List of European Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of European Academy Award winners and nominees, which includes people born and/or raised in Europe and people born outside of Europe who are citizens of European countries.

Best Picture Best PictureYearNameCountryFilmStatusMilestone / Notes 1938 Réalisation d'art cinématographique Grand Illusion 1940 Charles Chaplin Productions The Great Dictator 1941 Joseph L. Mankiewicz The Philadelphia Story 1943Two Cities Films In Which We Serve 1946 Henry V 1947 J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild Great Expectations 1948 J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films Hamlet J. Arthur Rank-Archers The Red Shoes 1951 Anatole Litvak / Decision Before Dawn Sam Zimbalist Quo Vadis 1952 John Woolf and James Woolf Moulin Rouge Robert Riskin Here Comes The Groom 1953 John Houseman / Julius Caesar William Wyler / Roman Holiday 1954 Sam Spiegel On the Waterfront 1956 William Wyler / Friendly Persuasion 1957 Sam Spiegel The Bridge on the River Kwai 1959 Sam Zimbalist Ben-Hur Otto Preminger Anatomy of a Murder Henry Blanke The Nun's Story John Woolf and James Woolf Room at the Top 1960 Billy Wilder The Apartment Fred Zinnemann The Sundowners 1962 Sam Spiegel Lawrence of Arabia 1963 Tony Richardson Tom Jones Elia Kazan / America America 1964 Michael Cacoyannis / Zorba the Greek 1965 Joseph Janni / Darling Carlo Ponti Doctor Zhivago 1966 Fred Zinnemann A Man For All Seasons Lewis Gilbert Alfie 1968 John Woolf Oliver! Anthony Havelock-Allan and John Brabourne Romeo and Juliet 1969 Jacques Perrin Z 1970 Ingo Preminger MASH 1971 Sam Spiegel Nicholas and Alexandra 1972 John Boorman Deliverance Bengt Forslund The Emigrants 1973 Ingmar Bergman Cries and Whispers 1975 Martin Bergman Dog Day Afternoon 1978 Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley and John Peverall The Deer Hunter Alan Marshall and David Puttnam Midnight Express 1979 Peter Yates Breaking Away 1980 Claude Berri and Timothy Burrill / Tess 1981 David Puttnam Chariots of Fire 1982 Richard Attenborough Gandhi 1983 Peter Yates The Dresser 1984 David Puttnam The Killing Fields John Bradbourne A Passage to India 1986 Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam / The Mission 1987 Jeremy Thomas The Last Emperor John Boorman Hope and Glory 1988 Norma Heyman Dangerous Liaisons 1989 Noel Pearson My Left Foot 1992 Stephen Woolley The Crying Game 1993 Branko Lustig Schindler's List Jim Sheridan In the Name of the Father 1994 Duncan Kenworthy Four Weddings and a Funeral 1995 Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele Il Postino: The Postman 1996 Simon Channing Williams Secrets & Lies Jane Scott Shine 1997 Uberto Pasolini The Full Monty 1998 David Parfitt Shakespeare in Love Alison Owen, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan Elizabeth Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi Life is Beautiful Ian Bryce Saving Private Ryan 1999 Frank Darabont The Green Mile Pieter Jan Brugge The Insider 2000 Branko Lustig Gladiator 2002 Alberto Grimaldi Gangs of New York Robert Fox The Hours Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde / The Pianist 2004 Graham King The Aviator 2005 Michael Ohoven Capote Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain 2006 Graham King The Departed Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward The Queen 2007 Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster Atonement Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi and JoAnne Sellar There Will Be Blood 2008 Christian Colson Slumdog Millionaire Eric Fellner Frost/Nixon Anthony Minghella and Redmond Morris / The Reader 2009 Amanda Posey An Education 2010 Iain Canning and Gareth Unwin The King's Speech Danny Boyle, John Smithson and Christian Colson 127 Hours Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas Inception 2011 Thomas Langmann The Artist Graham King and Martin Scorsese Hugo 2012 George Clooney / Argo Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz /// Amour Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh Les Misérables 2013 Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave Martin Scorsese The Wolf of Wall Street David Heyman Gravity Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward Philomena 2014 Christian Colson Selma Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner The Theory of Everything 2015 Amanda Posey Brooklyn Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam / The Martian Ed Guiney Room 2016 Iain Canning Lion 2017 Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges and Marco Morabito / Call Me By Your Name Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner Darkest Hour Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan Dunkirk JoAnne Sellar and Daniel Lupi Phantom Thread Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh / Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2018 Graham King Bohemian Rhapsody Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos // The Favorite 2019 David Heyman Marriage Story Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris 1917 David Heyman Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro /The Irishman 2020/2021 David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, and Philippe Carcassonne / The Father Emerald Fennell Promising Young Woman Sacha Ben Harroche Sound of Metal 2021 Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi CODA Kenneth Branagh / Belfast Tanya Seghatchian and Iain Canning The Power of the Dog 2022 Malte Grunert All Quiet on the Western Front Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin and Martin McDonagh / The Banshees of Inisherin Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober / Triangle of Sadness 2023 David Heyman and Tom Ackeley Barbie Shared with Margot Robbie and Robbie Brenner Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer Shared with Charles Roven James Wilson and Ewa Puszczyńska / The Zone of Interest Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, and Yorgos Lanthimos / Poor Things Shared with Emma Stone Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion Anatomy of a Fall 2024 Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard Emilia Pérez Tessa Ross and Juliette HowellConclave Shared with Michael A. Jackman2025Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Lars Knudsen//Bugonia Shared with Emma StonePippa Harris and Sam MendesHamnet Shared with Liza Marshall, Nicolas Gonda, and Steven SpielbergTimothée ChalametMarty Supreme Shared with Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, and Anthony KatagasAdam SomnerOne Battle After Another Posthumous nomination Shared with Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas AndersonEmilie LesclauxThe Secret Agent Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen OttmarSentimental Value

Best Director DirectorYearNameCountryFilmStatusNotes1927/1928 Herbert Brenon Sorrell and Son Born in the modern day Republic of Ireland, which was then a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Became a United States citizen in 1918 Lewis Milestone Two Arabian Knights Born modern day Moldova, which was then a part of the Russian Empire Became a United States citizen in 19191928/1929Frank Lloyd The Divine Lady DragWeary River Ernst Lubitsch The Patriot Born in the German Empire1929/1930 Lewis Milestone All Quiet on the Western Front Born modern day Moldova, which was then a part of the Russian Empire Became a United States citizen in 1919 Ernst Lubitsch The Love Parade Born in the German Empire1930/1931 Lewis Milestone The Front Page Born modern day Moldova, which was then a part of the Russian Empire Became a United States citizen in 1919Josef von Sternberg Morocco Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire Became a United States citizen in 1908 1931/1932 Shanghai Express 1932/1933 Frank Lloyd Cavalcade Frank Capra Lady for a Day Born in the Kingdom of Italy Became a United States citizen in 1920 1934 It Happened One Night 1935 Frank Lloyd Mutiny on the Bounty Michael Curtiz Captain Blood Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Hungarian Jewish parents Became a United States citizen in 19331936 Frank Capra Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Born in the Kingdom of Italy Became a United States citizen in 1920 William Wyler Dodsworth Born in the German Empire Received Swiss citizenship from his fatherBecame a United States citizen in 1928 1937 William Dieterle The Life of Emile Zola Born in the German Empire Became a United States citizen in 19371938 Frank Capra You Can't Take It with You Born in the Kingdom of Italy Became a United States citizen in 1920Michael Curtiz Angels with Dirty Faces Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Hungarian Jewish family Became a United States citizen in 1933 Four Daughters 1939 Frank Capra Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Born in the Kingdom of Italy Became a United States citizen in 1920 William Wyler Wuthering Heights Born in the German Empire Received Swiss citizenship from his fatherBecame a United States citizen in 19281940 Alfred Hitchcock Rebecca William Wyler The Letter Born in the German Empire Received Swiss citizenship from his fatherBecame a United States citizen in 1928 1941 The Little Foxes 1942 Mrs. Miniver Michael Curtiz Yankee Doodle Dandy Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Hungarian Jewish family Became a United States citizen in 19331943 Casablanca Ernst Lubitsch Heaven Can Wait Born in the German Empire Became a United States citizen in 19361944 Alfred Hitchcock Lifeboat Otto Preminger Laura Born in modern-day Ukraine, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Became a United States citizenBilly Wilder Double Indemnity Born in modern-day Poland, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to a Polish Jewish family Became a United States citizen in 19391945 The Lost Weekend Alfred Hitchcock Spellbound Jean Renoir The Southerner 1946 William Wyler The Best Years of Our Lives Born in the German Empire Received Swiss citizenship from his fatherBecame a United States citizen in 1928 Frank Capra It's a Wonderful Life Born in the Kingdom of Italy Became a United States citizen in 1920 David Lean Brief Encounter Robert Siodmak The Killers 1947 Elia Kazan Gentleman's Agreement Born in modern-day Turkey, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire, to Cappadocian Greek family Became a United States citizen Henry Koster The Bishop's Wife Born in the German Empire Became a United States citizen David Lean Great Expectations 1948 Anatole Litvak The Snake Pit Born in modern-day Ukraine, which was then part of the Russian Empire, to a Lithuanian Jewish family Became a United States citizen Jean Negulesco Johnny Belinda Became an American citizen Laurence Olivier Hamlet Fred Zinnemann The Search Born in modern-day Poland, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Austrian Jewish parents Became a United States citizen1949 Carol Reed The Fallen Idol William Wyler The Heiress Born in the German Empire Received Swiss citizenship from his fatherBecame a United States citizen in 19281950 Carol Reed The Third Man Billy Wilder Sunset Boulevard Born in modern-day Poland, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents Became a United States citizen in 19391951 Elia Kazan A Streetcar Named Desire Born in modern-day Turkey, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire, to Cappadocian Greek parents Became a United States citizen William Wyler Detective Story Born in the German Empire Received Swiss citizenship from his fatherBecame a United States citizen in 1928 1952Fred Zinnemann High Noon Born in modern-day Poland, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Austrian Jewish parents Became a United States citizen1953 From Here to Eternity Billy Wilder Stalag 17 Born in modern-day Poland, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents Became a United States citizen in 1939 William Wyler Roman Holiday Born in the German Empire Received Swiss citizenship from his fatherBecame a United States citizen in 19281954 Elia Kazan On the Waterfront Born in modern-day Turkey, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire, to Cappadocian Greek parents Became a United States citizen Alfred Hitchcock Rear Window Billy Wilder Sabrina Born in modern-day Poland, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Polish Jewish parents Became a United States citizen in 19391955 Elia Kazan East of Eden Born in modern-day Turkey, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire, to Cappadocian Greek parents