37th European Film Awards
The 37th European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy to recognize achievements in European filmmaking, took place at Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern in Lucerne on 7 December 2024. It marked the first time the awards ceremony was held in Switzerland. Swiss host and voiceover actor Fernando Tiberini hosted the ceremony.
The winners of the Excellence Awards were announced on 13 November 2024, honoring the arts and crafts of filmmaking in eight categories. On 7 December the other winners were revealed during the ceremony, with Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez winning in each of the categories it was nominated.
Selections
Feature films
The first part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection was announced on 14 August 2024. The second part with 16 further titles was announced on 26 September 2024.April – Dea Kulumbegashvili Arcadia – Yorgos Zois Armand – Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel Bird – Andrea Arnold Conclave – Edward Berger Crossing – Levan Akin Dying – Matthias Glasner Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard Grand Tour – Miguel Gomes Hard Truths – Mike Leigh Harvest – Athina Rachel Tsangari Hesitation Wound – Selman Nacar Julie Keeps Quiet – Leonardo Van Dijl Kinds of Kindness – Yorgos Lanthimos Kneecap – Rich Peppiatt Life – Zeki Demirkubuz Misericordia – Alain Guiraudie Misericordia – Emma Dante Moon – Kurdwin Ayub Mr. K – Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab My Fathers' Daughter – Egil Pedersen Queer – Luca Guadagnino Souleymane's Story – Boris Lojkine The Count of Monte Cristo – Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre De La Patellière The Devil's Bath – Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala The End – Joshua Oppenheimer The Girl with the Needle – Magnus von Horn The Invisible Fight – Rainer Sarnet The New Year That Never Came – Bogdan Mureșanu The Other Way Around – Jonás Trueba The Room Next Door – Pedro Almodóvar The Rye Horn – Jaione Camborda The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Mohammad Rasoulof The Shameless – Konstantin Bojanov The Sparrow in the Chimney – Ramon Zürcher The Substance – Coralie Fargeat The Village Next to Paradise – Mo Harawe There's Still Tomorrow – Paola Cortellesi Three Kilometres to the End of the World – Emanuel Pârvu Toxic – Saulė Bliuvaitė Un amor – Isabel Coixet Vermiglio – Maura Delpero When the Light Breaks – Rúnar Rúnarsson Windless – Pavel G. Vesnakov Without Air – Katalin Moldovai
Documentary
The Documentary Film Selection was announced on 21 August 2024.At Averroès & Rosa Parks – Nicolas Philibert Bye Bye Tiberias – Lina Soualem Dahomey – Mati Diop Direct Action – Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell In Limbo – Alina Maksimenko Marching in the Dark – Kinshuk Surjan My Stolen Planet – Farahnaz Sharifi No Other Land – Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal Pelikan Blue – László Csáki Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Johan Grimonprez The Landscape and the Fury – Nicole Vögele The Words Women Spoke One Day – Raphaël Pillosio
Winners and nominees
The nominees for European Animated Feature Film were revealed on 9 October 2024. The nominees for European Short Film were revealed on 16 October 2024. The nominees for the main categories were announced on 5 November 2024.
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Special Awards
Lux European Audience Film Award 2025
The LUX Audience Award, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, recognize films that help to raise awareness of socio-political issues in Europe.
The nominees for the European University Film Award were announced on 23 October 2024 by the European Film Academy and Filmfest Hamburg. The winner was announced at the Mayor’s Night in Lucerne on 6 December 2024, the evening before the European Film Awards Ceremony.