European Film Award for Best Actor

The European Film Award for Best Actor is awarded by the European Film Academy to actors of European language films. The award was first given to Max von Sydow for the film Pelle the Conqueror in the year 1988. The latest recipient of the award is Toni Servillo who won it for The Great Beauty.

Winners and nominees

1980s

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

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
2010
(23rd)
United Kingdom Ewan McGregorThe Ghost WriterThe Ghost
Denmark Jakob CedergrenSubmarinoNick
Italy Elio GermanoOur LifeLa nostra vitaClaudio
Romania George PiştereanuIf I Want to Whistle, I WhistleEu când vreau să fluier, fluierSilviu
Spain Luis TosarCell 211Celda 211Malamadre
2011
(24th)
United Kingdom Colin FirthThe King's SpeechKing George VI
France Jean DujardinThe ArtistGeorge Valentin
Sweden Mikael PersbrandtIn a Better WorldHævnenAnton
France Michel PiccoliWe Have a PopeHabemus PapamCardinal Melville/The Pope
France André WilmsLe HavreMarcel Marx
2012
(25th)
France Jean-Louis TrintignantAmourGeorges Laurent
France François Cluzet
France Omar Sy
The IntouchablesIntouchablesPhilippe
Driss Bassary
Republic of Ireland/Germany Michael FassbenderShameBrandon Sullivan
Denmark Mads MikkelsenThe HuntJagtenLucas
United Kingdom Gary OldmanTinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Smiley/"Beggarman"
2013
(26th)
Italy Toni ServilloThe Great BeautyLa grande bellezaJep Gambardella
United Kingdom Jude LawAnna KareninaAlexei Alexandrovich Karenin
Belgium Johan HeldenberghThe Broken Circle BreakdownDidier Bontinck
France Fabrice LuchiniIn the House Dans la maisonGermain Germain
Germany Tom SchillingOh Boy!Niko Fischer
2014
(27th)
United Kingdom Timothy SpallMr. TurnerJoseph Mallord William Turner
Republic of Ireland Brendan Gleeson CalvaryFather James
United Kingdom Tom Hardy LockeIvan Locke
Russia Aleksei Serebryakov Leviathan ЛевиафанKolya Sergyev
Sweden Stellan Skarsgård NymphomaniacSeligman

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