The European Film Academy has officially announced the 37th European Film Awards nominees, set to take place on December 7 in Lucerne, Switzerland. Among the highly anticipated films are Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door and Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, which have received four nominations each, including Best European Film. Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig is joining them in the category, which also garnered recognition in the Director and screenplay categories.

Emilia Pérez, set to premiere on Netflix in the U.S., received additional nominations for Director, Screenplay, and European Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón. This nomination marks a milestone, as Gascón becomes the first Trans actress to receive a European Film Award nod in this category. Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, distributed by Sony Classics, saw the director also recognized for Screenplay, along with a European Actress nomination for Tilda Swinton, who previously won in 2011 for We Need to Talk About Kevin.

Despite missing a Best European Film nomination, Magnus von Horn’s The Girl With The Needle achieved three nods, including European Actress for Trine Dyrholm and Vic Carmen Sonne, and a Screenplay nomination shared by von Horn and Line Langebek. Renate Reinsve also joined the European Actress category for her performance in Armand, a film that received further attention in the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI category.

Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, a critical success, earned Best European Film and European Screenplay nominations. However, Demi Moore was notably absent from the European Actress category.

This year’s European Actor category includes some high-profile names: Daniel Craig for Queer, Abou Sangare for Souleymane’s Story, Franz Rogowski for Bird, Lars Eidinger for Dying, and Ralph Fiennes for Conclave. Fiennes’ nomination, in particular, has captured attention given the broad appeal of Conclave, distributed by Focus Features.

The European Director nominees consist of Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Almodóvar (The Room Next Door), Rasoulof (The Seed of the Sacred Fig), Andrea Arnold for Bird, and Maura Delpero for Vermiglio. Meanwhile, the Best Screenplay category includes Audiard, von Horn and Langebek, Almodóvar, Rasoulof, and Fargeat, highlighting the diverse range of storytelling talent among this year’s honorees.

Full List of Nominees

Best European Actor

• Franz Rogowski for Bird
• Ralph Fiennes for Conclave
• Lars Eidinger for Dying
• Daniel Craig for Queer
• Abou Sangare for Souleymane’s Story

Best European Actress

• Renate Reinsve for Armand
• Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez
• Trine Dyrholm for The Girl With The Needle
• Vic Carmen Sonne for The Girl With The Needle
• Tilda Swinton for The Room Next Door
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Best European Film

• Bye Bye Tiberias – directed by Lina Soualem
• Dahomey – directed by Mati Diop
• Emilia Pérez – directed by Jacques Audiard
• Flow – directed by Gints Zilbalodis
• In Limbo – directed by Alina Maksimenko
• Living Large – directed by Kristina Dufková
• No Other Land – directed by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal
• Savages – directed by Claude Barras
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’État – directed by Johan Grimonprez
• Sultana’s Dream – directed by Isabel Herguera
• The Room Next Door – directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig – directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
• The Substance – directed by Coralie Fargeat
• They Shot the Piano Player – directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
• Vermiglio – directed by Maura Delpero
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Best European Documentary

• Bye Bye Tiberias – directed by Lina Soualem
• Dahomey – directed by Mati Diop
• In Limbo – directed by Alina Maksimenko
• No Other Land – directed by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra & Hamdan Ballal
• Soundtrack to a Coup d’État – directed by Johan Grimonprez
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Best European Director

• Andrea Arnold for Bird
• Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
• Pedro Almodóvar for The Room Next Door
• Mohammad Rasoulof for The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Maura Delpero for Vermiglio
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Best European Screenplay

• Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
• Magnus von Horn & Line Langebek for The Girl With The Needle
• Pedro Almodóvar for The Room Next Door
• Mohammad Rasoulof for The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Coralie Fargeat for The Substance
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European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

• Armand – directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
• Hoard – directed by Luna Carmoon
• Kneecap – directed by Rich Peppiatt
• Santosh – directed by Sandhya Suri
• The New Year That Never Came – directed by Bogdan Mureșanu
• Toxic – directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė
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European Young Audience Award

• Lars is LOL – directed by Eirik Sæter Stordahl
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin – directed by Benjamin Ree
• Winners – directed by Soleen Yusef
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Previously Announced Nominations

Best European Animated Film

• Flow – directed by Gints Zilbalodis
• Living Large – directed by Kristina Dufková
• Savages – directed by Claude Barras
• Sultana’s Dream – directed by Isabel Herguera
• They Shot the Piano Player – directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
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Best European Short Film

• 2720 – directed by Basil da Cunha
• Clamor – directed by Salomé Da Souza
• The Exploding Girl – directed by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel
• The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – directed by Nebojša Slijepčević
• Wander to Wonder – directed by Nina Gantz

In addition to leading nominees Kneecap, Love Lies Bleeding, and The Outrun, several standout films have earned recognition across various categories in this year's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), set to take place on Sunday, December 8 at the Roundhouse. Kneecap, which leads the field with 14 nominations, is joined by acclaimed titles like Santosh, Hoard, and Wander to Wonder, each competing in different categories and showcasing the impressive range of British independent cinema

With its prestigious history and an impressive array of talent, the European Film Awards promises to be an event to remember, celebrating the best of European cinema.