French-Polish director Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" swept the European Film Awards, picking up six prizes including best actor, film and director screenplay.
Polanski was named best director, the movie, with a lead role loosely based on former British prime minister Tony Blair -- was best European film, its star Ewan McGregor picked up the best actor award and Polanski and Robert Harris won the best script writer category.
Following is a list of the main winners:
Best film - The Ghost Writer
Best director - Roman Polanski/The Ghost Writer
Best actress - Sylvie Testud/Lourdes
Best actor - Ewan McGregor/The Ghost Writer
Best screenwriter - Robert Harris and Roman Polanski/The Ghost Writer
Best documentary - Nostalgia de la Luz
Best animated feature - The Illusionist
Best short film - Hanoi - Warszawa
Lifetime achievement award - Bruno Ganz, actor
Achievement in world cinema - Gabriel Yared, composer
Best cinematographer - Giora Bejach/Lebanon
Best editor - Luc Barnier and Marion Monnier/Carlos
Best production designer - Albrecht Konrad/The Ghost Writer
Best composer - Alexandre Desplat/The Ghost Writer
European discovery - Lebanon
People choice - Mr. Nobody.