The European Film Award for Best Cinematographer, also known as Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award, is an award given to cinematographers working in the motion picture industry by the European Film Academy.
Winners and nominees 1980s Year Cinematographer(s) English title Original title1988(1st) No award given Nomination for Special Aspect Award Henri Alekan Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin Mário Barroso The Cannibals Os Canibais1989(2nd) Ulf Brantas Jörgen Persson The Women on the Roof Kvinnorna på taket Krzysztof Ptak 300 Miles to Heaven 300 mil do nieba Yefim Reznik Little Vera Ма́ленькая Ве́ра / Malenkaya Vera Sándor Kardos The Midas Touch Eldorádó Giorgos Arvanitis Landscape in the Mist Τοπίο στην ομίχλη / Topio stin omichli
1990s Year Cinematographer(s) English title Original title1990(3rd) Tonino NardiOpen Doors Porte aperte Pierre Lhomme Cyrano de Bergerac Göran Nilsson The Guardian Angel Skyddsängeln1991(4th) Walther van den Ende Toto the Hero Toto le héros1992(5th) Jean-Yves Escoffier The Lovers on the Bridge Les Amants du Pont-Neuf1993(5th) No awards given1994(6th)1995(7th)1996(8th)1997(9th) John Seale The English Patient Tibor Mathé The Witman Boys Witman fiúk Ron Fortunato Nil by Mouth 1998(10th) Adrian Biddle The Butcher Boy Thierry Arbogast Black Cat, White Cat Црна мачка, бели мачор / Crna mačka, beli mačor Dany Elsen The Red Dwarf Joseph Vilsmaier Comedian Harmonists 1999(11th) Lajos Koltai SunshineThe Legend of 1900 La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano Yves Cape Humanité L'humanité Alexei Fyodorov Anatoli Rodinov Moloch Молох Jacek Petrycki Journey to the Sun Güneşe Yolculuk
2000s Year Cinematographer(s) English title Original title 2000(13th) Vittorio StoraroGoya in Bordeaux Goya en Bourdeaux Yuri Klimenko The Barracks Барак Agnès Godard Beau Travail Éric Guichard Jean-Paul Meurisse Himalaya Himalaya: L'Enfance d'un chef Edgar Moura Jaime Aleksandr Burov The Wedding Свадьба / Svadba2001(14th) Bruno Delbonnel Amélie Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain Éric Gautier Intimacy Intimité |- | Rein Kotov || The Heart of the Bear || Karu süda |- | Frank Griebe || The Princess and the Warrior || Der Krieger und die Kaiserin |- | Fabio Olmi || The Profession of Arms || Il mestiere delle armi |- | Tamás Babos || colspan="2"|Paszport |- | rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|2002(15th) ||style="background:#FAEB86;"| Paweł Edelman || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|The Pianist| rowspan="7" | |- | Ivan Strasburg || colspan="2"|Bloody Sunday |- | Javier Aguirresarobe || Talk to Her || Hable con ella |- | Frank Griebe || colspan="2"|Heaven |- | Timo Salminen || The Man Without a Past || Mies vailla menneisyyttä |- | Alwin H. Küchler || Grill Point || Halbe Treppe |- | Tilman Büttner || Russian Ark || Русский ковчег / Russkij Kovcheg |- | rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|2003(16th) ||rowspan=2 style="background:#FAEB86;"| Anthony Dod Mantle || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|Dogville| rowspan="7" | |- | colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|28 Days Later|- | Chris Menges || colspan="2"|Dirty Pretty Things |- | Marcel Zyskind || colspan="2"|In This World |- | Italo Petriccione || I'm Not Scared || Io non ho paura |- | Bogumił Godfrejów || Distant Lights || Lichter |- | Tom Fährmann || The Miracle of Bern || Das Wunder von Bern |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;"|2004(17th) ||style="background:#FAEB86;"| Eduardo Serra || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|Girl with a Pearl Earring| rowspan="6" | |- | Lajos Koltai || colspan="2"|Being Julia |- | Alwin H. Küchler || colspan="2"|Code 46 |- | José Luis Alcaine || Bad Education || La mala educación |- | Javier Aguirresarobe || The Sea Inside || Mar adentro |- | Andreas Sinanos || Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow || Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;"|2005(18th) ||style="background:#FAEB86;"| Franz Lustig || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|Don't Come Knocking | rowspan="6" | |- | Christian Berger || Hidden || Caché |- | Anthony Dod Mantle || colspan="2"|Manderlay |- | Ryszard Lenczewski || colspan="2"|My Summer of Love |- | Gyula Pados || Fateless || Sorstalanság |- | Bruno Delbonnel || A Very Long Engagement || Un long dimanche de fiançailles |- | rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|2006(19th) ||style="background:#FAEB86;"| Barry Ackroyd (tie) || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|The Wind that Shakes the Barley| rowspan="4" | |- |style="background:#FAEB86;"| José Luis Alcaine (tie) || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"| Volver |- | Timo Salminen || Lights in the Dusk || Laitakaupungin valot |- | Roman Osin || colspan="2"|Pride & Prejudice |- | rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|2007(20th) ||style="background:#FAEB86;"| Frank Griebe || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|Perfume: The Story of a Murderer| rowspan="4" | |- | Mikhail Krichman || The Banishment || Изгнание / Izgnanie |- | Anthony Dod Mantle || colspan="2"|The Last King of Scotland |- | Fabio Zamarion || The Unknown Woman || La sconosciuta |- | rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|2008(21st) ||style="background:#FAEB86;"| Marco Onorato || style="background:#FAEB86;"|Gomorrah || style="background:#FAEB86;"|Gomorra| rowspan="4" | |- | Luca Bigazzi || colspan="2"|Il Divo |- | Oscar Faura || The Orphanage || El orfanato |- | Sergey Trofimov Rogier Stoffers || colspan="2"|Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|2009(22nd) ||rowspan=2 style="background:#FAEB86;"| Anthony Dod Mantle || colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|Antichrist| rowspan="5" | |- | colspan="2" style="background:#FAEB86;"|Slumdog Millionaire'''|- | Christian Berger || The White Ribbon|| Das weiße Band|- | Maksim Drozdov Alisher Khamidkhodjaev || Paper Soldier || Bumazhnyy soldat |- | Stéphane Fontaine || A Prophet || Un prophète''
2010s Year Cinematographer(s) English title Original title 2010(23rd) Giora Bejach Lebanon Caroline Champetier Of Gods and Men Des hommes et des dieux Pavel Kostomarov How I Ended This Summer Как я провёл этим летом / Kak ya provyol etim letom Barış Özbiçer Honey Bal2011(24th) Manuel Alberto Claro Melancholia Fred Kelemen The Turin Horse A torinói ló Guillaume Schiffman The Artist Adam Sikora Essential Killing 2012(25th) Sean Bobbitt Shame Darius Khondji Amour Bruno Delbonnel Faust Фауст Gökhan Tiryaki Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da Hoyte van Hoytema Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2013(26th) Asaf Sudry Fill the Void למלא את החלל - lemale et ha'ḥalal 2014(27th) Łukasz Żal Ryszard Lenczewski Ida 2015(28th) Martin Gschlacht Goodnight Mommy Ich seh, Ich seh 2016(29th) Camilla Hjelm Knudsen Land of Mine Under sandet 2017(30th) Mikhail Krichman Loveless Нелюбовь / Nelyubov 2018(31st) Martin Otterbeck Utøya: July 22 Utøya 22. juli 2019(32nd) Robbie Ryan The Favourite
2020s Year Cinematographer(s) English title Original title 2020(33rd) Matteo Cocco Hidden Away Volevo nascondermi 2021(34th) Crystel Fournier Great Freedom Große Freiheit 2022(35th) Kate McCullough The Quiet Girl An Cailín Ciúin2023(36th) Rasmus Videbæk The Promised Land Bastarden 2024(37th) Benjamin Kračun The Substance 2025(38th) Mauro Herce Sirāt Mascha Schilinski Sound of Falling In die Sonne schauen Manu Dacosse The Stranger L'Étranger
Most wins for Best Cinematography by country
Country Awards NominationsFrance110United Kingdom64Spain14Denmark21Netherlands2Belgium11Israel2Germany17Italy44Hungary16Ireland2Poland24Russia16Finland2UkraineAustria12Sweden11Turkey0Soviet Union0Bosnia and Herzegovina0Romania0Norway01Bulgaria0Croatia01Czech Republic0Greece02
See also Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography César Award for Best Cinematography, Lumière Award for Best Cinematography Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases David di Donatello for Best Cinematography Goya Award for Best Cinematography Polish Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Camerimage Golden Calf for Best Photography Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography Magritte Award for Best Cinematography Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography Robert Award for Best Cinematography, Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer Golden Arena for Best Cinematography Manaki Brothers Film Festival
References
External links European Film Academy European Film Awards