The Pawel Pawlikowski-directed black-and-white drama takes home Best European Film among other gongs, while 'Call Me By Your Name' nails People's Choice Award at the 31st annual awards.
- Dec 17, 2018
AceShowbiz - Director Pawel Pawlikowski's black-and-white drama "Cold War" was the big winner at the 31st annual European Film Awards in Seville, Spain on Saturday night (December 15).
The acclaimed movie, which is considered the only Oscars Best Foreign Language Film competition for Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma", was named Best European Film, while Pawlikowski walked away with Best Director and Best Screenplay honours and his leading lady, Joanna Kulig, picked up the Best European Actress prize.
The director, who previously picked up the EFA's top prize for "Ida" in 2014, had to collect Kulig's award as she was too pregnant to attend the prizegiving.
Another big winner was Armando Iannucci, who claimed the European Comedy gong for "The Death of Stalin". He took the stage and joked about the controversy surrounding his film, stating, "You're all very brave; this movie was banned in Russia so don't eat or touch anything."
Meanwhile, Ralph Fiennes collected the European Achievement in World Cinema prize Award and filmmaker Luca Guadagnino scored the Peoples Choice Award for "Call Me By Your Name".
The full list of 2018 European Film Awards winners is:
- EUROPEAN FILM: "Cold War"
- EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY: "Bergman - A Year In A Life"
- EUROPEAN DIRECTOR: Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War"
- PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD: "Call Me By Your Name"
- EUROPEAN SHORT FILM: "The Years"
- EUROPEAN COMEDY: "The Death Of Stalin"
- EUROPEAN ACTRESS: Joanna Kulig, "Cold War"
- EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER: Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War"
- EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2018: "Another Day Of Life"
- EUROPEAN DISCOVERY - PRIX FIPRESCI: "Girl", director Lukas Dhont
- EUROPEAN ACTOR: Marcello Fonte, "Dogman"
- EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martin Otterbeck, "Utoya: July 22"
- EUROPEAN EDITOR: Jaroslaw Kaminski, "Cold War"
- EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Andrey Ponkratov, "The Summer"
- EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER: Massimo Cantini Parrini, "Dogman"
- EUROPEAN HAIR AND MAKEUP: Dalia Colli, Lorenzo Tamburini, Daniela Tartari, "Dogman"
- EUROPEAN COMPOSER: Christoph M. Kaiser and Julian Maas, "3 Days in Quiberon"
- EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER: Andre Bendocchi-Alves and Martin Steyer, "The Captain"
- EUROPEAN VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Peter Hjorth, "Border"
- EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA: Ralph Fiennes
- EFA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Carmen Maura
- HONORARY AWARD OF THE EFA PRESIDENT AND BOARD: Costa-Gavras
- UROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD: Konstantinos Kontovrakis & Giorgos Karnavas
