21st European Film Awards

The 21st European Film Awards
Date	6 December 2008
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Presented by	European Film Academy

The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on December 6, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Winners and nominees

Best European Actor

Toni Servillo - Gomorrah (Gomorra) and Il Divo

• Michael Fassbender - Hunger
• Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen - Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen)
• James McAvoy - Atonement
• Jürgen Vogel - The Wave (Die Welle)
• Elmar Wepper - Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami)

Best European Actress

Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)

• Hiam Abbass - Lemon Tree
• Arta Dobroshi - The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna)
• Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
• Belen Rueda - The Orphanage (El orfanato)
• Ursula Werner - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)

Best European Composer

Max Richter - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

• Tuur Florizoone - Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou)
• Dario Marianelli - Atonement
• Fernando Velázquez - The Orphanage (El orfanato)

Best European Director

Matteo Garrone - Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• Laurent Cantet - The Class (Entre les murs)
• Andreas Dresen - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
• Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)
• Steve McQueen - Hunger
• Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo

Best European Film

Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• The Class (Entre les murs)
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• Il Divo
• The Orphanage (El orfanato)
• Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

Best European Screenwriter

Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano - Gomorrah (Gomorra)

• Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis - Lemon Tree
• Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir
• Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo