European Film Award for Best Director | |
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![]() The 2023 recipient: Justine Triet | |
Awarded for | Best Achievement in Directing |
Presented by | European Film Academy |
First awarded | Wim Wenders Wings of Desire (1988) |
Currently held by | Justine Triet Anatomy of a Fall (2023) |
Website | europeanfilmacademy |
The European Film Award for Best Director is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize a director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in a film industry. The award is presented by the European Film Academy (EFA) and was first presented in 1988 to German director Wim Wenders for Wings of Desire.
Michael Haneke is the director with most wins in the category with three, followed by Pedro Almodóvar, Paolo Sorrentino and Paweł Pawlikowski, with two wins each. Almodovar is the most nominated director with six nominations for the award. Danish director Susanne Bier was the first female director to receive the award, winning for In a Better World in 2011.
Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
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1988 (1st) |
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Wings of Desire | Der Himmel über Berlin |
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Distant Voices, Still Lives | ||
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The Cannibals | Os Canibais | |
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Au revoir, les enfants | ||
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Ashik Kerib | აშიკ-ქერიბი | |
1989 (2nd) |
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Eldorádó | |
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Landscape in the Mist | Τοπίο στην ομίχλη | |
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300 Miles to Heaven | 300 mil do nieba | |
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Little Vera | Ма́ленькая Ве́ра (Malenkaya Vera) | |
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown |
Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
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2020 (33rd) [22][23] |
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Another Round | Druk |
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Charlatan | Šarlatán | |
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Corpus Christi | Boże Ciało | |
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Martin Eden | ||
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Summer of 85 | Été 85 | |
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Hope | Håp | |
2021 (34th) |
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Quo Vadis, Aida? | |
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Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc | |
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The Father | ||
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The Hand of God | È stata la mano di Dio | |
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Titane | ||
2022 (35th) [24] |
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Triangle of Sadness | |
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Close | ||
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Corsage | ||
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Eo | ||
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Holy Spider | ||
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Saint Omer | ||
2023 (36th) |
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Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute |
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Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | |
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Green Border | Zielona granica | |
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Me Captain | Io capitano | |
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The Zone of Interest |
Wins | Director |
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