Anatomy of a Fall was one of the main contenders for the best European film award, and it defeated tough competition in Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border, and Matteo Garrone’s Me Captain to take this trophy home.
To make the whole thing even more impressive, Anatomy of a Fall came out victorious in all the major categories it was nominated in, including best director (Triet), best screenplay (Triet and Arthur Harari), and best actress (Sandra Hüller).
Despite its recent success on the award season circuit, Anatomy of a Fall won’t be in the running for the best international feature at the Academy Awards. It hasn’t been selected for by France at its entry, but Triet is choosing to focus on the positives after this snub.
“I think now we are so happy because fortunately the movie’s really worked. It’s overcome all these things… You know don’t do films for this… the film no longer belongs to me,” Triet told the reporters at the European Film Awards.
European Film
European Director
European Screenwriter
European Actress
European Actor
Best Documentary
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
Young Audience Award
European Animated Feature Film
Excellence Awards for arts and crafts (previously announced)
European Cinematography
Rasmus Videbæk for The Promised Land
European Editing
Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy Of A Fall
European Production Design
Emita Frigato for La Chimera
European Costume Design
Kicki Ilander for The Promised Land
European Make-up & Hair
Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé for Society Of The Snow
European Original Score:
Markus Binder for Club Zero
European Sound
Johnnie Burn & Tarn Willers for The Zone Of Interest
European Visual Effects
Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro for Society of The Snow
Anchored by the powerful performance by the German actress Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall revolves around a German writer who’s been arrested on murder charges after her husband died under mysterious circumstances at their secluded chalet in the French Alps.
The jury president Ruben Östlund said they had a lot of fun and intense discussions because the lineup this year was very strong, but ultimately decided that Triet should take the top prize home.
“This is a film that everyone stands behind on the jury. One thing that came out [of our deliberations] was that these films created a collective experience. The Palme d’Or winner was an intense experience – it’s what cinema should be,” said Östlund.
Triet’s win was quite historic because she became only the third woman to win Palme d’Or at Cannes. She joins Jane Campion and Julia Ducournau, who was a member of the main competition jury this year, alongside Denis Ménochet, Paul Dano, and Brie Larson.
Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, dir: Justine Triet
Grand Prize
The Zone of Interest, dir: Jonathan Glazer
Best Director
Tranh Anh Hung, The Pot-au-Feu
Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, dir: Aki Kaurismaki
Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamato, Monster
Best Actress
Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
Best Actor
Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Camera d’Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, dir: Thien An Pham
Short Film Palme d’Or
27, dir: Flóra Anna Buda
Special Mention:
Far, dir: Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter
Anatomy of a Fall was one of the main contenders for the best European film award, and it defeated tough competition in Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border, and Matteo Garrone’s Me Captain to take this trophy home.
To make the whole thing even more impressive, Anatomy of a Fall came out victorious in all the major categories it was nominated in, including best director (Triet), best screenplay (Triet and Arthur Harari), and best actress (Sandra Hüller).
Despite its recent success on the award season circuit, Anatomy of a Fall won’t be in the running for the best international feature at the Academy Awards. It hasn’t been selected for by France at its entry, but Triet is choosing to focus on the positives after this snub.
“I think now we are so happy because fortunately the movie’s really worked. It’s overcome all these things… You know don’t do films for this… the film no longer belongs to me,” Triet told the reporters at the European Film Awards.
European Film
European Director
European Screenwriter
European Actress
European Actor
Best Documentary
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
Young Audience Award
European Animated Feature Film
Excellence Awards for arts and crafts (previously announced)
European Cinematography
Rasmus Videbæk for The Promised Land
European Editing
Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy Of A Fall
European Production Design
Emita Frigato for La Chimera
European Costume Design
Kicki Ilander for The Promised Land
European Make-up & Hair
Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé for Society Of The Snow
European Original Score:
Markus Binder for Club Zero
European Sound
Johnnie Burn & Tarn Willers for The Zone Of Interest
European Visual Effects
Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro for Society of The Snow
Anchored by the powerful performance by the German actress Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall revolves around a German writer who’s been arrested on murder charges after her husband died under mysterious circumstances at their secluded chalet in the French Alps.
The jury president Ruben Östlund said they had a lot of fun and intense discussions because the lineup this year was very strong, but ultimately decided that Triet should take the top prize home.
“This is a film that everyone stands behind on the jury. One thing that came out [of our deliberations] was that these films created a collective experience. The Palme d’Or winner was an intense experience – it’s what cinema should be,” said Östlund.
Triet’s win was quite historic because she became only the third woman to win Palme d’Or at Cannes. She joins Jane Campion and Julia Ducournau, who was a member of the main competition jury this year, alongside Denis Ménochet, Paul Dano, and Brie Larson.
Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, dir: Justine Triet
Grand Prize
The Zone of Interest, dir: Jonathan Glazer
Best Director
Tranh Anh Hung, The Pot-au-Feu
Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, dir: Aki Kaurismaki
Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamato, Monster
Best Actress
Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
Best Actor
Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Camera d’Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, dir: Thien An Pham
Short Film Palme d’Or
27, dir: Flóra Anna Buda
Special Mention:
Far, dir: Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter