| 37th European Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 December 2024 |
| Site | KKL, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Hosted by | Fernando Tiberini |
| Organized by | European Film Academy |
| Official website | EFA |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Emilia Pérez |
| Most awards | Emilia Pérez (5) |
| Most nominations | Emilia Pérez (5) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | europeanfilmawards.eu [1] |
The 37th European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy to recognize achievements in European filmmaking, took place at Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern in Lucerne on 7 December 2024. It marked the first time the awards ceremony was held in Switzerland. [2] Swiss host and voiceover actor Fernando Tiberini hosted the ceremony. [3]
The winners of the Excellence Awards were announced on 13 November 2024, honoring the arts and crafts of filmmaking in eight categories. [4] [5] On 7 December the other winners were revealed during the ceremony, with Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez winning in each of the categories it was nominated. [6]
The first part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection was announced on 14 August 2024. [7] [8] The second part with 16 further titles was announced on 26 September 2024. [9] [10]
The Documentary Film Selection was announced on 21 August 2024. [11] [12]
The nominees for European Animated Feature Film were revealed on 9 October 2024. [13] The nominees for European Short Film were revealed on 16 October 2024. [14] [15] The nominees for the main categories were announced on 5 November 2024. [16] [17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilia Pérez | | Pascal Caucheteux Jacques Audiard Valérie Schermann Anthony Vaccarello | |
| The Room Next Door | | Agustín Almodóvar Esther García | |
| The Seed of the Sacred Fig | دانهی انجیر معابد | | Mohammad Rasoulof Amin Sadraei Jean-Christophe Simon Mani Tilgner Rozita Hendijanian |
| The Substance | | Coralie Fargeat Tim Bevan Eric Fellner | |
| Vermiglio | | Francesca Andreoli Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli Santiago Fondevila Sancet Maura Delpero | |
| Director(s) | Work |
|---|---|
| | Emilia Pérez |
| | Bird |
| | The Room Next Door |
| | The Seed of the Sacred Fig |
| | Vermiglio |
| Screenwriter(s) | Work |
|---|---|
| | Emilia Pérez |
| | The Girl with the Needle |
| | The Room Next Door |
| | The Seed of the Sacred Fig |
| | The Substance |
| Actor | Work |
|---|---|
| | Souleymane's Story |
| | Bird |
| | Conclave |
| | Dying |
| | Queer |
| Actress | Work |
|---|---|
| | Emilia Pérez |
| | Armand |
| | The Girl with the Needle |
| | |
| | The Room Next Door |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Other Land | | Palestine, Norway | |
| Bye Bye Tiberias | باي باي طبريا | | France, Belgium, Palestine, Qatar |
| Dahomey | | France, Senegal | |
| In Limbo | W zawieszeniu | | Poland |
| Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | | France, Belgium, Netherlands | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flow | Straume | | Latvia, France, Belgium |
| Living Large | Život k sežrání | | Czech Republic, France, Slovakia |
| Savages | Sauvages | | Switzerland, France, Belgium |
| Sultana's Dream | El sueño de la sultana | | Spain, Germany, India |
| They Shot the Piano Player | Dispararon al pianista | | Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Peru |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armand | | Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden | |
| Hoard | | UK | |
| Kneecap | | Ireland, UK | |
| Santosh | | UK, France, Germany | |
| The New Year That Never Came | Anul Nou care n-a fost | | Romania, Serbia |
| Toxic | Akiplėša | | Lithuania |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | Ibelin | Benjamin Ree | Norway |
| Lars is LOL | Lars er LOL | Eirik Sæter Stordahl | Norway, Denmark |
| Winners | Sieger sein | Soleen Yusef | Germany |
| Title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|
| The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent | Nebojša Slijepčević | Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia |
| 2720 | Basil da Cunha | Portugal, Switzerland |
| Clamor | Salomé Da Souza | France |
| The Exploding Girl | Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel | France |
| Wander to Wonder | Nina Gantz | The Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom |
| EFA Lifetime Achievement Award | European Achievement in World Cinema | Eurimages International Co-Production Award |
|---|---|---|
The LUX Audience Award, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, recognize films that help to raise awareness of socio-political issues in Europe. [21] [22]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal | | Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria | |
| Dahomey | | France, Senegal, Benin | |
| Flow | Straume | | Latvia, France, Belgium [23] |
| Intercepted | | Canada, France, Ukraine | |
| Julie Keeps Quiet | Julie zwijgt | | Belgium, Sweden |
The nominees for the European University Film Award were announced on 23 October 2024 by the European Film Academy and Filmfest Hamburg. [24] The winner was announced at the Mayor’s Night in Lucerne on 6 December 2024, the evening before the European Film Awards Ceremony. [25]
| English title | Original title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Kilometres to the End of the World | Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii | | Romania |
| April | | Georgia, France, Italy | |
| Armand | | Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden | |
| Kneecap | | Ireland, UK | |
| Moon | Mond | | Austria |