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European Film awards 2026 – Key Winners & Highlights:
* “sentimental Value” was the big winner, taking home awards for:
* Best Film
* Best Director (Joachim Trier)
* best Actor (Renate Reinsve)
* Best Actor (Stellan Skarsgård)
* Best Screenplay (Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt)
* “it Was Just an Accident” (Iran, France, Luxembourg co-production) did not win any awards.
* Oscar Potential: “Sentimental Value” is expected to receive nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Reinsve), and best Actor (Skarsgård) at the Academy Awards.
* voting Differences: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nearly twice the number of voters as the European Film Academy, but there is some overlap.
* Ceremony Style: The awards show was curated by Mark Cousins, Dascha Dauenhauer, and Robert Lehniger and didn’t have a traditional host. It featured flashbacks to classic European films.
* Political Statement: Jafar Panahi (“It Was Just an Accident”) opened the ceremony with a plea for recognition of the oppression and killing of protesters in Iran, stating that silence is complicity.
Links Mentioned:
* Anne Thompson’s Oscar Nominations Predictions: https://www.indiewire.com/awards/predictions/anne-thompson-final-oscar-nominations-predictions-1235173193/
* European Film awards: https://www.indiewire.com/t/european-film-awards/
* Jafar Panahi’s Prison sentance: https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/jafar-panahi-prison-sentence-oscar-campaign-1235163912
* Variety’s Coverage of the Awards: https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/european-film-awards-2026-winners-1236633810/
