39th European Film Awards Nominations

A few minutes ago the European Film Academy at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival announced the nominations for 16 categories and now nominations for all categories are known. If you wish to watch the announcement video go to end of post.

Fatherland by Paweł Pawlikowski leads with 11 nominations followed by La Bola Negra by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi with 10; next films are further apart as Fjord follows with 5 nominations and Rose with 4. It seems that Cannes 2026 top winners will be disputing top honors at #EFA2027 and most interesting is that Palme d'Or winner was able to earn much less nods from European academics than the two that tied for Best Director in Cannes.

As already announced current edition European Achievement in World Cinema Award will be presented to Hiam Abbass for her outstanding body of work.

Winners will be announced at awards ceremony on January 16 in at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, co-organized by the European Film Academy and the Hellennic Film and Audiovisual Center - EKKOMED.

The Nominations List

Best European Film

Fiction Films
Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Fjord, Cristian Mungiu, Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Kvinde Ukendt (Woman Unknown), May el-Toukhy, Denmark, Latvia, and Sweden
La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France
La Gradiva, Marine Atlan, France and Italy

Documentary Films
Le Chant des forêts (Whispers in the Woods), Vincent Munier, France
Listy (Letters From The Silenced Country), Andrei Kutsila, Poland, Lithuania and Germany
NAZA, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, UK
Planina (To Hold A Mountain), Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, Montenegro, Servia, France, Slovenia, and Croatia
تمرین‌هایی برای یک انقلاب Rehearsals For a Revolution, Pegah Ahangarani, Czech Republic and Spain

Animation Films
Carmen, L'Oiseau Rebelle (Viva Carmen), Sébastien Laudenbach, France
In Waves, Phuong Mai Nguyen, France and Belgium
Jim Queen, Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané, France and Belgium
Le Corset (Iron Boy), Louis Clichy, France and Belgium
Le mystère Lucy Lost (Lucy Lost), Olivier Clert, France

European Documentary
Le Chant des forêts (Whispers in the Woods), Vincent Munier, France
Listy (Letters From The Silenced Country), Andrei Kutsila, Poland, Lithuania and Germany
NAZA, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, UK
Planina (To Hold A Mountain), Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, Montenegro, Servia, France, Slovenia, and Croatia
تمرین‌هایی برای یک انقلاب Rehearsals For a Revolution, Pegah Ahangarani, Czech Republic and Spain

European Animation Film
Carmen, L'Oiseau Rebelle (Viva Carmen), Sébastien Laudenbach, France
In Waves, Phuong Mai Nguyen, France and Belgium
Jim Queen, Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané, France and Belgium
Le Corset (Iron Boy), Louis Clichy, France and Belgium
Le mystère Lucy Lost (Lucy Lost), Olivier Clert, France

European Director
Sandra Wollner for Everytime, Sandra Wollner, Austria and Germany
Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Cristian Mungiu for Fjord, Cristian Mungiu, Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France
Andrey Zvyagintsev for Minotaur, Andrey Zvyagintsev, France, Germany and Latvia

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
This award is presented in co-operation with FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, to a director for the first full-length fiction film. A committee composed of FIPRESCI members and experts appointed by the European Film Academy Board decides upon the nominated films.

Hosam Abu Dan for غزة 13 (Thirteen in Gaza), Hosam Abu Dan, Palestine and Qatar
Kosra Mitic for 17, Kosara Mitic, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia
Beatrice Gibson for At Night, Beatrice Gibson, UK
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad for Cute, Marlene Emilie Lyngstad, Denmark and Norway
Pierre Le Gall for Du fioul dans les artères (Flesh and Fuel), Pierre Le Gall, France and Poland
Mads Mengel for Gæsten (The Guest), Mads Mengel, Denmark

European Screenwriter
Sandra Wollner for Everytime, Sandra Wollner, Austria and Germany
Paweł Pawlikowski and Henk Handloegten for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Cristian Mungiu for Fjord, Cristian Mungiu, Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi, and Alberto Conejero for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France
Andrey Zvyagintsev and Simon Lyashenko for Minotaur, Andrey Zvyagintsev, France, Germany and Latvia

European Actress
Penélope Cruz in Bunker, Florian Zeller, France and Spain
Sandra Hüller in Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Renate Reinsve in Fjord, Cristian Mungiu, Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Léa Seydoux in Gentle Monster, Marie Kreutzer, Austria, Germany and France
Matilde Arcel in Kvinde Ukendt (Woman Unknown), May el-Toukhy, Denmark, Latvia, and Sweden
Sandra Hüller in Rose, Markus Schleinzer, Austria and Germany

European Actor
Javier Bardem in El Ser Querido (The Beloved), Rodrigo Sororgoyen, Spain and France
Andrew Scott in Elsinore, Simon Stone, UK, Italy, USA, and France
Hanns Zischler in Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Sebastian Stan in Fjord, Cristian Mungiu, Romania, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Swan Arlaud in Notre Salut (A Man of His Time), Emmanuel Marre, Belgium and France

Craft Categories

European Casting Director
Nina Haun, Magdalena Szwarcbart and Karen Lindsay Stewart for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Eva Leira and Yolanda Serrano for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France
Jessica Ronane for Elsinore, Simon Stone, UK, Italy, USA, and France

European Cinematographer
Frank van den Eeden for Coward, Lukas Dhont, Belgium, France and Netherlands
Łukasz Żal for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Gris Jordana for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France

European Composer (Original Score)
Alberto Iglesias for Amarga Navidad (Bitter Christmas), Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
Volker Bertelmann for Bunker, Florian Zeller, France and Spain
Tara Nome Doyle for Rose, Markus Schleinzer, Austria and Germany

European Costume Designer
Rebecca Richmond and Jūlija Volkinšteine for Kvinde Ukendt (Woman Unknown), May el-Toukhy, Denmark, Latvia, and Sweden
Ana López Cobos for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France
Doris Bartelt for Rose, Markus Schleinzer, Austria and Germany

European Editor
Paweł Pawlikowski and Piotr Wójcik for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Gesa Jäger for Gelbe Briefe (Yellow Leters), İlker Çatak, Germany, France and Turkey
Alberto Gutiérrez for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France

European Make-up and Hair Artist
Evalotte Oosterop and Pierre Olivier Persin for Coward, Lukas Dhont, Belgium, France and Netherlands
Waldemar Pokromski for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Pablo Morillas and Marilo Osuna for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France

European Production Designer
Katarzyna Sobańska and Marcel Sławiński for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Roger Bellés for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France
Olivier Meidinger for Rose, Markus Schleinzer, Austria and Germany

European Sound
Lars Ginzel and Tarn Willers for Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, and France
Rodrigo Madrigal, Anna Harrington, Alejandro López and Mayte Cazorla for La Bola Negra, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain and France
Robert Farr, Lars Ginzel and Benjamin Hörbe for NAZA, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, UK

European Short Film Award
Bleifrei 95 (Unleaded 95), Emma Hütt and Tina Muffler, Germany, Austria 25'
Dieu est timide (God is Shy), Jacelyn Charles, France 16' (animation)
L'Mina, Randa Maroufi, France, Morrocco, Italy, Qatar, and UAE 26' (documentary)
Morgenkreis (Morning Circle), Basma al-Sharif, Germany, Canada and UAE 21' (documentary)
The End, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Sweden, France and Denmark 17' (animation)

European Young Audience Award
Eu Contez (I Matter), Alina Șerban, Romania, Germany and Belgium)
Le Corset (Iron Boy), Louis Clichy, France and Belgium (animation)
Κράτα Με (Hold Onto Me), Myrsini Aristidou, Cyprus, Greece and Denmark

To check nominations at official site go here.

Nominations Announcement Video