‘Cold War’ Is the Big Winner at the European Film Awards, Picking Up Oscar Momentum

Cold War” was the big winner at the European Film Awards, picking up the prizes for Best European Film, Actress (Joanna Kulig), Director, and Screenwriter (both Paweł Pawlikowski).

Best actor went to Marcello Fonte of “Dogman,” while Armando Iannucci’s “The Death of Stalin” was named Best European Comedy.“Cold War” also led all films with five nominations, continuing a strong year for the black-and-white drama — Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won the Foreign-Language Oscar, also took home Best Director laurels from Cannes.Ali Abbasi’s “Border” and Alice Rohrwacher’s “Happy as Lazzaro” left the ceremony empty-handed despite picking up four nominations apiece.The full list of winners:Best European Film“Border,” Ali Abbasi“Cold War,” Pawel Pawlikowski“Dogman,” Matteo Garrone“Girl,” Lukas Dhont“Happy as Lazzaro,” Alice RorhwacherEuropean Comedy“C’est La Vie,” Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano“Diamantino,” Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt“The Death of Stalin,” Armando IannucciEuropean DirectorAli Abbasi,

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