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December
4, 1999
The
European Film Academy awarded its 12th annual Felix Awards
in Berlin at the Schiller Theatre, co-hosted once again by
Carole Bouquet and Mel Smith. Aiming to draw attention to
new European talent, the awards celebrate the excellence and
diversity of European cinema. The Academy honored the careers
of actor Antonio Banderas, composer Ennio Morricone and director
Roman Polanski. All About My Mother was once
again in the spotlight taking three awards including Best
Director, an award Almodovar also won at Cannes 99. The other
big winner was Sunshine by István Szabó, also
winning three. The public was invited to vote via the Internet
for best actress and actor.
BEST
FILM
All
About My Mother (Spain) by Pedro Almodovar
BEST ACTOR
Ralph Fiennes in Sunshine (Hungary)
by István Szabó
BEST ACTRESS
Celia Roth in All About My Mother
BEST DIRECTOR
Pedro Almodovar
BEST SCREENPLAY
István Szabo and Israel Horovitz for Sunshine
BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lajos Koltai for Sunshine and La Leggenda
Del Pianista Sull'Oceano de Giuseppe Tornatore
BEST
DOCUMENTARY
Buena Vista
Social Club (Germany) by Wim Wenders
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
The Straight
Story (USA) by David Lynch
BEST
SHORT FILM
Benvenuto a San Salvario (Italy) by Enrico Verra
FIPRESCI PRIZE
Otar Iosseliani for Adieu
Plancher des Vaches (France/Georgia)
FASSBINDER
DISCOVERY PRIZE
Tim Roth's first film The
War Zone (UK)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Roman Polanski
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ennio Morricone, composer
INTERNATIONAL
CAREER AWARD
Antonio Banderas
PUBLIC BEST ACTRESS & ACTOR
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery in Entrapment
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