22nd European Film Awards

The 22nd European Film Awards were presented on 12 December 2009, in Bochum, Germany.

Best Actor
 Tahar Rahim – A Prophet (Un prophète)
 * Moritz Bleibtreu – The Baader Meinhof Complex (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex)
 * Steve Evets – Looking for Eric
 * David Kross – The Reader
 * Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
 * Filippo Timi – Vincere

Best Actress
 Kate Winslet – The Reader 
 * Penélope Cruz – Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
 * Charlotte Gainsbourg – Antichrist
 * Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
 * Yolande Moreau – Séraphine
 * Noomi Rapace – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)

Best Animated Film
 Mia and the Migou (Mia et le Migou) – Jacques-Rémy Girerd
 * Niko & the Way to the Stars (Niko - Lentäjän poika) – Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen
 * The Secret of Kells – Tomm Moore

Best Cinematographer
 Anthony Dod Mantle – Antichrist and Slumdog Millionaire
 * Christian Berger – The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)
 * Maxim Drozdov and Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev – Paper Soldier (Bumazhny soldat)
 * Stéphane Fontaine – A Prophet (Un prophète)

Best Composer
 Alberto Iglesias – Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
 * Alexandre Desplat – Coco Before Chanel (Coco avant Chanel)
 * Jakob Groth – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)
 * Johan Söderqvist – Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)

Best Director
 Michael Haneke – The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)
 * Pedro Almodóvar – Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
 * Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank
 * Jacques Audiard – A Prophet (Un prophète)
 * Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
 * Lars von Trier – Antichrist

Best Screenwriter
 Michael Haneke – The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)
 * Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain – A Prophet (Un prophète)
 * Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
 * Gianni di Gregorio – Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo di ferragosto)