23rd European Film Awards

The 23rd European Film Awards were presented on 4 December, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia.^[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards were announced on 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival.^[1]

Best Film

The Ghost Writer – Roman Polanski • France/Germany/United Kingdom^[2]

• Honey (Bal) – Semih Kaplanoğlu • Turkey/Germany
• Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux) – Xavier Beauvois • France
• Lebanon – Samuel Maoz • Israel/Germany/France
• The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos) – Juan José Campanella • Spain/Argentina
• Soul Kitchen – Fatih Akin • Germany

Best Director

Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer^[2]

• Olivier Assayas – Carlos
• Semih Kaplanoğlu – Honey (Bal)
• Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
• Paolo Virzì – The First Beautiful Thing (La prima cosa bella)

Best Actress

Sylvie Testud – Lourdes^[2]

• Zrinka Cvitešić – On the Path (Na putu)
• Sibel Kekilli – When We Leave (Die Fremde)
• Lesley Manville – Another Year
• Lotte Verbeek – Nothing Personal

Best Actor

Ewan McGregor – The Ghost Writer^[2]

• Jakob Cedergren – Submarino
• Elio Germano – Our Life (La nostra vita)
• George Piştereanu – If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier)
• Luis Tosar – Cell 211 (Celda 211)

Best Animated Feature Film

The Illusionist – Sylvain Chomet • United Kingdom/France^[2][3]

• Planet 51 – Jorge Blanco • Spain/United Kingdom^[3]
• Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage – Ben Stassen • Belgium^[3]

Best Screenwriter

Robert Harris and Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer^[2]

• Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón – Cell 211 (Celda 211)
• Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
• Radu Mihaileanu – The Concert (Le concert)

Best Cinematographer

Giora Bejach – Lebanon^[2]

• Caroline Champetier – Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux)
• Pavel Kostomarov – How I Ended This Summer (Как я провел этим летом)
• Barış Özbiçer – Honey (Bal)

Best Editor

Luc Barnier and Marion Monnier – Carlos^[2]

• Arik Lahav-Leibovich – Lebanon
• Hervé de Luze – The Ghost Writer

Best Production Designer

Albrecht Konrad – The Ghost Writer^[2]

• Paola Bizzarri and Luis Ramirez – I, Don Giovanni (Io, Don Giovanni)
• Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet – The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine)

Best Composer

Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer^[2]

• Ales Brezina – Kawasaki's Rose (Kawasakiho růže)
• Pasquale Catalano – Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
• Gary Yershon – Another Year

Best Documentary

Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) – Patricio Guzmán • France/Germany/Chile^[2][4]

• Armadillo – Janus Metz • Denmark/Sweden^[4]
• Steam of Life (Miesten vuoro) – Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen • Finland/Sweden^[4]

Best Short Film

Hanoi - Warsaw (Hanoi - Warszawa) – Katarzyna Klimkiewicz • Poland^[2][5]

• Amor – Thomas Wangsmo • Norway^[5]
• Lights (Ampelmann) – Giulio Ricciarelli • Germany^[5]
• Joseph’s Snails (Les escargots de Joseph) – Sophie Roze • France^[5]
• Stay, Away (Blijf bij me, weg) – Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito • Netherlands^[5]
• Out of Love (Ønskebørn) – Birgitte Stærmose • Denmark^[5]
• Venus VS Me – Nathalie Teirlinck • Belgium^[5]
• The Little Snow Animal (Lumikko) – Miia Tervo • Finland^[5]
• Tussilago – Jonas Odell • Sweden^[5]
• Maria's Way – Anne Milne • United Kingdom/Spain^[5]
• Talleres Clandestinos – Catalina Molina • Austria/Argentina^[5]
• Rendezvous in Stella-Plage (Rendez-vous à Stella-Plage) – Shalimar Preuss • France^[5]
• Diarchy (Diarchia) – Ferdinando Cito Filomarino • Italy/France^[5]
• The External World – David O'Reilly • Germany^[5]
• Here I Am (Itt vagyok) – Bálint Szimler • Hungary^[5]

People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Mr. Nobody^[2]

• The Girl Who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden)
• Soul Kitchen
• Baarìa
• Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
• An Education
• Agora
• The Ghost Writer
• Kick-Ass
• Little Nicholas (Le Petit Nicolas)

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