays & David Alric (France, Belgium) – animation film
“LA BOLA NEGRA” directed by Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi, produced by Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo (Spain, France) – fiction film
“LA GRADIVA” directed by Marine Atlan, produced by Inès Daïen Dasi (France, Italy) – fiction film
“LETTERS FROM THE SILENCED COUNTRY” (“LISTY”) directed by Andrei Kutsila, produced by Miroslaw Dembinski (Poland, Lithuania, Germany) – documentary
“LUCY LOST” directed by Olivier Clert, produced by Marc Du Pontavice & Lucie Bolze (France) – animation film
“NAZA” directed by Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor, produced by Harry Davies, Lindsay Poulton & James Wilson (UK) – documentary
“REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION” directed by Pegah Ahangarani, produced by Kaveh Farnam & Adrià Monés Murlans (Czech Republic, Spain) – documentary
“TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN” (“PLANINA”) directed by Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić, produced by Biljana Tutorov (Montenegro, Serbia, France, Slovenia, Croatia) – documentary
“VIVA CARMEN” (“CARMEN, L’OISEAU REBELLE”) directed by Sébastien Laudenbach, by Damien Brunner, Sarah Delmas, Thibaut Ruby & Pierre-Henri Léon (France) – animation film
“WHISPERS IN THE WOODS” (“LE CHANT DES FORÊTS”) directed by Vincent Munier, produced by Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, Laurent Baujard & Vincent Munier (France) – documentary
“WOMAN UNKNOWN” (“KVINDE UKENDT”) directed by May el-Toukhy, produced by Mikael Rieks
European Animation Film
“IN WAVES” directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen (France, Belgium)
“IRON BOY” (“LE CORSET”) directed by Louis Clichy (France, Belgium)
“JIM QUEEN” directed by Marco Nguyen & Nicolas Athané (France, Belgium)
“LUCY LOST” directed by Olivier Clert (France)
“VIVA CARMEN” (“CARMEN, L’OISEAU REBELLE”) directed by Sébastien Laudenbach (France)
European Documentary
“LETTERS FROM THE SILENCED COUNTRY” (“LISTY”) directed by Andrei Kutsila (Poland, Lithuania, Germany)
“NAZA” directed by Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor (UK)
“REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION” directed by Pegah Ahangarani (Czech Republic, Spain)
“TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN” (“PLANINA”) directed by Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić (Montenegro, Serbia, France, Slovenia, Croatia)
“WHISPERS IN THE WOODS” (“LE CHANT DES FORÊTS”) directed by Vincent Munier (France)
European Director
Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Cristian Mungiu for “FJORD”
Paweł Pawlikowski for “FATHERLAND”
Sandra Wollner for “EVERYTIME”
Andrey Zvyagintsev for “MINOTAUR”
European Screenwriter
Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi & Alberto Conejero for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Cristian Mungiu for “FJORD”
Paweł Pawlikowski & Henk Handloegten for “FATHERLAND”
Sandra Wollner for “EVERYTIME”
Simon Liashenko & Andrey Zvyagintsev for “MINOTAUR”
European Actress
Mathilde Arcel in “WOMAN UNKNOWN”
Penélope Cruz in “BUNKER”
Sandra Hüller in “FATHERLAND”
Sandra Hüller in “ROSE”
Renate Reinsve in “FJORD”
Léa Seydoux in “GENTLE MONSTER”
European Actor
Swann Arlaud in “A MAN OF HIS TIME”
Javier Bardem in “THE BELOVED”
Andrew Scott in “ELSINORE”
Sebastian Stan in “FJORD”
Hanns Zischler in “FATHERLAND”
European Casting Director
Nina Haun, Magdalena Szwarcbart & Karen Lindsay Stewart for “FATHERLAND”
Eva Leira & Yolanda Serrano for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Jessica Ronane for “ELSINORE”
European Cinematographer
Gris Jordana for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Frank van den Eeden for “COWARD”
Łukasz Żal for “FATHERLAND”
European Composer (Original Score)
Volker Bertelmann for “BUNKER”
Tara Nome Doyle for “ROSE”
Alberto Iglesias for “BITTER CHRISTMAS”
European Costume Designer
Doris Bartelt for “ROSE”
Ana López Cobos for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Rebecca Richmond & Jūlija Volkinšteine for “WOMAN UNKNOWN”
European Editor
Alberto Gutiérrez for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Gesa Jäger for “YELLOW LETTERS”
Paweł Pawlikowski & Piotr Wójcik for “FATHERLAND”
European Make-up & Hair Artist
Pablo Morillas & Marilo Osuna for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Evalotte Oosterop & Pierre Olivier Persin for “COWARD”
Waldemar Pokromski for “FATHERLAND”
European Production Designer
Roger Bellés for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
Olivier Meidinger for “ROSE”
Katarzyna Sobańska & Marcel Sławiński for “FATHERLAND”
European Sound
Robert Farr, Lars Ginzel & Benjamin Hörbe for “NAZA”
Lars Ginzel & Tarn Willers for “FATHERLAND”
Rodrigo Madrigal, Anna Harrington, Alejandro López & Mayte Cazorla for “LA BOLA NEGRA”
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
“17” directed by Kosara Mitic (North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia)
“AT NIGHT” directed by Beatrice Gibson (United Kingdom)
“CUTE” directed by Marlene Emilie Lyngstad (Denmark, Norway)
“FLESH & FUEL” (“DU FIOUL DANS LES ARTÈRES”) directed by Pierre Le Gall (France, Poland)
“THE GUEST” (“GÆSTEN”) directed by Mads Mengel (Denmark)
“THIRTEEN IN GAZA” directed by Hosam Abu Dan (Palestine, Qatar)
European Short Film
“GOD IS SHY” (“DIEU EST TIMIDE”) directed by Jocelyn Charles (France)
“L’MINA” directed by Randa Maroufi (France, Morocco, Italy, Qatar, United Arab Emirates)
“MORNING CIRCLE” (“MORGENKREIS”) directed by Basma al-Sharif (Germany, Canada, UAE)
“THE END” directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Sweden, France, Denmark)
“UNLEADED 95” (“BLEIFREI 95”) directed by Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler (Germany, Austria)
European Young Audience Award
“HOLD ONTO ME” by Myrsini Aristidou (Cyprus, Greece, Denmark)
“I MATTER” by Alina Șerban (Romania, Germany, Belgium)
“IRON BOY” by Louis Clichy (France, Belgium)
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