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Donnersmarck and Almodóvar make the night
 December 2 marked the first time that an Eastern European city hosted the European Film Awards. Approximately 1,500 professionals attended the European celebration of cinema at the EXPO XXI hall in Warsaw.
The most coveted award of the evening, European Film 2006, went to The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
"It is very moving to win this award here in Poland where my father was born as a citizen of this country," said the director, whose film was nominated in seven categories in total and picked up two other important prizes: European Screenwriter (von Donnersmarck) and European Actor (Ulrich Mühe).
However, with two awards more the grand winner at the ceremony was Pedro Almodóvar's Volver . With the statuette for European Director 2006 in hand, the director dedicated his award to his actresses. "It is a very important film for me because I returned to the region of my childhood, La Mancha. I would like to say thank you to my excellent actresses who embody the women I grew up with," he said.
European Film Awards 2006 complete list
European Film 2006
The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany
European Director 2006
Pedro Almodóvar for Volver, Spain
European Actress 2006
Penélope Cruz for Volver by Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
European Actor 2006
Ulrich Mühe for The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany
European Discovery 2006
13 Tzameti by Gela Babluani, France, Georgia
European Screenwriter 2006
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Germany
European Cinematographer 2006
José Luis Alcaine for Volver by Pedro Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
Barry Ackroyd for The Wind That Shakes the Barley by Ken Loach, UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain
European Composer 2006
Alberto Iglesias for Volver by Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
EFA Lifetime Achievement Award 2006
Roman Polański, Poland
European Achievement in World Cinema 2006
Jeremy Thomas, UK
EFA Award for An Artistic Contribution 2006
Pierre Pell and Stéphane Rozenbaum for The Science of Sleep (La science des rêves ) by Michel Gondry, France
People's Choice Award Best European Film 2006
Volver by Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
Fipresci Award 2006
Regular Lovers (Les Amants réguliers) by Philippe Garrel, France
ARTE award, EFA Documentary 2006
Into Great Silence (Die Grosse Stille) by Philip Groning, Germany
UIP Award, Short Film 2006
Before Dawn by Bálint Kenyeres, Hungary
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