Gala in Berlin
Sandra Hülser wins European Film Prize
Sandra Hülser comes to the European Film Awards ceremony in Berlin. photo
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For Sandra Hülser, the chances at the European Film Prize were twice as good. Now the German actress wins best actress. Warming up for trophy season in Hollywood?
The German actress Leonie Benesch (“The Teacher’s Room”) and the Finnish Alma Pöysti (“Falling Leaves”) were also in the running for the award. This year, Hülser was nominated twice in the best actress category, in addition to “Anatomy of a Case” and for the drama “The Zone of Interest” about the family of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höß.
The actress, who was born in Suhl (Thuringia), had already received the trophy for best actress in 2016 for the tragicomedy “Toni Erdmann”. Critics give her good chances for the big film awards season in the USA – for example the Oscar. And the industry magazine “The Hollywood Reporter” asked the question at the beginning of September: “Sandra Hülser, actress of the year?”
The European Film Prize is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. The approximately 4,600 members of the European Film Academy were able to vote on the award winners in a number of categories, similar to the Oscars in the USA.