Sentimental Value Sweeps the 38th European Film Awards / Six Prizes in Berlin

The 38th European Film Awards were held on 17 January 2026 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, before 1,000 international guests. For the first time in the history of the ceremony, the EFA moved to January / a strategic decision designed to align with the international awards season. The event was broadcast to 49 partners across 29 countries.

Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi) / a Norway/France/Denmark/Germany/Sweden co-production / dominated the evening with six awards: European Film, Director, Actress (Renate Reinsve), Actor (Stellan Skarsgård), Screenwriter and Composer (Hania Rani). Oliver Laxe’s Sirāt won five technical prizes. Liv Ullmann received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Alice Rohrwacher the Achievement in World Cinema prize. The LUX Audience Award 2026 went to Eva Libertad’s DEAF (Sorda), presented at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Full list of winners – European Film Awards 2026

European Film
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI), directed by Joachim Trier

European Documentary
FIUME O MORTE!, directed by Igor Bezinović

European Animated Feature Film
ARCO, directed by Ugo Bienvenu

European Director
Joachim Trier – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Actress
Renate Reinsve – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Actor
Stellan Skarsgård – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Screenwriter
Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI
ON FALLING, directed by Laura Carreira

European Young Audience Award
SIBLINGS (LA VITA DA GRANDI), directed by Greta Scarano

European Casting Director
Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo & María Rodrigo – SIRĀT

European Cinematographer
Mauro Herce – SIRĀT

European Composer (Original Score)
Hania Rani – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (AFFEKSJONSVERDI)

European Costume Designer
Sabrina Krämer – SOUND OF FALLING (IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN)

European Editor
Cristóbal Fernández – SIRĀT

European Make-up & Hair Artist
Torsten Witte – BUGONIA

European Production Designer
Laia Ateca – SIRĀT

European Sound Designer
Laia Casanovas – SIRĀT

European Short Film – Prix Vimeo
CITY OF POETS, directed by Sara Rajaei

European Lifetime Achievement Award
Liv Ullmann

European Achievement in World Cinema Award
Alice RohrwacherEurimages International Co-Production Award
Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach & Janine Jackowski