‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Room Next Door’ lead European Film Awards nominations
Jacques Audiard‘s “Emilia Pérez” and Pedro Almodóvar‘s “The Room Next Door” topped Tuesday’s 37th European Film Awards nominations with four apiece.
Both are up for Best European Film, Best European Director, and Best European Screenwriter prizes, while their leads, Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” and Tilda Swinton in “The Room Next Door,” will face off in Best European Actress.
Mohammad Rasoulof‘s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” nabbed three nominations for film, director, and screenwriter. Coralie Fargeat‘s word-of-mouth hit “The Substance” scored two bids for film and screenwriter honors.
For the first time, films nominated for Best European Documentary and Best Animated Feature Film are eligible in the Best European Film category, leading to an expanded list of 15 nominees. Also making the cut for the top prize are Italy’s Oscar entry “Vermiglio,” Senegal’s entry “Dahomey,” and Latvia’s entry and animated film “Flow.”
In Best European Actress, Gascón and Swinton will vie for the honor against Renate Reinsve (“Armand”) and “The Girl With the Needle” stars Trine Dyrholm and Vic Carmen Sonne.
“Conclave” star Ralph Fiennes and “Queer’s” Daniel Craig are among the Best European Actor contenders alongside Franz Rogowski (“Bird”), Lars Eidinger (“Dying”), and Abou Sangare (“Soulemayne’s Story”).
The EFAs, which are voted on by 5,000-plus members of the European Film Academy, often signal the European films that could play well during Oscar season. Last year, “Anatomy of a Fall” won all four EFAs for which it was nominated en route to five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and a Best Original Screenplay win. Two years ago, “Triangle of Sadness” also claimed four EFAs before earning three Oscar bids, including Best Picture.
Winners of the 2024 European Film Awards will be announced on Saturday, Dec. 7 in Lucerne, Switzerland. “Conclave” star Isabella Rossellini will receive the European Achievement in World Cinema Award at the ceremony.
See the full list of nominees below.
Best European Film
- BYE BYE TIBERIAS (BYE BYE TIBERIADE) (France, Belgium, Palestine, Qatar) – documentary film, directed by Lina Soualem, produced by Jean-Marie Nizan, Guillaume Malandrin & Ossama Bawardi
- DAHOMEY (France, Senegal) – documentary film, directed by Mati Diop, produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou-Lévy & Mati Diop
- EMILIA PÉREZ (France) – feature film, directed by Jacques Audiard, produced by Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann & Anthony Vaccarello
- FLOW (STRAUME) (Latvia, France, Belgium) – animated feature film, directed by Gints Zilbalodis, produced by Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens & Gregory Zalcman
- IN LIMBO (W ZAWIESZENIU) (Poland) – documentary film, directed by Alina Maksimenko, produced by Filip Marczewski
- LIVING LARGE (ŽIVOT K SEŽRÁNÍ) (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) – animated feature film, directed by Kristina Dufková, produced by Matej Chlupacek, Agata Novinski & Marc Faye
- NO OTHER LAND (Palestine, Norway) – documentary film, directed by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal, produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor & Hamdan Ballal
- SAVAGES (SAUVAGES) (Switzerland, France, Belgium) – animated feature film, directed by Claude Barras, produced by Nicolas Burlet, Laurence Petit, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta, Vincent Tavier, Hugo Deghilage, Annemie Degryse & Olivier Glassey
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (France, Belgium, Netherlands) – documentary film, directed by Johan Grimonprez, produced by Daan Milius & Rémi Grellety
- SULTANA’S DREAM (EL SUEÑO DE LA SULTANA) (Spain, Germany, India) – animated feature film, directed by Isabel Herguera, produced by Chelo Loureiro, Diego Herguera, Fabian Driehorst, Mariano Baratech & Iván Miñambres
- THE ROOM NEXT DOOR (Spain) – feature film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, produced by Agustín Almodóvar & Esther García
- THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (DANAYE ANJIR-E MOABAD) (Germany, France) – feature film, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, produced by Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner & Rozita Hendijanian
- THE SUBSTANCE (UK, United States, France) – feature film, directed by Coralie Fargeat, produced by Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner
- THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER (Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Peru) – animated feature film, directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, produced by Cristina Huete, Serge Lalou, Sophie Cabon, Bruno Felix, Janneke van de Kerkhoff, Femke Wolting & Humberto Santana
- VERMIGLIO (Italy, France, Belgium) – feature film, directed by Maura Delpero, produced by Francesca Andreoli, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, Santiago Fondevila Sancet & Maura Delpero
Best European Documentary
- BYE BYE TIBERIAS (BYE BYE TIBERIADE) (France, Belgium, Palestine, Qatar), directed by Lina Soualem, produced by Jean-Marie Nizan, Guillaume Malandrin & Ossama Bawardi
- DAHOMEY (France, Senegal), directed by Mati Diop, produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou-Lévy & Mati Diop
- IN LIMBO (W ZAWIESZENIU) (Poland), directed by Alina Maksimenko, produced by Filip Marczewski
- NO OTHER LAND (Palestine, Norway), directed by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal, produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor & Hamdan Ballal
- SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (France, Belgium, Netherlands), directed by Johan Grimonprez, produced by Daan Milius & Rémi Grellety
European Director
- Andrea Arnold for BIRD
- Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PÉREZ
- Pedro Almodóvar for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
- Mohammad Rasoulof for THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
- Maura Delpero for VERMIGLIO
Best Actress
- Renate Reinsve in ARMAND
- Karla Sofía Gascón in EMILIA PÉREZ
- Trine Dyrholm in THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
- Vic Carmen Sonne in THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
- Tilda Swinton in THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
Best Actor
- Franz Rogowski in BIRD
- Ralph Fiennes in CONCLAVE
- Lars Eidinger in DYING
- Daniel Craig in QUEER
- Abou Sangare in SOULEYMANE’S STORY
Best Screenplay
- Jacques Audiard for EMILIA PÉREZ
- Magnus von Horn & Line Langebek for THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
- Pedro Almodóvar for THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
- Mohammad Rasoulof for THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
- Coralie Fargeat for THE SUBSTANCE
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
- ARMAND (Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden), directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, produced by Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- HOARD (UK), directed by Luna Carmoon, produced by Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons & Andrew Starke
- KNEECAP (Ireland, UK), directed by Rich Peppiatt, produced by Patrick O’Neill, Trevor Birney & Jack Tarling
- SANTOSH (UK, France, Germany), directed by Sandhya Suri, produced by Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner, Carole Scotta & Eliott Khayat
- THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME (ANUL NOU CARE N-A FOST) (Romania, Serbia), directed and produced by Bogdan Mureșanu
- TOXIC (AKIPLĖŠA) (Lithuania) directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, produced by Giedre Burokaite
European Young Audience Award
- LARS IS LOL (Norway, Denmark), directed by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, produced by Caroline Hitland & Matilda Appelin
- THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN (Norway), directed by Benjamin Ree, produced by Ingvil Giske
- WINNERS (Germany), directed by Soleen Yusef, produced by Sonja Schmitt, Marc Schmidheiny & Christoph Daniel
Best European Animated Film (previously announced)
- FLOW directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium)
- LIVING LARGE directed by Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia)
- SAVAGES directed by Claude Barras (Switzerland, France, Belgium)
- SULTANA’S DREAM directed by Isabel Herguera (Spain, Germany, India)
- THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Peru)
Best European Short Film (previously announced)
- 2720 directed by Basil da Cunha (Portugal, Switzerland)
- CLAMOR directed by Salomé Da Souza (France)
- THE EXPLODING GIRL directed by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel (France)
- THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT directed by Nebojša Slijepčević (Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia)
- WANDER TO WONDER directed by Nina Gantz (The Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom)
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