European Movie Awards
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The European Movie Awards are the most prestigious pan European movie awards.
Similar to the Academy Awards in many ways, the European Movie Awards are selected by the European Film Academy. In this regard they are sometimes called the "European Oscars". They are reserved to European cinema and European producers and actors.
Extremely popular since their inception in 1988 their importance and prestige diminished in mid-90s. The beginning of the 21st century marked a certain rise of interest towards these awards.
The host cities change every year (like at the MTV Europe Music Awards), for example in 2002 the awards were given in Rome, in 2004 in Barcelona and in 2005 they took place in Berlin. Up to now Berlin hosted most of the award shows.
The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year.
European Film Awards 2004
European Film 2004: Gegen die Wand (Head-On), directed by Fatih Akın, Germany, produced by Wüste Filmproduktion, Corazon International, NDR, ArteEuropean Director 2004: Alejandro Amenábar for Mar adentro (The Sea Inside), Spain, France, Italy
European Actor 2004: Javier Bardem for Mar adentro (The Sea Inside), Spain, France, Italy
European Actress 2004: Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake, UK, France
European Screenwriter 2004: Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for Comme une image (Look at Me), France
European Cinematographer 2004: Eduardo Serra for Girl With A Pearl Earring, UK
European Composer 2004: Bruno Coulais for Les Choristes (The Chorus), France
European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: Carlos Saura (Director), Spain
European Achievement in World Cinema 2004: Liv Ullmann (Actress and Director), Norway
European Film Academy Discovery 2004 – Prix Fassbinder: Certi Bambini (Stolen Childhood) by Andrea Frazzi and Antonio Frazzi, Italy
European Film Academy Critics Award 2004 – Prix FIPRESCI: Trilogia - To livadi pou dakryzei (Trilogy – The Weeping Meadow) by Theo Angelopoulos, Greece
European Film Academy Documentary 2004 – Prix Arte: Darwin's Nightmare, by Hubert Sauper, France, Austria, Belgium
European Film Academy Short Film 2004 – Prix UIP: J'attendrai le suivant, by Philippe Orreindy, France
European Film Academy Non-European Film 2004 – Prix Screen International: 2046, by Wong Kar-Wai, France, China
The Jameson People's Choice Awards - Chosen by Europe’s film fans - Best European Director: Fatih Akın for Gegen die Wand (Head-On), Germany
Best European Actor: Daniel Brühl in Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken (Love in Thoughts), Germany
Best European Actress: Penelope Cruz in Non ti muovere (Don't Move), Italy
Best European Film of the Year
- 1988 - Krótki film o zabijaniu by Krzysztof Kieslowski
- 1989 - Topio stin omichli by Theo Angelopoulos
- 1990 - Porte aperte by Gianni Amelio
- 1991 - Riff-Raff by Ken Loach
- 1992 - Il Ladro di bambini by Gianni Amelio
- 1993 - Urga by Nikita Mikhalkov
- 1994 - ''Lamerica by Gianni Amelio
- 1995 - ''Land and Freedom by Ken Loach
- 1996 - Breaking the Waves by Lars Von Trier
- 1997 - The Full Monty by Peter Cattaneo
- 1998 - La Vita é Bella by Roberto Benigni
- 1999 - Todos sobre su madre by Pedro Almodóvar
- 2000 - Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier
- 2001 - Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- 2002 - Hable con ella by Pedro Almodóvar
- 2003 - Goodbye, Lenin by Wolfgang Becker
- 2004 - Gegen die Wand by Fatih Akın
- 2005 - Caché/Hidden by Michael Haneke
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