European Film Awards 2026 Winners - The Complete List

Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier's acclaimed drama "Sentimental Value" was the big winner at the 38th European Film Awards in Berlin on Saturday evening, taking home six awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenwriter (Eskil Vogt and Trier), Best European Actor (Stellan Skarsgård), Best European Best Actress (Renate Reinsve), and Best Score (Hania Rani).

Other Best Film contenders included Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe's "Sirāt", German director Mascha Schilinski's debut film "Sound of Falling" and Iranian director Jafar Panahi's "It Was Just An Accident".

"Sirāt" won five trophies for Best European Production Designer, Best European Sound Design, Best European Editor, Best European Casting Director and Best European Cinematographer. Both "Sentimental Value" and "Sirāt" have made it onto the Oscars shortlist for the Best International Feature Film.

The Natalie Portman-produced animated film "Arco" won Best European Animated Feature Film. Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann received a Lifetime Achievement Award, and Italian director Alice Rohrwacher was given an European Achievement in World Cinema Award.

Read the complete list of 2026 European Film Awards winners after the jump.

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Best European Film
Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier

Best European Director
Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value

Best European Actor
Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value

Best European Actress
Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value

Best European Animated Feature Film
Arco (France)
Directed by Ugo Bienvenu

Best European Documentary
Fiume o Morte! (Croatia, Slovenia, Italy)
Directed by Igor Bezinović

European Cinematographer
Mauro Herce for Sirāt

Best European Screenwriter
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value

Best European Editor
Cristóbal Fernández for Sirāt

European Composer (Original Score)
Hania Rani for Sentimental Value

European Casting Director
Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo & María Rodrigo for Sirāt

Best European Make-up & Hair Artist
Torsten Witte for Bugonia

European Sound Designer
Laia Casanovas for Sirāt

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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