30th European Film Awards

Best Film edit

The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 in Seville, Spain at the Seville European Film Festival. Three films nominated for Best Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d’Or winner The Square, and Grand Prix winner BPM (Beats per Minute).^[2] Four films (BPM (Beats per Minute), Loveless, On Body and Soul, The Square) had been submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Two films (Loveless, The Square) received nominations at the 19th British Independent Film Awards.

English title	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Production companies	Country	Language
The Square	Ruben Östlund	Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober	Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF		Swedish, English, Danish
BPM (Beats per Minute)	Robin Campillo	Marie-Ange Luciani, Hugues Charbonneau	Les Films de Pierre, France 3 Cinéma, Page 114, Memento Films, FD Production, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Indéfilms 5, Cofinova 13, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+		French
Loveless	Andrey Zvyagintsev	Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov	Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions		Russian
On Body and Soul	Ildikó Enyedi	Ernő Mesterházy, András Muhi, Mónika Mécs	Inforg-M&M Film Kft.		Hungarian
The Other Side of Hope	Aki Kaurismäki	Aki Kaurismäki	Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF		Finnish, English, Arabic

Best Comedy edit

The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017.

English title	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Production companies	Country	Language
The Square	Ruben Östlund	Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober	Plattform Produktion, Film i Väst, Essential Films, Parisienne, Coproduction Office, Sveriges Television, Imperative Entertainment, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF		Swedish, English, Danish
King of the Belgians	Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth	Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth	Bo Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Topkapi Films, Art Fest		English, Flemish, French, Bulgarian
Vincent	Christophe van Rompaey	Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Emmanuel Giraud, Aurélie Bordier	A Private View, Les Films de la Croisade		Dutch, French
Welcome to Germany	Simon Verhoeven	Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Michael Verhoeven, Stefan Gärtner	Wiedemann & Berg, Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, Sentana Film, Seven Pictures Film		German

Best Director edit The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 Director(s) English title Ruben Östlund The Square Ildikó Enyedi On Body and Soul Aki Kaurismäki The Other Side of Hope Yorgos Lanthimos The Killing of a Sacred Deer Andrey Zvyagintsev Loveless

Best Screenwriter edit The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 Screenwriter(s) English title Ruben Östlund The Square Ildikó Enyedi On Body and Soul Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou The Killing of a Sacred Deer Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev Loveless François Ozon Frantz

Best Actress edit The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017 Actress English title Role Alexandra Borbély On Body and Soul Mária Paula Beer Frantz Anna Juliette Binoche Bright Sunshine In Isabelle Isabelle Huppert Happy End Anne Laurent Florence Pugh Lady Macbeth Katherine Lester

Best Actor edit The nominees were announced on 4 November 2017. Actor English title Role Claes Bang The Square Christian Nahuel Pérez Biscayart BPM (Beats per Minute) Sean Dalmazo Colin Farrell The Killing of a Sacred Deer Steven Murphy Josef Hader Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Stefan Zweig Jean-Louis Trintignant Happy End Georges Laurent

A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and decided on the winners in seven tech categories. The members of the jury are:

• Samir Fočo, sound designer, Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Raf Keunen, composer, Belgium
• Melanie Ann Oliver, editor, UK
• Vassilia Rozana, costume designer, Greece
• Susana Sanchez, hair & make-up artist, Spain
• Łukasz Żal, cinematographer, Poland
• Tonino Zera, production designer, Italy.

Best Composer edit The winners were announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Evgueni and Sacha Galperine Loveless Best Cinematographer edit The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Mikhail Krichman Loveless Best Editor edit The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Robin Campillo BPM (Beats per Minute) Best Production Designer edit The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Josefin Åsberg The Square

Best Costume Designer edit The winners were announced on 14 November 2017. English title Winner(s) Katarzyna Lewińska Spoor Best Sound Designer edit The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Oriol Tarragó A Monster Calls Best Makeup and Hairstyling edit The winner was announced on 14 November 2017. Winner(s) English title Leendert van Nimwegen Brimstone

European Discovery edit

The nominees were announced on 19 October 2017. Award given by International Federation of Film Critics - Prix FIPRESCI.

English title	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Production companies	Country	Language
Lady Macbeth	William Oldroyd	Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly	BBC Films, British Film Institute, Creative England, iFeatures, Protagonist Pictures, Sixty Six Pictures		English
Bloody Milk	Hubert Charuel	Stéphanie Bermann, Alexis Dulguerian	Domino Films, France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, France Télévisions, Indéfilms 5, Pyramide		French
Godless	Ralitza Petrova	Rossitsa Valkanova, Eva Jakobsen, Laurence Clerc	KLAS Film, Snowglobe, Alcatraz Films, Film Factory, Aporia Filmworks		Bulgarian
Summer 1993	Carla Simón	Valérie Delpierre, Stefan Schmitz, María Zamora	Avalon, Fundación SGAE, Inicia Films, ICEC, ICAA, Media, Producciones Cinematográficas Cima, Sources 2, Televisión Española		Catalan
The Eremites	Ronny Trocker	Susanne Mann, Paul Zischler	Zischlermann Filmproduktion, Golden Girls Filmproduktion, EchoFilm, BLS Südtirol Alto Adige, Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Angelegenheiten der Kultur und der Medien, Filmservices, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Servus TV, Österreichisches Filminstitut		German

The nominees were announced on 24 October 2017. One film (Zombillenium) nominated for Best Animated Feature Film were premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

English title	Director(s)	Animator(s)	Producer(s)	Production companies	Country	Language
Loving Vincent	Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman	Dorota Kobiela, Lukasz Mackiewicz	Hugh Welchman, Ivan Mactaggart, Sean Bobbitt	BreakThru Productions, Trademark Films		English
Ethel & Ernest	Roger Mainwood	Peter Dodd	Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding, Stephan Roelants	BBC Films, British Film Institute, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Film Fund Luxembourg, Cloth Cat Animation, Ethel & Ernest Productions, Lupus Films, Mélusine Productions		English
Louise by the Shore	Jean-François Laguionie	Lionel Chauvin, Joahanna Bessière	Jean-Pierre Lemouland, Galilé Marion-Gauvin	JPL Films, Unité centrale, Tchack, Arte France Cinéma		French
Zombillenium	Arthur de Pins, Alexis Ducord	David Nasser	Henri Megalon, Léon Pérahia	Maybe Movies, Belvision, Dupuis Audiovisuel, France 3 Cinéma, Gébéka Films, 2 Minutes Animation, Pipangaï Production, Gao Shan Pictures		French

People's Choice Award edit

The nominees were announced on 1 September 2017.^[3]

English title	Director(s)	Production country
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe	Maria Schrader
A Monster Calls	J. A. Bayona
Bridget Jones's Baby	Sharon Maguire
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	David Yates
Frantz	François Ozon
Graduation	Cristian Mungiu
Like Crazy	Paolo Virzì
The Commune	Thomas Vinterberg
The Other Side of Hope	Aki Kaurismäki

University Award edit

The announcement of the five European University Film Award nominations took place during Filmfest Hamburg on 10 October 2017. Films were selected by: Fabian Gasmia (producer / Germany), Juho Kuosmanen (director / Finland), Elli Mastorou (journalist / Belgium/Greece) and Dagmar Brunow (Linnaeus University / Sweden). Five nominated films were screened and discussed in the respective classes and each university voted its favorite film.

English title	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Production companies	Country	Language
Heartstone	Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson	Anton Máni Svansson, Lise Orheim Stender, Jesper Morthorst, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson	SF Studios, Join Motion Pictures		Icelandic
Home	Fien Troch	Antonino Lombardo, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Olivier Bronckart	Prime Time, Versus Production		Flemish, Dutch
Loveless	Andrey Zvyagintsev	Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov	Arte France Cinéma, Fetisoff Illusion, Les Films du Fleuve, Non-Stop Production, Senator Film Produktion, Why Not Productions		Russian
The Other Side of Hope	Aki Kaurismäki	Aki Kaurismäki	Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, ZDF		Finnish, English, Arabic
The War Show	Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon	Miriam Nørgaard, Alaa Hassan	Fridthjof Film, Oktober, Yleisradio		Arabic

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