2nd European Film Awards

The 2nd Annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy, recognized excellence in European cinema. The ceremony took place on 25 November 1989 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, France and was hosted by Franco-Swiss actress Agnès Soral and Spanish actor Fernando Rey.

Hungarian film The Midas Touch and Soviet film Little Vera led the nominations with five each while British film High Hopes received the most awards with three wins. Theo Angelopoulos's Landscape in the Mist received the award for Best European Film.

Italian director Federico Fellini received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees
The winners are in a yellow background and in bold.

Lifetime Achievement Award

 *  🇮🇹 Federico Fellini

Special Jury Award

 * 🇫🇷 Bertrand Tavernier for Life and Nothing But
 * 🇮🇹 Giuseppe Tornatore for Cinema Paradiso

Special Mention Film / Person

 *  Yugoslavia – Special Mention for the creative spirit of the new films from Sarajevo.
 * 🇨🇿 Pictures of the Old World (Obrazy starého sveta) – Dušan Hanák
 *  The Road to God Knows Where – Alan Gilsenan

European Cinema Society Special Award

 * 🇫🇷 Anatole Dauman