The nominated films were chosen in 19 categories out of 42 feature films released in Polish cinemas in 2014 and 85 documentaries. Members of the Polish Film Academy voted from 15 January to 2 February 2015.
The most nominations went to Gods, a Polish box office hit of 2014, directed by Łukasz Palkowski. The biopic about Zbigniew Religa, produced by Piotr Woźniak-Starak and Krzysztof Rak of Watchout Productions with financing from the Polish Film Institute, received 12 nominations including Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor. It was closely followed by Władysław Pasikowski's Jack Strong, produced by Scorpio Studio, with 11 nominations.
Polish Film Awards – The Eagles are organized by the Independent Film Foundation since 1999 and are considered to be the Polish equivalent of American Oscars, French Cesar awards and British BAFTA awards. The films are chosen by over 600 members of the Polish Film Academy in a two-step vote. The 2015 Polish Eagles Ceremony is planned for 2 March 2015 in Warsaw and will be nationally broadcast by TVP 2.
Full list of nominated films:
Best European Film
Leviathan (Russia)
Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Nymphomaniac (UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium)
Directed by: Lars von Trier
La Grande Bellezza (Italy, France)
Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Discovery Of The Year
Ewa Gronowska for costumes in Gods
Directed by: Łukasz Palkowski
Produced by: Watchout Productions
Coproduced by Agora, Born To Film Productions, Digital 35, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej Ingenium, Orange
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Kacper Fertacz for best pictures in Hardkor Disko
Directed by: Krzysztof Skonieczny
Produced by: Głęboki OFF
Zofia Wichłacz for best female role in Warsaw 44
Directed by: Jan Komasa
Produced by: Akson Studio
Coproduced by: Telewizja Polska, Orange Polska, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury, Mazowiecki Fundusz Filmowy, Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego
Supported by: Polish Film Institute, Miasto Łódź, The German-Polish Cooperation Foundation
Best Sound
Bartosz Putkiewicz for Warsaw Uprising
Directed by: Jan Komasa
Produced by: Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Jan Freda, Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński for Jack Strong
Directed by: Władysław Pasikowski
Produced by: Scropio Studio
Coproduced by: ITI Cinema, Orange Polska
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Michał Fojcik, Bartłomiej Bogacki for Gods
Best Editing
Agnieszka Glińska for Waterline
Directed by: Michał Otłowski
Produced by: WFDiF in coproduction with Film Finance and Production, Lightcraft
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Jarosław Barzan for Gods
Jarosław Kamiński for Jack Strong
Michał Czarnecki for Warsaw 44
Best Costumes
Ewa Gronowska for Gods
Magdalena Rutkiewicz-Luterek, Dorota Roqueplo for Warsaw 44
Małgorzata Braszka, Michał Koralewski for Jack Strong
Best Set Design
Grzegorz Piątkowski, Marek Warszewski for Warsaw 44
Joanna Macha for Jack Strong
Wojciech Żogała for Gods
Best Music
Czesław Niemen for Dream About Warsaw
Directed by: Krzysztof Magowski
Produced by: Warta-Film
Jan Duszyński for Jack Strong
Witold Lutosławski for Blue Notebook
Directed by: Natasza Ziółkowska-Kurczuk
Produced by: Aurum Film
Coproduced by: Lightcraft, Telewizja Polska, Taskovski Films
Wojciech Kilar for Foreign Body
Directed by: Krzysztof Zanussi
Produced by: TOR Film Studio
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Best Supporting Actress
Karolina Gruszka for The Kindergarten Teacher
Directed by: Marcin Krzyształowicz
Produced by: Skorpion Arte Film & TV Production
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Kinga Preis for Gods
Kinga Preis for The Mighty Angel
Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski
Produced by: Profil Film Jacek Rzehak
Coproduced by: Fundacja EDM Plus, HBO Polska, Kraków Film Commission, Telewizja Polska, Mojotribe, Kino Świat
Supported by: Polish Film Institute, Krakow Regional Film Fund
Best Supporting Actor
Adam Woronowicz for The Kindergarten Teacher
Arkadiusz Jakubik for The Mighty Angel
Ireneusz Czop for Jack Strong
Piotr Głowacki for Gods
Best Actress
Agata Kulesza for The Kindergarten Teacher
Maja Ostaszewska for Jack Strong
Zofia Wichłacz for Warsaw 44
Best Documentary
The Domino Effect
Directed by: Elwira Niewierą, Piotr Rosołowski
Produced by: Otter Films, Zero One Film
Coproduced by: Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Warsaw Uprising
Dream About Warsaw
Best Actor
Marcin Dorociński for Jack Strong
Robert Więckiewicz for The Mighty Angel
Tomasz Kot for Gods
Best Script
Krzysztof Rak for Gods
Władysław Pasikowski for Jack Strong
Wojciech Smarzowski for The Mighty Angel
Best Cinematography
Andrzej Ancuta „Kier”, Stefan Bagiński „Stefan”, Stanisław Bala „Giza”, Roman Banach „Świerk”, Antoni Bochdziewicz „Wiktor”, Jerzy Gabryelski „Orski”, Wacław Feliks Kaźmierczak „Wacek”, Seweryn Kruszyński, Kazimierz Pyszkowski, Edward Szope, Ryszard Szope, Henryk Vlassak „Wania”, Antoni Wawrzyniak „Antonio”, Jerzy Zarzycki „PIK” for Warsaw Uprising
Marian Prokop for Warsaw 44
Piotr Sobociński Jr. for Gods
Best Directing
Jan Komasa for Warsaw 44
Łukasz Palkowski for Gods
Władysław Pasikowski for Jack Strong
Best Film
Gods
Jack Strong
Warsaw 44
