23rd European Film Awards

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The 23rd European Film Awards
Date4 December 2010
Location Nokia Concert Hall
Tallinn, Estonia
Presented by European Film Academy
Hosted by Anke Engelke
Märt Avandi

The 23rd European Film Awards were presented on 4 December, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia. [1]

Contents

Winners and nominees

The nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards were announced on 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival. [1]

Best Film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
The Ghost Writer Roman Polanski France, Germany, United Kingdom
Honey Bal Semih Kaplanoğlu Turkey
Of Gods and Men Des hommes et des dieux Xavier Beauvois France
Lebanon לבנון Samuel Maoz Israel, Germany, France
The Secret in Their Eyes El secreto de sus ojos Juan José Campanella Argentina, Spain
Soul Kitchen Fatih Akın Germany

Best Director

Roman Polanski The Ghost Writer [2]

Best Actress

Sylvie Testud Lourdes [2]

Best Actor

Ewan McGregor The Ghost Writer [2]

Best Animated Feature Film

The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet • United Kingdom/France [2] [3]

Best Screenwriter

Robert Harris and Roman Polanski The Ghost Writer [2]

Best Cinematographer

Giora Bejach – Lebanon [2]

Best Editor

Luc Barnier and Marion Monnier – Carlos [2]

Best Production Designer

Albrecht Konrad – The Ghost Writer [2]

Best Composer

Alexandre Desplat The Ghost Writer [2]

Best Documentary

Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) – Patricio Guzmán • France/Germany/Chile [2] [4]

Best Short Film

Hanoi - Warsaw (Hanoi - Warszawa) – Katarzyna Klimkiewicz • Poland [2] [5]

People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Mr. Nobody [2]

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