6th European Film Awards | |
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Date | 4 December 1993 |
Site | Babelsberg Studio, Potsdam, Germany |
Hosted by | Fanny Ardant |
Organized by | European Film Academy |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Close to Eden |
Best Actor | Daniel Auteuil A Heart in Winter |
Best Actress | Maia Morgenstern The Oak |
Most nominations | A Heart in Winter (2) [1] |
The 6th European Film Awards were presented on 4 December 1993, in Potsdam, Germany. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Close to Eden | Урга — территория любви | Nikita Mikhalkov | Russia |
Benny's Video | Michael Haneke | Austria | |
A Heart in Winter | Un cœur en hiver | Claude Sautet | France |
Man Bites Dog | C'est arrivé près de chez vous | Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Belgium |
Orlando | Sally Potter | United Kingdom | |
Antonio's Girlfriend | La petite amie d'Antonio | Manuel Poirier | France |
Result | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Winner | Misfits To Yuppies | Det sociala arvet | Stefan Jarl | Sweden |
Special Mentions | The Man Who Loves Gary Lineker | Ylli Hasani, Steve Sklair | United Kingdom | |
89mm from Europe | 89 mm od Europy | Marcel Łoziński | Poland | |
Recipient | Occupation |
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Michelangelo Antonioni | film director, screenwriter, editor |
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