European Film Award for Best Director

The European Film Award for Best Director is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize a director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in a film industry. The award is presented by the European Film Academy (EFA) and was first presented in 1988.

European Film Award for Best Director
The 2020 recipient: Thomas Vinterberg
Awarded forBest Achievement in Directing
Presented byEuropean Film Academy
First awardedWim Wenders
Wings of Desire (1988)
Currently held byThomas Vinterberg
Another Round (2020)
Websiteeuropeanfilmacademy.org

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
1988
(1st)
Wim WendersWings of DesireDer Himmel über Berlin
Terence DaviesDistant Voices, Still Lives
Manoel de OliveiraThe CannibalsOs Canibais
Louis MalleAu revoir, les enfants
Sergei ParajanovAshik Keribაშიკ-ქერიბი
1989
(2nd)
Géza BereményiEldorádó
Theodoros AngelopoulosLandscape in the MistΤοπίο στην ομίχλη
Maciej Dejczer300 Miles to Heaven300 mil do nieba
Vasili PichulLittle VeraМа́ленькая Ве́ра (Malenkaya Vera)
Jim SheridanMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

2000s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2000

(13th)

No award given
2001
(14th)
Jean-Pierre JeunetAmélieLe fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
José Luis GarciYou're the OneYou're the one (una historia de entonces)
Péter GothárPassportPaszport
Emanno OlmiThe Profession of ArmsIl mestiere delle armi
François OzonUnder the SandSous le sable
Éric RohmerThe Lady and the DukeL'Anglaise et le duc
2002
(15th)
Pedro AlmodóvarTalk to HerHable con ella
Marco BellocchioMy Mother's SmileL'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre)
Andreas DresenGrill PointHalbe Treppe
Aki KaurismäkiThe Man Without a PastMies vailla menneisyyttä
Mike LeighAll or Nothing
Ken LoachSweet Sixteen
/ Roman PolańskiThe Pianist
Alexander SokurovRussian ArkРусский ковчег (Russkij Kovcheg)
2003
(16th)
Lars von TrierDogville
Wolfgang BeckerGood Bye Lenin!
Nuri Bilge CeylanDistantUzak
Isabel CoixetMy Life Without Me
Marco Tullio GiordanaThe Best of YouthLa meglio gioventù
Michael WinterbottomIn This World
2004
(17th)
Alejandro AmenábarThe Sea InsideMar adentro
/ Fatih AkinHead-OnGegen die Wand
Pedro AlmodóvarBad EducationLa mala educación
Theo AngelopoulosTrilogy: The Weeping MeadowΤριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει
/ Nimród AntalKontroll
Agnès JaouiLook at MeComme une image
2005
(18th)
/ Michael HanekeCaché
Susanne BierBrothersBrødre
Roberto FaenzaCome Into the LightAlla luce del sole
Álex de la IglesiaThe Perfect CrimeCrimen ferpecto
Paweł PawlikowskiMy Summer of Love
Cristi PuiuThe Death of Mr. LazarescuMoartea domnului Lăzărescu
Wim WendersDon't Come Knocking
2006
(19th)
Pedro AlmodóvarVolver
Susanne BierAfter the WeddingEfter brylluppet
Emanuele CrialeseThe Golden DoorNuovomondo
/ Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckThe Lives of OthersDas Leben der Anderen
Ken LoachThe Wind That Shakes the Barley
Michael Winterbottom
Mat Whitecross
The Road to Guantanamo
2007
(20th)
Cristian Mungiu4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile
/ Fatih AkinThe Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen Seite
Roy AnderssonYou, the LivingDu levande
Stephen FrearsThe Queen
Kevin MacdonaldThe Last King of Scotland
Giuseppe TornatoreThe UnknownLa sconosciuta
2008
(21st)
Matteo GarroneGomorrahGomorra
Laurent CantetThe ClassEntre les murs
Andreas DresenCloud 9Wolke neun
Ari FolmanWaltz with BashirVals im Bashir
Steve McQueenHunger
Paolo SorrentinoIl Divo
2009
(22nd)
/ Michael HanekeThe White RibbonDas weiße Band
Pedro AlmodóvarBroken EmbracesLos abrazos rotos
Andrea ArnoldFish Tank
Jacques AudiardA ProphetUn prophète
Danny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire
Lars von TrierAntichrist

2010s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2010
(23rd)
/ Roman Polanski[B]The Ghost Writer
Olivier AssayasCarlos
Semih KaplanoğluHoneyBal
Samuel MaozLebanon
Paolo VirzìThe First Beautiful ThingLa prima cosa bella
2011
(24th)
Susanne BierIn a Better WorldHævnen
Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc DardenneThe Kid with a BikeLe Gamin au vélo
Aki KaurismäkiLe Havre
Béla TarrThe Turin HorseA torinói ló
Lars von TrierMelancholia
2012
(25th)
/ Michael HanekeAmour
Nuri Bilge CeylanOnce Upon a Time in AnatoliaBir zamanlar Anadolu'da
Steve McQueenShame
Thomas VinterbergThe HuntJagten
Paolo and Vittorio TavianiCaesar Must DieCesare deve morire
2013
(26th)
Paolo SorrentinoThe Great BeautyLa grande belleza
Pablo BergerBlancanieves
Felix Van GroeningenThe Broken Circle Breakdown
/ Abdellatif KechicheBlue Is the Warmest ColourLa Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2
François OzonIn the HouseDans la maison
Giuseppe TornatoreThe Best OfferLa migliore offerta
2014
(27th)
Paweł PawlikowskiIda
Nuri Bilge CeylanWinter SleepKış Uykusu
Steven KnightLocke
Ruben ÖstlundForce MajeureTurist
Paolo VirzìHuman CapitalIl capitale umano
Andrey ZvyagintsevLeviathanЛевиафан (Leviafan)
2015
(28th)
Paolo SorrentinoYouth
Roy AnderssonA Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceEn duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron
Yorgos LanthimosThe Lobster
Nanni MorettiMia madre
Sebastian SchipperVictoria
Małgorzata Szumowska[B]BodyBody / Ciało
2016
(29th)
Maren AdeToni Erdmann
Pedro AlmodóvarJulieta
Ken LoachI, Daniel Blake
Cristian Mungiu[C]GraduationBacalaureat
Paul VerhoevenElle
2017
(30th)
Ruben ÖstlundThe Square
Ildikó EnyediOn Body and SoulTestről és lélekről
Aki Kaurismäki[B]The Other Side of HopeToivon tuolla puolen
Yorgos LanthimosThe Killing of a Sacred Deer
Andrey ZvyagintsevLovelessНелюбовь (Nelyubov)
2018
(31st)
Paweł Pawlikowski[C]Cold WarZimna wojna
/ Ali AbbasiBorderGräns
Matteo GarroneDogman
Samuel MaozFoxtrotפוֹקְסטְרוֹט
Alice RohrwacherHappy as LazzaroLazzaro felice
2019
(32nd)
Yorgos LanthimosThe Favourite
Pedro AlmodóvarPain and GloryDolor y gloria
Marco BellocchioThe TraitorIl traditore
/ Roman PolanskiAn Officer and a SpyJ'accuse
Céline SciammaPortrait of a Lady on FirePortrait de la jeune fille en feu

2020s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2020
(33rd)
Thomas Vinterberg Another Round Druk
Agnieszka HollandCharlatan Šarlatán
Jan KomasaCorpus Christi Boże Ciało
Pietro MarcelloMartin Eden
François OzonSummer of 85 Été 85
Maria SødahlHopeHåp
^[B] Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Award for Silver Bear for Best Director
^[C] Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director
^[V] Venice Film Festival Silver Lion for Best Director

Records

Multiple nominees

Director Awards Nominations
/ Michael Haneke33
Pedro Almodóvar26
Paweł Pawlikowski23
Paolo Sorrentino23
Susanne Bier13
Yorgos Lanthimos13
/ Roman Polanski13
Lars Von Trier13
Matteo Garrone12
Cristian Mungiu12
Ruben Östlund12
Wim Wenders12
Nuri Bilge Ceylan 03
Aki Kaurismäki03
Ken Loach03
/ Fatih Akın02
Roy Andersson02
Theo Angelopoulos02
Marco Bellocchio02
Andreas Dresen02
Samuel Maoz02
François Ozon02
Paolo Virzì02
Michael Winterbottom02
Andrey Zvyagintsev02
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