European Film Award for Best Actor

The European Film Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film industry. The awards are presented by the European Film Academy (EFA) and was first presented in 1988.

European Film Award for Best Actor
The 2020 recipient: Mads Mikkelsen
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Presented byEuropean Film Academy
First awardedMax von Sydow
Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
Currently held byMads Mikkelsen
Another Round (2020)
Websiteeuropeanfilmacademy.org

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
1988
(1st)
/ Max von SydowPelle the ConquerorPelle erobreren
/ Klaus Maria BrandauerHanussen
Alfredo LandaEl bosque animado
Udo SamelMit meinen heißen Tränen
Dorel VişanIacob
1989
(2nd)
Philippe NoiretLife and Nothing But
Cinema Paradiso
La vie et rien d'autre
Nuovo cinema Paradiso
/ Daniel Day-LewisMy Left Foot
Davor DujmovićTime of the GypsiesDom za vesanje
Károly EperjesEldorádó
Jozef KrónerThou, Which Art in HeavenTi, koyto si na nebeto

1990s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
1990
(3rd)
Kenneth BranaghHenry V
/ Gérard Depardieu[C]Cyrano de Bergerac
Philip ZandénSkyddsängeln
1991
(4th)
Michel BouquetToto the HeroToto le héros
Claudio AmendolaUltrà
Richard AnconinaLe Petit Criminel
1992
(5th)
Matti PellonpääLa Vie de Bohème
Denis LavantThe Lovers on the BridgeLes Amants du Pont-Neuf
Enrico Lo VersoThe Stolen ChildrenIl ladro di bambini
1993
(6th)
Daniel AuteuilUn cœur en hiver
Carlo CecchiMorte di un matematico napoletano
Jan DecleirDaens
1994
(7th)
No award given
1995
(8th)
No award given
1996
(9th)
Ian McKellenRichard III
1997
(10th)
Bob HoskinsTwenty Four Seven
/ Mario AdorfRossini
Jerzy StuhrLove StoriesHistorie miłosne
Philippe TorretonCaptain ConanCapitaine Conan
1998
(11th)
Roberto BenigniLife Is BeautifulLa vita è bella
Javier BardemLive FleshCarne trémula
Peter Mullan[C]My Name Is Joe
Ulrich ThomsenThe CelebrationFesten
1999
(12th)
Ralph FiennesSunshine
Anders W. BerthelsenMifune's Last SongMifunes sidste sang
Rupert EverettAn Ideal Husband
Götz GeorgeAfter the TruthNichts als die Wahrheit
Philippe TorretonÇa commence aujourd'hui
Ray WinstoneThe War Zone

2000s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2000
(13th)
Sergi LópezHarry, He's Here to HelpHarry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
Jamie BellBilly Elliot
Bruno GanzBread and TulipsPane e tulipani
Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonAngels of the UniverseEnglar alheimsins
Krzysztof SiwczykWojaczek
Stellan SkarsgårdAberdeen
2001
(14th)
Ben KingsleySexy Beast
Jesper ChristensenThe BenchBænken
Branko ĐurićNo Man's Land
Cast of Last Orders
Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay,
David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins,
Ray Winstone
Last Orders
Michel PiccoliI'm Going HomeJe rentre à la maison
Stellan SkarsgårdTaking Sides
2002
(15th)
Sergio CastellittoMostly Martha
My Mother's Smile
Bella Martha
L'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre)
Javier BardemMondays in the SunLos lunes al sol
Javier CámaraTalk to HerHable con ella
Martin CompstonSweet Sixteen
Olivier Gourmet[C]The SonLe fils
Markku PeltolaThe Man Without a PastMies vailla menneisyyttä
Timothy SpallAll or Nothing
2003
(16th)
/ Daniel BrühlGood Bye Lenin!
Chiwetel EjioforDirty Pretty Things
Tómas LemarquisNoi the AlbinoNói albinói
Luigi Lo CascioThe Best of YouthLa meglio gioventù
Jean RochefortThe Man on the TrainL'homme du train
/ Bruno TodeschiniHis BrotherSon frère
2004
(17th)
Javier Bardem[V]The Sea InsideMar adentro
/ Daniel BrühlThe EdukatorsDie fetten Jahre sind vorbei
Bruno GanzDownfallDer Untergang
Gérard JugnotThe ChorusLes choristes
Bogdan StupkaOur OwnSvoi
/ Birol ÜnelHead-OnGegen die Wand
2005
(18th)
Daniel AuteuilHiddenCaché
Romain DurisThe Beat That My Heart SkippedDe battre mon cœur s'est arrêté
Henry HübchenGo for ZuckerAlles auf Zucker!
Ulrich MatthesThe Ninth DayDer neunte Tag
Jérémie RenierThe ChildL'enfant
Ulrich ThomsenBrothersBrødre
2006
(19th)
Ulrich MüheThe Lives of OthersDas Leben der Anderen
Patrick ChesnaisNot Here to Be LovedJe ne suis pas là pour être aimé
Jesper ChristensenManslaughterDrabet
Mads MikkelsenAfter the WeddingEfter brylluppet
Cillian MurphyThe Wind That Shakes the Barley
Breakfast on Pluto
Silvio OrlandoThe CaimanIl caimano
2007
(20th)
/ Sasson GabaiThe Band's VisitBikur Ha-Tizmoret
Elio GermanoMy Brother is an Only ChildMio fratello è figlio unico
Miki ManojlovićIrina Palm
James McAvoyThe Last King of Scotland
Michel PiccoliBelle Toujours
Ben WhishawPerfume: The Story of a Murderer
2008
(21st)
Toni ServilloIl Divo
Gomorra
/ Michael FassbenderHunger
Thure Lindhardt
Mads Mikkelsen
Flame & CitronFlammen & Citronen
James McAvoyAtonement
Jürgen VogelThe WaveDie Welle
Elmar WepperCherry BlossomsKirschbluten - Hanami
2009
(22nd)
Tahar RahimA ProphetUn prophète
Moritz BleibtreuThe Baader Meinhof ComplexDer Baader Meinhof Komplex
Steve EvetsLooking for Eric
David KrossThe Reader
Dev PatelSlumdog Millionaire
Filippo TimiVincere

2010s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
2010
(23rd)
Ewan McGregorThe Ghost WriterThe Ghost
/ Jakob CedergrenSubmarinoNick
Elio Germano[C]Our LifeLa nostra vitaClaudio
George PiştereanuIf I Want to Whistle, I WhistleEu când vreau să fluier, fluierSilviu
Luis TosarCell 211Celda 211Malamadre
2011
(24th)
Colin FirthThe King's SpeechKing George VI
Jean Dujardin[C]The ArtistGeorge Valentin
Mikael PersbrandtIn a Better WorldHævnenAnton
Michel PiccoliWe Have a PopeHabemus PapamCardinal Melville/The Pope
André WilmsLe HavreMarcel Marx
2012
(25th)
Jean-Louis TrintignantAmourGeorges Laurent
François Cluzet
Omar Sy
The IntouchablesIntouchablesPhilippe
Driss Bassary
/ Michael Fassbender[V]ShameBrandon Sullivan
Mads Mikkelsen[C]The HuntJagtenLucas
/ Gary OldmanTinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Smiley/"Beggarman"
2013
(26th)
Toni Servillo'The Great BeautyLa grande bellezaJep Gambardella
Jude LawAnna KareninaAlexei Alexandrovich Karenin
Johan HeldenberghThe Broken Circle BreakdownDidier Bontinck
Fabrice LuchiniIn the HouseDans la maisonGermain Germain
Tom SchillingOh Boy!Niko Fischer
2014
(27th)
Timothy Spall[C]Mr. TurnerJoseph Mallord William Turner
Brendan GleesonCalvaryFather James
Tom HardyLockeIvan Locke
Aleksei SerebryakovLeviathanЛевиафанKolya Sergyev
Stellan SkarsgårdNymphomaniacSeligman
2015
(28th)
Michael CaineYouthYouth - La giovinezzaFred Ballinger
Tom Courtenay[B]45 YearsGeoff Mercer
Colin FarrellThe LobsterDavid
Christian Friedel13 MinutesElser - Er hätte die Welt verändertGeorg Elser
Vincent Lindon[C]The Measure of a ManLa Loi du marchéThierry Taugourdeau
2016
(29th)
Peter SimonischekToni ErdmannWinfried Conradi / Toni Erdmann
Javier CámaraTrumanTomás
Hugh GrantFlorence Foster JenkinsSt. Clair Bayfield
Dave JohnsI, Daniel BlakeDaniel Blake
Burghart KlaußnerThe People vs. Fritz BauerDer Staat gegen Fritz BauerFritz Bauer
Rolf LassgårdA Man Called OveEn man som heter OveOve
2017
(30th)
Claes BangThe SquareChristian
Nahuel Pérez BiscayartBPM (Beats per Minute)120 battements par minuteSean Dalmazo
Colin FarrellThe Killing of a Sacred DeerSteven Murphy
Josef HaderStefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeVor der MorgenröteStefan Zweig
Jean-Louis TrintignantHappy EndGeorges Laurent
2018
(31st)
Marcello Fonte[C]DogmanMarcello
/ Jakob CedergrenThe GuiltyDen skyldigeAsger Holm
Rupert EverettThe Happy PrinceOscar Wilde
Sverrir GudnasonBorg vs McEnroeBorgBjörn Borg
Tomasz KotCold WarZimna wojnaWiktor Warski
Victor PolsterGirlLara
2019

(32nd)

Antonio Banderas[C] Pain and Glory Dolor y gloria Salvador Mallo
Jean Dujardin An Officer and a Spy J'accuse Picquart
Pierfrancesco Favino The Traitor Il traditore Tommaso Buscetta
Levan Gelbakhiani And Then We Danced Merab
Alexander Scheer Gundermann Gerhard Gundermann
Ingvar E. Sigurdsson A White, White Day Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur Ingimundur

2020s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
2020
(33rd)
Mads MikkelsenAnother RoundDrukMartin
Bartosz BieleniaCorpus Christi Boże CiałoDaniel
Goran BogdanFather OtacNikola
Elio Germano[B]Hidden AwayVolevo nascondermiAntonio Ligabue
Luca Marinelli[V]Martin EdenMartin Eden
/ Viggo Mortensen Falling John Petersen
^[B] Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Award for Best Actor
^[C] Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
^[V] Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actor

Most wins by actor

Actor Awards Nominations
Daniel Auteuil22
Toni Servillo22
Mads Mikkelsen14
Javier Bardem13
/ Daniel Brühl12
Michael Caine12
Bob Hoskins12
Timothy Spall12
Jean-Louis Trintignant12
Michel Piccoli03
Stellan Skarsgård03
Elio Germano03
Javier Cámara02
Tom Courtenay02
Jean Dujardin02
Rupert Everett02
Colin Farrell02
/ Michael Fassbender02
Bruno Ganz02
James McAvoy02

See also

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