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34th European Film Awards
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2026 LUX Audience Award shortlisted films unveiled at European Parliament

The films CHRISTY, DEAF, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, LOVE ME TENDER, and SENTIMENTAL VALUE will compete for the 2026 LUX Audience Award, it was announced this Tuesday in Strasbourg. This year’s nominees address youth and mental health, inclusiveness, and democracy.

The European Film Academy reveals the nominations for the LUX Audience Award, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas. The five nominated films for the LUX Audience Award were chosen by a panel of film professionals from across EU member states and announced today during an announcement event at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

These are the five nominated films:

CHRISTY directed by Brendan Canty (UK, Ireland)
DEAF (SORDA) directed by Eva Libertad (Spain)
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran, France, Luxemburg)
LOVE ME TENDER directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet (France)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE directed by Joachim Trier (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France)

Next steps

Free screenings of the five films will take place in all EU countries up until April 2026. In keeping with the European Parliament’s total commitment to accessibility, and for the first time, the shortlisted films will have subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Citizens across Europe, as well as the Members of the European Parliament, can vote for their favourite film on the LUX Audience Award rating platform. Their respective votes will each count 50% towards the films’ final scores.

A ceremony to announce the 2026 LUX Audience Award laureate will take place at the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels in mid-April 2026.

For the 2025 edition of the award, more than 900 screenings of the shortlisted films were organised, with discussions involving more than 90,000 audience members. 2025’s laureate was the film FLOW by Gints Zilbalodis.

Background

The LUX Audience Award has been awarded by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, in partnership with the European Commission and the Europa Cinemas network, since 2020. It fosters dialogue and engagement between politics and the public. The award is complemented by the Young Talent Programme, which seeks to engage young cinema professionals in the promotion of European values and the LUX Audience Award project.

Further information

LUX Audience Award website

Timeline and rating process

Streaming of the launch event

LUX Audience Award communication kit

EP Multimedia Centre: pictures, videos & audio material: 2026 LUX Audience Award