The period feature film starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz receives four prizes including best European movie and best European comedy.
- December 8, 2019
AceShowbiz - Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite" picked up another string of wins at the European Film Awards in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, December 7.
The filmmaker claimed the Best European Director prize, while his Oscar-winning leading lady, Olivia Colman, picked up the Best Actress trophy and the film was named European Film of the year.
There were also wins for Antonio Banderas, who took home the Best Actor award for his role in Pedro Almodovar's "Pain and Glory", and director Ladj Ly's Cannes Film Festival hit "Les Miserables", which claimed the European Discovery prize.
The night's winners list is:
- European Film: "The Favourite"
- European Director: Yorgos Lanthimos - "The Favourite"
- European Actor: Antonio Banderas - "Pain and Glory"
- European Actress: Olivia Colman - "The Favourite"
- European Screenwriter: Celine Sciamma - "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"
- European Discovery: "Les Miserables"
- European Comedy: "The Favourite"
- European Documentary: "For Sama"
- European Short Film: "The Christmas Gift"
- European Animated Film: "Bunuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles"
- People's Choice Award: "Cold War"
