19th European Film Awards
| 19th European Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 2, 2006 |
| Site | Centrum EXPO XXI, Warsaw, Poland |
| Hosted by | Maciej Stuhr, Sophie Marceau |
| Organized by | European Film Academy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Lives Of Others |
| Best Direction | Pedro Almodóvar Volver |
| Best Actor | Ulrich Mühe The Lives Of Others |
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz Volver |
| Most awards | Volver (4)[1] |
| Most nominations | Volver (6), The Lives Of Others |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Arte, TVP2 |
The 19th European Film Awards were presented on December 2, 2006 in Warsaw, Poland. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.
Awards
Best Film
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Germany |
| Breakfast on Pluto | Neil Jordan | Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Grbavica: Esma's Secret | Grbavica | Jasmila Žbanić | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, Croatia |
| The Road to Guantanamo | Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross | United Kingdom | |
| Volver | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | |
| The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Ken Loach | Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain | |
Best Director
| Director(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Almodóvar | Volver | |
| Susanne Bier | After the Wedding | Efter brylluppet |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen |
| Michael Winterbottom Mat Whitecross |
The Road to Guantanamo | |
| Ken Loach | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | |
Best Screenwriter
| Screenwriter(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen |
| Corneliu Porumboiu | 12:08 East of Bucharest | A fost sau n-a fost? |
| Paul Laverty | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | |
| Pedro Almodóvar | Volver | |
Best Actor
| Actor | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Mühe | The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen |
| Mads Mikkelsen | After the Wedding | Efter brylluppet |
| Cillian Murphy | Breakfast on Pluto | |
| Jesper Christensen | Manslaughter | Drabet |
| Patrick Chesnais | Not Here to Be Loved | Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé |
| Silvio Orlando | The Caiman | Il caimano |
Best Actress
| Actress | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Penelope Cruz | Volver | |
| Mirjana Karanović | Grbavica: Esma's Secret | Grbavica |
| Sandra Hüller | Requiem | |
| Martina Gedeck | The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen |
| Sarah Polley | The Secret Life of Words | La vida secreta de las palabras |
Best Documentary
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Into Great Silence | Die große Stille | Philip Gröning | Germany |
| 37 Uses for a Dead Sheep | Ben Hopkins | United Kingdom | |
| Dreaming by Numbers | Anna Bucchetti | Netherlands | |
| Grandmother's House | La casa de mi abuela | Adan Allaga | Spain |
| Maradona, the Golden Kid | Maradona, un gamin en or | Jean-Christophe Rosé | France |
| The Cemetery Club | מועדון בית הקברות | Tali Shemesh | Israel |
| The Fisherman and the Dancing Girl | Рыбак и танцовщица | Valeriy Solomin | Russia |
| Our Daily Bread | Unser täglich Brot | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Austria |
European Discovery
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Tzameti | Géla Babluani | France | |
| Fresh Air | Friss levegö | Ágnes Kocsis | Hungary |
| Pingpong | Matthias Luthardt | Germany | |
| Retrieval | Z odzysku | Slawomir Fabicki | Poland |
Best Cinematographer
| Cinematographer(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Ackroyd | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | |
| José Luis Alcaine | Volver | |
| Timo Salminen | Lights in the Dusk | Laitakaupungin valot |
| Roman Osin | Pride & Prejudice | |
Best Composer
| Editor(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Iglesias | Volver | |
| Tuomas Kantelinen | Mother of Mine | Äideistä parhain |
| Dario Marianelli | Pride & Prejudice | |
| Gabriel Yared Stéphane Moucha |
The Lives of Others | Das Leben der Anderen |