The 2nd Annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy, recognized excellence in European cinema. The ceremony took place on 25 November 1989 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, France and was hosted by Franco-Swiss actress Agnès Soral and Spanish actor Fernando Rey.[1]
| 2nd European Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 November 1989 |
| Site | Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris |
| Hosted by | Agnès Soral and Fernando Rey |
| Organized by | European Film Academy |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Landscape in the Mist |
| Best Direction | Géza Bereményi The Midas Touch |
| Best Actor | Philippe Noiret Cinema Paradiso Life and Nothing But |
| Best Actress | Ruth Sheen High Hopes |
| Most awards | High Hopes (3) |
| Most nominations | The Midas Touch and Little Vera (5) |
Hungarian film The Midas Touch and Soviet film Little Vera led the nominations with five each[2] while British film High Hopes received the most awards with three wins.[3] Theo Angelopoulos's Landscape in the Mist received the award for Best European Film.
Italian director Federico Fellini received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Winners and nominees edit
The winners are in a yellow background and in bold.
Best European Film edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape in the Mist | Topio stin omichli | Theo Angelopoulos | Theo Angelopoulos, Eric Heumann, Amedeo Pagani & Stéphane Sorlat | 
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| The Midas Touch | Eldorádó | Géza Bereményi | - | 
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| Magnús | Þráinn Bertelsson | Þráinn Bertelsson | 
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| Recollections of the Yellow House | Recordações da casa amarela | João César Monteiro | Joâo Pedro Benard & Joaquim Pinto | 
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| High Hopes | Mike Leigh | Victor Glynn & Simon Channing-Williams | 
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| Little Vera | Malenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра | Vasili Pichul | Gorky Film Studio | 
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Best European Director edit
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Géza Bereményi |
The Midas Touch | Eldorádó |
| Theo Angelopoulos |
Landscape in the Mist | Topio stin omichli |
 Maciej Dejczer |
300 Miles to Heaven | 300 mil do nieba |
| Vasili Pichul |
Little Vera | Malenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра |
 Jim Sheridan |
My Left Foot | |
Best European Actress edit
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Sheen |
High Hopes | Shirley | |
 Sabine Azéma |
Life and Nothing But | La vie et rien d'autre | Irène de Courtil |
 Snezana Bogdanovic |
Kuduz | Badema Kuduz | |
 Corinna Harfouch |
Treffen in Travers | Therese Forster | |
| Natalya Negoda |
Little Vera | Malenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра | Vera |
Best European Actor edit
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Noiret |
Cinema Paradiso | Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | Alfredo |
| Life and Nothing But | La vie et rien d'autre | Commandant Delaplane | |
| Daniel Day-Lewis |
My Left Foot | Christy Brown | |
| Davor Dujmovic |
Time of the Gypsies | Dom za vesanje | Perhan |
| Károly Eperjes |
The Midas Touch | Eldorádó | Sándor Monori |
 Jozef Króner |
Thou, Which Art in Heaven | Ti, koyto si na nebeto | Geprg Henih |
Best Supporting Performance edit
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Doré |
High Hopes | Mrs Bender | |
 Sabine Berg |
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom | Anke Keipes | |
| Roger Jendly |
The Woman from Rose Hill | La femme de Rose Hill | Marcel |
 Alessandro Di Sanzo |
Forever Mery | Mery per sempre | Mario "Mery" Libassi |
| Lyudmila Zaytseva |
Little Vera | Malenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра | Rita |
Best Young Film edit
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 Miles to Heaven | 300 mil do nieba | Maciej Dejczer | TOR Film Production |
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| My Left Foot | Jim Sheridan | Noel Pearson |
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| Cinema Paradiso | Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | Giuseppe Tornatore | Franco Cristaldi |
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| Kuduz | Ademir Kenović | Bakir Tanović |
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| Scandal | Michael Caton-Jones | Stephen Woolley |
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| Waller's Last Trip | Wallers letzter Gang | Christian Wagner | Christian Wagner | 
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| Mist | Sis | Zülfü Livaneli | Ülker Livanelli | 
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Best European Screenwriter edit
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Mariya Khmelik |
Little Vera | Malenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра |
| Thanassis Valtinos |
Landscape in the Mist | Topio stin omichli |
| Géza Bereményi |
The Midas Touch | Eldorádó |
| Þráinn Bertelsson |
Magnús | |
| Maciej Dejczer |
300 Miles to Heaven | 300 mil do nieba |
Best European Cinematographer edit
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
 Ulf Brantas and Jörgen Persson |
The Women on the Roof | Kvinnorna på taket |
| Giorgos Arvanitis |
Landscape in the Mist | Topio stin omichli |
| Sándor Kardos |
The Midas Touch | Eldorádó |
| Krzysztof Ptak |
300 Miles to Heaven | 300 mil do nieba |
| Yefim Reznik |
Little Vera | Malenkaya Vera / Ма́ленькая Ве́ра |
Best European Composer edit
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Dickson |
High Hopes | |
| Goran Bregovic |
Kuduz | |
| Ferenc Darvas |
The Midas Touch | Eldorádó |
| Michał Lorenc |
300 Miles to Heaven | 300 mil do nieba |
 Maggie Parke Gast Waltzing |
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom | |
Best Documentary edit
| Result | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Documentary Winner | Recsk 1950-1953: The Story Of A Secret Concentration Camp In Communist Hungary | Recsk 1950–1953, egy titkos kényszermunkatábor története | Géza Böszörményi & Lívia Gyarmathy |
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| Documentary Film Jury Special Award | A Tale of the Wind | Een verhaal van de wind | Joris Ivens & Marceline Loridan | 
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Lifetime Achievement Award edit
Special Jury Award edit
Special Mention Film / Person edit
Yugoslavia – Special Mention for the creative spirit of the new films from Sarajevo.
Pictures of the Old World (Obrazy starého sveta) – Dušan Hanák
The Road to God Knows Where – Alan Gilsenan
European Cinema Society Special Award edit
References edit
- ^ "1989: 2eme Prix du Cinéma Européen - Introduction". European Film Academy. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "1989: 2eme Prix du Cinéma Européen - Nominations". European Film Academy. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "1989: 2eme Prix du Cinéma Européen - Winners". European Film Academy. Retrieved 25 July 2021.