19th European Film Awards

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19th European Film Awards
DateDecember 2, 2006
SiteCentrum EXPO XXI, Warsaw, Poland
Hosted by Maciej Stuhr, Sophie Marceau
Organized by European Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture The Lives Of Others
Best Direction Pedro Almodóvar
Volver
Best Actor Ulrich Mühe
The Lives Of Others
Best Actress Penélope Cruz
Volver
Most awards Volver (4) [1]
Most nominations Volver (6), The Lives Of Others
Television coverage
Channel Arte, TVP2

The 19th European Film Awards were presented on December 2, 2006 in Warsaw, Poland. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.

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Awards

Best Film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany
Breakfast on Pluto Neil Jordan Ireland, United Kingdom
Grbavica: Esma's Secret Grbavica Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia and Hercegovina, Austria, Germany, Croatia
The Road to Guantanamo Michael Winterbottom, Mat WhitecrossUnited Kingdom
Volver Pedro Almodóvar Spain
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Ken Loach Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain

Best Documentary

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Into Great Silence Die große Stille Philip Gröning Germany
37 Uses for a Dead Sheep Ben Hopkins United Kingdom
Dreaming by NumbersAnna BucchettiNetherlands
Grandmother's HouseLa casa de mi abuelaAdan AllagaSpain
Maradona, the Golden KidMaradona, un gamin en orJean-Christophe RoséFrance
The Cemetery Clubמועדון בית הקברותTali ShemeshIsrael
The Fisherman and the Dancing GirlРыбак и танцовщицаValeriy SolominRussia
Our Daily BreadUnser täglich Brot Nikolaus Geyrhalter Austria

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References

  1. "Europejska Akademia Filmowa 2006 - Filmweb".