“Cache” and “Sophie Scholl” Top European Film Awards

Diouc Koma, Daniel Auteuil, and Juliette Binoche in a scene from Michael Haneke's "Cache" (Hidden). Photo courtesy Les Films du Losange and Sony Pictures Classics.

Michael Haneke’s “Cache” won five awards Saturday night at the European Film Awards, presented in Berlin, while Marc Rothemund’s “Sophie Scholl, the Final Days” won three prizes. “Cache” won the awards for best European film, best European director, best actor for Daniel Auteuil, best European editor for Michael Hudecek & Nadine Muse, and the European Film Academy critics award. “Sophie Scholl” won the European actress award for Julia Jentsch and the best European director in people’s choice voting for Marc Rothemund. The voters also honored Jentsch as best actress.

The complete list of winners follows:

EUROPEAN FILM 2005
“Cache” (Hidden), France/Austria/Germany/Italy
Directed by Michael Haneke
Produced by Les Films du Losange, Wega Film, Bavaria Film, BIM Distribuzione

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2005
Michael Haneke for “Cache” (Hidden), France/Austria/Germany/Italy

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2005
Julia Jentsch in “Sophie Scholl, Die Letzen Tage” (Sophie Scholl, the Final
Days), Germany

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2005
Daniel Auteuil in “Cache” (Hidden), France/Austria/Germany/Italy

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2005
Hany Abu-Assad & Bero Beyer for “Paradise Now”, Netherlands/Israel/Germany/France

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2005
Franz Lustig for “Don’t Come Knocking”, Germany

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2005
Rupert Gregson-Williams & Andrea Guerra for “Hotel Rwanda”, UK/South Africa/Italy

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2005
Michael Hudecek & Nadine Muse for “Cache” (Hidden), France/Austria/Germany/Italy

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2005
Aline Bonetto for “Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles” (A Very Long Engagement), France

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EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sir Sean Connery, UK EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2005 Maurice Jarre, France EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DISCOVERY 2005 - Prix Fassbinder “Anklaget” (Accused), by Jakob Thuesen, Denmark EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS AWARD 2005 - Prix Fipresci “Cache” (Hidden) by Michael Haneke, France/Austria/Germany/Italy EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2005 - Prix ARTE “Un Dragon Dans Les Eaux Pures Du Caucase” (The Pipeline Next Door), by Nino Kirtadze, France EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2005 - Prix UIP “Undressing My Mother” by Ken Wardrop, Ireland EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY NON-EUROPEAN FILM 2005 - Prix Screen International “Good Night, And Good Luck”, by George Clooney, USA THE JAMESON PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2005 for Best European Director Marc Rothemund for “Sophie Scholl - The Final Days” for Best European Actor Orlando Bloom in “Kingdom of Heaven” for Best European Actress Julia Jentsch in “Sophie Scholl - The Final Days” Login to recommend this article » posted on December 3, 2005 Films to Snag Login to Leave a Comment »