The winners of the 22nd European Film Awards are :
Best European Film 2009 :
Das weisse band - The White Ribbon, Le Ruban blanc,
Germany/Austria/France/Italy
Director and Screenwriter: Michael Haneke
Director of photography: Christian Berger
Producer: Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Menegoz, Andrea Occhipinti
Cast: Christian Friedel, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur, Ursina Lardi, Michael Kranz, Burghart Klaussner, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Josef Bierbichler, Rainer Bock, Branko Samarovski, Roxanne Duran
Production designer: Christoph Kanter
Costume designer: Moidele Bickel
Editor: Monika Willi
Production companies: X Filme Creative Pool, Les Films du Losange, Wega Film, Lucky Red
Sales: Les Films du Losange
145 minutes
European Director 2009 : Michael Haneke for Das weisse band - The White Ribbon
European Actor 2009 : Tahar Rahim in Un Prophète - A Prophet
European Actress 2009 : Kate Winslet in The Reader - Der Vorleser
European Screenwriter 2009 : Michael Haneke for Das weisse band - The White Ribbon
Carlo di Palma European Cinematographer Award : Anthony Dod Mantle for Antichrist and Slumdog Millionaire
European Film Academy Prix d’excellence 2009 : Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier and Marc Doisne for the Sound Design of Un Prophète - A Prophet
European Composer 2009 : Alberto Iglesias for Los abrazos rotos - Broken Embraces
European Discovery 2009 : Katalin Varga, Romania/UK/Hungary, written and directed by Peter Strickland - produced by Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu and Peter Strickland
European Film Academy Animated Feature Film 2009 : Mia et le Migou - Mia and the Migoo, France/Italy, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
European Film Academy Short Film 2009 : Poste restante by Marcel Lozinski
European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 : Ken Loach
European Achievement in World Cinema 2009 : Isabelle Huppert
European Film Academy Documentary 2009 – Prix Arte 2009 : The Sound of Insects - Record of a Mummy, Switzerland by Peter Liechti
European co-production Award – Prix Eurimages 2009 : Diana Elbaum and Jani Thiltges
European Film Academy Critics Award 2009 – Prix Fipresci 2009 : Andrzej Wajda for Tatarak - Sweet Rush
People’s Choice Award for Best European Film 2009 : Slumdog Millionaire, UK, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy and produced by Christian Colson
