European Film Award for Best Actor
The 2023 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
The Promised Land (2023)
Websiteeuropeanfilmacademy.org

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 to Swedish actor Max von Sydow for his role as Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson in Pelle the Conqueror.

Daniel Auteuil, Mads Mikkelsen, and Toni Servillo are the only actors who have received this award more than once with two wins each, while Mikkelsen is the most nominated actor in the category with five nominations.

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.
Anthony Hopkins won for his role in The Father in 2021.
Zlatko Burić won for his role in Triangle of Sadness in 2022.

1980s

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

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character
2010
(23rd)
[11]
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)
[12]
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)
[13]
France Jean-Louis TrintignantAmourGeorges Laurent
France François Cluzet
France Omar Sy
The IntouchablesIntouchablesPhilippe
Driss Bassary
Republic of Ireland Michael FassbenderShameBrandon Sullivan
Denmark Mads MikkelsenThe HuntJagtenLucas
United Kingdom Gary OldmanTinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Smiley/"Beggarman"
2013
(26th)
[14]
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 HouseDans la maisonGermain Germain
Germany Tom SchillingA Coffee in BerlinOh Boy!Niko Fischer
2014
(27th)
[15][16]
United Kingdom Timothy SpallMr. TurnerJoseph Mallord William Turner
Republic of Ireland Brendan GleesonCalvaryFather James
United Kingdom Tom HardyLockeIvan Locke
Russia Aleksei SerebryakovLeviathanЛевиафанKolya Sergeyev
Sweden Stellan SkarsgårdNymphomaniacSeligman
2015
(28th)
[17][18]
United Kingdom Michael CaineYouthYouth - La giovinezzaFred Ballinger
United Kingdom Tom Courtenay45 YearsGeoff Mercer
Republic of Ireland Colin FarrellThe LobsterDavid
Germany Christian Friedel13 MinutesElser - Er hätte die Welt verändertGeorg Elser
France Vincent LindonThe Measure of a ManLa Loi du marchéThierry Taugourdeau
2016
(29th)
[19]
Austria Peter SimonischekToni ErdmannWinfried Conradi / Toni Erdmann
Spain Javier CámaraTrumanTomás
United Kingdom Hugh GrantFlorence Foster JenkinsSt. Clair Bayfield
United Kingdom Dave JohnsI, Daniel BlakeDaniel Blake
Germany Burghart KlaußnerThe People vs. Fritz BauerDer Staat gegen Fritz BauerFritz Bauer
Sweden Rolf LassgårdA Man Called OveEn man som heter OveOve
2017
(30th)
[20][21]
Denmark Claes BangThe SquareChristian
Argentina Nahuel Pérez BiscayartBPM (Beats per Minute)120 battements par minuteSean Dalmazo
Republic of Ireland Colin FarrellThe Killing of a Sacred DeerSteven Murphy
Austria Josef HaderStefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeVor der MorgenröteStefan Zweig
France Jean-Louis TrintignantHappy EndGeorges Laurent
2018
(31st)
[22][23]
Italy Marcello FonteDogmanMarcello
Sweden / Denmark Jakob CedergrenThe GuiltyDen skyldigeAsger Holm
United Kingdom Rupert EverettThe Happy PrinceOscar Wilde
Sweden Sverrir GudnasonBorg vs McEnroeBorgBjörn Borg
Poland Tomasz KotCold WarZimna wojnaWiktor Warski
Belgium Victor PolsterGirlLara
2019
(32nd)
[24][25]
Spain Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory Dolor y gloria Salvador Mallo
France Jean Dujardin An Officer and a Spy J'accuse Picquart
Italy Pierfrancesco Favino The Traitor Il traditore Tommaso Buscetta
Georgia (country) Levan Gelbakhiani And Then We Danced Merab
Germany Alexander Scheer Gundermann Gerhard Gundermann
Iceland 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]
Denmark Mads MikkelsenAnother RoundDrukMartin
Poland Bartosz BieleniaCorpus Christi Boże CiałoDaniel
Croatia Goran BogdanFather OtacNikola
Italy Elio GermanoHidden AwayVolevo nascondermiAntonio Ligabue
Italy Luca MarinelliMartin EdenMartin Eden
United States / Denmark Viggo Mortensen Falling John Petersen
2021
(34th)
[28]
United Kingdom / United States Anthony HopkinsThe FatherAnthony
Russia Yuriy BorisovCompartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 / Купе номер шестьVadim
France Vincent LindonTitaneVincent
France / Algeria Tahar RahimThe MauritanianMohamedou Ould Slahi
Germany Franz RogowskiGreat Freedom Große FreiheitHans Hoffmann
2022
(35th)
[29]
Croatia / Denmark Zlatko BurićTriangle of SadnessDmitry
Denmark / United States Elliott Crosset HoveGodlandLucas
Belgium Eden DambrineCloseLéo
Italy Pierfrancesco FavinoNostalgiaFelice Lasco
Republic of Ireland Paul MescalAftersunCalum
2023
(36th)
[30]
Denmark Mads MikkelsenThe Promised LandLudvig Kahlen
Austria Thomas SchubertAfireLeon
Finland Jussi VatanenFallen LeavesHolappa
United Kingdom Josh O'ConnorLa chimeraArthur
Germany Christian FriedelThe Zone of InterestRudolf Höss

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

Wins Actor
2 France Daniel Auteuil
Denmark Mads Mikkelsen
Italy Toni Servillo

Most nominations

Nominations Actor
5 Denmark Mads Mikkelsen
3 Spain Javier Bardem
Italy Elio Germano
France Michel Piccoli
Sweden Stellan Skarsgård
2 France Daniel Auteuil
Germany / Spain Daniel Brühl
United Kingdom Michael Caine
Spain Javier Cámara
Denmark / Sweden Jakob Cedergren
Denmark Jesper Christensen
United Kingdom Tom Courtenay
France Jean Dujardin
United Kingdom Rupert Everett
Republic of Ireland Colin Farrell
Republic of Ireland / Germany Michael Fassbender
Italy Pierfrancesco Favino
Switzerland Bruno Ganz
United Kingdom Bob Hoskins
France Vincent Lindon
United Kingdom James McAvoy
Republic of Ireland Cillian Murphy
France Tahar Rahim
Italy Toni Servillo
Iceland Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
United Kingdom Timothy Spall
Denmark Ulrich Thomsen
France Philippe Torreton
France Jean-Louis Trintignant
United Kingdom Ray Winstone

See also

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