European Film Awards Last updated February 16, 2025 Annual film award presented by the European Film Academy
The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards ) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most important is the Best Film. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors and actors. The awards were officially also called the "Felix Awards " until 1997, in reference to the former award's trophy statuette, which was replaced by a feminine statuette.
Since 1997, the European Film Awards have been held in early- to mid-December. Hosting duties have alternated between Berlin , Germany in odd-numbered years and other European cities in even-numbered years. The 33rd European Film Awards were held on 12 December 2020 as a virtual ceremony . In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , Russian films were excluded from the 2022 European Film Awards. [ 1]
Awarding procedures Feature films participating in the European Film Awards must be European feature-length fiction films intended for normal theatrical release which must have had their first official screening (be it at a festival or at a regular cinema) after 1 July of the year before. Based on a selection of approximately 40 films recommended for a nomination, the members of the European Film Academy vote for the nominations in the main categories, [ 2] which are announced in early November at the Seville European Film Festival . Based on the nominations, the members of the European Film Academy then vote for the winners which are announced at the European Film Awards Ceremony in early December.
Eligibility The criteria [ 3] whereby a film qualifies as European are based upon the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production, Appendix II, issued by the Council of Europe . This definition might be extended for Israeli and Palestinian works and nationalities. A cinematographic work qualifies as European if it achieves at least 16 points (out of 21).
The European Film Academy uses a lower minimum of 13 points.
European elements Weighting Points Creative group Director 4 Script writer 3 Composer 1 Performing group First role 3 Second role 2 Third role 1 Technical craft group Head of Department – cinematography 1 Head of Department – sound 1 Head of Department – picture editing 1 Head of Department – production or costume design 1 Studio or shooting location 1 VFX or CGI location 1 Post-production location 1
Host cities Year Date Venue City Presenter Director 1st (1988 ) [C] 1 Dec. 1988 Theater des Westens West Berlin Jan Niklas , Désirée Nosbusch Robin Bextor 2nd (1989 ) [C] 25 Nov. 1989 Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Paris Fernando Rey , Agnès Soral 3rd (1990 ) [C] 2 Dec. 1990 Royal Concert Hall Glasgow Sheena McDonald , Melvyn Bragg 4th (1991 ) 1 Dec. 1991 Babelsberg Potsdam Désirée Nosbusch-Becker , Johannes Willms 5th (1992 ) 25 Nov. 1992 Babelsberg Potsdam Senta Berger , Ben Kingsley 6th (1993 ) 4 Dec. 1993 Babelsberg Potsdam Fanny Ardant 7th (1994 ) 27 Nov. 1994 Spiegelzelt Berlin - 8th (1995 ) 12 Nov. 1995 Bar jeder Vernunft Berlin - 9th (1996 ) 8 Nov. 1996 Blue Tent in Lützowplatz Berlin - 10th (1997 ) 7 Dec. 1997 Flughafen Tempelhof Berlin Tania Bryer 11th (1998 ) 4 Dec. 1998 Old Vic Theatre London Mel Smith , Carole Bouquet 12th (1999 ) 4 Dec. 1999 Schiller Theater Berlin Mel Smith , Carole Bouquet 13th (2000 ) 2 Dec. 2000 Chaillot National Theatre Paris Rupert Everett , Antoine de Caunes 14th (2001 ) 1 Dec. 2001 Tempodrom Berlin Mel Smith 15th (2002 ) 7 Dec. 2002 Rome Opera House Rome Asia Argento , Mel Smith 16th (2003 ) 6 Dec. 2003 Treptow Arena Berlin Heino Ferch 17th (2004 ) 11 Dec. 2004 Forum Convention Center Barcelona Maria de Medeiros , Juanjo Puigcorbé Manuel Huerga 18th (2005 ) 3 Dec. 2005 Treptow Arena Berlin Heino Ferch Pepe Danquart 19th (2006 ) 2 Dec. 2006 EXPO XXI Center Warsaw Maciej Stuhr , Sophie Marceau Volker Weicker 20th (2007 ) 1 Dec. 2007 Treptow Arena Berlin Jan Josef Liefers , Emmanuelle Béart Volker Weicker 21st (2008 ) 6 Dec. 2008 Forum Copenhagen Mikael Bertelsen Andreas Morell 22nd (2009 ) [C] 12 Dec. 2009 Hall of the Century Bochum Anke Engelke Andreas Morell 23rd (2010 ) [C] 4 Dec. 2010 Nokia Concert Hall Tallinn Anke Engelke , Märt Avandi Andreas Morell 24th (2011 ) 3 Dec. 2011 Tempodrom Berlin Anke Engelke Nadja Zonsarowa 25th (2012 ) 1 Dec. 2012 Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta Anke Engelke Nadja Zonsarowa 26th (2013 ) 7 Dec. 2013 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Berlin Anke Engelke Nadja Zonsarowa 27th (2014 ) [C] 13 Dec. 2014 Latvian National Opera Riga Thomas Hermanns [ 4] Michael Maier 28th (2015 ) 12 Dec. 2015 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Berlin Thomas Hermanns Nadja Zonsarowa 29th (2016 ) [C] 10 Dec. 2016 National Forum of Music Wrocław [ 5] Maciej Stuhr Maria von Heland , Nadja Zonsarowa 30th (2017 ) 9 Dec. 2017 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Berlin Thomas Hermanns Maria von Heland , Nadja Zonsarowa 31st (2018 ) 15 Dec. 2018 Teatro de la Maestranza [ 6] Seville [ 5] Rossy de Palma , Ashraf Barhom , Amira Casar , Anamaria Marinca , Ivan Shvedoff , Tom Wlaschiha [ 7] Maria von Heland , Nadja Zonsarowa 32nd (2019 ) 7 Dec. 2019 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Berlin Anna Brüggemann , Aistė Diržiūtė Dietrich Brüggemann , Nadja Zonsarowa 33rd (2020 ) 12 Dec. 2020 Online from Futurium Berlin Steven Gätjen 34th (2021 ) 11 Dec. 2021 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Berlin 35th (2022 ) 10 Dec. 2022 Harpa Conference and Concert Hall Reykjavík Unnsteinn Manuel 36th (2023 ) Dec. 2023 Arena Berlin Berlin Britta Steffenhagen Robert Lehniger 37th (2024 ) Dec. 2024 Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre Luzern [ 8] Fernando Tiberini 38th (2025 ) [C] Jan. 2026 [ 9] Berlin
^[C] European Capital of Culture eventUp through the 2018 ceremony, 15 cities in 10 countries have hosted the contest. Berlin has been host 14 times, Potsdam 3 times, and Paris 2 times. Barcelona, Bochum, Copenhagen, Glasgow, London, Riga, Rome, Seville, Tallinn, Valletta, Warsaw, and Wroclaw, have each hosted once.
Locations of the European Film Awards ceremonies.
Award categories Proposed awards Best Animated Short Subject Best Live Action Short Subject Best Documentary Short Subject Best Music Video Best Cast Best Action or Adventure Film Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Screenwriter - Adapted Best Screenwriter - Original Best Costume Designer in Contemporary Film Best Costume Designer in Historic Film Best Costume Designer in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film Best Production Designer in Contemporary Film Best Production Designer in Historic Film Best Production Designer in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Contemporary Film Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Historic Film Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film Best Choreographer Best Original Song Best Poster Best Stunt Ensemble Best Actor – Series Best Actress – Series Best African Film Best Latin American Film Best North American Film Best Asian Film Best Middle East and North Africa Film Best Australia and Pacific Film Timeline Editions: 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Film Non-European Film Comedy Young Film/Discovery Animated Feature Documentary Short Film Fiction Series Editions: 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Director Screenwriter [a] Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Supporting Performance Young Actor or Actress Composer Cinematographer [a] Co-Producer Editor [a] Production Designer [a] [a] Costume Designer [b] [a] Sound Designer [a] Makeup Hairstyling [a] [a] Visual Effects Innovative Storytelling Editions: 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Lifetime Achievement Achievement in World Cinema Honorary Award Critics's Choice [c] People's Choice - Director People's Choice - Actor People's Choice - Actress People's Choice - Film [d] Young Audience Choice University Award - Student's Choice Editions: 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
^[a] Award of Excellence or Artistic Contribution Achievement ^[b] Production Designer category ^[c] European Discovery ^[d] Lux Prize Audience Film AwardFilms with multiple wins 8 wins 6 wins 5 wins 4 wins 3 wins External links
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