The 18th European Film Awards were presented on December 3, 2005 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.

Winners and nominees English title Original title Director(s) Country Best Film Hidden Caché Michael Haneke , , , Brothers Brødre Susanne Bier , , , Don't Come Knocking Wim Wenders The Child L'enfant Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne , My Summer of Love Pawel Pawlikowski Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage Marc Rothemund

Nominee English title Original title Best Director Michael Haneke Hidden Caché Susanne Bier Brothers Brødre Roberto Faenza Come into the Light Alla luce del sole Wim Wenders Don't Come Knocking Álex de la Iglesia Ferpect Crime Crimen Ferpecto Pawel Pawlikowski My Summer of Love Cristi Puiu The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Moartea Domnului Lazarescu

Nominee English title Original title Best Screenwriter Hany Abu-Assad Bero Beyer Paradise Now الجنّة الآن Mark O'Halloran Adam & Paul Anders Thomas Jensen Adam's Apples Adams æbler Brothers Brødre Dani Levy Holger Franke Go for Zucker! Alles auf Zucker! Michael Haneke Hidden Caché Cristi Puiu Razvan Radulescu The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Moartea Domnului Lazarescu

Nominee English title Original title Best Actor Daniel Auteuil Hidden Caché Ulrich Thomsen Brothers Brødre Henry Hübchen Go for Zucker! Alles auf Zucker! Romain Duris The Beat That My Heart Skipped De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté Jérémie Renier The Child L'enfant Ulrich Matthes The Ninth Day Der neunte tag

Nominee English title Original title Best Actress Julia Jentsch Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Sophie Scholl – Die Letzten Tage Audrey Tautou A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles Connie Nielsen Brothers Brødre Juliette Binoche Hidden Caché Judi Dench Ladies in Lavender Maggie Smith Natalie Press My Summer of Love Sandra Ceccarelli The Life That I Want La vita che vorrei

English title Original title Director(s) Country European Discovery – FIPRESCI Award Accused Anklaget Jacob Thuesen 4 Ilya Khrzhanovsky Alice Marco Martins Stranger Ono Malgorzata Szumowska When the Sea Rises Quand la mer monte Yolande Moreau and Gilles Porte <br/ > Saimir Francesco Munzi Uno Aksel Hennie

Nominee English title Original title Best Cinematographer Franz Lustig Don't Come Knocking Bruno Delbonnel A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles Gyuda Pados Fateless Sorstalanság Anthony Dod Mantle Manderlay Ryszard Lenczewski My Summer of Love

Nominee English title Original title Best Editor Michael Hudecek Nadine Muse Hidden Caché Hervé Schneid A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles Peter Przygodda Don't Come Knocking

Nominee English title Original title Best Production Designer Aline Bonetto A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles Peter Grant Manderlay Jana Karen Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Sophie Scholl – Die Letzten Tage

Nominee English title Original title Best Composer Rupert Gregson-Williams Andrea Guerra Hotel Rwanda Stefan Nilsson As It Is in Heaven Så som i himmelen Ennio Morricone Fateless Sorstalanság Johan Söderqvist Brothers Brødre Joachim Holbek Manderlay Cryil Morin The Syrian Bride הכלה הסורית

References

External links European Film Academy Archive