Sentimental Value Leads European Film Awards Noms

The European Film Academy announced the nominees for the 38th European Film Awards on Tuesday at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain, with Norwegian director Joachim Trier's family drama Sentimental Value emerging as the frontrunner with five nominations in major categories. The awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in European cinema, will culminate in a ceremony in Berlin on January 17, 2026.

Sentimental Value, which earned the Grand Prix at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, received nods for best European film, best director for Trier, best screenwriter for Trier and Eskil Vogt, best actress for Renate Reinsve, and best actor for Stellan Skarsgård. The film follows a once-famous director attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughters. Close behind is Spanish director Oliver Laxe's Sirât, a techno thriller set in the Moroccan desert that won the Jury Prize at Cannes and secured four nominations: best European film, best director, best screenwriter for Laxe and Santiago Fillol, and best actor for Sergi López. Iranian director Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winner It Was Just an Accident and German filmmaker Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling, which explores...