The European Film Academy has revealed the nominations for the 2026 LUX Audience Award.
The five films up for the prize, which aims to promote “dialogue and engagement between politics and the public”, were chosen by a panel of film professionals from across EU member states and announced today (7 October) during an event at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
These are the five nominated films:
- Christy directed by Brendan Canty (UK, Ireland)
- Deaf (Sorda) directed by Eva Libertad (Spain)
- It Was Just an Accident directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran, France, Luxemburg)
- Love Me Tender directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet (France)
- Sentimental Value directed by Joachim Trier (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France)
Free screenings of the five films will take place in all EU countries up until April 2026 and, for the first time, each will have subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Citizens across Europe, as well as the members of the European Parliament, can vote for their favourite film on the LUX Audience Award rating platform. Their respective votes will each count 50% towards the films’ final scores.
A ceremony to announce the 2026 LUX Audience Award laureate will take place at the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels in mid-April 2026.
For the 2025 edition of the award, more than 900 screenings of the shortlisted films were organised, with discussions involving more than 90,000 audience members.
More information is available on the LUX Audience Award website.
