21st European Film Awards

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The 21st European Film Awards

Date| 6 December 2008
Location| Copenhagen, Denmark
Presented by| European Film Academy

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The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on 6 December 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

## Winners and nominees

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### Best European Actor

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Toni Servillo – Gomorrah (Gomorra)[1] and Il Divo

* Michael Fassbender – Hunger
* Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen –  Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen)
* James McAvoy – Atonement
* Jürgen Vogel – The Wave (Die Welle)
* Elmar Wepper – Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten – Hanami)

### Best European Actress

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Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)[1]

* Hiam Abbass – Lemon Tree
* Arta Dobroshi – The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna)
* Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
* Belen Rueda – The Orphanage (El orfanato)
* Ursula Werner – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)

### Best European Composer

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Max Richter – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

* Tuur Florizoone [nl] – Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou)
* Dario Marianelli – Atonement
* Fernando Velázquez – The Orphanage (El orfanato)

### Best European Director

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Matteo Garrone – Gomorrah (Gomorra)[1]

* Laurent Cantet – The Class (Entre les murs)
* Andreas Dresen – Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
* Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)
* Steve McQueen – Hunger
* Paolo Sorrentino – Il Divo

### Best European Film

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English title  | Original title  | Director(s)  | Country

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Gomorrah[1] | Gomorra | Matteo Garrone | Italy
Il Divo | Paolo Sorrentino | Italy
The Class | Entre les murs | Laurent Cantet | France
Happy-Go-Lucky | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom
The Orphanage | El orfanato | Juan Antonio Bayona | Spain
Waltz with Bashir | ואלס עם באשיר | Ari Folman | Israel, France, Germany

### Best European Screenwriter

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Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano – Gomorrah (Gomorra)

* Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis – Lemon Tree
* Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir
* Paolo Sorrentino – Il Divo

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Smith, Neil (7 December 2008). "Dame Judi honoured at Europe gala". BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

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