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Here come the nominees for the European Film Awards 2026!

Today, the European Film Academy revealed the nominees for nine further categories of the 38th European Film Awards. The nominations were announced in front of an audience at the iconic Real Alcázar of Sevilla, following the 22nd Seville European Film Festival. The winners will be pronounced at the festive awards ceremony on 17 January 2026 in Berlin, Germany. You can rewatch the nomination announcement here.

European Film:
This category comprises five fiction film nominees as well as the nominated films from the categories “European Documentary” and “European Animated Feature Film” which are also vying for the category “European Film”.

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
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI) (Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden) – fiction film, 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
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:

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.

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:

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)
Joachim Trier for SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Actress:

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

European Actor:

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

European Screenwriter:

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
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier for SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

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. A committee composed of FIPRESCI members and experts appointed by the European Film Academy Board decides upon the six nominated films.

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
ON FALLING (United Kingdom, Portugal), directed by Laura Carreira
ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DİES (HEMME’NİN ÖLDÜĞÜ GÜNLERDEN BİRİ) (Turkey, Germany), directed by Murat Fıratoğlu
SAUNA (Denmark), directed by Mathias Broe
UNDER THE GREY SKY (POD SZARYM NIEBEM) (Poland) directed by Mara Tamkovich

European Young Audience Award:

ARCO (France), directed by Ugo Bienvenu
I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE A BOOK (VÉLETLENÜL ÍRTAM EGY KÖNYVET) (Hungary, Netherlands), directed by Nóra Lakos
SIBLINGS (LA VITA DA GRANDI) (Italy), directed Greta Scarano

Please find the nominations here, including synopsis, cast, credits and statements of directors (if available) of the nominated film.

The nominations are based on the votes of 5,400 members of the European Film Academy who have been watching the films included in the annual Academy Shortlist. Now the Academy members will vote for the winners. Last, but not least, next week remaining nominations will be announced. These are the details of the awarding procedure.

The selection is based on the Diversity & Inclusion Standards of the European Film Academy.

The ceremony of the European Film Awards – the most renowned and prestigious award for European film – is presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions gGmbH and takes place on 17 January 2026 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Germany.