Prior to the 32nd European Film Awards on 7th December, the Excellence Jury Members locked themselves in a darkened room to come up with winners in the 8 technical categories. The group was made up of French editor Nadia Ben Rachid (Timbuktu), Croatian cinematographer Vanja Černul (Crazy Rich Asians), German composer Annette Focks (55 Steps), Dutch make-up artist Gerda Koekoek (Instinct), Irish costume designer Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh (Love and Friendship), Portuguese production designer Artur Pinheiro (The Great Mystical Circus), Norwegian sound designer Gisle Tveito (U – July 22), and Hungarian visual effects artist István Vajda (Midsommar).
The European Film Academy is proud to honour these recipients:
European Cinematography
Robbie Ryan (The Favourite)
European Editing
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (The Favourite)
European Production Design
Antxon Gómez (Pain And Glory)
European Costume Design
Sandy Powell (The Favourite)
European Hair & Make-up
Nadia Stacey (The Favourite)
European Original Score
John Gürtler (System Crasher)
European Sound
Eduardo Esquide, Nacho Royo-villanova, Laurent Chassaigne (A Twelve-year Night)
European Visual Effects
Martin Ziebell, Sebastian Kaltmeyer, Néha Hirve, Jesper Brodersen, Torgeir Busch (About Endlessness)