The European Film Awards are not predictive of Oscars. But six wins for The Ghost Writer moves the film to the top of the screener pile. Maybe some folks will watch it now. One of my favorite films of last year, it shares with Shutter Island and The Town a formal elegance and control. These films are well-made across the board. But they are also genre films, accessible and fun–as opposed to high art. That is the question. This is no The Pianist. Summit is pushing the movie for awards consideration.
The full list of winners is below.
The Winners
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – Prix EURIMAGES
Zeynep Özbatur AtakanEUROPEAN COMPOSER
Alexandre Desplat for THE GHOST WRITERCARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD
Giora Bejach for LEBANONEUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE ILLUSIONIST
directed by: Sylvain ChometEUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Robert Harris & Roman Polanski for THE GHOST WRITEREUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Roman Polanski for THE GHOST WRITEREUROPEAN EDITOR
Luc Barnier & Marion Monnier for CARLOSEUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Albrecht Konrad for THE GHOST WRITERTHE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM
MR. NOBODY
written and directed by Jaco van Dormael
produced by Philippe GodeauEUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
Gabriel YaredEUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY – PRIX ARTE
NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ (Nostalgia for the Light)
Directed by: Patricio GuzmánEUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM
HANOI – WARSZAWA (Hanoi – Warsaw)
by Katarzyna KlimkiewiczEUROPEAN ACTRESS
Sylvie Testud in LOURDESEUROPEAN DISCOVERY – Prix FIPRESCI
LEBANON
written & directed by Samuel Maoz
produced by Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Uri Sabag, Einat Bickel, Benjamina Mirnik & Illan GirardEUROPEAN ACTOR
Ewan McGregor in THE GHOST WRITEREUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bruno GanzEUROPEAN FILM
THE GHOST WRITER
directed by Roman Polanski
written by Robert Harris & Roman Polanski
produced by Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde & Roman Polanski
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