European Film Awards

BEST PICTURE
The White Ribbon

BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Hanake, The White Ribbon

BEST ACTOR
Tahar Rahim, A Prophet

BEST ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST SCREENPLAY
The White Ribbon-- Michael Hanake

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Anthony Dod Mantle-- Slumdog Millionaire & Antichrist

BEST COMPOSER
Alberto Iglesias, Broken Embraces

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Slumdog Millionaire

The Euro Oscars have spoken, and given praise to Michael Hanake (Cache, and The Piano Teacher and Funny Games fame), whose latest Holocaust drama opens courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics in a couple of weeks. Always been a critical favorite and many time the recipient of top awards at the Cannes Film Festival, but Oscar has never bitten.