'4 Months...' Wins Big at the European Film Awards

Published: December 2, 2007, 10:32 am

Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Awards, Cinematical IndieIn American films, 2007 has been the year of the unwanted pregnancy, with Knocked Up, Waitress, and Juno all tackling the subject. Turns out Europe is thinking along the same lines, as the abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days took awards for best picture and best director (Cristian Mungiu) Saturday at the 20th annual European Film Awards. 4 Months has won numerous prizes at film festivals, including three at Cannes alone. It is Romania's entry for the Oscars' foreign-language category and is almost sure to get a nomination, especially now that the European Film Awards have honored it. The Queen managed to snag two more awards a full eight months after it was honored at the Oscars; for the European Film Awards, the eligibility goes from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007. Helen Mirren was named best actress, and Alexandre Desplat's musical score got a prize. Scientists predict that The Queen will still be

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