It was a big night for the German comedy-drama Toni Erdmann at the 2016 European Film Awards last night, with the film collecting five awards in Best European Film, Best European Director and Screenwriter (Maren Ade), Best European Actress (Sandra Huller) and Best European Actor (Peter Simonischek).
“It’s the first time a film made by a woman wins this award and it’s 2016,” said Ade when accepting her award. “I feel great luxury to make films at a time when we’re going through such crisis but I believe films can cross borders and easily transform the unfamiliar into empathy.”
Check out a full list of the winners here, highlighted in red…
EUROPEAN FILM
Elle, dir: Paul Verhoeven (France/Germany)
I, Daniel Blake, dir: Ken Loach (UK/France)
Julieta, dir: Pedro Almodovar (Spain)
Room, dir: Lenny Abrahamson (Ireland/Canada)
Toni Erdmann, dir: Maren Ade (Germany/Austria)
EUROPEAN COMEDY
A Man Called Ove, dir: Hannes Holm
Look Who’s Back, dir: David Wnendt
La Vache, dir: Mohamed Hamidi
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Paul Verhoeven, Elle
Cristian Mungiu, Graduation
Ken Loach, I, Daniel Blake
Pedro Almodovar, Julieta
Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Emma Suarez & Adriana Ugarte, Julieta
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Like Crazy
Trine Dyrholm, The Commune
Sandra Huller, Toni Erdmann
EUROPEAN ACTOR
Rolf Lassgard, A Man Called Ove
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Burghart Klaussner, The People Vs Fritz Bauer
Peter Simonischek, Toni Erdmann
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Cristian Mungiu, Graduation
Paul Laverty, I, Daniel Blake
Emma Donoghue, Room
Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann
Tomasz Wasilewski, United States Of Love
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – FIPRESCI PRIZE
Dogs, dir: Bogdan Mirica
Lieberman, dir: Jules Herrmann
Sand Storm, dir: Elite Zexer
The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Maki, dir: Juho Kuosmanen
Thirst, dir: Svetla Tsotsorkova
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
21 X New York, dir: Piotr Stasik
A Family Affair, dir: Tom Fassaert
Fire At Sea, dir: Gianfranco Rosi
Mr Gaga, dir: Tomer Heymann
S Is For Stanley, dir: Alex Infascelli
The Land Of The Enlightened, dir: Pieter-Jan De Pue
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE
My Life As A Zucchini, dir: Claude Barras
Psiconauts, The Forgotten Children, dirs: Alberto Vázquez & Pedro Rivero
The Red Turtle, dir: Michael Dudok De Wit
Originally published December 11, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.
