The 24th edition of the European Film Awards, held in Berlin last Saturday, have awarded Lars von Trier with his apocalyptic drama “Melancholia”, and for the Director’s prize,  Susanne Bier for her thriller “In a Better World”.

Also British stars Colin Firth and Tilda Swinton won the acting prizes, and “The King’s Speech” won the People’s Choice Award.

Here  the full list of winners:

EUROPEAN FILM 2011: “Melancholia,” Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011: Susanne Bier for “Haevnen” (“In a Better World”)
EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011: Tilda Swinton in “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011: Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2011: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for “Le Gamin au Velo” (“The Kid with a Bike”)
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011: Manuel Alberto Claro for “Melancholia”
EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011: Tariq Anwar for “The King’s Speech”
EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2011: Jette Lehmann for “Melancholia”
EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2011: Ludovic Bource for “The Artist”
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2011: “Adem” (“Oxygen”) by Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium/the Netherlands
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2011 – Pix ARTE: “Pina,” by Wim Wenders, Germany
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2011: “Chico & Rita” by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2011: “The Wholly Family” by Terry Gilliam, Italy
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2011 – Prix EURIMAGES: Mariela Besuievsky, Spain
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2011: Mads Mikkelsen, Denmark
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Stephen Frears, UK
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SPECIAL HONORARY AWARD: Michel Piccoli, France
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2011: “The King’s Speech” by Tom Hooper, UK

by Ilaria Rebecchi

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