The European Film Academy has released the list of the nominees for this year’s People’s Choice Awards. The movies cover a pretty wide range of genres, from fantasy (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) and horror ([Rec], The Orphanage) to epic (Arn: The Knight Templar) and period drama (Atonement).
Film fans will be able to vote for their favourite 2008 European movie between September 1 and October 31 on the awards website.
Here are the 12 films nominated for the People’s Choice Award this year:
The Wave (Die Welle, dir. Dennis Gansel, Germany)
Rabbit Without Ears (Keinohrhasen, dir. Til Schweiger, Germany)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (dir. David Yates, United Kingdom)
Atonement (dir. Joe Wright, United Kingdom)
Arn: The Knight Templar (Arn – Tempelriddaren, dir. Peter Flinth, Sweden)
Ben X (dir. Nic Balthazar, Belgium/Netherlands)
Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez le Ch’tis, dir. Dany Boon, France)
The Orphanage (El Orfanato, dir. Juan Antonio Bayona, Spain)
[Rec] (, dir. Jaume Balaguero, Paco Plaza, Spain)
Hunting and Gathering (Ensemble, c’est tout, dir. Claude Berri, France)
Mongol (dir. Sergei Bodrov, Russia/Kazakhstan/Germany)
Saturno Contro (dir. Ferzan Ozpetek, Turkey)
The People’s Choice site will be open for voting tomorrow, on September 1.