European Film Awards: Plenary in technical categories for 'Sirât'

The 38th edition of the European Film Awards recognizes the impeccable execution of 'Sirât', by Oliver Laxe, with the five technical awards. For its part, Joachim Trie's moving Norwegian film, ‘Sentimental Value’, achieves six statuettes (film, direction, actor, actress, script and soundtrack).

Sirât This has been achieved with five of the nine awards for which it was nominated, all of them technical: casting (Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo, and María Rodrigo); photography (Mauro Herce); mounting (Cristobal Fernández); production design (Laia Ateca) and sound (Laia Casanovas, Amanda Villavieja and Yasmina Praderas). It should be noted that for the first time the European Film Academy awarded technical categories during the annual ceremony.

As for the rest of the nominated Spanish films, they have not won an award. This is the case of the documentary Lonely afternoons, of Albert Serra, in which the Croatian has prevailed Fire or Death!, and the animated film Olivia and the invisible earthquake, by Irene Iborra, who has finally won the French Arco.

For its part, Sound of Falling won the award for best costumes (Sabrina Kramer), while Bugonia, by Yorgos Lanthimos, despite the raised expectations, had to settle for the award for best makeup and hairdressing (Torsten Witte). The other surprise of the award ceremony, which took place this weekend in Berlin, was It Was Just An Accident, by Jafar Panahi, who went home empty-handed.

Winners European Film Awards 2026

Best European Film: Valor sentimental

Best European Documentary: Fiume or death!

Best European Animated Film: Arco

Best European Short Film – Vimeo Award: City of Poets

Best European Director: Joachim Trier por Valor sentimental

Best European Actress: Renate Reinsve por Valor sentimental

Best European Actor: Stellan Skarsgård por Valor sentimental

Best European Screenplay: Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier by Valor sentimental

Best Casting Direction: Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo and María Rodrigo (Sirat)

Best Cinematography: Mauro the Actor (Sirat)

Best Original Soundtrack: Hania Rani (Valor sentimental)

Best Costume Design: Sabrina Krämer (Sound of Falling)

Best Assembly: Cristobal Fernandez (Sirat)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Torsten Witte (Bugonia)

Best Production Design: Laia Ateca (Sirat)

Best Sound Design: Laia Casanovas, Amanda Villavieja and Yasmina Praderas (Sirat)

FIPRESCI Award – European Discovery: Laura Carreira (On Falling)

European Young Audience Award: Greta Scarano (Life as adults)

Eurimages Co-production Award: Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski cf Accomplices film

Award for European contribution to world cinema: Alice Rohrwacher

Career award: Liv Ullmann