5th European Film Awards

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5th European Film Awards
DateNovember 25, 1992
Site Babelsberg Studio, Potsdam, Germany
Hosted by Senta Berger, Ben Kingsley
Organized by European Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture The Stolen Children
Best Actor Matti Pellonpää
La Vie de Bohème
Best Actress Juliette Binoche
The Lovers on the Bridge
Most awards The Lovers on the Bridge (3), The Northerners (3) [1]
Most nominations The Lovers on the Bridge (5), La Vie de Bohème

The 5th European Film Awards were presented on November 25, 1992, in Potsdam, Germany. 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 Stolen Children Il ladro di bambini Gianni Amelio Italy
La Vie de Bohème Aki Kaurismäki France
The Lovers on the Bridge Les Amants du Pont-Neuf Leos Carax France
NorthNord Xavier Beauvois France
Three Days Trys dienos Šarūnas Bartas Lithuania
The Northerners De Noorderlingen Alex van Warmerdam Netherlands

Lifetime Achievement Award

RecipientOccupation
Flag of Austria.svg Billy Wilder filmmaker, screenwriter, producer

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References

  1. "Europejska Akademia Filmowa 1992 - Filmweb".