(L to R): 'Sirat,' 'It Was Just an Accident,' 'Sentimental Value' 'The Voice of Hind Rajib' European Film Academy Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The European Film Academy on Tuesday unveiled the nominees for the 2026 European Film Awards (EFA), the top pan-European honor for cinematic excellence. In the Best European Feature category, Joachim Trier's Norwegian melodrama Sentimental Value, Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winning Iranian thriller It Was Just an Accident, Olivier Laxe's post-apocalyptic road movie Sirat, Mascha Schilinski's multi-generational German period film Sound of Falling, and Kaouther Ben Hania's harrowing Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab are contenders for the top prize. Related Stories Lifestyle Sadie Sink, Noah Jupe to Make West End Debuts in 'Romeo & Juliet' Business TV Production M&A Ins and Outs: Money, Strategy, IP, and Long-Term Commitment in Tallinn Focus In the director race, Yorgos Lanthimos is nominated for the Emma Stone/Jessie Plemons -starrer Bugonia, alongside Laxe for Sirāt, Panahi for It Was Just an Accident, Schilinski for Sound of Falling and Trier for Sentimental Value. The Best European Actress nominees include Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Leonie Benesch (Late Shift), Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (Duse), Léa Drucker (Case 137), and Vicky Krieps (Love Me Tender). Stone, as an America, can't be nominated for the EFAs. European actor nominees include Sirat star Sergi López, Mads Mikkelsen for The Last Viking, Toni Servillo for La Grazia, Stellan Skarsgård for Sentimental Value, and Idan Weiss for Franz. The European Film Awards group their documentary and animated film nominees into the Best Feature category. Documentary contenders include Afternoons of Solitude, Fiume o Morte!, Riefenstahl, Songs of Slow Burning Earth and With Hasan in Gaza. The 2026 Animated feature nominees are Arco, Dog of God, Little Amelie, Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake and Tales From the Magic Garden. The Academy announced the nominations in front of a live audience at the at the iconic Real Alcázar palace at the Seville European Film Festival. The winners of the 38th European Film Awards will be announced at a gala ceremony in Berlin on Jan. 17, 2026. The European Film Awards have traditionally be held at the end of the year, but the Academy has moved the date to mid-January to position the EFAs as part of the international awards season, and as a harbinger for the Baftas and the Oscars. Indeed, many of this year's EFA nominees, including Sentimental Value, Bugonia, It Was Just an Accident, Sirat, and Sound of Falling, are among the Oscar frontrunners. Liv Ullmann, the two-time Oscar-nominated Norwegian actress and director, best known for such 1970s classics as Cries and Whispers, and Scenes From a Marriage, will receive a lifetime achievement honor at this year's EFAs. Alice Rohrwacher, the Italian director of La Chimera, Futura, and Happy as Lazzaro will be honored with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award. See the nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards below. EUROPEAN FILM Afternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert SerraArco, dir. Ugo BienvenuDog of God, dir. Raitis Ābele and Lauris ĀbeleFiume o Morte!, dir. Igor BezinovićIt Was Just an Accident, dir. Jafar PanahiLittle Amelie, dir. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho HanOlivia and the Invisible Earthquake, dir. Irene Iborra RizoRiefenstahl, dir. Andres VeielSentimental Value, dir. Joachim TrierSirāt, dir. Oliver LaxeSongs of Slow Burning Earth, dir. Olha ZhurbaSound of Falling, dir. Mascha SchilinskiTales From the Magic Garden, dir. David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude RozecThe Voice of Hind Rajab, dir. Kaouther Ben HaniaWith Hasan in Gaza, dir. Kamal Aljafari EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY Afternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert SerraFiume o Morte!, dir. Igor BezinovićRiefenstahl, dir. Andres VeielSongs of Slow Burning Earth, dir. Olha ZhurbaWith Hasan in Gaza, dir. Kamal Aljafari EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Arco, dir. Ugo BienvenuDog of God, dir. Raitis Ābele and Lauris ĀbeleLittle Amelie, dir. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho HanOlivia and the Invisible Earthquake, dir. Irene Iborra RizoTales From the Magic Garden, dir. David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec EUROPEAN DIRECTOR Yorgos Lanthimos for BugoniaOliver Laxe for SirātJafar Panahi for It Was Just an AccidentMascha Schilinski for Sound of FallingJoachim Trier for Sentimental Value EUROPEAN ACTRESS Leonie Benesch for Late ShiftValeria Bruni Tedeschi for DuseLéa Drucker for Case 137Vicky Krieps for Love Me TenderRenate Reinsve for Sentimental Value EUROPEAN ACTOR Sergi López for SirātMads Mikkelsen for The Last VikingToni Servillo for La GraziaStellan Skarsgård for Sentimental ValueIdan Weiss for Franz EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER Santiago Fillol and Oliver Laxe for