The European Film Awards, Europe’s biggest awards celebration, revealed its major winners during a mostly virtual ceremony on Saturday, December 11.
The night was originally slated for an in-person event, but concerns about the Omicron variant moved festivities online.
The powerful Bosnian wartime drama “Quo Vadis, Aida?” took home the top prize for Best Film, with its director Jasmila Žbanić and lead actress Jasna Đuričić also winning Best Director and Actress respectively.
“Flee,” from Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen, also won in two categories — Documentary and Animated Feature.The awards ceremony was hosted by German actor Annabelle Mandeng.
The hybrid event saw nominees, presenters, and winners participating in a mixture of live, virtual, and pre-recorded formats.“Quo Vadis, Aida” tells the story of the Srebrenica genocide, during which Serbian troops sent 8,372 Bosniak men and boys to their deaths in July 1995.
The powerful story is told through the eyes of Aida,
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