27th European Film Awards

27th European Film Awards
Latvian National Opera
Date13 December 2014
SiteLatvian National Opera, Riga, Latvia
Hosted byThomas Hermanns
Produced byMarion Döring and Jürgen Biesinger
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Highlights
Best FilmIda
Best DirectorPaweł Pawlikowski
Best ActorTimothy Spall
Best ActressMarion Cotillard
Most awardsIda (5)
Most nominationsIda (7)
Television coverage
ChannelArte

The 27th European Film Awards were presented on 13 December 2014 in Riga, Latvia.[1][2] The winners were selected by more than 2,500 members of the European Film Academy. Nominations for the People's Choice Award category were announced on 1 September 2014.[3][4] On 16 September 2014, the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced a list of 50 films which qualified for nominations.[5] All nominations were announced on 8 November 2014 at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain.[6][7][8] British director Steve McQueen was presented with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award[9] and filmmaker Agnès Varda was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.[10]

  1. ^ European Film Awards 2014 go to Riga
  2. ^ "European Film Awards: 'Ida' Best Picture; Timothy Spall, Marion Cotillard Top Actors". Deadline. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ "EFA Opens Vote for People's Choice Award". European Film Academy. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ "European Film Academy opens vote for People's Choice Award 2014". Cineuropa. September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ^ "THE 27th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: 50 Films in EFA Selection 2014". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Nominations 2014". European Film Academy. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  7. ^ "NOMINATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2014". European Film Academy. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ^ "'Ida,' 'Leviathan' Top European Film Awards Nominations". Variety. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. ^ "European Film Academy Honours Steve McQueen". European Film Academy. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  10. ^ "EFA Honours Agnès Varda". European Film Academy. Retrieved 4 November 2014.