Congratulations to the winners of the European Film Awards 2026!

Tonight, the European Film Academy revealed the winners of the 38^th European Film Awards at the festive award ceremony at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin in front of 1.000 international guests celebrating the best of European cinema. With six awards, the film SENTIMENTAL VALUE was the winner with most awards. The show was distributed through 49 broadcast and livestream partners from 29 countries across Europe. For the first time, the awards show took place more prominently in the international awards season just after the Golden Globes and during the Oscar nomination voting period. The awards show is the glamorous highlight and conclusion of the European Award Season that kicked off in November. Under the header “why do we love cinema?” the show was an artistic experience, co-created by Irish-Scottish filmmaker Mark Cousins together with the creative team of the Academy, German film composer Dascha Dauenhauer and theatre director Robert Lehniger. The award ceremony can be rewatched here.

European Film:
WINNER: SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI) (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden) – directed by Joachim Trier, produced by Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Juliette Schrameck, Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Lizette Jonjic, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade, Atilla Salih Yücer & Lars Thomas Skare

AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE (TARDES DE SOLEDAD) (Spain, France) – documentary film, directed by Albert Serra, produced by Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Pedro Palacios, Luís Ferrón, Ricard Sales & Pierre-Olivier Bardet
ARCO (France) – animated film, directed by Ugo Bienvenu, produced by Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman & Ugo Bienvenu
DOG OF GOD (DIEVA SUNS) (Latvia, United States) – animated film, directed by Raitis Ābele & Lauris Ābele, produced by Raitis Ābele, Kristele Pudane & Giovanni Labadessa
FIUME O MORTE! (Croatia, Slovenia, Italy) – documentary film, directed by Igor Bezinović, produced by Vanja Jambrović, Tibor Keser, Erica Barbiani & Marina Gumzi
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT) (France, Iran, Luxembourg) – fiction film, directed by Jafar Panahi, produced by Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, Christel Henon & Sandrine Dumas
LITTLE AMELIE (AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES) (France) – animated film, directed by Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han, produced by Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago & Henri Magalon
OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE (L’OLÍVIA I EL TERRATRÈMOL INVISIBLE) (Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile) – animated film, directed by Irene Iborra Rizo, produced by Mikel Mas Bilbao, Ramón Alòs, Irene Iborra Rizo, Eduard Puertas Anfruns, Jean-François Le Corre, Mathieu Courtois, Hugo Deghilage, Vincent Tavier, Nicolas Burlet & Bernardita Ojeda
RIEFENSTAHL (Germany) – documentary film, directed by Andres Veiel, produced by Enzo Maaß & Sandra Maischberger
SIRĀT (SIRÂT) (Spain, France) – fiction film, directed by Oliver Laxe, produced by Domingo Corral, Oliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi & Andrea Queralt
SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH (ПІСНІ ЗЕМЛІ, ЩО ПОВІЛЬНО ГОРИТЬ) (Ukraine, France, Denmark, Sweden) – documentary film, directed by Olha Zhurba, produced by Darya Bassel, Anne Köhncke & Kerstin Übelacker
SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN) (Germany) – fiction film, directed by Mascha Schilinski, produced by Maren Schmitt, Lucas Schmidt & Lasse Scharpen
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN (POHADKY PO BABICCE) (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France) – animated film, directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar & Jean-Claude Rozec, produced by Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová, Juraj Krasnohorský, Henrieta Cvangová, Kolja Saksida, Jean-François Le Corre & Mathieu Courtois
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (France, Tunisia) – fiction film, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha, Odessa Rae & James Wilson
WITH HASAN IN GAZA (Germany) – documentary film, directed by Kamal Aljafari, produced by Kamal Aljafari & Flavia Mazzarino

European Documentary:
WINNER: FIUME O MORTE! (Croatia, Slovenia, Italy), directed by Igor Bezinović

AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE (TARDES DE SOLEDAD) (Spain, France) directed by Albert Serra
FIUME O MORTE! (Croatia, Slovenia, Italy), directed by Igor Bezinović
RIEFENSTAHL (Germany), directed by Andres Veiel
SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH (ПІСНІ ЗЕМЛІ, ЩО ПОВІЛЬНО ГОРИТЬ) (Ukraine, France, Denmark, Sweden), directed by Olha Zhurba
WITH HASAN IN GAZA (Germany), directed by Kamal Aljafari

European Animated Feature Film:
This award is presented in co-operation with CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film.
WINNER: ARCO (France), directed by Ugo Bienvenu

DOG OF GOD (DIEVA SUNS) (Latvia, United States), directed by Raitis Ābele & Lauris Ābele.
LITTLE AMELIE (AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES) (France), directed by Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han
OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE (L’OLÍVIA I EL TERRATRÈMOL INVISIBLE) (Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile), directed by Irene Iborra Rizo
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN (POHADKY PO BABICCE) (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France), directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar & Jean-Claude Rozec

European Director:
WINNER: Joachim Trier for SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

Yorgos Lanthimos for BUGONIA
Oliver Laxe for SIRĀT
Jafar Panahi for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT)
Mascha Schilinski for SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)

European Actress:
WINNER: Renate Reinsve in SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Leonie Benesch in LATE SHIFT
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in DUSE
Léa Drucker in CASE 137
Vicky Krieps in LOVE ME TENDER

European Actor:
WINNER: Stellan Skarsgård in SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Sergi López in SIRĀT
Mads Mikkelsen in THE LAST VIKING
Toni Servillo in LA GRAZIA
Idan Weiss in FRANZ

European Screenwriter:
WINNER: Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier for SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

Santiago Fillol & Oliver Laxe for SIRĀT
Jafar Panahi for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT)
Mascha Schilinski & Louise Peter for SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)
Paolo Sorrentino for LA GRAZIA

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.
WINNER: ON FALLING (United Kingdom, Portugal), directed by Laura Carreira

LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS (KAJ TI JE DEKLICA) (Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia), directed by Urška Djukić
MY FATHER’S SHADOW (United Kingdom, Nigeria), directed by Akinola Davies Jr
ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DİES (HEMME’NİN ÖLDÜĞÜ GÜNLERDEN BİRİ) (Turkey, Germany), directed by Murat Fıratoğlu
SAUNA (Denmark), directed by Mathias Broe

The winners of the categories European Lifetime Achievement Award (Liv Ullmann), European Achievement in World Cinema Award (Alice Rohrwacher) and Eurimages International Co-Production Award (Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski) have already been announced beforehand.

The European media ARTE is highlighting the European Film Awards by making the first two films by Alice Rohrwacher, CORPO CELESTE and THE WONDERS (both ARTE co-productions), available on arte.tv. As for Liv Ullmann, she is featured in TWO LIVES, as well as in a two-part film she directed for Swedish television (from a screenplay by Ingmar Bergman), PRIVATE CONFESSIONS, all films will be available on arte.tv.

UNDER THE GREY SKY (POD SZARYM NIEBEM) (Poland) directed by Mara Tamkovich

European Young Audience Award:
WINNER: SIBLINGS (LA VITA DA GRANDI) (Italy) by directed Greta Scarano

ARCO (France), directed by Ugo Bienvenu
I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE A BOOK (VÉLETLENÜL ÍRTAM EGY KÖNYVET) (Hungary, Netherlands), directed by Nóra Lakos

European Casting Director
WINNER: Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo & María Rodrigo for SIRĀT

Karimah El-Giamal & Jacqueline Rietz for SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)
Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman for SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Cinematographer
WINNER: Mauro Herce for SIRĀT

Manu Dacosse for THE STRANGER (L’ÉTRANGER)
Fabian Gamper for SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)

European Composer (Original Score)
WINNER: Hania Rani for SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

Jerskin Fendrix for BUGONIA
Michael Fiedler & Eike Hosenfeld for SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)

European Costume Designer
WINNER: Sabrina Krämer for SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)

Michaela Horáčková Hořejší for FRANZ
Ursula Patzak for DUSE

European Editor
WINNER: Cristóbal Fernández for SIRĀT

Toni Froschhammer for DIE MY LOVE
Yorgos Mavropsaridis for BUGONIA

European Make-up & Hair Artist
WINNER: Torsten Witte for BUGONIA

Gabriela Poláková for FRANZ
Irina Schwarz & Anne-Marie Walther for SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)

European Production Designer
WINNER: Laia Ateca for SIRĀT

James Price for BUGONIA
Jørgen Stangebye Larsen for SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Sound Designer
WINNER: Laia Casanovas for SIRĀT

Johnnie Burn for BUGONIA
Gwennolé Le Borgne, Marion Papinot, Lars Ginzel, Elias Boughedir & Amal Attia for THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB

European Short Film – Prix Vimeo
WINNER: CITY OF POETS directed by Sara Rajaei (Netherlands)

BEING JOHN SMITH directed by John Smith (United Kingdom)
L’AVANCE directed by Djiby Kebe (France)
MAN NUMBER 4 directed by Miranda Pennell (United Kingdom)
THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING directed by Theo Panagopoulos (United Kingdom)