21st European Film Awards

The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on December 6, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Winners and nominees

Best European Actor

Toni Servillo - Gomorrah (Gomorra) and Il Divo

• Michael Fassbender - Hunger
• Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen - Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen)
• James McAvoy - Atonement
• Jürgen Vogel - The Wave (Die Welle)
• Elmar Wepper - Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami)

Best European Actress

Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)

• Hiam Abbass - Lemon Tree
• Arta Dobroshi - The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna)
• Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
• Belen Rueda - The Orphanage (El orfanato)
• Ursula Werner - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)

Best European Composer

Max Richter - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

• Tuur Florizoone - Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou)
• Dario Marianelli - Atonement
• Fernando Velázquez - The Orphanage (El orfanato)

Best European Director

Matteo Garrone - Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• Laurent Cantet - The Class (Entre les murs)
• Andreas Dresen - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
• Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)
• Steve McQueen - Hunger
• Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo

Best European Film

Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• The Class (Entre les murs)
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• Il Divo
• The Orphanage (El orfanato)
• Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

Best European Screenwriter

Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano - Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis - Lemon Tree
• Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir
• Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo