Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah was named best European film at the 21st European Film Awards in Copenhagen.

The film, which exposes the Neapolitan mafia, also won best director (Matteo), best actor (Tony Servillo), best cinematography (Marco Onorato) and best screenplay. Servillo's award also recognised his performance in Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo.

Gomorrah, winner of the Cannes Grand Prix this year, was written by author Roberto Saviano has been living under police protection following death threats.

Best actress went to Kristin Scott Thomas for I've Loved You So Long... (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T'Aime).

Special awards were made to Dame Judi Dench and to the Dogme founders Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kristian Levring, Lars von Trier, and Thomas Vinterberg.

Steve McQueen's Hunger also added to its impressive list of festival honours, picking up the European Discovery Award.


EFA Winners

EUROPEAN FILM

Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone)

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR

Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah)

EUROPEAN ACTOR

Toni Servillo (Gomorrah and Il Divo)

EUROPEAN ACTRESS

Kristin Scott Thomas (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T'Aime)

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2008

Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah)

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD

Marco Onorato (Gomorrah)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D'EXCELLENCE

Magdalena Biedrzycka for costume design (Katyn)

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2008

Max Richter (Waltz With Bashir)

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2008

Hunger (Steve McQueen)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS' AWARD - Prix FIPRESCI

Abdellatif Kechiche (The Secret of the Grain)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY - Pix ARTE

Rene (Helena Trestikova)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM - Prix UIP

Frankie (Darren Thornton)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dame Judi Dench

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kristian Levring, Lars von Trier, and Thomas Vinterberg

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (David Yates)

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