European Film Awards 2023: Who will win this year’s Best Film?

The European Film Awards, which honour the greatest achievements in European cinema, are fast approaching.

The ceremony, which takes place this weekend (Saturday 9 December) in Berlin, will be livestreamed on Euronews Culture, and we'll be on site to keep you abreast of all the results.

And this year is a particularly strong one...

Of the films nominated this year for the prestigious Best European Film award, three of the nominees world premiered at Cannes and won major awards there (Anatomy Of A Fall - Palme d’Or; The Zone of Interest - Cannes Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Prize; Fallen Leaves - Jury Prize), while the other two nominees premiered in Venice this year – Green Border and Me Captain - and also came home with trophies: Special Jury Prize and Best Actor respectively.

It’s a tight race and each entry could feasibly take home the main prize.

Let’s take a look at the Best Film nominees in detail, before we start making some predictions...

Directed by Justine Triet (France)

This year's Palme d'Or winner tells the compelling story of possible Alpine murder which morphs into a captivating courtroom drama, powered by a stellar performance from Sandra Hüller (who is nominated for Best Actress twice this year – for Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest).

French director Justine Triet’s unconventional whodunnit deals with knotty parenthood and the burdens of responsibility in relationships. Especially when the relationship is dissected in public for all to see – something which in turn allows the director to use the judicial system as a springboard to expose entrenched misogynistic prejudices. The lead character, Sandra (Hüller) is not the ideal victim fighting for her innocence to be heard; she speaks matter-of-factly