European Film Award for Best Actress

European Film Award for Best Actress
The 2024 recipient: Karla Sofía Gascón
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Presented byEuropean Film Academy
First awardCarmen Maura
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Currently held byKarla Sofía Gascón
Emilia Pérez (2024)
Websiteeuropeanfilmacademy.org

The European Film Award for Best Actress is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actress 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 Spanish actress Carmen Maura for her role as Pepa in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert, Carmen Maura, Charlotte Rampling, and Sandra Hüller are the only actresses who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. Penélope Cruz is the most nominated actress in the category with five nominations.

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
1988
(1st)
Carmen Maura Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Pepa Marcos [1]
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir In the Shadow of the Raven Í skugga hrafnsins Isold
Ornella Muti Private Access Codice privato Anna
Carol Scanlan Reefer and the Model Teresa 'the Model'
1989
(2nd)
Ruth Sheen High Hopes Shirley [2]
Sabine Azéma Life and Nothing But La vie et rien d'autre Irène de Courtil
Snežana Bogdanović Kuduz Badema Kuduz
Corinna Harfouch Treffen in Travers Therese Forster
Natalya Negoda Little Vera Ма́ленькая Ве́ра (Malenkaya Vera) Vera

1990s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
1990
(3rd)
Carmen Maura ¡Ay Carmela! Carmela [3]
Anne Brochet Cyrano de Bergerac Roxane
Krystyna Janda Interrogation Przesłuchanie Antonina 'Tonia' Dziwisz
1991
(4th)
Clotilde Courau The Little Gangster Le petit criminel Nathalie [4]
Julie Delpy Voyager Homo Faber Sabeth
Sigríður Hagalín Children of Nature Börn náttúrunnar Stella
1992
(5th)
Juliette Binoche The Lovers on the Bridge Les amants du Pont-Neuf Michèle [5]
Johanna ter Steege Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe Édes Emma, drága Böbe Emma
Barbara Sukowa Europa Katharina Hartmann
1993
(6th)
Maia Morgenstern The Oak Balanta Nela [6]
Carla Gravina The Long Silence Il lungo silenzio Carla Aldrovandi
Tilda Swinton Orlando Orlando
1994
(7th)
No award given [7]
1995
(8th)
No award given [8]
1996
(9th)
Emily Watson Breaking the Waves Bess McNeill [9]
1997
(10th)
Juliette Binoche The English Patient Hana [10]
Katrin Cartlidge Career Girls Hannah Mills
Brigitte Roüan Post Coitum Post coïtum animal triste Diane Clovier
Emma Thompson The Winter Guest Frances
1998
(11th)
Elodie Bouchez
Natacha Régnier
The Dreamlife of Angels La vie rêvée des anges Isabelle 'Isa' Tostin
Marie Thomas
[11]
Dinara Drukarova Of Freaks and Men Про уродов и людей (Pro urodov i lyudey) Liza
Annet Malherbe Little Tony Kleine Teun Keet
1999
(12th)
Cecilia Roth All About My Mother Todo sobre mi madre Manuela Echevarria [12]
Nathalie Baye A Pornographic Affair Une liaison pornographique Her
Penélope Cruz The Girl of Your Dreams La niña de tus ojos Macarena Granada
Emilie Dequenne Rosetta Rosetta
Iben Hjejle Mifune's Last Song Mifune Liva

2000s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
2000
(13th)
Björk Dancer in the Dark Selma Ježková [13]
[14]
Bibiana Beglau The Legend of Rita Die Stille nach dem Schuß Rita Vogt
Lena Endre Faithless Trolösa Marianne
Sylvie Testud La Captive Ariane
Julie Walters Billy Elliot Sandra Wilkinson
2001
(14th)
Isabelle Huppert The Piano Teacher La pianiste Erika Kohut [15]
[16]
Ariane Ascaride The Town Is Quiet La ville est tranquille Michèle
Laura Morante The Son's Room La stanza del figlio Paola
Charlotte Rampling Under the Sand Sous le sable Marie Drillon
Stefania Sandrelli The Last Kiss L'ultimo bacio Anna
Audrey Tautou Amélie Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain Amélie Poulain
2002
(15th)
Catherine Deneuve
Isabelle Huppert
Emmanuelle Béart
Fanny Ardant
Virginie Ledoyen
Danielle Darrieux
Ludivine Sagnier
Firmine Richard
8 Women 8 femmes Gaby
Augustine
Louise
Pierrette
Suzon
Mamy
Catherine
Madame Chanel
[17]
[18]
Oksana Akinshina Lilja 4-Ever Lilya Michailova
Emmanuelle Devos Read My Lips Sur mes lèvres Carla Behm
Martina Gedeck Mostly Martha Bella Martha Martha Klein
Laura Morante A Journey Called Love Un viaggio chiamato amore Sibilla Aleramo
Samantha Morton Morvern Callar Morvern Callar
Kati Outinen The Man Without a Past Mies vailla menneisyyttä Irma
2003
(16th)
Charlotte Rampling Swimming Pool Sarah Morton [19]
[20]
Diana Dumbrava Maria Maria
Helen Mirren Calendar Girls Chris Harper
Anne Reid The Mother May
Katja Riemann Rosenstrasse Lena Fischer
Katrin Sass Good Bye, Lenin! Christiane Kerner
2004
(17th)
Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Vera Drake [21]
[22]
Sarah Adler Notre musique Judith Lerner
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi 5x2 Marion
Penélope Cruz Don't Move Non ti muovere Italia
Sibel Kekilli Head-On Gegen die Wand Sibel Güner
Asi Levi Stones Avanim Michale
2005
(18th)
Julia Jentsch Sophie Scholl - The Final Days Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage Sophia Magdalena 'Sophie' Scholl [23]
[24]
Juliette Binoche Caché Anne Laurent
Sandra Ceccarelli The Life I Want La vita che vorrei Laura / Eleonora
Natalie Press My Summer of Love Mona
Connie Nielsen Brothers Brødre Sarah
Judi Dench
Maggie Smith
Ladies in Lavender Ursula Widdington
Janet Widdington
Audrey Tautou A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles Mathilde Donnay
2006
(19th)
Penélope Cruz Volver Raimunda [25]
[26]
Nathalie Baye The Young Lieutenant Le petit lieutenant Caroline Vaudieu
Martina Gedeck The Lives Of Others Das Leben der Anderen Christa-Maria Sieland
Sandra Hüller Requiem Michaela Klingler
Mirjana Karanović Grbavica Esma Halilović
Sarah Polley The Secret Life of Words Hanna
2007
(20th)
Helen Mirren The Queen Queen Elizabeth II [27]
[28]
Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose La môme Édith Piaf
Marianne Faithfull Irina Palm Maggie
Carice van Houten Black Book Zwartboek Rachel Stein
Anamaria Marinca 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile Otilia Mihartescu
Kseniya Rappoport The Unknown Woman La sconosciuta Irena
2008
(21st)
Kristin Scott Thomas I've Loved You So Long Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Juliette Fontaine [29]
[30]
Hiam Abbass Lemon Tree Etz Limon Salma Zidane
Arta Dobroshi Lorna's Silence Le silence de Lorna Lorna
Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky Pauline "Poppy" Cross
Belén Rueda The Orphanage El orfanato Laura
Ursula Werner Cloud Nine Wolke Neun Inge
2009
(22nd)
Kate Winslet The Reader Hanna Schmitz [31]
[32]
Penélope Cruz Broken Embraces Los abrazos rotos Magdalena "Lena" Rivas
Charlotte Gainsbourg Antichrist She
Katie Jarvis Fish Tank Mia Williams
Yolande Moreau Séraphine Séraphine Louis
Noomi Rapace The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Män som hatar kvinnor Lisbeth Salander

2010s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
2010
(23rd)
Sylvie Testud Lourdes Christine [33]
[34]
Zrinka Cvitešić On the Path Na putu Luna
Sibel Kekilli When We Leave Die Fremde Umay
Lesley Manville Another Year Mary Smith
Lotte Verbeek Nothing Personal Annie
2011
(24th)
Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian [35]
[36]
Cécile de France The Kid with a Bike Le gamin au vélo Samantha
Kirsten Dunst Melancholia Justine
Charlotte Gainsbourg Claire
Nadezhda Markina Elena Елена Elena
2012
(25th)
Emmanuelle Riva Amour Anne Laurent [37]
[38]
Émilie Dequenne Our Children À perdre la raison Murielle
Nina Hoss Barbara Barbara Wolff
Margarethe Tiesel Paradise: Love Paradies: Liebe Teresa
Kate Winslet Carnage Nancy Cowan
2013
(26th)
Veerle Baetens The Broken Circle Breakdown Elise Vandevelde / Alabama [39]
[40]
Luminița Gheorghiu Child's Pose Poziția copilului Cornelia Keneres
Keira Knightley Anna Karenina Anna Arkadievna Karenina
Barbara Sukowa Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt
Naomi Watts The Impossible Lo Imposible María
2014
(27th)
Marion Cotillard Two Days, One Night Deux jours, une nuit Sandra Bya [41]
[42]
Marian Álvarez Wounded La herida Ana
Charlotte Gainsbourg Nymphomaniac Joe
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Human Capital Il capitale umano Carla Bernaschi
Agata Kulesza Ida Wanda Gruz
Agata Trzebuchowska Anna / Ida Lebenstein
2015
(28th)
Charlotte Rampling 45 Years Kate Mercer [43]
[44]
Margherita Buy Mia Madre Margherita
Laia Costa Victoria Victoria
Alicia Vikander Ex Machina Ava
Rachel Weisz Youth Lena Ballinger
2016
(29th)
Sandra Hüller Toni Erdmann Ines Conradi [45]
[46]
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Like Crazy La pazza gioia Beatrice Morandini Valdirana
Trine Dyrholm The Commune Kollektivet Anna
Isabelle Huppert Elle Michèle Leblanc
Emma Suárez
Adriana Ugarte
Julieta Julieta Arcos
Younger Julieta Arcos
2017
(30th)
Alexandra Borbély On Body and Soul Testről és lélekről Mária [47]
[48]
Juliette Binoche Let the Sunshine In Un beau soleil intérieur Isabelle
Paula Beer Frantz Anna
Isabelle Huppert Happy End Anne Laurent
Florence Pugh Lady Macbeth Katherine Lester
2018
(31st)
Joanna Kulig Cold War Zimna wojna Zuzanna "Zula" Lichoń [49]
[50]
Marie Bäumer 3 Days in Quiberon 3 Tage in Quiberon Romy Schneider
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir Woman at War Kona fer í stríð Halla
Bárbara Lennie Petra Petra
Eva Melander Border Gräns Tina
Alba Rohrwacher Happy as Lazzaro Lazzaro felice Antonia
2019
(32nd)
Olivia Colman The Favourite Queen Anne [51]
[52]
Trine Dyrholm Queen of Hearts Dronningen Anne
Adèle Haenel
Noémie Merlant
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu Héloïse
Marianne
Viktoria Miroshnichenko Beanpole Дылда (Dylda) Beanpole
Helena Zengel System Crasher Systemsprenger Bernadette

2020s

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
2020
(33rd)
Paula Beer Undine Undine Wibeau [53]
[54]
Natasha Berezhnaya DAU. Natasha ДАУ. Наташа Natasha
Andrea Bræin Hovig Hope Håp Anja
Nina Hoss My Little Sister Schwesterlein Lisa
Marta Nieto Mother Madre Elena
Ane Dahl Torp Charter Alice
2021
(34th)
Jasna Đuričić Quo Vadis, Aida? Aida Selmanagić [55]
[56]
Seidi Haarla Compartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 Laura
Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas
Renate Reinsve The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske Julie
Agathe Rousselle Titane Alexia / Adrien
2022
(35th)
Vicky Krieps Corsage Empress Elisabeth of Austria [57]
Penélope Cruz Parallel Mothers Madres Paralelas Janis Martínez
Zar Amir Ebrahimi Holy Spider Arezoo Rahimi
Meltem Kaptan Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush Rabiye Kurnaz
Léa Seydoux One Fine Morning Un Beau Matin Sandra
2023
(36th)
Sandra Hüller Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Sandra Voyter [58]
Eka Chavleishvili Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry Etero
Alma Pöysti Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Ansa
Mia McKenna-Bruce How to Have Sex Tara
Leonie Benesch The Teachers' Lounge Das Lehrerzimmer Carla Nowak
Sandra Hüller The Zone of Interest Hedwig Höss
2024
(37th)
Karla Sofía Gascón Emilia Pérez Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte [59]
Renate Reinsve Armand Elisabeth
Trine Dyrholm The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen Dagmar Overbye
Vic Carmen Sonne The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen Karoline
Tilda Swinton The Room Next Door La habitación de al lado Martha / Michelle

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

Wins Actress
2 Juliette Binoche
Sandra Hüller
Isabelle Huppert
Carmen Maura
Charlotte Rampling

Multiple nominations

Nominations Actress
5 Penélope Cruz
4 Juliette Binoche
Sandra Hüller
Isabelle Huppert
3 Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Trine Dyrholm
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Rampling
Tilda Swinton
2 Nathalie Baye
Paula Beer
Marion Cotillard
Émilie Dequenne
Martina Gedeck
Nina Hoss
Sibel Kekilli
Carmen Maura
Helen Mirren
Laura Morante
Renate Reinsve
Barbara Sukowa
Audrey Tautou
Sylvie Testud
Kate Winslet

Superlatives

Age superlatives

Record Actress Film Age (in years)
Oldest winner Emmanuelle Riva Amour 85
Oldest nominee
Youngest winner Clotilde Courau The Little Gangster 22
Youngest nominee Helena Zengel System Crasher 11

Multiple nominations from the same film

Year Actress Film
1998 Elodie Bouchez and Natacha Regnier The Dreamlife of Angels
2002 Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen, Firmine Richard and Ludivine Sagnier 8 Women
2005 Judi Dench and Maggie Smith Ladies in Lavender
2011 Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg Melancholia
2013 Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska Ida
2016 Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte Julieta
2019 Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2024 Trine Dyrholm and Vic Carmen Sonne The Girl with the Needle

See also

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