French Oscar entry 'Emilia Pérez' by Jacques Audiard and this year’s Golden Lion winner 'The Room Next Door' by Pedro Almodóvar lead the nominations. The awards take place in Switzerland next month. The European Film Academy has announced the nominees in key categories of the 37th , which will be held in the Swiss city of Lucerne on 7 December.
Double winner and French Oscar entry by Jacques Audiard and this year’s winner by lead the nominations, with both films nominated for Best European Film, Director and Screenplay, as well as Best Actress for in and in . Other frontrunners include Germany’s Oscar entry by exiled Iranian director , which has been nominated for Best Film, Director and Screenplay. Other notable nominations include Andrea Arnold’s and Coralie Fargeat’s .
For the first time this year, films nominated for Best European Documentary and Best Animated Feature Film are also eligible in the Best European Film category. This means that the Best European Film nominations list for 2024 is larger than previous years, and includes titles like Mati Diop’s Golden Bear winner and Latvian Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film . Another change will take place after this year’s European Film Awards: the 2024 ceremony will be the last time it takes place in December.
From 2026 onwards, the ceremony will take place in January, so that the awards are part of the wider awards season conversation. The European Film Awards are something of a bellwether for which EU ti.