38th European Film Awards

38th European Film Awards
38th European Film Awards
Date	17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)
Site	Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Organized by	European Film Academy
Official website	europeanfilmawards.eu
Highlights
Best Actor	Stellan Skarsgård; Sentimental Value
Best Actress	Renate Reinsve; Sentimental Value
	← 2024; European Film Awards; 2027 →;

2026 awards ceremony

The 38th European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy to recognize achievements in European filmmaking, will take place at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin on 17 January 2026.

Mark Cousins will curate the award ceremony alongwith the musical concept incharge German composer Dascha Dauenhauer, and the German stage director Robert Lehniger, who also oversees the award ceremony.^[1]^[2]

Selection

Feature Film

The selection of feature films was announced on 14 October 2025.^[3]

Bearcave – Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos ( Greece, United Kingdom)
Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos ( United Kingdom, United States, South Korea)
Case 137 – Dominik Moll ( France)
Christy – Brendan Cantry ( Ireland, United Kingdom)
Deaf – Eva Libertad ( Spain)
Die My Love – Lynne Ramsay ( United Kingdom, United States, Canada)
Dreams (Sex Love) – Dag Johan Haugerud ( Norway)
Duse – Pietro Marcello ( Italy, France)
Father – Tereza Nvotová ( Slovakia, Czechia, Poland)
Franz – Agnieszka Holland ( Czechia, Germany, Poland)
Fuori – Mario Martone ( Italy, France)
I Only Rest in the Storm – Pedro Pinho ( Portugal, France, Brazil, Romania)
It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi ( France, Iran, Luxembourg)
La grazia – Paolo Sorrentino ( Italy)
The Last Viking – Anders Thomas Jensen ( Denmark, Sweden)
Late Shift – Petra Volpe ( Switzerland, Germany)
The Little Sister – Hafsia Herzi ( France, Germany)
Little Trouble Girls – Urška Djukic ( Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia)
Love Me Tender – Anna Cazenave Cambet ( France)
The Love That Remains – Hlynur Pálmason ( Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France)
Loveable – Lilja Ingolfsdottir ( Norway)
Maspalomas – Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi ( Spain)
Milk Teeth – Mihai Mincan ( Romania, France, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria)
Mirrors No. 3 – Christian Petzold ( Germany)
Mother – Teona Strugar Mitevska ( North Macedonia, Belgium)
The North – Bart Schrijver ( the Netherlands)
On Falling – Laura Carreira ( United Kingdom, Portugal)
Once Upon a Time in Gaza – Tarzan and Arab Nasser ( France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal, Qatar, Jordan)
One of Those Days When Hemme Dies – Murat Fıratoğlu ( Turkey, Germany)
Palestine 36 – Annemarie Jacir ( Palestine, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Norway)
Pillion – Harry Lighton ( United Kingdom)
Romería – Carla Simón ( Spain, Germany)
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier ( Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden)
Silent Friend – Ildikó Enyedi ( Germany, France, Hungary)
Sirāt – Oliver Laxe ( Spain, France)
Sleepless City – Guillermo Galoe ( Spain, France)
Sound of Falling – Mascha Schilinski ( Germany)
The Stranger – François Ozon ( France)
Sundays – Alauda Ruiz de Azúa ( Spain)
Two Prosecutors – Sergei Loznitsa ( France, Germany, the Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania)
The Voice of Hind Rajab – Kaouther Ben Hania ( France, Tunisia)
What Marielle Knows – Frédéric Hambalek ( Germany)
Yes! – Nadav Lapid ( France, Israel, Cyprus, Germany)
Young Mothers – Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne ( Belgium, France)

Documentary

The selection of 15 documentary films was announced on 14 October 2025.^[3]

Afternoons of Solitude – Albert Serra ( Spain, France)
An American Pastoral – Auberi Edler ( France)
Ancestral Visions of the Future – Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese ( France, Lesotho, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)
Fiume o morte! – Igor Bezinović [fr] ( Croatia, Slovenia, Italy)
Flophouse America – Monica Strømdahl ( Norway, Netherlands, United States)
Good Valley Stories – José Luis Guerin ( Spain, France)
Hair, Paper, Water... – Nicolas Graux, Minh Quý Trương ( Belgium, France, Vietnam)
Listen to the Voices – Maxime Jean-Baptiste ( Belgium, France)
Memory – Vladlena Sandu ( France, Netherlands)
Militantropos [de] – Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi ( Ukraine, Austria, France)
Riefenstahl – Andres Veiel ( Germany)
Songs of Slow Burning Earth – Olha Zhurba ( Ukraine, France, Denmark, Sweden)
The Shards – Masha Chernaya ( Georgia, Germany)
TWST / Things We Said Today – Andrei Ujică ( France, Romania)
With Hasan in Gaza – Kamal Aljafari ( Germany)

Animation

The selection of 8 animated feature films was announced on 14 October 2025.^[3]

Arco – Ugo Bienvenu ( France)
Balentes – Giovanni Columbu [it] ( Italy, Germany)
Checkered Ninja 3 [da] – Anders Matthesen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen [da] ( Denmark)
Dandelion's Odyssey [fr] – Momoko Seto [fr] ( France)
Dog of God – Raitis Abele, Lauris Abele ( Latvia, United States)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – Maïlys Vallade & LianeCho Han ( France)
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake – Irene Iborra Rizo ( Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile)
Tales from the Magic Garden – David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec ( Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, France)

Winners and nominees

The nominees for European Short Film – Prix Vimeo were announced on 31 October 2025.^[4] The nominations were announced on 18 November 2025 at the Alcázar of Seville, following the 22nd Seville European Film Festival.^[5]^[6] The nominations in Excellence categories were announced on 26 November 2025.^[7]

European Film

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Producer(s)
It Was Just an Accident	یک تصادف ساده	Jafar Panahi	Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, Christel Hénon, Sandrine Dumas
Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi	Joachim Trier	Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Ottmar, Nathanaël Karmitz, Juliette Schrameck, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Lizette Jonjic, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Lars Thomas Skare, Atilla Yücer
Sirāt		Oliver Laxe	Domingo Corral, Oliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt
Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen	Mascha Schilinski	Maren Schmitt, Lucas Schmidt, Lasse Scharpen
The Voice of Hind Rajab	صوت هند رجب	Kaouther Ben Hania	Nadim Cheikhrouha, Odessa Rae, James Wilson
Films nominated for European Documentary and European Animated Feature Film are also considered as candidates for the category of European Film.

European Director

Director(s)	English title	Original title
Yorgos Lanthimos	Bugonia
Oliver Laxe	Sirāt
Jafar Panahi	It Was Just an Accident	یک تصادف ساده
Mascha Schilinski	Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen
Joachim Trier	Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi

European Screenwriter

Screenwriter(s)	English title	Original title
Eskil Vogt Joachim Trier	Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi
Santiago Fillol Oliver Laxe	Sirāt
Jafar Panahi	It Was Just an Accident	یک تصادف ساده
Mascha Schilinski Louise Peter	Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen
Paolo Sorrentino	La grazia

European Actor

Actor	English title	Original title
Stellan Skarsgård	Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi
Sergi López	Sirāt
Mads Mikkelsen	The Last Viking	Den sidste viking
Toni Servillo	La grazia
Idan Weiss	Franz

European Actress

Actress	English title	Original title
Renate Reinsve	Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi
Leonie Benesch	Late Shift	Heldin
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	Duse
Léa Drucker	Case 137	Dossier 137
Vicky Krieps	Love Me Tender

European Documentary

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
Afternoons of Solitude	Tardes de soledad	Albert Serra	France, Spain
Fiume o morte!		Igor Bezinović	Croatia, Italy, Slovenia
Riefenstahl		Andres Veiel	Germany
Songs of Slow Burning Earth		Olha Zhurba	Denmark, France, Sweden, Ukraine
With Hasan in Gaza	مع حسن في غزّة	Kamal Aljafari	Germany

European Animated Feature Film

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
Arco		Ugo Bienvenu	France, United States
Dog of God	Dieva suns	Lauris Ābele Raitis Ābele	Latvia, United States
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain	Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes	Liane-Cho Han Maïlys Vallade	Belgium, France
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake	L'Olívia i el terratrèmol invisible	Irene Iborra Rizo	Belgium, Chile, France, Spain, Switzerland
Tales from the Magic Garden	Pohádky po babičce	Patrik Pašš Jean-Claude Rozec David Súkup Leon Vidmar	Czechia, France, Slovakia, Slovenia

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
On Falling		Laura Carreira	Portugal, United Kingdom
Little Trouble Girls	Kaj ti je deklica	Urška Djukić	Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Slovenia
My Father's Shadow		Akinola Davies Jr.	Nigeria, United Kingdom
One of Those Days When Hemme Dies	Hemme’nin Öldüğü Günlerden Biri	Murat Fıratoğlu	Germany, Turkey
Sauna		Mathias Broe	Denmark
Under the Grey Sky	Pod szarym niebem	Mara Tamkovich	Poland

European Young Audience Award

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
Siblings	La vita da grandi	Greta Scarano	Italy
Arco		Ugo Bienvenu	France, United States
I Accidentally Wrote a Book	Véletlenül írtam egy könyvet	Nóra Lakos	Hungary, Netherlands

European Short Film – Prix Vimeo

Title	Director(s)	Country
City of Poets	Sara Rajaei	Netherlands
Being John Smith	John Smith	United Kingdom
L'Avance	Djiby Kebe	France
Man Number 4	Miranda Pennell	United Kingdom
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing	Theo Panagopoulos	United Kingdom

Excellence Awards

European Casting Director

Casting director(s)	English title	Original title
Nadia Acimi Luís Bértolo María Rodrigo	Sirāt
Yngvill Kolset Haga Avy Kaufman	Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi
Karimah El-Giamal Jacqueline Rietz	Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen

European Cinematographer

Cinematographer(s)	English title	Original title
Mauro Herce	Sirāt
Fabian Gamper	Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen
Manu Dacosse	The Stranger	L'Étranger

European Editor

Editor(s)	English title	Original title
Cristóbal Fernández	Sirāt
Yorgos Mavropsaridis	Bugonia
Toni Froschhammer	Die My Love

European Production Designer

Production designer(s)	English title	Original title
Laia Ateca	Sirāt
James Price	Bugonia
Jørgen Stangebye Larsen	Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi

European Costume Designer

Costume designer(s)	English title	Original title
Sabrina Krämer	Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen
Ursula Patzak	Duse
Michaela Horáčková Hořejší	Franz

European Make-up & Hair Artist

Make-up and hair artist(s)	English title	Original title
Torsten Witte	Bugonia
Gabriela Poláková	Franz
Irina Schwarz Anne-Marie Walther	Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen

European Composer (Original Score)

Composer(s)	English title	Original title
Jerskin Fendrix	Bugonia
Hania Rani	Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi
Michael Fiedler Eike Hosenfeld	Sound of Falling	In die Sonne schauen

European Sound Designer

Sound designer(s)	English title	Original title
Laia Casanovas	Sirāt
Johnnie Burn	Bugonia
Amal Attia Elias Boughedir Lars Ginzel Gwennolé Le Borgne Marion Papinot	The Voice of Hind Rajab	صوت هند رجب

Films with multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
9	Sirāt
8	Sentimental Value
8	Sound of Falling
6	Bugonia
3	Franz
3	It Was Just an Accident
2	Arco
	Duse
	La grazia
	The Voice of Hind Rajab

Honorary Awards

EFA Lifetime Achievement Award	European Achievement in World Cinema	Eurimages International Co-Production Award
Liv Ullmann^[8]	Alice Rohrwacher^[9]	Maren Ade^[10] Jonas Dornbach Janine Jackowski

Special Awards

Lux European Audience Film Award 2026

The LUX Audience Award, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas, recognizes films that raise awareness about current social and political issues in Europe.^[11]

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
Christy		Brendan Canty	UK, Ireland
Deaf	Sorda	Eva Libertad	Spain
It Was Just an Accident	یک تصادف ساده	Jafar Panahi	Iran, France, Luxemburg
Love Me Tender		Anna Cazenave Cambet	France
Sentimental Value	Affeksjonsverdi	Joachim Trier	Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France

References

^ "Mark Cousins to curate the ceremony of the 38th European Film Awards". Cineuropa. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
^ Barraclough, Leo (17 January 2026). "European Film Awards: Winners List — Updating Live". Variety. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
^ a b c Ntim, Zac (14 October 2025). "'Bugonia', 'On Falling' & 'Sound Of Falling' Among Titles On The European Film Awards Nominations Shortlist". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
^ "The European Film Academy announces the nominations in the category "European Short Film – Prix Vimeo"". European Film Academy. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
^ "Here come the nominees for the European Film Awards 2026!". European Film Academy. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
^ Roxborough, Scott (18 November 2025). "Nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
^ "European Film Awards 2026: The nominees in the Arts & Crafts categories!". European Film Academy. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ Roxborough, Scott (9 October 2025). "Liv Ullmann to Receive European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
^ "The European Film Awards honour Alice Rohrwacher with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award". Cineuropa. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
^ Roxborough, Scott (10 December 2025). "'Sentimental Value,' 'Toni Erdmann' Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (7 October 2025). "'Sentimental Value', 'It Was Just An Accident' & 'Deaf' Make Europe's LUX Audience Award Shortlist + Arab Critics For European Films Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "Mark Cousins to curate the ceremony of the 38th European Film Awards". Cineuropa. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[2] Barraclough, Leo (17 January 2026). "European Film Awards: Winners List — Updating Live". Variety. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

[Ntim-3] Ntim, Zac (14 October 2025). "'Bugonia', 'On Falling' & 'Sound Of Falling' Among Titles On The European Film Awards Nominations Shortlist". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

[4] "The European Film Academy announces the nominations in the category "European Short Film – Prix Vimeo"". European Film Academy. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.

[5] "Here come the nominees for the European Film Awards 2026!". European Film Academy. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.

[6] Roxborough, Scott (18 November 2025). "Nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2025.

[7] "European Film Awards 2026: The nominees in the Arts & Crafts categories!". European Film Academy. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[8] Roxborough, Scott (9 October 2025). "Liv Ullmann to Receive European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

[9] "The European Film Awards honour Alice Rohrwacher with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award". Cineuropa. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[10] Roxborough, Scott (10 December 2025). "'Sentimental Value,' 'Toni Erdmann' Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[11] Goodfellow, Melanie (7 October 2025). "'Sentimental Value', 'It Was Just An Accident' & 'Deaf' Make Europe's LUX Audience Award Shortlist + Arab Critics For European Films Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 October 2025.