23rd European Film Awards

The 23rd European Film Awards were presented on 4 December, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia.

Winners and nominees
The nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards were announced on 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival.

Best Director
 Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer  
 * Olivier Assayas – Carlos
 * Semih Kaplanoğlu – Honey (Bal)
 * Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
 * Paolo Virzì – The First Beautiful Thing (La prima cosa bella)

Best Actress
 Sylvie Testud – Lourdes  
 * Zrinka Cvitešić – On the Path (Na putu)
 * Sibel Kekilli – When We Leave (Die Fremde)
 * Lesley Manville – Another Year
 * Lotte Verbeek – Nothing Personal

Best Actor
 Ewan McGregor – The Ghost Writer  
 * Jakob Cedergren – Submarino
 * Elio Germano – Our Life (La nostra vita)
 * George Piştereanu – If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier)
 * Luis Tosar – Cell 211 (Celda 211)

Best Animated Feature Film
 The Illusionist – Sylvain Chomet • United Kingdom/France 
 * Planet 51 – • Spain/United Kingdom
 * Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage – Ben Stassen • Belgium

Best Screenwriter
 Robert Harris and Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer  
 * Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón – Cell 211 (Celda 211)
 * Samuel Maoz – Lebanon
 * Radu Mihaileanu – The Concert (Le concert)

Best Cinematographer
 Giora Bejach – Lebanon  
 * Caroline Champetier – Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux)
 * Pavel Kostomarov – How I Ended This Summer (Как я провел этим летом)
 * Barış Özbiçer – Honey (Bal)

Best Editor
 Luc Barnier and Marion Monnier – Carlos  
 * Arik Lahav-Leibovich – Lebanon
 * Hervé de Luze – The Ghost Writer

Best Production Designer
 Albrecht Konrad – The Ghost Writer  
 * Paola Bizzarri and Luis Ramirez – I, Don Giovanni (Io, Don Giovanni)
 * Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet – The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine)

Best Composer
 Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer  
 * Ales Brezina – Kawasaki's Rose (Kawasakiho růže)
 * Pasquale Catalano – Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
 * Gary Yershon – Another Year

Best Documentary
Nostalgia for the Light (Nostalgia de la luz) – Patricio Guzmán • France/Germany/Chile '' 
 * Armadillo – Janus Metz • Denmark/Sweden
 * Steam of Life (Miesten vuoro) – Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen • Finland/Sweden

Best Short Film
 Hanoi - Warsaw (Hanoi - Warszawa) – Katarzyna Klimkiewicz • Poland  
 * Amor – Thomas Wangsmo • Norway
 * Lights (Ampelmann) – Giulio Ricciarelli • Germany
 * Joseph’s Snails (Les escargots de Joseph) – Sophie Roze • France
 * Stay, Away (Blijf bij me, weg) – Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito • Netherlands
 * Out of Love (Ønskebørn) – Birgitte Stærmose • Denmark
 * Venus VS Me – Nathalie Teirlinck • Belgium
 * The Little Snow Animal (Lumikko) – Miia Tervo • Finland
 * Tussilago – Jonas Odell • Sweden
 * Maria's Way – Anne Milne • United Kingdom/Spain
 * Talleres Clandestinos – Catalina Molina • Austria/Argentina
 * Rendezvous in Stella-Plage (Rendez-vous à Stella-Plage) – Shalimar Preuss • France
 * Diarchy (Diarchia) – Ferdinando Cito Filomarino • Italy/France
 * The External World – David O'Reilly • Germany
 * Here I Am (Itt vagyok) – Bálint Szimler • Hungary

People's Choice Award for Best European Film
 Mr. Nobody  
 * The Girl Who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden)
 * Soul Kitchen
 * Baarìa
 * Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
 * An Education
 * Agora
 * The Ghost Writer
 * Kick-Ass
 * Little Nicholas (Le Petit Nicolas)