MUMBAI: Slumdog Millionaire along with The White Ribbon and A Prophet figure prominently in the 22nd European Film Awards nominations that were announced last weekend.

All the three films received nods as "European Film 2009" along with Fish Tank, Let The Right One In and The Reader.

Michael Haneke, Jacques Audiard and Danny Boyle, the directors of the three films respectively, have also received nominations for ‘Best Director. 

Also in the running are, Haneke, Audiard along with his co-writer on A Prophet Thomas Bidegain and Slumdog scribe Simon Beaufoy for the European Screenwriter award.

Andrea Arnold‘s Fish Tank is a key nominee with film, director and actress nominations.

The Awards will take place in Germany‘s Ruhr area on 12 December.