European Film Awards: 11 nominations for Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna"
The European Film Academy has announced nominations across 16 categories for the European Film Awards, honouring films from 2026. Paweł Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna" received the most, with 11, and the list also includes other Polish contributions.
Author: Thames Compass editorial teamPublished: 1 min read
Pawlikowski leads the field
The European Film Academy has announced nominations across 16 categories for films from 2026. Paweł Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna" received the most, with 11. Its nominations include best film, direction, screenplay, cinematography, editing, and the lead acting roles of Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler.
In second place is the Spanish film "Czarna kula", directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, with 10 nominations. Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" has five.
A film already winning awards
"Ojczyzna" tells the story of Thomas Mann's first post-war visit to Germany and of the writer's relationship with his daughter. It had its world premiere at Cannes on 14 May 2026, and its Polish cinema release was scheduled for 19 June 2026.
At Cannes, Pawlikowski received the award for best director. The film also won the best director award at the 51st Gdynia Film Festival. It is Poland's candidate for the Oscar for best international feature.
Other Polish contributions
Among the five nominated documentaries is "Listy" by Andrei Kutsila, a Polish-German-Lithuanian co-production about contemporary Belarus. In the "Discoveries" section, the French-Polish film "Flash & Fuel", directed by Pierre Le Gall, was singled out. Julian Świeżewski plays one of its lead roles.
Winners will be announced at the ceremony. The date of the ceremony has not been confirmed in the sources checked.
Sources
- 11 nominations for Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna" at the 2027 European Film Awards
- European Film Awards: 11 nominations for Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna"
- European Film Awards 2027: the nominations are in. Paweł Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna" leads the field!
- Pole honoured in Cannes. Paweł Pawlikowski with the award for "Ojczyzna"
- Nominations announced for the European Film Awards. Success for the Polish director
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