This weekend saw the annual European Film Awards take place, 2012 marking the 25th of its kind. More than 2,700 members of the European Film Academy - made up of filmmakers from across Europe - cast their vote and the following list presents those that reigned supreme. Having scooped the palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival - joining rank with previous winners such as Pulp Fiction, The Piano and last year's The Tree of Life - it's no surprise to see Michael Haneke's Amour trump the rest here. Not the most uplifting of movies you'll see this year, but a bloody good one all the same.

 

EUROPEAN FILM  2012:

AMOUR

France / Germany / Austria, 127 min

written & directed by Michael Haneke

produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz

 EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2012:

Michael Haneke for AMOUR

 EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2012:

Emmanuelle Riva in AMOUR

 EUROPEAN ACTOR 2012:

Jean-Louis Trintignant in AMOUR

 EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2012:

Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for JAGTEN (The Hunt)

 CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2012:

Sean Bobbitt for SHAME

 EUROPEAN EDITOR 2012:

Joe Walker for SHAME

 EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012:

Maria Djurkovic for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

 EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2012:

Alberto Iglesias for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

 EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI:

KAUWBOY by Boudewijn Koole (The Netherlands)

 EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2012:

HIVER NOMADE (Winter Nomads) by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland)

 EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2012:

ALOIS NEBEL by Tomáš Luňák (Czech Republic / Germany / Slovakia)

 EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2012:

SUPERMAN, SPIDERMAN OR BATMAN by Tudor Giurgiu, Romania

 EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2012 - Prix EURIMAGES:

Helena Danielsson, Sweden

 EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2012:

Dame Helen Mirren, UK

 EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:

Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy

 THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD 2012:

HASTA LA VISTA (Come As You Are)

directed by da Geoffrey Enthoven