It was perhaps poetic justice for the “2nd place” Cannes Film Festival winner, as Juliette Binoche who handed out the Palme d’Or to Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident back in may sort of reversed the order giving Joachim Trier’s feature film sixth award and highest honors of the 2026 European Film Awards with Best European Film award. Trier collect a half dozen statues while Óliver Laxe’s Sirāt was the other big winner of the night winning European Production Designer, European Sound Designer, European Editor, European Casting Director and European Cinematographer. Here are all European Film Awards winners:
Best European Film: Sentimental Value
European Cinematographer
Mauro Herce for “Sirāt”
European Director
Joachim Trier for “Sentimental Value”
European Composer
Hania Rani for “Sentimental Value”
European Documentary
“Fiume o Morte!,” dir. Igor Bezinović
European Casting Director
Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo, and María Rodrigo for “Sirāt”
European Screenwriter
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier for “Sentimental Value”
European Editor
Cristóbal Fernández for “Sirāt”
European Sound Designer
Laia Casanovas, Amanda Villavieja, and Yasmina Praderas for “Sirāt”
European Make-up and Hair Artist
Torsten Witte for “Bugonia”
European Actress
Renate Reinsve for “Sentimental Value”
European Actor
Stellan Skarsgård for “Sentimental Value”
European Animated Feature Film
“Arco” (France)
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu
European Production Designer
Laia Ateca for “Sirāt”
European Costume Designer
Sabrina Krämer for “Sound Of Falling”
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
“On Falling” (United Kingdom, Portugal)
Directed by Laura Carreira
European Young Audience Award
“Siblings” (Italy)
Directed by Greta Scarano
European Short Film – Prix Vimeo
“City of Poets”
Directed by John Smith
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