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Sandra Hüller in »Anatomy of a Case«

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The candidates for the European Film Awards 2023 have been announced. With five nominations each, Aki Kaurismäki's tragicomedy »Falling Leaves« and Jonathan Glazer's Auschwitz study »The Zone of Interest« lead the field. This was announced by the European Film Academy on Tuesday. Both films have been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and Best Actor.

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From a German point of view, local actors and actresses in particular can hope for the prize: Leonie Benesch has been nominated for her breakthrough role in »The Teacher's Room«. The favourite, however, is Sandra Hüller, who has been nominated twice – for »Anatomy of a Case«, in which she plays an author accused of murder, and for »The Zone of Interest«, in the role of the wife of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss. Christian Friedel, who plays Höss, is himself nominated for best actor.

The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on 9 December in Berlin.

The nominations at a glance:

European Cinema

  • "Anatomy of a Case" (France)

  • »Falling Leaves« (Finland, Germany)

  • "Green border" (Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium)

  • »Me Captain« (Italy, Belgium)

  • »The Zone of Interest« (Great Britain, Poland, USA)

European Documentary

  • "Apolonie, Apolonia" Director: Lea Glob (Denmark, Poland)

  • »Four Daughters« Director: Kaouther Ben Hania (France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia)

  • »Motherland« Director: Hanna Badziaka & Alexander Mihalkovich (Sweden, Ukraine, Norway)

  • »On the Adamant« Director: Nicolas Philibert (France, Japan)

  • »Smoke Sauna Sisterhood« Director: Anna Hints (Estonia, France, Iceland)

European Director:

  • Justine Triet for »Anatomy of a Case«

  • Aki Kaurismäki for »Falling Leaves«

  • Agnieszka Holland for »Green Border«

  • Matteo Garrone for »Me Captain«

  • Jonathan Glazer for »The Zone of Interest«

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European Actress:

  • Sandra Hüller in »Anatomy of a Case«

  • Eka Chavleishvili in »Blackbird, Blackbird, Blackberry«

  • Alma Pöysti in »Falling Leaves«

  • Mia McKenna-Bruce in »How to Have Sex«

  • Leonie Benesch in »The Teacher's Room«

  • Sandra Hüller in »The Zone of Interest«

European actor

  • Thomas Schubert in »Red Sky«

  • Jussi Vatanen in »Falling Leaves«

  • Josh O'Connor in »La chimera«

  • Mads Mikkelsen in »The Promised Land«

  • Christian Friedel in »The Zone of Interest«

European Screenplay:

  • Justine Triet & Arthur Harari for "Anatomy of a Case"

  • Aki Kaurismäki for »Falling Leaves«

  • Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko & Agnieszka Holland for »Green Border«

  • İlker Çatak & Johannes Duncker for »The Teacher's Room«

  • Jonathan Glazer for »The Zone of Interest«

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