17th European Film Awards

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17th European Film Awards
DateDecember 11, 2004
SiteForum Convention Center, Barcelona, Spain
Hosted by Maria de Medeiros, Juanjo Puigcorbé
Organized by European Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture Head-On
Best Direction Alejandro Amenábar
The Sea Inside
Best Actor Javier Bardem
The Sea Inside
Best Actress Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake
Most awards Head-On (2), The Sea Inside (2) [1]
Most nominations Head-On (7)
Television coverage
Channel Arte

The 17th European Film Awards were presented on December 11, 2004 in Barcelona, Spain. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.

Contents

Awards

Best Film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Head-On Gegen die Wand Fatih Akın Germany, Turkey
A Hole in My Heart Ett hål i mitt hjärta Lukas Moodysson Sweden, Denmark
Bad Education La mala educación Pedro Almodóvar Spain
The Chorus Les choristes Christophe Barratier France, Switzerland
The Sea Inside Mar adentro Alejandro Amenábar Spain, France, Italy
Vera Drake Mike Leigh United Kingdom, France

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References

  1. "Europejska Akademia Filmowa 2004 - Filmweb".