Lars von Trier Articles
Lars von Trier, Kirsten Dunst, A SEPARATION, John Hawkes: Online Film Critics Surprise Nominees

Like just about every US-based critics group — year in, year out — the Online Film Critics Society has placed its focus on English-language productions this awards season. True, critics’ fave The Artist, a French-made production, is in the running in several categories, including Best Film, but Michel Hazanavicius‘ comedy-drama is a) silent (which makes it seem less "foreign") b) set in Hollywood c) features [...]
MELANCHOLIA Tops European Film Awards, Lars von Trier Bypassed, Colin Firth Beats Jean Dujardin

Alexander Skarsgård, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia Lars von Trier may have made some new enemies at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but he surely still has a number of friends and admirers at the European Film Academy. Von Trier’s apocalyptic family drama Melancholia, starring EFA Best Actress nominees Kirsten Dunst (now also a German citizen) and Charlotte Gainsbourg, was the Best Film winner at [...]
European Film Awards 2011 Winners: MELANCHOLIA, Tilda Swinton, Colin Firth

Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia MELANCHOLIA Tops European Film Awards, Lars von Trier Bypassed, Colin Firth Beats Jean Dujardin Lars Von Trier/MELANCHOLIA Dominate European Film Awards EUROPEAN FILM 2011 THE ARTIST, France WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Michel Hazanavicius PRODUCED BY: Thomas Langmann & Emmanuel Montamat LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne PRODUCED BY: [...]
Lars von Trier, Roman Polanski: European Film Academy Embraces Controversial Artists

Alexander Skarsgård, Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia A contender for Melancholia this year, Lars von Trier has won a previous European Film Award in the Best Director category: for Dogville in 2003, in addition to a nomination for Antichrist in 2009. (The Best European Director category was eliminated from 1990 to 2000.) Two von Trier movies have won Best Film: Breaking the Waves in 1996 and Dancer [...]