23rd European Film Awards

2010 film award

The 23rd European Film Awards

Date| 4 December 2010
Location| Nokia Concert Hall
Tallinn, Estonia
Presented by| European Film Academy
Hosted by| Anke Engelke
Märt Avandi

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The 23rd European Film Awards were presented on 4 December, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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The nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards were announced on 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival.[1]

### Best Film

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

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The Ghost Writer | Roman Polanski | France, Germany, United Kingdom
Honey | Bal | Semih Kaplanoğlu | Turkey
Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | Xavier Beauvois | France
Lebanon | לבנון | Samuel Maoz | Israel, Germany, France
The Secret in Their Eyes | El secreto de sus ojos | Juan José Campanella | Argentina, Spain
Soul Kitchen | Fatih Akın | Germany

### Best Director

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Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer[2]

* Olivier Assayas – Carlos
* Semih Kaplanoğlu – Honey (Bal)
* Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
* Paolo Virzì – The First Beautiful Thing (La prima cosa bella)

### Best Actress

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Sylvie Testud – Lourdes[2]

* Zrinka Cvitešić – On the Path (Na putu)
* Sibel Kekilli – When We Leave (Die Fremde)
* Lesley Manville – Another Year
* Lotte Verbeek – Nothing Personal

### Best Actor

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Ewan McGregor – The Ghost Writer[2]

* Jakob Cedergren – Submarino
* Elio Germano – Our Life (La nostra vita)
* George Piştereanu – If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier)
* Luis Tosar – Cell 211 (Celda 211)

### Best Animated Feature Film

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The Illusionist – Sylvain Chomet • United Kingdom/France[2][3]

* Planet 51 – Jorge Blanco [fr] • Spain/United Kingdom[3]
* Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage – Ben Stassen • Belgium[3]

### Best Screenwriter

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Robert Harris and Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer[2]

* Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón – Cell 211 (Celda 211)
* Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
* Radu Mihaileanu – The Concert (Le concert)

### Best Cinematographer

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Giora Bejach – Lebanon[2]

* Caroline Champetier – Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux)
* Pavel Kostomarov – How I Ended This Summer (Как я провёл этим летом)
* Barış Özbiçer – Honey (Bal)

### Best Editor

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Luc Barnier and Marion Monnier – Carlos[2]

* Arik Lahav-Leibovich – Lebanon
* Hervé de Luze – The Ghost Writer

### Best Production Designer

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Albrecht Konrad – The Ghost Writer[2]

* Paola Bizzarri and Luis Ramirez – I, Don Giovanni (Io, Don Giovanni)
* Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet – The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine)

### Best Composer

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Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer[2]

* Ales Brezina – Kawasaki's Rose (Kawasakiho růže)
* Pasquale Catalano – Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
* Gary Yershon – Another Year

### Best Documentary

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Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) – Patricio Guzmán • France/Germany/Chile[2][4]

* Armadillo – Janus Metz • Denmark/Sweden[4]
* Steam of Life (Miesten vuoro) – Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen • Finland/Sweden[4]

### Best Short Film

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Hanoi - Warsaw (Hanoi - Warszawa) – Katarzyna Klimkiewicz • Poland[2][5]

* Amor – Thomas Wangsmo • Norway[5]
* Lights (Ampelmann) – Giulio Ricciarelli • Germany[5]
* Joseph’s Snails (Les escargots de Joseph) – Sophie Roze • France[5]
* Stay, Away (Blijf bij me, weg) – Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito • Netherlands[5]
* Out of Love (Ønskebørn) – Birgitte Stærmose • Denmark[5]
* Venus VS Me – Nathalie Teirlinck • Belgium[5]
* The Little Snow Animal (Lumikko) – Miia Tervo • Finland[5]
* Tussilago – Jonas Odell • Sweden[5]
* Maria's Way – Anne Milne • United Kingdom/Spain[5]
* Talleres Clandestinos – Catalina Molina • Austria/Argentina[5]
* Rendezvous in Stella-Plage (Rendez-vous à Stella-Plage) – Shalimar Preuss • France[5]
* Diarchy (Diarchia) – Ferdinando Cito Filomarino • Italy/France[5]
* The External World – David O'Reilly • Germany[5]
* Here I Am (Itt vagyok) – Bálint Szimler • Hungary[5]

### People's Choice Award for Best European Film

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Mr. Nobody[2]

* The Girl Who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden)
* Soul Kitchen
* Baarìa
* Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
* An Education
* Agora
* The Ghost Writer
* Kick-Ass
* Little Nicholas (Le Petit Nicolas)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-11-06. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Winners". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-12-04. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
3. ^ a b c Staff writer (2010-09-21). "Three nominees for the Best Animated Feature Film prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
4. ^ a b c "EFA nominates three Documentaries". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-10-27. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "The Short Film Nominees for the 23rd European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. 2010-09-28. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-07.

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