21st European Film Awards

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Location Copenhagen, Denmark Other ceremonies 2007, 2009		Date 6 December 2008 Presented by European Film Academy

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The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on December 6, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Best European Actor

Toni Servillo - Gomorrah (Gomorra) and Il Divo

Michael Fassbender - Hunger

Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen - Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen)

James McAvoy - Atonement

Jürgen Vogel - The Wave (Die Welle)

Elmar Wepper - Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami)

Best European Actress

Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)

Hiam Abbass - Lemon Tree

Arta Dobroshi - The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna)

Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky

Belen Rueda - The Orphanage (El orfanato)

Ursula Werner - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)

Best European Composer

Max Richter - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

Tuur Florizoone - Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou)

Dario Marianelli - Atonement

Fernando Velázquez - The Orphanage (El orfanato)

Best European Director

Matteo Garrone - Gomorrah (Gomorra)

Laurent Cantet - The Class (Entre les murs)

Andreas Dresen - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)

Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

Steve McQueen - Hunger

Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo

Best European Film

Gomorrah (Gomorra)

The Class (Entre les murs)

Happy-Go-Lucky

Il Divo

The Orphanage (El orfanato)

Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)

Best European Screenwriter

Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano - Gomorrah (Gomorra)

Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis - Lemon Tree

Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir