Winners of The European Film Awards 2006

At the European Film Awards Ceremony in Warsaw, the European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announced this year's winners.

EUROPEAN FILM 2006
DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others); Germany
directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
produced by Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion/Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARTE/Creado Film

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2006
Pedro Almodóvar for VOLVER

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2006
Penelope Cruz in VOLVER

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2006
Ulrich Mühe in DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2006
Barry Ackroyd for THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
José Luis Alcaine for VOLVER

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2006
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (The Lives Of Others)

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2006
Alberto Iglesias for VOLVER

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2006
13 TZAMETI by Gela Babluani, France

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY AWARD FOR AN ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION 2006
Pierre Pell & Stéphane Rozenbaum for the production design in THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2006 - Prix UIP
BEFORE DAWN by Bálint Kenyeres, Hungary

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Roman Polanski

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2006 - Prix Screen International
Jeremy Thomas

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS AWARD 2006 - Prix Fipresci
LES AMANTS REGULIERS by Philippe Garrel, France

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2006 - Prix Arte
DIE GROSSE STILLE (Into Great Silence) by Philip Gröning, Germany/Switzerland

THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD 2006
for Best European Film
VOLVER by Pedro Amodóvar, Spain