30th European Film Awards
The 30th European Film Awards were presented on 9 December 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The nominations and winners are selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy.
Selection
- A Ciambra
- A Date for Mad Mary
- A Gentle Creature
- A Jew Must Die
- A Monster Calls
- Afterimage
- Ana, mon amour
- Big Big World
- BPM
- Bright Sunshine In
- Brimstone
- Fortunata
- Frantz
- Frost
- Godless
- Happy End
- Heartstone
- Home
- Ice Mother
- In Times of Fading Light
- Indivisible
- Insyriated
- Istanbul Red
- Jupiter's Moon
- Lady Macbeth
- Layla M.
- Loveless
- My Grandmother Fanny Kaplan
- On Body and Soul
- Paradise
- Requiem for Mrs. J.
- Return to Montauk
- Sami Blood
- Son of Sofia
- Spoor
- Summer 1993
- The Constitution
- The Fury of a Patient Man
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
- The King's Choice
- The Last Family
- The Nothing Factory
- The Other Side of Hope
- The Party
- The Square
- The Teacher
- Tom of Finland
- Western
- Wild Mouse
- You Disappear
Awards voted by EFA Members
Best Film">European Film Award for Best Film">Best Film
The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 in Seville, Spain at the Seville Festival of European Cinema. Three films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or winner The Square, and Grand Prix winner BPM . Four films had been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Two films received nominations at the 19th British Independent Film Awards.| English title | Director | Producer | Production companies | Country | Language |
| The Square | Ruben Östlund | Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober | Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF |     | Swedish, English, Danish |
| BPM | Robin Campillo | Marie-Ange Luciani, Hugues Charbonneau | Les Films de Pierre, France 3 Cinéma, Page 114, Memento Films, FD Production, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Indéfilms 5, Cofinova 13, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+ | | French |
| Loveless | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov | Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions |   | Russian |
| On Body and Soul | Ildikó Enyedi | Ernő Mesterházy, András Muhi, Mónika Mécs | Inforg-M&M Film Kft. |  | Hungarian |
| The Other Side of Hope | Aki Kaurismäki | Aki Kaurismäki | Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF |  | Finnish, English, Arabic |
Best Comedy">European Film Award for Best Comedy">Best Comedy
The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017.| English title | Director | Producer | Production companies | Country | Language |
| The Square | Ruben Östlund | Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober | Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF | | Swedish, English, Danish |
| King of the Belgians | Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Bo Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Topkapi Films, Art Fest |   | English, Flemish, French, Bulgarian |
| Vincent | Christophe van Rompaey | Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Emmanuel Giraud, Aurélie Bordier | A Private View, Les Films de la Croisade | | Dutch, French |
| Welcome to Germany | Simon Verhoeven | Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Michael Verhoeven, Stefan Gärtner | Wiedemann & Berg, Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, Sentana Film, Seven Pictures Film | | German |
Best Director">European Film Award for Best Director">Best Director
The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017| Director | English title |
| Ruben Östlund | The Square |
| Ildikó Enyedi | On Body and Soul |
| Aki Kaurismäki | The Other Side of Hope |
 Yorgos Lanthimos | The Killing of a Sacred Deer |
| Andrey Zvyagintsev | Loveless |
Best Screenwriter">European Film Award for Best Screenwriter">Best Screenwriter
The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017| Screenwriter | English title |
| Ruben Östlund | The Square |
| Ildikó Enyedi | On Body and Soul |
| Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou | The Killing of a Sacred Deer |
| Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev | Loveless |
| François Ozon | Frantz |
Best Actress">European Film Award for Best Actress">Best Actress
The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017| Actress | English title | Role |
 Alexandra Borbély | On Body and Soul | Mária |
| Paula Beer | Frantz | Anna |
| Juliette Binoche | Bright Sunshine In | Isabelle |
| Isabelle Huppert | Happy End | Anne Laurent |
 Florence Pugh | Lady Macbeth | Katherine Lester |
Best Actor">European Film Award for Best Actor">Best Actor
The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017.| Actor | English title | Role |
| Claes Bang | The Square | Christian |
 Nahuel Pérez Biscayart | BPM | Sean Dalmazo |
 Colin Farrell | The Killing of a Sacred Deer | Steven Murphy |
 Josef Hader | Stefan Zweig | |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | Happy End | Georges Laurent |
Technical awards
A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and decided on the winners in seven tech categories. The members of the jury are:- Samir Fočo, sound designer, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Raf Keunen, composer, Belgium
- Melanie Ann Oliver, editor, UK
- Vassilia Rozana, costume designer, Greece
- Susana Sanchez, hair & make-up artist, Spain
- Łukasz Żal, cinematographer, Poland
- Tonino Zera, production designer, Italy.
Best Composer">European Film Award for Best Composer">Best Composer
| Winner | English title |
| Evgueni and Sacha Galperine | Loveless |
Best Cinematographer">European Film Award for Best Cinematographer">Best Cinematographer
The winner was announced on 14 November 2017.| Winner | English title |
| Mikhail Krichman | Loveless |
Best Editor">European Film Award for Best Editor">Best Editor
The winner was announced on 14 November 2017.| Winner | English title |
| Robin Campillo | BPM |
Best Production Designer">European Film Award for Best Production Designer">Best Production Designer
The winner was announced on 14 November 2017.| Winner | English title |
| Josefin Åsberg | The Square |
Best Costume Designer">European Film Award for Best Costume Designer">Best Costume Designer
The winners were announced on 14 November 2017.| English title | Winner |
 Katarzyna Lewińska | Spoor |
Best Sound Designer">European Film Award for Best Sound Designer">Best Sound Designer
The winner was announced on 14 November 2017.| Winner | English title |
 Oriol Tarragó | A Monster Calls |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling">European Film Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling">Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The winner was announced on 14 November 2017.| Winner | English title |
| Leendert van Nimwegen | Brimstone |
Critics Award
European Discovery">European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year">European Discovery
The nominees were announced on 19 October 2017. Award given by International Federation of Film Critics - Prix FIPRESCI.| English title | Director | Producer | Production companies | Country | Language |
| Lady Macbeth | William Oldroyd | Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly | BBC Films, British Film Institute, Creative England, iFeatures, Protagonist Pictures, Sixty Six Pictures | | English |
| Bloody Milk | Hubert Charuel | Stéphanie Bermann, Alexis Dulguerian | Domino Films, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, France Télévisions, Indéfilms 5, Pyramide | | French |
| Godless | Ralitza Petrova | Rossitsa Valkanova, Eva Jakobsen, Laurence Clerc | KLAS Film, Snowglobe, Alcatraz Films, Film Factory, Aporia Filmworks | | Bulgarian |
| Summer 1993 | Carla Simón | Valérie Delpierre, Stefan Schmitz, María Zamora | Avalon, Fundación SGAE, Inicia Films, ICEC, ICAA, Media, Producciones Cinematográficas Cima, Sources 2, Televisión Española | | Catalan |
| The Eremites | Ronny Trocker | Susanne Mann, Paul Zischler | Zischlermann Filmproduktion, Golden Girls Filmproduktion, EchoFilm, BLS Südtirol Alto Adige, Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Angelegenheiten der Kultur und der Medien, Filmservices, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Servus TV, Österreichisches Filminstitut | | German |
[European Film Award for [Best Animated Feature Film|Best Animated Feature Film]]
The nominees were announced on 24 October 2017. One film nominated for Best Animated Feature Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.| English title | Director | Animator | Producer | Production companies | Country | Language |
| Loving Vincent | Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman | Dorota Kobiela, Lukasz Mackiewicz | Hugh Welchman, Ivan Mactaggart, Sean Bobbitt | BreakThru Productions, Trademark Films | | English |
| Ethel & Ernest | Roger Mainwood | Peter Dodd | Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding, Stephan Roelants | BBC Films, British Film Institute, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Film Fund Luxembourg, Cloth Cat Animation, Ethel & Ernest Productions, Lupus Films, Mélusine Productions | | English |
| Louise by the Shore | Jean-François Laguionie | Lionel Chauvin, Joahanna Bessière | Jean-Pierre Lemouland, Galilé Marion-Gauvin | JPL Films, Unité centrale, Tchack, Arte France Cinéma |  | French |
| Zombillenium | Arthur de Pins, Alexis Ducord | David Nasser | Henri Megalon, Léon Pérahia | Maybe Movies, Belvision, Dupuis Audiovisuel, France 3 Cinéma, Gébéka Films, 2 Minutes Animation, Pipangaï Production, Gao Shan Pictures | | French |
Audience awards
[European Film Academy [People's Choice Award for Best European Film|People's Choice Award]]
The nominees were announced on 1 September 2017.| English title | Director | Production country |
| Maria Schrader | | |
| A Monster Calls | J. A. Bayona | |
| Bridget Jones's Baby | Sharon Maguire |  |
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | David Yates | |
| Frantz | François Ozon | |
| Graduation | Cristian Mungiu |  |
| Like Crazy | Paolo Virzì |  |
| The Commune | Thomas Vinterberg | |
| The Other Side of Hope | Aki Kaurismäki | |
University Award
The announcement of the five European University Film Award nominations took place during Filmfest Hamburg on 10 October 2017. Films were selected by: Fabian Gasmia, Juho Kuosmanen, Elli Mastorou and Dagmar Brunow. Five nominated films were screened and discussed in the respective classes and each university voted its favorite film.| English title | Director | Producer | Production companies | Country | Language |
| Heartstone | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Anton Máni Svansson, Lise Orheim Stender, Jesper Morthorst, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | SF Studios, Join Motion Pictures |  | Icelandic |
| Home | Fien Troch | Antonino Lombardo, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Olivier Bronckart | Prime Time, Versus Production | | Flemish, Dutch |
| Loveless | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov | Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions | | Russian |
| The Other Side of Hope | Aki Kaurismäki | Aki Kaurismäki | Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF | | Finnish, English, Arabic |
| The War Show | Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon | Miriam Nørgaard, Alaa Hassan | Fridthjof Film, Oktober, Yleisradio |  | Arabic |
Best Documentary">European Film Award for Best Documentary">Best Documentary
Best Short Film">European Film Award for Best Short Film">Best Short Film
| Original title | Director | Type | Minutes | Production country | Language |
| Timecode | Juanjo Giménez | 15 min | | ||
| Copa-Loca | Christos Massalas | 14 min | | ||
| En La Boca | Matteo Gariglio | 26 min |  | ||
| Fight on a Swedish Beach | Simon Vahlne | 15 min | | ||
| Information Skies | Daniel van der Velden, Vinca Kruk | 24 min |   | ||
| LOVE | Réka Bucsi | 14 min | | ||
| Os Humores Artificiais ' | Gabriel Abrantes | 29 min |  | ||
| HEVÊRK ' | Rûken Tekes | 14 min |  | ||
| Los Desheredados ' | Laura Ferrés | 19 min | | ||
| The Party | Andrea Harkin | 14 min | | ||
| Ugly | Nikita Diakur | 12 min | | ||
| Wannabe | Jannis Lenz | 30 min | | ||
| SCRIS/NESCRIS ' | Adrian Silisteanu | 20 min | | ||
| GROS CHAGRIN ' | Céline Devaux | 15 min | | ||
| Jeunes Hommes à la fenêtre ' | Loukianos Moshonas | 18 min | |