Overview
- Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value won best film, director, screenplay, actor (Stellan Skarsgård), actress (Renate Reinsve) and original score.
- Óliver Laxe’s Sirāt led the craft categories with wins for production design, sound, editing, casting and cinematography.
- Ugo Bienvenu’s Arco took best animated feature, and Igor Bezinović’s Fiume o Morte! won best documentary.
- Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi opened the show with a plea to condemn violence in Iran, as coverage cited estimates of at least 3,000 killed and around 18,000 arrested, and noted he referenced a higher death toll reported elsewhere.
- The European Film Academy moved the event to January to influence awards-season narratives, though Oscar nomination voting had already closed on January 16.