European Film Awards: "Anatomy of a Fall" Sweeps!
Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 8:00PM 
Photo by Sebastian Gabsch | © European Film Awards
The European Film Academy loves itself a sweep, and this year did nothing to disprove their inclination. At the same time it keeps winning critics honors stateside, Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall took home four prizes, adding to the trophy it already earned for editing. Sandra Hüller even defeated herself since she was also nominated for The Zone of Interest, a first in EFA history. In her speech, the actress asked her audience to imagine peace in these troubled times while her director joked that making the film was a test on her relationship with partner and co-screenwriter Arthur Harari. The ceremony took place in Berlin this year, presided by Agnieszka Holland and host Britta Steffenhagen.
Discover the complete list of honorees after the jump…
EUROPEAN FILM
ANATOMY OF A FALL, Justine Triet, Marie-Ange Luciani & David Thion
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Justine Triet, ANATOMY OF A FALL
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL
EUROPEAN ACTOR
Mads Mikkelsen, THE PROMISED LAND
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Justine Triet & Arthur Harari, ANATOMY OF A FALL
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE
ROBOT DREAMS, Pablo Berger
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD, Anna Hints
EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
HARDLY WORKING, Susanna Flock, Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner & Michael Stumpf
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – PRIX FIPRESCI
HOW TO HAVE SEX, Molly Manning Walker
EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
SCRAPPER, Charlotte Regan
EFA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Vanessa Redgrave
HONORARY AWARD OF THE ACADEMY PRESIDENT AND BOARD
Béla Tarr
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
Isabel Coixet
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION AWARD
Uljana Kim
EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – PRIX4CLIMATE
Güler Sabancı
You can find the winner in the Excellence Awards here. They're the so-called "below the line" categories. Some victors include Anatomy of a Fall, The Promised Land, and The Zone of Interest. The full list of nominations can be found here.
Are you happy with this EFA sweep, or were you hoping to see more films win these prizes? Who gets your vote?
Reader Comments (4)
The sweep makes me want to revisit the film. I liked it but did not feel the oomph that Palme D’or winners usually have, in my opinion. Or maybe I was honestly spoiled by loving the last 3 winners (Triangle of Sadness, Titane, Parasite). I don’t see Anatomy of a Fall fitting in with that company. It was obviously competently made but I yearned for Justine Triet to display a more interesting voice than what I saw.
While sometimes tough to watch, Sandra Huller elevates the film so very much. She is an incredible actress, better than 99.9% of all working actors in English-language films.
Anatomy of a Fall is perhaps my favourite Palme d'Or winner since 2008.
MJC -- Hüller really is one of the best working actors we have nowadays. Fingers crossed she gets that Oscar nomination.
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