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 2021 recipient: Anthony Hopkins
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Presented byEuropean Film Academy
First awardedMax von Sydow
Pelle the Conqueror (1988)
Currently held byAnthony Hopkins
The Father (2021)
Websiteeuropeanfilmacademy.org

Winners and nominees
Max von Sydow won for his role in Pelle the Conqueror in 1988.
Philippe Noiret won for his roles in Life and Nothing But and Cinema Paradiso in 1989.
Matti Pellonpää won for his role in La Vie de bohème in 1992.
Daniel Auteuil has won twice for his roles in A Heart in Winter (1993) and Caché (2005).
Bob Hoskins won for his role in Twenty Four Seven in 1997.
Ralph Fiennes won for his role in Sunshine in 1999.
Sergi López won for his role in Harry, He's Here to Help in 2000.
Ben Kingsley won for his role in Sexy Beast in 2001.
Sergio Castellitto won for his roles in Mostly Martha and My Mother's Smile in 2002.
Daniel Brühl won for his role in Good Bye Lenin! in 2003.
Javier Bardem won for his role in The Sea Inside in 2004.
Toni Servillo has won twice for his roles in Il Divo and Gomorra (2008) and The Great Beauty (2013).
Sasson Gabai won forhis role in The Band's Visit in 2007.
Tahar Rahim won for his role in A Prophet in 2009.
Ewan McGregor won for his role in The Ghost Writer in 2010.
Colin Firth won for his role in The King's Speech in 2011.
Jean-Louis Trintignant won for his role in Amour in 2012.
Peter Simonischek won for his role in Toni Erdmann in 2016.
Claes Bang won for his role in The Square in 2017.
Marcello Fonte won for his role in Dogman in 2018.
Antonio Banderas won for his role in Pain and Glory in 2019.
Mads Mikkelsen won for his role in Another Round in 2020.

1980s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
1988
(1st)		Max von SydowPelle the ConquerorPelle erobrerenLassefar "Lasse" Karlsson
Klaus Maria BrandauerHanussenKlaus Schneider / Erik Jan Hanussen
Alfredo LandaEl bosque animadoMalvís / Bandid Fendetestas
Udo SamelMit meinen heißen TränenFranz Schubert
Dorel VişanIacobIacob
1989
(2nd)		Philippe NoiretLife and Nothing But
Cinema Paradiso		La vie et rien d'autre
Nuovo cinema Paradiso		Commandant Delaplane
Alfredo
Daniel Day-LewisMy Left FootChristy Brown
Davor DujmovićTime of the GypsiesDom za vesanjePerhan
Károly EperjesEldorádóSándor Monori
Jozef KrónerThou, Which Art in HeavenTi, koyto si na nebetoGeprg Henih

1990s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
1990
(3rd)		Kenneth BranaghHenry VKing Henry V of England
Gérard DepardieuCyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
Philip ZandénSkyddsängelnJacob
1991
(4th)		Michel BouquetToto the HeroToto le hérosThomas
Claudio AmendolaUltràPrincipe
Richard AnconinaLe Petit CriminelGérard
1992
(5th)		Matti PellonpääLa Vie de BohèmeRodolfo
Denis LavantThe Lovers on the BridgeLes Amants du Pont-NeufAlex
Enrico Lo VersoThe Stolen ChildrenIl ladro di bambiniAntonio
1993
(6th)		Daniel AuteuilUn cœur en hiverStéphane
Carlo CecchiMorte di un matematico napoletanoRenato Caccioppoli
Jan DecleirDaensAdolf Daens
1994
(7th)		No award given
1995
(8th)		No award given
1996
(9th)		Ian McKellenRichard IIIRichard III of England
1997
(10th)		Bob HoskinsTwenty Four SevenAlan Darcy
Mario AdorfRossiniPaolo Rossini
Jerzy StuhrLove StoriesHistorie miłosneThe university teacher / The priest / Col. Jerzy Matałowski / Prisoner Zdzisław Filip / Petent
Philippe TorretonCaptain ConanCapitaine ConanConan
1998
(11th)		Roberto BenigniLife Is BeautifulLa vita è bellaGuido Orefice
Javier BardemLive FleshCarne trémulaDavid
Peter MullanMy Name Is JoeJoe Kavanagh
Ulrich ThomsenThe CelebrationFestenChristian Klingenfeldt-Hansen
1999
(12th)		Ralph FiennesSunshineIgnatz Sonnenschein (Sors) / Adam Sors / Ivan Sors
Anders W. BerthelsenMifune's Last SongMifunes sidste sangKresten
Rupert EverettAn Ideal HusbandLord Arthur Goring
Götz GeorgeAfter the TruthNichts als die WahrheitJosef Mengele
Philippe TorretonÇa commence aujourd'huiDaniel Lefebvre
Ray WinstoneThe War ZoneDad

2000s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
2000
(13th)
[1]		Sergi LópezHarry, He's Here to HelpHarry, un ami qui vous veut du bienHarry
Jamie BellBilly ElliotBilly Elliot
Bruno GanzBread and TulipsPane e tulipaniFernando Girasole
Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonAngels of the UniverseEnglar alheimsinsPáll
Krzysztof SiwczykWojaczekRafal Wojaczek
Stellan SkarsgårdAberdeenTomas Heller
2001
(14th)
[2]		Ben KingsleySexy BeastDon Logan
Jesper ChristensenThe BenchBænkenKaj
Branko ĐurićNo Man's LandČiki
Michael Caine
Tom Courtenay,
David Hemmings
Bob Hoskins
Ray Winstone
(Cast of Last Orders)		Last OrdersJack Dodds
Vic Tucker
Lenny
Ray Johnson
Vince Dodds
Michel PiccoliI'm Going HomeJe rentre à la maisonGilbert Valence
Stellan SkarsgårdTaking SidesWilhelm Furtwängler
2002
(15th)
[3]		Sergio CastellittoMostly Martha
My Mother's Smile		Bella Martha
L'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre)		Mario
Ernesto Picciafuocco
Javier BardemMondays in the SunLos lunes al solSanta
Javier CámaraTalk to HerHable con ellaBenigno Martín
Martin CompstonSweet SixteenLiam
Olivier GourmetThe SonLe filsOlivier
Markku PeltolaThe Man Without a PastMies vailla menneisyyttäM
Timothy SpallAll or NothingPhil
2003
(16th)
[4]		Daniel BrühlGood Bye Lenin!Alexander "Alex" Kerner
Chiwetel EjioforDirty Pretty ThingsOkwe/Olatokumbo Fadipe
Tómas LemarquisNoi the AlbinoNói albinóiNói
Luigi Lo CascioThe Best of YouthLa meglio gioventùNicola Carati
Jean RochefortThe Man on the TrainL'homme du trainMonsieur Manesquier
Bruno TodeschiniHis BrotherSon frèreThomas
2004
(17th)
[5]		Javier BardemThe Sea InsideMar adentroRamón Sampedro
Daniel BrühlThe EdukatorsDie fetten Jahre sind vorbeiJan
Bruno GanzDownfallDer UntergangAdolf Hitler
Gérard JugnotThe ChorusLes choristesClement Mathieu
Bogdan StupkaOur OwnSvoiIvan Blinov
Birol ÜnelHead-OnGegen die WandCahit Tomruk
2005
(18th)
[6]		Daniel AuteuilHiddenCachéGeorges Laurent
Romain DurisThe Beat That My Heart SkippedDe battre mon cœur s'est arrêtéThomas Seyr
Henry HübchenGo for ZuckerAlles auf Zucker!Jakob "Jaeckie Zucker" Zuckermann
Ulrich MatthesThe Ninth DayDer neunte TagHenri Kremer
Jérémie RenierThe ChildL'enfantBruno
Ulrich ThomsenBrothersBrødreMichael
2006
(19th)
[7]		Ulrich MüheThe Lives of OthersDas Leben der AnderenHauptmann Gerd Wiesler
Patrick ChesnaisNot Here to Be LovedJe ne suis pas là pour être aiméJean-Claude Delsart
Jesper ChristensenManslaughterDrabetCarsten
Mads MikkelsenAfter the WeddingEfter brylluppetJacob Petersen
Cillian MurphyThe Wind That Shakes the BarleyDamien O'Donovan
Breakfast on PlutoPatrick/Patricia "Kitten" Braden
Silvio OrlandoThe CaimanIl caimanoBruno Bonomo
2007
(20th)
[8]		Sasson GabaiThe Band's VisitBikur Ha-TizmoretLieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
Elio GermanoMy Brother is an Only ChildMio fratello è figlio unicoAccio Benassi
Miki ManojlovićIrina PalmMiklos
James McAvoyThe Last King of ScotlandDr. Nicholas Garrigan
Michel PiccoliBelle ToujoursHenri Husson
Ben WhishawPerfume: The Story of a MurdererJean-Baptiste Grenouille
2008
(21st)
[9]		Toni ServilloIl Divo
Gomorra		Giulio Andreotti
Franco
Michael FassbenderHungerBobby Sands
Thure Lindhardt
Mads Mikkelsen		Flame & CitronFlammen & CitronenBent Faurschou-Hviid / Flammen
Jørgen Haagen Schmith / Citronen
James McAvoyAtonementRobbie Turner
Jürgen VogelThe WaveDie WelleRainer Wenger
Elmar WepperCherry BlossomsKirschbluten - HanamiRudi Angermeier
2009
(22nd)
[10]		Tahar RahimA ProphetUn prophèteMalik El-Djebena
Moritz BleibtreuThe Baader Meinhof ComplexDer Baader Meinhof KomplexAndreas Baader
Steve EvetsLooking for EricEric Bishop
David KrossThe ReaderMichael Berg
Dev PatelSlumdog MillionaireJamal Malik
Filippo TimiVincereBenito Mussolini and Benito Albino Mussolini

2010s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
2010
(23rd)
[11]		 Ewan McGregorThe Ghost WriterThe Ghost
Jakob CedergrenSubmarinoNick
Elio GermanoOur LifeLa nostra vitaClaudio
George PiştereanuIf I Want to Whistle, I WhistleEu când vreau să fluier, fluierSilviu
Luis TosarCell 211Celda 211Malamadre
2011
(24th)
[12]		 Colin FirthThe King's SpeechKing George VI
Jean DujardinThe ArtistGeorge Valentin
Mikael PersbrandtIn a Better WorldHævnenAnton
Michel PiccoliWe Have a PopeHabemus PapamCardinal Melville/The Pope
André WilmsLe HavreMarcel Marx
2012
(25th)
[13]		 Jean-Louis TrintignantAmourGeorges Laurent
François Cluzet
Omar Sy		The IntouchablesIntouchablesPhilippe
Driss Bassary
Michael FassbenderShameBrandon Sullivan
Mads MikkelsenThe HuntJagtenLucas
Gary OldmanTinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Smiley/"Beggarman"
2013
(26th)
[14]		 Toni ServilloThe 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)
[15][16]		 Timothy SpallMr. TurnerJoseph Mallord William Turner
Brendan GleesonCalvaryFather James
Tom HardyLockeIvan Locke
Aleksei SerebryakovLeviathanЛевиафанKolya Sergyev
Stellan SkarsgårdNymphomaniacSeligman
2015
(28th)
[17][18]
Michael CaineYouthYouth - La giovinezzaFred Ballinger
Tom Courtenay45 YearsGeoff Mercer
Colin FarrellThe LobsterDavid
Christian Friedel13 MinutesElser - Er hätte die Welt verändertGeorg Elser
Vincent LindonThe Measure of a ManLa Loi du marchéThierry Taugourdeau
2016
(29th)
[19]
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)
[20][21]
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)
[22][23]
Marcello FonteDogmanMarcello
Jakob CedergrenThe GuiltyDen skyldigeAsger Holm
Rupert EverettThe Happy PrinceOscar Wilde
Sverrir GudnasonBorg vs McEnroeBorgBjörn Borg
Tomasz KotCold WarZimna wojnaWiktor Warski
Victor PolsterGirlLara
2019
(32nd)
[24][25]
Antonio Banderas 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)
[26][27]		 Mads MikkelsenAnother RoundDrukMartin
Bartosz BieleniaCorpus Christi Boże CiałoDaniel
Goran BogdanFather OtacNikola
Elio GermanoHidden AwayVolevo nascondermiAntonio Ligabue
Luca MarinelliMartin EdenMartin Eden
Viggo Mortensen Falling John Petersen
2021
(34th)
[28]		 Anthony HopkinsThe FatherAnthony
Yuriy BorisovCompartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 / Купе номер шестьVadim
Vincent LindonTitaneVincent
Tahar RahimThe MauritanianMohamedou Ould Slahi
Franz RogowskiGreat Freedom Große FreiheitHans Hoffmann

Most wins by actor
Actor Awards Nominations
Daniel Auteuil22
Toni Servillo22
Mads Mikkelsen14
Javier Bardem13
/ Daniel Brühl12
Michael Caine12
Bob Hoskins12
Tahar Rahim12
Timothy Spall12
Jean-Louis Trintignant12
Antonio Banderas11
Claes Bang11
Roberto Benigni11
Michel Bouquet11
Kenneth Branagh11
Sergio Castellitto11
Ralph Fiennes11
Colin Firth11
Marcello Fonte11
Sasson Gabai11
Bob Hoskins11
Ben Kingsley11
Sergi Lopez11
Ewan McGregor11
Ian McKellen11
Philippe Noiret11
Matti Pellonpää11
Peter Simonischek11
Max Von Sydow11
Michel Piccoli03
Stellan Skarsgård03
Elio Germano03
Javier Cámara02
/ Jakob Cedergren02
Jesper Christensen02
Tom Courtenay02
Jean Dujardin02
Rupert Everett02
Colin Farrell02
/ Michael Fassbender02
Bruno Ganz02
Vincent Lindon02
James McAvoy02
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson02
Ulrich Thomsen02

See also

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