1996

The Winners

European Film of the Year
BREAKING THE WAVES
by Lars von Trier
Prod. Zentropa Entertainments
Denmark

Young European Film of the Year
SOME MOTHER’S SON
by Terry George
Prod. Hell’s Kitchen
Ireland

FELIX of the Critics - FIPRESCI-Award
BREAKING THE WAVES
by Lars von Trier
Prod. Zentropa Entertainments
Denmark

European Actress of the Year
Emily Watson
in BREAKING THE WAVES by Lars von Trier
Denmark

European Actor of the Year
Ian McKellen
in RICHARD III by Richard Loncraine
United Kingdom

European Screen-Writer of the Year
Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov and Boris Giller
for KAVKAZSKIJ PLENNIK (Prisoner of the Mountains)
Russia / Kazakhstan

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
Sir Alec Guinness, UK

Screen International Five Continents Award
DEAD MAN
by Jim Jarmusch
Prod. 12-Gauge Production

European Documentary Award of the Year - PRIX ARTE
Jerzy Sladkowski and Stanislav Krzeminski
Poland