THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2000/ The Winners

The 2000 European Film Awards, the highlight of the European movie year, were presented by the European Film Academy on the evening of Saturday 2nd December at a star-studded ceremony in the Théatre National de Chaillot in Paris, hosted by Rupert Everett and Antoine de Caunes. The winners are:

EUROPEAN FILM 2000:
DANCER IN THE DARK, Denmark/Sweden/France, directed by Lars von Trier, produced by Zentropa Entertainments4/Trust Film Svenska/Film i Väst/Liberator Productions

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2000:
SERGI LOPEZ in Harry, Un Ami Qui Vous Veut Du Bien (Harry, He is Here to Help), France

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2000:
BJÖRK in Dancer in the Dark, Denmark/Sweden/France

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2000:
AGNES JAOUI & JEAN-PIERRE BACRI for Le Gout Des Autres (It Takes all Kinds), France

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2000:
VITTORIO STORARO for Goya En Burdeos (Goya in Bordeaux), Spain

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2000:
JEAN RENO ROBERTO BENIGNI

SCREEN INTERNATIONAL EUROPEAN FILM AWARD 2000:
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (France/Hong Kong) Directed and produced by Wong Kar-Wai

THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS: (Voted for by movie fans across Europe)
BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR: LARS VON TRIER, Dancer In The Dark
BEST EUROPEAN ACTOR: INGVAR E. SIGURDSSON, Englar Alheimsins
BEST EUROPEAN ACTRESS: BJÖRK, Dancer in the Dark

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2000 - Fassbinder Award:
RESSOURCES HUMAINES (Human Resources), France Directed by Laurent Cantet, produced by Haut et Court

EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY AWARD 2000 - Prix Arte:
LES GLANEURS ET LA GLANEUSE (The Gleaners and I), France. Directed by Agnès Varda, produced by Ciné Tamaris

EUROPEAN SHORT FILM 2000 - Prix UIP:
A MI GÓLYÁNK (Our Stork), Hungary Directed by Livia Gyarmathy, produced by BGB Film

EUROPEAN CRITICS' AWARD 2000 - Prix Fipresci:
MAYIS SIKINTISI (Clouds of May), Turkey Written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Produced by NBC Ajans

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2000:
RICHARD HARRIS

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