17/01/2026 - Find out about the winners of the European Film Academy awards, whose ceremony starts at 18.00 CET

Find out about the winners of the European Film Academy awards, whose ceremony starts at 18.00 CET. Watch our red carpet coverage on our Instagram account.

The list of winners as they are unveiled:

European Film
Dog of God [+see also:
film review
interview: Lauris and Raitis Ābele
film profile] - Raitis Ābele & Lauris Ābele (Latvia/USA)
With Hasan In Gaza [+see also:
film review
interview: Kamal Aljafari
film profile] - Kamal Aljafari (Germany/France/Palestine/Qatar)
The Voice of Hind Rajab [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Kaouther Ben Hania
film profile] - Kaouther Ben Hania (France/Tunisia)
Fiume o morte! [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Igor Bezinović
film profile] - Igor Bezinović (Croatia/Slovenia/Italy)
Arco [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ugo Bienvenu
film profile] - Ugo Bienvenu (France)
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake [+see also:
film review
interview: Irene Iborra
film profile] - Irene Iborra Rizo (Spain/France/Belgium/Switzerland/Chile)
Sirāt [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Óliver Laxe
film profile] - Óliver Laxe (Spain/France)
It Was Just an Accident [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jafar Panahi
film profile] - Jafar Panahi (France/Iran/Luxembourg)
Sound of Falling [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mascha Schilinski
film profile] - Mascha Schilinski (Germany)
Afternoons of Solitude [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Albert Serra
film profile] - Albert Serra (Spain/France/Portugal)
Tales from the Magic Garden [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar & Jean-Claude Rozec (Czech Republic/Slovakia/Slovenia/France)
Sentimental Value [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Joachim Trier
film profile] - Joachim Trier (Norway/France/Denmark/Germany/Sweden)
Songs of Slow Burning Earth [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Olha Zhurba
film profile] - Olha Zhurba (Ukraine/France/Denmark/Sweden)
Little Amelie [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
film profile] - Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han (France)
Riefenstahl [+see also:
film review
interview: Andres Veiel
film profile] - Andres Veiel (Germany)

European Documentary
With Hasan in Gaza - Kamal Aljafari
Fiume o morte! - Igor Bezinović
Afternoons of Solitude - Albert Serra
Riefenstahl - Andres Veiel
Songs Of Slow Burning Earth - Olha Zhurba

European Animated Feature Film
Arco - Ugo Bienvenu

European Director
Yorgos Lanthimos - Bugonia [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] (Ireland/UK/USA/South Korea)
Oliver Laxe - Sirāt
Jafar Panahi - It Was Just An Accident
Mascha Schilinski - Sound of Falling
Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value

European Actress
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value

European Actor
Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value

European Screenwriter
Santiago Fillol & Oliver Laxe - Sirāt
Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident
Mascha Schilinski & Louise Peter - Sound of Falling
Paolo Sorrentino - La Grazia
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
On Falling [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Laura Carreira
film profile] - Laura Carreira (UK/Portugal)

European Young Audience Award
Siblings [+see also:
film review
film profile] - Greta Scarano (Italy)

European Casting Director
Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo, María Rodrigo – Sirāt
Karimah El-Giamal, Jacqueline Rietz – Sound of Falling
Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman – Sentimental Value

European Cinematographer
Manu Dacosse – The Stranger [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: François Ozon
film profile] (France)
Fabian Gamper – Sound of Falling
Mauro Herce – Sirāt

European Composer (Original Score)
Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia
Michael Fiedler, Eike Hosenfeld – Sound of Falling
Hania Rani – Sentimental Value

European Costume Designer
Sabrina Krämer – Sound of Falling

European Editor
Cristóbal Fernández – Sirāt
Toni Froschhammer – Die My Love [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] (USA/Canada/UK)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – Bugonia

European Make-up & Hair Artist
Torsten Witte – Bugonia

European Production Designer
Laia Ateca – Sirāt

European Sound Designer
Johnnie Burn – Bugonia
Laia Casanovas – Sirāt
Gwennolé Le Borgne, Marion Papinot, Lars Ginzel, Elias Boughedir, Amal Attia - The Voice of Hind Rajab

European Short Film – Prix Vimeo
City of Poets - Sara Rajaei (Netherlands)

Eurimages Co-Production Award
Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski (Komplizen Film)

European Achievement in World Cinema Award
Alice Rohrwacher

Lifetime Achievement Award
Liv Ullmann