Ruben Stlund’s caustic satire of the one percent, Triangle of Sadness, earned four awards at the 35th European Film Awards, including the top honor of Best European Film at the gala award ceremony on Saturday in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Scotland also took home awards for best script and best director. He dedicated these accolades to Triangle of Sadness actress Charlbi Dean, who died last summer following an unforeseen illness that struck only months after the film’s Cannes premiere and Palme d’Or victory.
The Russian fertilizer tycoon Dimitry, played by Croatian actor Zlatko Buri in Triangle of Sadness, was the unexpected best actor winner, defeating Paul Mescal for Aftersun and Close breakout Eden Dambrine.
Vicky Krieps won the best actress for her performance as an Austrian empress who rebels against the patriarchal systems of her day in the feminist historical drama Corsage, directed by Marie Kreutzer.
In her acceptance speech, delivered via video link, According to Krieps said, “I would be dedicating this to all the women who need to be seen and heard and who need to have these deep wounds [from history] healed so that men and women may come together again.”
The first live gala for the award show since the COVID-19 outbreak began was the 35th European Film Awards. The Good Boss, directed by Fernando León De Aranoa and starring Javier Standards to satisfy, won the award for best European comedy against the objections of the movie’s producer, Jaume Roures. However, he highlighted that this was a mistake because the movie is a tragedy, not a comic. The Good Boss, directed by Fernando León De Aranoa and starring Javier Standards to satisfy, won the award for best European comedy against the objections of the movie’s producer, Jaume Roures.
However, he highlighted that this was a mistake because the movie is a tragedy, not a comic. The Good Boss, directed by Fernando León De Aranoa and starring Javier Standards to satisfy, won the award for best European comedy against the objections of the movie’s producer, Jaume Roures. However, he highlighted that this was a mistake because the movie is a tragedy, not a comic.
Presenters were Maria Bakalova, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nina Hoss (Tár), Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur, and Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Beast).
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, an Icelandic actress, screenwriter, and politician, opened the ceremony by joking that the EFAs were “exactly like the Oscars: All the films are foreign!” She and local stand-up comedian Hugleikur Dagsson served as the hosts.
Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra, music group INNI, and Icelandic electro-band GusGus provided the musical accompaniment.
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, addressed the EFA audience via video link to accept the inaugural European Sustainability Award, the Prix Film4Climate. This award honors a “European institution, company, or film” that makes an exceptional contribution to advancing sustainability in the motion picture industry.
The European Commission, which received recognition for its European Green Deal, a package of legislative measures intended to make the European Union climate-neutral by 2050, sent Von der Leyen to accept on behalf of the organization.
The Good Boss, directed by Fernando León De Aranoa and starring Javier Standards to satisfy, won the award for best European comedy against the objections of the movie’s producer, Jaume Roures. However, he highlighted that this was a mistake because the movie is a tragedy, not a comic.
“We tried to make a drama, but it didn’t work,” De Aranoa stated.
No Dogs or Italians Allowed, directed by Alain Ughetto, won the award for best animated feature, while Mariupolis 2, by Mantas Kvedaraviius, won the award for best European documentary in 2022.