Here are the nom­i­nees of the 35^th Euro­pean Film Awards

After an entire­ly vir­tu­al affair in 2020 and a hybrid event in 2021, the 35^th Euro­pean Film Awards cer­e­mo­ny will take place as an in-per­son cel­e­bra­tion of film­mak­ing on 10 Decem­ber in Reyk­javík, Iceland.

The three films lead­ing this year’s nom­i­na­tions are Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning satire Tri­an­gle of Sad­ness, Bel­gian direc­tor Lukas Dhont’s ten­der com­ing-of-ager Close, and Ali Abbasi’s har­row­ing Iran­ian noir Holy Spi­der, which have all scored four nom­i­na­tions each – includ­ing best film, direc­tor and screenwriter.

Zlatko Burić and Eden Dambrine have both received nom­i­na­tions for best actor for their roles in Tri­an­gle of Sad­ness and Close, join­ing Paul Mescal (After­sun), Elliott Cros­set Hove (God­land) and Pier­francesco Favi­no (Nos­tal­gia) in the best actor category.

Euro­pean fes­ti­val dar­lings Alcar­ràs (Car­la Simón​’s poignant Gold­en Bear win­ner) and Cor­sage (Marie Kreutzer’s ​“bril­liant por­trait of a woman on the brink”) are also in the run­ning for the best Euro­pean film award, with Kreutzer and Vicky Krieps also earn­ing nom­i­na­tions for best direc­tor and actress. Join­ing Krieps in the best actress cat­e­go­ry are Zar Amir Ebrahi­mi (Holy Spi­der), Penélope Cruz (Par­al­lel Moth­ers), Léa Sey­doux (One Fine Morn­ing), and Meltem Kap­tan (Rabiye Kur­naz vs George W Bush).

Oth­er acclaimed fron­trun­ners nom­i­nat­ed for best direc­tor include French film­mak­er Alice Diop, whose extra­or­di­nary nar­ra­tive fea­ture debut Saint Omer won the Sil­ver Lion at Venice, and Pol­ish direc­tor Jerzy Skolimows­ki for his cap­ti­vat­ing love let­ter to the don­key, EO, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes.

Nom­i­na­tions in the best doc­u­men­tary cat­e­go­ry include Simon Lereng Wilmont’s deeply affect­ing A House Made of Splin­ters, Susanne Regi­na Meures’ Girl Gang, Man­tas Kvedaravičius’ Mar­i­upo­lis 2, Paweł Łoziński’s The Bal­cony Movie and Mark Cousins’ The March on Rome.

The great Pales­tin­ian auteur Elia Suleiman will be pre­sent­ed with the Euro­pean Achieve­ment in World Cin­e­ma Award for his out­stand­ing and sub­ver­sive and body of work. A Life­time Achieve­ment Award will be award­ed to revered film­mak­er and cen­tral fig­ure of New Ger­man Cin­e­ma, Mar­garethe von Trot­ta, while Ital­ian mas­ter Mar­co Bel­loc­chio will be hon­oured for his ground­break­ing work and receive the award for Inno­v­a­tive Sto­ry­telling, for his dra­ma series Exte­ri­or Night.

See the full list of nom­i­na­tions below.

Euro­pean Film
Alcar­ràs
Close
Cor­sage
Holy Spi­der
Tri­an­gle of Sadness

Euro­pean Doc­u­men­tary
A House Made of Splin­ders
Girl Gang
Mar­i­upo­lis 2
The Bal­cony Movie
The March on Rome

Euro­pean Direc­tor
Lukas Dhont (Close)
Marie Kreutzer (Cor­sage)
Jerzy Skolimows­ki (EO)
Ali Abbasi (Holy Spi­der)
Alice Diop (Saint Omer)
Ruben Östlund (Tri­an­gle of Sadness)

Euro­pean Actress
Vicky Krieps (Cor­sage)
Zar Amir Ebrahi­mi (Holy Spi­der)
Léa Sey­doux (One Fine Morn­ing)
Penélope Cruz (Par­al­lel Moth­ers)
Meltem Kap­tan (Rabiye Kur­naz vs George W Bush)

Euro­pean Actor
Paul Mescal (After­sun)
Eden Dambrine (Close)
Elliott Cros­set Hove (God­land)
Pier­francesco Favi­no (Nos­tal­gia)
Zlatko Burić (Tri­an­gle of Sadness)

Euro­pean Screen­writer
Car­la Simón & Arnau Vilaró (Alcar­ràs)
Ken­neth Branagh (Belfast)
Lukas Dhont & Ange­lo Tijssens (Close)
Ali Abbasi & Afshin Kam­ran Bahra­mi (Holy Spi­der)
Ruben Östlund (Tri­an­gle of Sadness)

Euro­pean Dis­cov­ery – Prix FIPRESCI
107 Moth­ers direct­ed by Peter Kerekes
Love Accord­ing to Dal­va direct­ed by Emmanuelle Nicot
Oth­er Peo­ple direct­ed by Alek­san­dra Terpińska
Pam­fir direct­ed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Small Body direct­ed by Lau­ra Samani
Sonne direct­ed by Kur­d­win Ayub

To explore fur­ther, head to euro​pean​fil​macad​e​my​.org