The European Film Academy has unveiled the crafts-category nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards, and three films have surged to the front of the race: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, Olivier Laxe’s Sirāt, and Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling. Each title secured five nominations, emerging as the strongest contenders in this year’s technical lineup.
Bugonia Leads With a Weird, Wild Creative Vision
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia—a boldly eccentric remake of Jang Joon Hwan’s 2003 Korean sci-fi satire Save the Green Planet!—earned recognition in top craft categories including:
- Best Original Score
- Editing
- Hair & Makeup
- Production Design
- Sound Design
Beyond crafts, Lanthimos also received a Best European Director nomination, marking the film’s lone entry in the main categories.
Sirāt Scores Five Nods With Its Haunting, Hopeful Apocalypse
Olivier Laxe’s Sirāt, a post-apocalyptic road film described as an oddly optimistic meditation on death and survival, also bagged five nominations:
- Best Casting
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Production Design
- Sound Design
Sirāt is also competing for the Best European Film award, placing Laxe firmly in this year’s spotlight.
Sound of Falling Emerges as a Major Player
Mascha Schilinski’s multi-generational German drama Sound of Falling—which follows four women across four eras on the same farm—landed nominations in:
- Best Casting
- Cinematography
- Original Score
- Costume Design
- Hair & Makeup
Like Sirāt, the film has also earned a place in the Best European Film category.
Sentimental Value & Franz Also Make Their Mark
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, which leads the main categories with five nominations, picked up three crafts nods:
- Best Casting
- Original Score
- Production Design
Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka biopic Franz earned two: Costume Design and Hair & Makeup.
Full List of 2026 EFA Arts & Crafts Nominees
EUROPEAN CASTING DIRECTOR
- Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo & María Rodrigo — Sirāt
- Karimah El-Giamal & Jacqueline Rietz — Sound of Falling
- Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman — Sentimental Value
EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
- Manu Dacosse — The Stranger
- Fabian Gamper — Sound of Falling
- Mauro Herce — Sirāt
EUROPEAN COMPOSER (ORIGINAL SCORE)
- Jerskin Fendrix — Bugonia
- Michael Fiedler & Eike Hosenfeld — Sound of Falling
- Hania Rani — Sentimental Value
EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER
- Michaela Horáčková Hořejší — Franz
- Sabrina Krämer — Sound of Falling
- Ursula Patzak — Duse
EUROPEAN EDITOR
- Cristóbal Fernández — Sirāt
- Toni Froschhammer — Die My Love
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis — Bugonia
EUROPEAN MAKEUP & HAIR ARTIST
- Gabriela Poláková — Franz
- Irina Schwarz & Anne-Marie Walther — Sound of Falling
- Torsten Witte — Bugonia
EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER
- Laia Ateca — Sirāt
- James Price — Bugonia
- Jørgen Stangebye Larsen — Sentimental Value
EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER
- Johnnie Burn — Bugonia
- Laia Casanovas — Sirāt
- Gwennolé Le Borgne, Marion Papinot, Lars Ginzel, Elias Boughedir & Amal Attia — The Voice of Hind Rajab
Final Words
With Bugonia, Sirāt, and Sound of Falling leading the technical race, the 2026 EFAs are shaping up to be a celebration of bold storytelling and innovative craftsmanship. The winners will be revealed on January 17 in Berlin, as Europe’s most influential filmmakers gather for one of cinema’s biggest nights.
