European Film Awards: ‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘The Room Next Door’ Lead Nominations
deadline.comThe European Film Academy has announced the nominees in key categories of the 37th European Film Awards ahead of the ceremony in the Swiss lakeside city of Lucerne on December 7.
French Oscar entry Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard and The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodovar lead the nominations making it into four categories each.
The awards, which are voted on by the Berlin-based European Film Academy’s some 5,000 members based across Europe, are seen as a bellwether for which European films are likely to pick up steam in the U.S.
awards season. Last year’s Best European Film winner Anatomy of a Fall garnered five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Sandra Hüller), with director Justine Triet and co-writer Arthur Harari winning Best Screenplay.
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