Goya Award for Best European Film

The Goya Award for Best European Film (Spanish: Premio Goya a la mejor película europea) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.[1] The award was first presented at the seventh edition of the Goya Awards with the French film Indochine behind the first winner of the category.

Goya Award for Best European Film
Awarded forBest European Film
CountrySpain
Presented byAcademy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE)
Currently held byAnatomy of a Fall (2023)
Websitepremiosgoya.com

Winners and nominees

The films are listed by the year they received the award or nomination. The winners are in a blue background and in bold. The countries are the ones listed at the official site of the Goya Awards.

1990s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
1992
(7th)
IndochineRégis Wargnier  France
Hidden AgendaKen Loach  United Kingdom
Riff-Raff
1993
(8th)
Three Colors: BlueTrois couleurs: BleuKrzysztof Kieślowski  France
  Switzerland
 Poland
The Crying GameNeil Jordan  United Kingdom
Peter's FriendsKenneth Branagh
1994
(9th)
The SnapperStephen Frears  United Kingdom
Raining StonesKen Loach  United Kingdom
The Remains of the DayJames Ivory  United Kingdom
 United States
1995
(10th)
LamericaGianni Amelio  Italy
 France
  Switzerland
CarringtonChristopher Hampton  United Kingdom
The Madness of King GeorgeNicholas Hytner
1996
(11th)
Secrets & LiesMike Leigh  United Kingdom
 France
Breaking the WavesLars von Trier  Denmark
Ulysses' GazeΤο βλέμμα του ΟδυσσέαTheodoros Angelopoulos  Greece
 Italy
 France
1997
(12th)
The Full MontyPeter Cattaneo  United Kingdom
Brassed OffMark Herman  United Kingdom
The English PatientAnthony Minghella  United Kingdom
 United States
1998
(13th)
The BoxerJim Sheridan  Ireland
AprilAprileNanni Moretti  Italy
Marius and JeannetteMarius et JeannetteRobert Guédiguian  France
The ThiefVorPavel Chukhrai  Russia
 France
1999
(14th)
Life Is BeautifulLa vita è bellaRoberto Benigni  Italy
Black Cat, White CatЦрна мачка, бели мачор / Crna mačka, beli mačorEmir Kusturica  Yugoslavia
 France
 Germany
 Austria
 Greece
The Dinner GameLe Dîner de ConsFrancis Veber  France
It All Starts TodayÇa commence aujourd'huiBertrand Tavernier

2000s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
2000
(15th)
Dancer in the DarkLars von Trier  Denmark
Chicken RunPeter Lord and Nick Park  United Kingdom
East Is EastDamien O'Donnell
FaithlessTrolösaLiv Ullmann  Sweden
2001
(16th)
AmélieLe fabuleux destin d'Amélie PoulainJean-Pierre Jeunet  France
Billy ElliotStephen Daldry  United Kingdom
Bridget Jones's DiarySharon Maguire
ChocolatLasse Hallström
2002
(17th)
The PianistRoman Polanski  United Kingdom
Italian for BeginnersItaliensk for begyndereLone Scherfig  Denmark
Mostly MarthaBella MarthaSandra Nettelbeck  Germany
Gosford ParkRobert Altman  United Kingdom
2003
(18th)
Good Bye Lenin!Wolfgang Becker  Germany
DogvilleLars von Trier  Denmark
 Sweden
 United Kingdom
The DreamersBernardo Bertolucci  France
 United Kingdom
The Flower of EvilLa fleur du malClaude Chabrol  France
2004
(19th)
Head-OnGegen die WandFatih Akın  Germany
Being JuliaIstván Szabó  United Kingdom
 Hungary
Girl with a Pearl EarringPeter Webber  United Kingdom
Monsieur IbrahimMonsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du CoranFrançois Dupeyron  France
 Turkey
2005
(20th)
Match PointWoody Allen  United Kingdom
The ChorusLes choristesChristophe Barratier  France
The Constant GardenerFernando Meirelles  United Kingdom
DownfallDer UntergangOliver Hirschbiegel  Germany
2006
(21st)
The QueenStephen Frears  United Kingdom
The Wind That Shakes the BarleyKen Loach  Ireland
 United Kingdom
 Germany
 Spain
Copying BeethovenAgnieszka Holland  United Kingdom
ScoopWoody Allen
2007
(22nd)
Not awarded
2008
(23rd)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zileCristian Mungiu  Romania
The Boy in the Striped PyjamasMark Herman  United Kingdom
The Dark KnightChristopher Nolan
The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen SeiteFatih Akın  Germany
2009
(24th)
Slumdog MillionaireDanny Boyle  United Kingdom
Welcome to the Land of ShtisBienvenue chez lez Ch'tisDany Boon  France
The ClassEntre les mursLaurent Cantet
Let the Right One InLåt den rätte komma inTomas Alfredson  Sweden

2010s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
2010
(25th)
The King's SpeechTom Hooper  United Kingdom
 Australia
The Ghost WriterRoman Polanski  France
A ProphetUn prophèteJacques Audiard
The White RibbonDas weisse Band - Eine deutsche KindergeschichteMichael Haneke  Germany
2011
(26th)
The ArtistMichel Hazanavicius  France
Jane EyreCary Joji Fukunaga  United Kingdom
MelancholiaLars Von Trier  Denmark
CarnageRoman Polanski  Germany
 France
 Spain
 Poland
2012
(27th)
The IntouchablesIntouchablesOlivier Nakache & Éric Toledano  France
ShameSteve McQueen  United Kingdom
Rust and BoneDe rouille et d'osJacques Audiard  France
 Belgium
In the HouseDans la maisonFrançois Ozon  France
2013
(28th)
AmourMichael Haneke  Austria
The HuntJagtenThomas Vinterberg  Denmark
 Sweden
The Great BeautyLa grande bellezzaPaolo Sorrentino  Italy
 France
Blue Is the Warmest ColourLa Vie d'AdèleAbdellatif Kechiche  France
 Belgium
 Spain
2014
(29th)
IdaPaweł Pawlikowski  Poland
The Salt of the EarthWim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado  France
Serial (Bad) WeddingsQu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ?Philippe de Chauveron
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and DisappearedHundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvannFelix Herngren  Sweden
2015
(30th)
MustangDeniz Gamze Ergüven  France
Sur le chemin de l'écolePascal Plisson  France
LeviathanЛевиафанAndrey Zvyagintsev  Russia
MacbethJustin Kurzel  United Kingdom
2016
(31st)
EllePaul Verhoeven  France
GeniusMichael Grandage  United Kingdom
Son of SaulSaul fiaLászló Nemes  Hungary
I, Daniel BlakeKen Loach  United Kingdom
2017
(32nd)
[2]
The SquareRuben Östlund  Sweden
C'est la vie!Le Sens de la fêteÉric Toledano and Olivier Nakache  France
Lady MacbethWilliam Oldroyd  United Kingdom
Toni ErdmannMaren Ade  Germany
2018
(33rd)
[3]
Cold WarZimna wojnaPaweł Pawlikowski  Poland
Phantom ThreadPaul Thomas Anderson  United Kingdom
GirlLukas Dhont  Belgium
The PartySally Potter  United Kingdom
2019
(34th)
[4]
Les MisérablesLadj Ly  France
BorderGränsAli Abbasi  Sweden
Portrait of a Lady on FirePortrait de la jeune fille en feuCéline Sciamma  France
YesterdayDanny Boyle  United Kingdom

2020s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
2020
(35th)
[5]
The FatherFlorian Zeller  United Kingdom
Corpus ChristiBoże CiałoJan Komasa  Poland
An Officer and a SpyJ'accuseRoman Polanski  France
FallingViggo Mortensen  United Kingdom
2021
(36th)
[6]
Another RoundDrukThomas Vinterberg  Denmark
Bye Bye MoronsAdieu les consAlbert Dupontel  France
Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell  United Kingdom
I'm Your ManIch bin dein MenschMaria Schrader  Germany
2022
(37th)
[7]
The Worst Person in the WorldVerdens verste menneskeJoachim Trier  Norway
BelfastKenneth Branagh  United Kingdom
The Hand of GodÈ stata la mano di DioPaolo Sorrentino  Italy
Lost IllusionsIllusions perduesXavier Giannoli  France
PlaygroundUn mondeLaura Wandel  Belgium
2023
(38th)
[8]
Anatomy of a FallAnatomie d'une chuteJustine Triet  France
AftersunCharlotte Wells  United Kingdom
The Eight MountainsLe otto montagneFelix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch [it]  Italy
Safe PlaceSigurno mjestoJuraj Lerotić  Croatia
The Teachers' LoungeDas Lehrerzimmerİlker Çatak  Germany

Awards by nation

The following list excludes non-European countries that have received nominations for co-productions with European country. The list also excludes Spain.

CountryAwardsNominations
 France1137
 United Kingdom947
 Poland35
 Germany212
 Italy27
 Denmark26
  Switzerland22
 Sweden17
 Austria12
 Ireland12
 Romania11
 Norway11
 Belgium04
 Greece02
 Russia02
 Hungary02
 Yugoslavia01
 Turkey01
 Croatia01

References

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