# List of Austrian European Film Award winners and nominees

This is a list of Austrian European Film Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Austrian actors, actresses, and films that have either been submitted or nominated for, or have won, a European Film Award.

## Awards and nominations

| Year (Ceremony) | Award | Recipient | Result | Note |
| 1988 (1st) | Best Actor | Klaus Maria Brandauer for Hanussen | Nominated | |
| 1993 (6th) | Best Film | Benny's Video | Nominated | |
| 1999 (12th) | Best Film | Sunshine | Nominated | Canadian-Hungarian-Austrian-German co-production |
| 1999 (12th) | Best Documentary | Pripyat | Nominated | |
| 2000 (13th) | European Discovery of the Year | Northern Skirts | Nominated | Austrian-German-Swiss co-production |
| 2001 (14th) | Best Film | The Piano Teacher | Nominated | French-Austrian co-production |
| 2001 (14th) | People's Choice Award for Best European Film | The Piano Teacher | Nominated | French-Austrian co-production |
| 2001 (14th) | European Discovery of the Year | Dog Days | Nominated | |
| 2001 (14th) | European Discovery of the Year | Lovely Rita | Nominated | Austrian-German co-production |
| 2001 (14th) | Best Short Film | Copy Shop | Nominated | |
| 2001 (14th) | Best Screenwriter | Michael Haneke for The Piano Teacher | Nominated | |
| 2003 (16th) | European Discovery of the Year | Fuse | Nominated | Bosnian-Austrian-Turkish-French co-production |
| 2004 (17th) | Best Documentary | Darwin's Nightmare | Won | Austrian-French-Belgian co-production |
| 2005 (18th) | Best Film | Caché | Won | French-Austrian-German-Italian co-production |
| 2005 (18th) | Best Documentary | Workingman's Death | Nominated | Austrian-German co-production |
| 2005 (18th) | Best Director | Michael Haneke for Caché | Won | |
| 2005 (18th) | Best Editor | Michael Hudecek for Caché (along with Nadine Muse) | Won | |
| 2005 (18th) | Best Screenwriter | Michael Haneke for Caché | Nominated | |
| 2005 (18th) | Best Cinematographer | Christian Berger for Caché | Nominated | |
| 2006 (19th) | Best Film | Grbavica: Esma's Secret | Nominated | Bosnian-Austrian-German-Croatian co-production |
| 2006 (19th) | Best Documentary | Our Daily Bread | Nominated | |
| 2006 (19th) | Best Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for The Lives of Others | Nominated | German-Austrian director |
| 2007 (20th) | Best Documentary | To the Limit | Nominated | German-Austrian co-production |
| 2007 (20th) | Best European Co-Producer | Veit Heiduschka | Won | |
| 2009 (22nd) | Best Film | The White Ribbon | Won | German-Austrian-French-Italian co-production |
| 2009 (22nd) | Best Documentary | Cooking History | Nominated | Slovak-Austrian-Czech co-production |
| 2009 (22nd) | Best Documentary | Pianomania | Nominated | German-Austrian co-production |
| 2009 (22nd) | Best Documentary | Defamation | Nominated | Danish-Austrian-Israeli-American co-production |
| 2009 (22nd) | Best Director | Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon | Won | |
| 2009 (22nd) | Best Screenwriter | Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon | Won | |
| 2009 (22nd) | Best Cinematographer | Christian Berger for The White Ribbon | Nominated | |
| 2010 (23rd) | Best Short Film | Talleres Clandestinos | Nominated | Austrian-Argentine co-production |
| 2011 (24th) | European Discovery of the Year | Breathing | Nominated | |
| 2011 (24th) | European Discovery of the Year | Michael | Nominated | |
| 2011 (24th) | Best Short Film | Hypercrisis | Nominated | |
| 2012 (25th) | Best Film | Amour | Won | French-Austrian-German co-production |
| 2012 (25th) | Best Short Film | In the Open | Nominated | |
| 2012 (25th) | Best Director | Michael Haneke for Amour | Won | |
| 2012 (25th) | Best Actress | Margarethe Tiesel for Paradise: Love | Nominated | |
| 2012 (25th) | Best Screenwriter | Michael Haneke for Amour | Nominated | |
| 2014 (27th) | Best Documentary | Master of the Universe | Won | German-Austrian co-production |
| 2014 (27th) | Best Documentary | We Come as Friends | Nominated | Austrian-French co-production |
| 2015 (28th) | European Discovery of the Year | Goodnight Mommy | Nominated | |
| 2015 (28th) | Best Cinematographer | Martin Gschlacht for Goodnight Mommy | Won | |
| 2016 (29th) | Best Film | Toni Erdmann | Won | German-Austrian co-production |
| 2016 (29th) | European University Film Award | Toni Erdmann | Nominated | German-Austrian co-production |
| 2016 (29th) | Best Actor | Peter Simonischek for Toni Erdmann | Won | |
| 2017 (30th) | European Discovery of the Year | The Eremites | Nominated | German-Austrian co-production |
| 2017 (30th) | Best Short Film | Wannabe | Nominated | |
| 2017 (30th) | Best Actor | Josef Hader for Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe | Nominated | |
| 2017 (30th) | People's Choice Award for Best European Film | Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe | Won | German-Austrian-French co-production |
| 2018 (31st) | European University Film Award | Styx | Nominated | German-Austrian co-production |
* Nominations – 52
* Wins – 15

### Special awards

| Year (Ceremony) | Award | Recipient | Result | Note | Ref. |
| 2015 (28th) | Achievement in World Cinema Award | Christoph Waltz | Won | | |