21st European Film Awards
The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on 6 December 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)- – 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 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''