Six EU-funded films have been nominated for 15 Oscars

Six of the films that competed for the golden statuettes at the 98th Academy Awards received support from the EU’s Creative Europe MEDIA programme.

Joachim Trier’s ‘Loving Kindness’ is nominated in nine categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, two nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film and Best Film Editing.

The Best Animated Feature Film category includes nominations for two EU-supported titles: “ARCO” by Ugo Bienvenu and “Little Amélie” byMaïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han. Other nominations include Oliver Laxe’s ‘Sirat’ in the Best International Feature Film and Best Sound categories, Mohammadreza Eyni and Sara Khaki’s  ‘Cutting Through Rocks’ in the Best Documentary Feature category, and Emilie Blichfeldt’s ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category.

The six EU-funded films nominated for Oscars have received a total of over €4 million in funding from the European Commission through its Creative Europe MEDIA programme.

The MEDIA programme has supported European audiovisual content for the past 35 years, promoting cultural diversity and improving the industry’s competitiveness. The success of the MEDIA programme paves the way for the AgoraEU programme proposed in the EU’s long-term budget for 2028–2034, which aims to continue supporting the audiovisual sector.

More information: European Commission.