The European Film Academy Lux Award is a prize given to a competing film by the European Film Academy and the European Parliament. It is one of the European Film Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. Previously known as the People's Choice Award for Best European Film, it was first awarded in 1997 with Peter Cattaneo's film The Full Monty being the first recipient of the award. It was reintroduced as Jameson Award from 2002 to 2005. It changed to its current name in 2020, when the European Parliament became partly responsible for the management of the award, replacing the former Lux Prize.

Lux Award
LocationEurope
Presented byEuropean Film Academy
First awarded1997
Last awarded2024
Currently held byThe Teachers' Lounge (2023)
Websiteeuropeanfilmawards.eu

The award is aimed at highlighting films which help to raise awareness of socio-political issues in Europe and to publicise and encourage distribution of European films in the European Union and throughout the world. As of the 2024 ceremony, The Teachers' Lounge is the most recent winner.[1]

Winners and nominees

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1990s

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Nationality of director
1997
(10th)
The Full Monty Peter Cattaneo   United Kingdom

2000s

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Nationality of director
2003
(16th)
[2]
Good Bye, Lenin! Wolfgang Becker   Germany
28 Days Later Danny Boyle   United Kingdom
Dogville Lars von Trier   Denmark
Mondays in the Sun Los lunes al sol Fernando León de Aranoa   Spain
Noi the Albino Nói albinói Dagur Kári   Iceland
The Man on the Train L'homme du train Patrice Leconte   France
Swimming Pool François Ozon
Respiro Emanuele Crialese   Italy
Distant Uzak Nuri Bilge Ceylan   Turkey
Kitchen Stories Salmer fra Kjøkkenet Bent Hamer   Norway
2004
(17th)
[3]
Head-On Gegen die Wand Fatih Akin   Germany
Code 46 Michael Winterbottom   United Kingdom
Bad Education La mala educación Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
Take My Eyes Te doy mis ojos Icíar Bollaín
Cold Light Kaldaljós Hilmar Oddsson   Iceland
Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει Theo Angelopoulos   Greece
The Dreamers Bernardo Bertolucci   Italy
Since Otar Left Depuis qu'Otar est parti... Julie Bertuccelli   France
Love Actually Richard Curtis   United Kingdom
Intimate Strangers Confidences trop intimes Patrice Leconte   France
2005
(18th)
[4]
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage Marc Rothemund   Germany
Night Watch Ночной Дозор / Nochnoy Dozor Timur Bekmambetov   Russia
Ferpect Crime Crimen ferpecto Álex de la Iglesia   Spain
A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles Jean-Pierre Jeunet   France
The Beat That My Heart Skipped De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté Jacques Audiard
Enduring Love Roger Michell   United Kingdom
Being Julia István Szabó   Hungary
The Consequences of Love Le conseguenze dell'amore Paolo Sorrentino   Italy
As It Is in Heaven Kay Pollak   Sweden
Go for Zucker! Dani Levy    Switzerland
2006
(19th)
[5]
Volver Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
March of the Penguins La Marche de l'empereur Luc Jacquet   France
Pride and Prejudice Joe Wright   United Kingdom
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Nick Park, Steve Box
Something Like Happiness Štěstí Bohdan Sláma   Czech Republic
Criminal Novel Romanzo Criminale Michele Placido   Italy
Paradise Now Hany Abu-Assad   Netherlands
Oliver Twist Roman Polanski   France
Merry Christmas Joyeux Noël Christian Carion
The Elementary Particles Elementarteilchen Oskar Roehler   Germany
Adam's Apples Adams Æbler Anders Thomas Jensen   Denmark
The Child L'Enfant Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne   Belgium
2007
(20th)
[6]
The Unknown Woman La sconosciuta Giuseppe Tornatore   Italy
I Served the King of England Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále Jiří Menzel   Czech Republic
The Last King of Scotland Kevin Macdonald   United Kingdom
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Tom Tykwer   Germany
12:08 East of Bucharest A fost sau n-a fost? Corneliu Porumboiu   Romania
The Queen Stephen Frears   United Kingdom
La Vie en Rose La Môme Olivier Dahan   France
Reprise Joachim Trier   Norway
Black Book Zwartboek Paul Verhoeven   Netherlands
Alatriste Agustín Díaz Yanes   Spain
2 Days in Paris Julie Delpy   France
2008
(21st)
[7]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix David Yates   United Kingdom
[REC] Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza   Spain
The Orphanage El orfanato Juan Antonio Bayona
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan Sergei Bodrov   Russia
Atonement Joe Wright   United Kingdom
Welcome to the Sticks Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis Dany Boon   France
Hunting and Gathering Ensemble, c'est tout Claude Berri
The Wave Die Welle Dennis Gansel   Germany
Rabbit Without Ears Keinohrhasen Til Schweiger
Ben X Nic Balthazar   Belgium
Arn – The Knight Templar Arn: Tempelriddaren Peter Flinth   Denmark
Saturn in Opposition Saturno contro Ferzan Özpetek   Italy
2009
(22nd)
[8]
Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle   United Kingdom
Coco Before Chanel Coco avant Chanel Anne Fontaine   France
Transporter 3 Olivier Megaton
Mid-August Lunch Pranzo di ferragosto Gianni Di Gregorio   Italy
Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in Tomas Alfredson   Sweden
Fly Me to the Moon Ben Stassen   Belgium
The Duchess Saul Dibb   United Kingdom
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Män som hatar kvinnor Niels Arden Oplev   Denmark
Broken Embraces Los abrazos rotos Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
The Baader Meinhof Complex Der Baader Meinhof Komplex Uli Edel   Germany

2010s

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Nationality of director
2010
(23rd)
[9]
Mr. Nobody Jaco Van Dormael   Belgium
The Girl Who Played with Fire Flickan som lekte med elden Daniel Alfredson   Sweden
Soul Kitchen Fatih Akın   Germany
Loose Cannons Ferzan Özpetek   Italy
Baarìa Giuseppe Tornatore
Little Nicholas Le Petit Nicolas Laurent Tirard   France
An Education Lone Scherfig   Denmark
Kick-Ass Matthew Vaughn
Agora Ágora Alejandro Amenábar   Spain
The Ghost Writer Roman Polanski   France
2011
(24th)
[10]
The King's Speech Tom Hooper   United Kingdom
Animals United Konferenz der Tiere Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe   Germany
Even the Rain También la lluvia Icíar Bollaín   Spain
In a Better World Hævnen Susanne Bier   Denmark
Little White Lies Les Petits Mouchoirs Guillaume Canet   France
Welcome to the South Benvenuti al Sud Luca Miniero   Italy
Potiche François Ozon   France
Unknown Jaume Collet-Serra   United Kingdom
2012
(25th)
[11]
Come as You Are Hasta la Vista Geoffrey Enthoven   Belgium
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius   France
Barbara Christian Petzold   Germany
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madded   United Kingdom
Caesar Must Die Cesare deve morire Paolo Taviani   Italy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson   United Kingdom
Headhunters Hodejegerne Morten Tyldum   Norway
In Darkness W ciemności Agnieszka Holland   Poland
The Intouchables Intouchables Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache   France
The Iron Lady Phyllida Lloyd   United Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Lasse Hallström
Shame Steve McQueen
2013
(26th)
[12]
The Gilded Cage La Cage dorée Ruben Alves   France,   Portugal
Anna Karenina Joe Wright   United Kingdom
The Best Offer La migliore offerta Giuseppe Tornatore   Italy
The Broken Circle Breakdown Felix Van Groeningen   Belgium
A Coffee in Berlin Oh Boy! Jan Ole Gerster   Germany
The Deep Djúpið Baltasar Kormákur   Iceland
Love Is All You Need Den skaldede frisør Susanne Bier   Denmark
I'm So Excited Los amantes pasajeros Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
The Impossible Lo imposible J.A. Bayona
Kon-Tiki Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg   Norway
Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul   Sweden
2014
(27th)
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Ida Paweł Pawlikowski   Poland
Beauty and the Beast La Belle et la Bête Christophe Gans   France
Nymphomaniac Lars von Trier   Denmark
Philomena Stephen Frears   United Kingdom
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann Felix Herngren   Sweden
Two Days, One Night Deux jours, une nuit Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne   Belgium
2015
(28th)
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Marshland La isla mínima Alberto Rodríguez   Spain
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron Roy Andersson   Sweden
Leviathan Левиафан / Leviafan Andrey Zvyagintsev   Russia
Force Majeure Turist Ruben Östlund   Sweden
Samba Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache   France
Serial (Bad) Weddings Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? Philippe de Chauveron
The Salt of the Earth Le sel de la terre Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum   United Kingdom
Victoria Sebastian Schipper   Germany
White God Fehér isten Kornél Mundruczó   Hungary
2016
(29th)
[17]
Body Ciało Małgorzata Szumowska   Poland
A Man Called Ove En man som heter Ove Hannes Holm   Sweden
A War Krigen Tobias Lindholm   Denmark
Aferim! Radu Jude   Romania
Fire at Sea Fuocoammare Gianfranco Rosi   Italy
Julieta Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven   France
Spectre Sam Mendes   United Kingdom
The Danish Girl Tom Hooper
The Brand New Testament Le Tout Nouveau Testament Jaco Van Dormael   Belgium
The High Sun Zvizdan Dalibor Matanić   Croatia
The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos   United Kingdom
2017
(30th)
[18]
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Vor der Morgenröte Maria Schrader   Germany
A Monster Calls J. A. Bayona   Spain
Bridget Jones's Baby Sharon Maguire   Ireland
Frantz François Ozon   France
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates   United Kingdom
Graduation Bacalaureat Cristian Mungiu   Romania
Like Crazy La pazza gioia Paolo Virzì   Italy
The Commune Kollektivet Thomas Vinterberg   Denmark
The Other Side of Hope Toivon tuolla puolen Aki Kaurismäki   Finland
2018
(31st)
[19]
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino   Italy
Borg vs McEnroe Borg Janus Metz Pedersen   Sweden
Dunkirk Christopher Nolan   United Kingdom
C'est la vie! Le Sens de la fête Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache   France
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Luc Besson
Darkest Hour Joe Wright   United Kingdom
Victoria & Abdul Stephen Frears
In the Fade Aus dem Nichts Fatih Akin   Germany
The Death of Stalin Armando Iannucci   United Kingdom
2019
(32nd)
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Cold War Zimna wojna Paweł Pawlikowski   Poland
Border Gräns Ali Abbasi   Sweden
Dogman Matteo Garrone   Italy
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald David Yates   United Kingdom
Girl Lukas Dhont   Belgium
Happy as Lazzaro Lazzaro felice Alice Rohrwacher   Italy
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Ol Parker   United Kingdom
Pain and Glory Dolor y gloria Pedro Almodóvar   Spain
Sink or Swim Le Grand Bain Gilles Lellouche   France
The Breadwinner Nora Twomey   Ireland
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos   United Kingdom
The Purity of Vengeance Journal 64 Christoffer Boe   Denmark

2020s

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Nationality of director
2021

(33rd)

Collective Alexander Nanau   Romania
Another Round Druk Thomas Vinterberg   Denmark
Corpus Christi Jan Komasa   Poland
2022

(34th)

Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flee Flugt Jonas Poher Rasmussen   Denmark
Great Freedom Große Freiheit Sebastian Meise   Austria
2023

(35th)

Close Lukas Dhont   Belgium
Alcarràs Carla Simón   Spain
Burning Days Kurak Günler Emin Alper   Turkey
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund   Sweden
Will-o'-the-Wisp Fogo-Fátuo João Pedro Rodrigues   Portugal
2024

(36th)

The Teachers' Lounge Das Lehrerzimmer İlker Çatak   Germany
20,000 Species of Bees 20.000 especies de abejas Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren   Spain
Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki   Finland
On the Adamant Sur l'Adamant Nicolas Philibert   France
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Savvusanna sõsarad Anna Hints   Estonia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dams, Tim (17 April 2024). "'The Teachers' Lounge' wins 2024 Lux European Audience Film Award". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (December 8, 2003). "Germany's "Lenin" Wins Top Prizes at European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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  4. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (December 4, 2005). ""Cache" and "Sophie Scholl" Top European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (December 3, 2006). "AWARDS WATCH: "Volver" and "The Lives of Others" Top European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "2007 - The Winners". European Film Academy. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Roxborough, Scott (December 6, 2008). "'Gomorra' tops European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Brooks, Brian (December 12, 2009). ""White Ribbon" Reigns at European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (December 6, 2010). "'The Ghost Writer' Inexplicably Wins Six At 2010 European Film Academy Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Roxborough, Scott (December 3, 2011). "Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' Wins Best Film at European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  11. ^ Knegt, Peter (December 1, 2012). "'Amour' Sweeps European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Barraclough, Leo (December 7, 2013). "Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty' Wins Top Prize at European Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  13. ^ Hopewell, John (November 8, 2014). "'Ida,' 'Leviathan' Top European Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  14. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (December 15, 2014). "Pawel Pawlikowski's 'Ida' Wins Big At European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  15. ^ Lodge, Guy (November 7, 2015). "'Youth,' 'The Lobster' Lead European Film Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ^ Heath, Paul (December 14, 2015). "European Film Awards winners: Youth, Amy, The Lobster lead field". The Hollywood News. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  17. ^ Roxborough, Scott (December 10, 2016). "'Toni Erdmann' Wins European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Pond, Steve (December 9, 2017). "Swedish Comedy 'The Square' Dominates European Film Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Nordine, Michael (December 15, 2018). "'Cold War' Is the Big Winner at the European Film Awards, Picking Up Oscar Momentum". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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