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European Film Awards: 2004

European Film Award

Date:	11 December
Host:	Juanjo Puigcorbé; Maria de Medeiros
Location:	Forum Convention Center, Barcelona, Spain

Best Film


Winner:
	Gegen die Wand (2004) - Stefan Schubert (producer); Ralph Schwingel (producer)
Other Nominees:
	Choristes, Les (2004) - Arthur Cohn (producer); Nicolas Mauvernay (producer); Jacques Perrin (producer) Hål i mitt hjärta, Ett (2004) - Lars Jönsson (I) (producer) Mala educación, La (2004) - Agustín Almodóvar (producer); Pedro Almodóvar (producer) Mar adentro (2004/I) Vera Drake (2004) - Simon Channing Williams (producer)

Best Actor


Winner:
	Mar adentro (2004/I) - Javier Bardem
Other Nominees:
	Choristes, Les (2004) - Gérard Jugnot Fetten Jahre sind vorbei, Die (2004) - Daniel Brühl Gegen die Wand (2004) - Birol Ünel Svoi (2004) - Bogdan Stupka Untergang, Der (2004) - Bruno Ganz

Best Actress


Winner:
	Vera Drake (2004) - Imelda Staunton
Other Nominees:
	5x2 (2004) - Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Avanim (2004) - Assi Levy Gegen die Wand (2004) - Sibel Kekilli Non ti muovere (2004) - Penélope Cruz Notre musique (2004) - Sarah Adler (II)

Best Director


Winner:
	Mar adentro (2004/I) - Alejandro Amenábar
Other Nominees:
	Comme une image (2004) - Agnès Jaoui Gegen die Wand (2004) - Fatih Akin Kontroll (2003) - Nimród Antal Mala educación, La (2004) - Pedro Almodóvar Trilogia I: To Livadi pou dakryzei (2004) - Theodoros Angelopoulos

Best Cinematographer


Winner:
	Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Eduardo Serra
Other Nominees:
	Being Julia (2004) - Lajos Koltai Code 46 (2003) - Alwin H. Kuchler; Marcel Zyskind Mala educación, La (2004) - José Luis Alcaine Mar adentro (2004/I) - Javier Aguirresarobe Trilogia I: To Livadi pou dakryzei (2004) - Andreas Sinanos

Best Screenwriter


Winner:
	Comme une image (2004) - Agnès Jaoui; Jean-Pierre Bacri
Other Nominees:
	Ae Fond Kiss... (2004) - Paul Laverty Gegen die Wand (2004) - Fatih Akin Mala educación, La (2004) - Pedro Almodóvar Mar adentro (2004/I) - Alejandro Amenábar; Mateo Gil Notre musique (2004) - Jean-Luc Godard

Best Composer


Winner:
	Choristes, Les (2004) - Bruno Coulais
Other Nominees:
	Code 46 (2003) - The Free Association Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Alexandre Desplat Mala educación, La (2004) - Alberto Iglesias (I) - Also for Te doy mis ojos (2003). Trilogia I: To Livadi pou dakryzei (2004) - Eleni Karaindrou Zaak Alzheimer, De (2003) - Stephen Warbeck

Best Documentary Award


Winner:
	Darwin's Nightmare (2004) - Hubert Sauper
Other Nominees:
	Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) - Nick Broomfield; Joan Churchill (I) Last Victory, The (2004) - John Appel Machssomim (2003) - Yoav Shamir Monde selon Bush, Le (2004) (TV) - William Karel Pelota vasca. La piel contra la piedra, La (2003) - Julio Medem Spielwütigen, Die (2004) - Andres Veiel Touch the Sound (2004) - Thomas Riedelsheimer

Best Short Film Award


Winner:
	J'attendrai le suivant... (2002) - Philippe Orreindy - Prix UIP Ghent.
Other Nominees:
	"Panique au village" (2000) - Vincent Patar; Stéphane Aubier - For episode "Les voleurs de cartes". - Prix UIP Grimstad. 7:35 de la mañana (2003) - Nacho Vigalondo - Prix UIP Drama. Alt i alt (2003) - Torbjørn Skårild - Prix UIP Cracow. Baisers des autres, Les (2003) - Carine Tardieu - Prix UIP Valladolid. Fender Bender (2003) - Daniel Elliott - Prix UIP Tampere. Goodbye (2004/II) - Steve Hudson (II) - Prix UIP Venezia. Ich und das Universum (2003) - Hajo Schomerus - Prix UIP Sarajevo. Love Me or Leave Me Alone (2003) - Duane Hopkins - Prix UIP Vila do Conde. Nariz de Cleopatra, La (2003) - Richard Jordan (III) - Prix UIP Edinburgh. Poveste la scara 'C' (2003) - Cristian Nemescu - Prix UIP Angers. Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea (2004) - Cristi Puiu - Prix UIP Berlin.

European Discovery of the Year


Winner:
	Certi bambini (2004) - Andrea Frazzi; Antonio Frazzi
Other Nominees:
	Brodeuses (2004) - Éléonore Faucher Kroko (2003) - Sylke Enders Or (2004) - Keren Yedaya Ta divna Splitska noc (2004) - Arsen A. Ostojic Vremya zhatvy (2004) - Marina Razbezhkina

Screen International Award


Winner:
	2046 (2004) - Kar Wai Wong - France/China.
Other Nominees:
	Bin-jip (2004) - Ki-duk Kim (II) - Korea/Japan. Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Walter Salles - Argentina/Brazil/Chile/Peru/USA. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Michel Gondry - USA. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) - Michael Moore (II) - USA. Maria Full of Grace (2004) - Joshua Marston - USA/Colombia. Moolaadé (2004) - Ousmane Sembene - Burkina Faso/Morocco/Tunesia/Cameroon. Oldboy (2003) - Chan-wook Park - Korea/Japan. Shi mian mai fu (2004) - Yimou Zhang - China.

Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema


Winner:
	Liv Ullmann

Life Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Carlos Saura

FIPRESCI Prize


Winner:
	Trilogia I: To Livadi pou dakryzei (2004) - Theodoros Angelopoulos

Audience Award

Best Actor


Winner:
	Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken (2004) - Daniel Brühl
Other Nominees:
	Gegen die Wand (2004) - Birol Ünel Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Colin Firth Immortel (ad vitam) (2004) - Thomas Kretschmann Intermission (2003) - Colin Farrell (I) Kaldaljós (2004) - Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Love Actually (2003) - Hugh Grant (I) Mala educación, La (2004) - Fele Martínez Mother, The (2003/I) - Daniel Craig (I) Non ti muovere (2004) - Sergio Castellitto

Best Actress


Winner:
	Non ti muovere (2004) - Penélope Cruz
Other Nominees:
	Carmen (2003/I) - Paz Vega Code 46 (2003) - Samantha Morton (I) Dreamers, The (2003) - Eva Green Immortel (ad vitam) (2004) - Charlotte Rampling Ma mère (2004) - Isabelle Huppert Mother, The (2003/I) - Anne Reid Nathalie... (2003) - Fanny Ardant Nathalie... (2003) - Emmanuelle Béart Te doy mis ojos (2003) - Laia Marull

Best Director


Winner:
	Gegen die Wand (2004) - Fatih Akin
Other Nominees:
	Code 46 (2003) - Michael Winterbottom Confidences trop intimes (2004) - Patrice Leconte Depuis qu'Otar est parti... (2003) - Julie Bertucelli Dreamers, The (2003) - Bernardo Bertolucci Kaldaljós (2004) - Hilmar Oddsson Love Actually (2003) - Richard Curtis (I) Mala educación, La (2004) - Pedro Almodóvar Te doy mis ojos (2003) - Icíar Bollaín Trilogia I: To Livadi pou dakryzei (2004) - Theodoros Angelopoulos