17th European Film Awards

The 17th European Film Awards were presented on December 11, 2004 in Barcelona, Spain. The winners were selected by the members of the European Film Academy.

17th European Film Awards
Date	December 11, 2004
Site	Forum Convention Center, Barcelona, Spain
Hosted by	Maria de Medeiros, Juanjo Puigcorbé
Organized by	European Film Academy
Highlights
Best Picture	Head-On
Best Direction	Alejandro Amenábar The Sea Inside
Best Actor	Javier Bardem The Sea Inside
Best Actress	Imelda Staunton Vera Drake
Most awards	Head-On (2), The Sea Inside (2) [1]
Most nominations	Head-On (7)
Television coverage
Channel	Arte
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Awards

Best Film

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Country
Head-On	Gegen die Wand	Fatih Akın	Germany, Turkey
A Hole in My Heart	Ett hål i mitt hjärta	Lukas Moodysson	Sweden, Denmark
Bad Education	La mala educación	Pedro Almodóvar	Spain
The Chorus	Les choristes	Christophe Barratier	France, Switzerland
The Sea Inside	Mar adentro	Alejandro Amenábar	Spain, France, Italy
Vera Drake		Mike Leigh	United Kingdom, France