European Film Award for Best Actress

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.

European Film Award for Best Actress
The 2023 recipient: Sandra Hüller
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Presented byEuropean Film Academy
First awardedCarmen Maura
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Currently held bySandra Hüller
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Websiteeuropeanfilmacademy.org

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 MauraWomen on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownMujeres al borde de un ataque de nerviosPepa Marcos[1]
Tinna GunnlaugsdóttirIn the Shadow of the RavenÍ skugga hrafnsinsIsold
Ornella MutiPrivate AccessCodice privatoAnna
Carol ScanlanReefer and the ModelTeresa 'the Model'
1989
(2nd)		 Ruth SheenHigh HopesShirley[2]
Sabine AzémaLife and Nothing ButLa vie et rien d'autreIrène de Courtil
Snežana BogdanovićKuduzBadema Kuduz
Corinna HarfouchTreffen in TraversTherese Forster
Natalya NegodaLittle VeraМа́ленькая Ве́ра (Malenkaya Vera)Vera

1990s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
1990
(3rd)		 Carmen Maura¡Ay Carmela!Carmela[3]
Anne BrochetCyrano de BergeracRoxane
Krystyna JandaInterrogationPrzesłuchanieAntonina 'Tonia' Dziwisz
1991
(4th)		 Clotilde CourauThe Little GangsterLe petit criminelNathalie[4]
Julie DelpyVoyagerHomo FaberSabeth
Sigríður HagalínChildren of NatureBörn náttúrunnarStella
1992
(5th)		 Juliette BinocheThe Lovers on the BridgeLes amants du Pont-NeufMichèle[5]
Johanna ter SteegeDear Emma, Sweet BöbeÉdes Emma, drága BöbeEmma
Barbara SukowaEuropaKatharina Hartmann
1993
(6th)		 Maia MorgensternThe OakBalantaNela[6]
Carla GravinaThe Long SilenceIl lungo silenzioCarla Aldrovandi
Tilda SwintonOrlandoOrlando
1994
(7th)		No award given [7]
1995
(8th)		No award given [8]
1996
(9th)		 Emily WatsonBreaking the WavesBess McNeill[9]
1997
(10th)		 Juliette BinocheThe English PatientHana[10]
Katrin CartlidgeCareer GirlsHannah Mills
Brigitte RoüanPost CoitumPost coïtum animal tristeDiane Clovier
Emma ThompsonThe Winter GuestFrances
1998
(11th)		 Elodie Bouchez
Natacha Régnier		The Dreamlife of AngelsLa vie rêvée des angesIsabelle 'Isa' Tostin
Marie Thomas		[11]
Dinara DrukarovaOf Freaks and MenПро уродов и людей (Pro urodov i lyudey)Liza
Annet MalherbeLittle TonyKleine TeunKeet
1999
(12th)		 Cecilia RothAll About My MotherTodo sobre mi madreManuela Echevarria[12]
Nathalie BayeA Pornographic AffairUne liaison pornographiqueHer
Penélope CruzThe Girl of Your DreamsLa niña de tus ojosMacarena Granada
Emilie DequenneRosettaRosetta
Iben HjejleMifune's Last SongMifuneLiva

2000s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
2000
(13th)		 BjörkDancer in the DarkSelma Ježková[13]
[14]
Bibiana BeglauThe Legend of RitaDie Stille nach dem SchußRita Vogt
Lena EndreFaithlessTrolösaMarianne
Sylvie TestudLa CaptiveAriane
Julie WaltersBilly ElliotSandra Wilkinson
2001
(14th)		 Isabelle HuppertThe Piano TeacherLa pianisteErika Kohut[15]
[16]
Ariane AscarideThe Town Is QuietLa ville est tranquilleMichèle
Laura MoranteThe Son's RoomLa stanza del figlioPaola
Charlotte RamplingUnder the SandSous le sableMarie Drillon
Stefania SandrelliThe Last KissL'ultimo bacioAnna
Audrey TautouAmélieLe fabuleux destin d'Amélie PoulainAmélie Poulain
2002
(15th)		 Catherine Deneuve
Isabelle Huppert
Emmanuelle Béart
Fanny Ardant
Virginie Ledoyen
Danielle Darrieux
Ludivine Sagnier
Firmine Richard		8 Women8 femmesGaby
Augustine
Louise
Pierrette
Suzon
Mamy
Catherine
Madame Chanel		[17]
[18]
Oksana AkinshinaLilja 4-EverLilya Michailova
Emmanuelle DevosRead My LipsSur mes lèvresCarla Behm
Martina GedeckMostly MarthaBella MarthaMartha Klein
Laura MoranteA Journey Called LoveUn viaggio chiamato amoreSibilla Aleramo
Samantha MortonMorvern CallarMorvern Callar
Kati OutinenThe Man Without a PastMies vailla menneisyyttäIrma
2003
(16th)		 Charlotte RamplingSwimming PoolSarah Morton[19]
[20]
Diana DumbravaMariaMaria
Helen MirrenCalendar GirlsChris Harper
Anne ReidThe MotherMay
Katja RiemannRosenstrasseLena Fischer
Katrin SassGood Bye, Lenin!Christiane Kerner
2004
(17th)		 Imelda StauntonVera DrakeVera Drake[21]
[22]
/ Sarah AdlerNotre musiqueJudith Lerner
/ Valeria Bruni Tedeschi5x2Marion
Penélope CruzDon't MoveNon ti muovereItalia
Sibel KekilliHead-OnGegen die WandSibel Güner
Asi LeviStonesAvanimMichale
2005
(18th)		 Julia JentschSophie Scholl - The Final DaysSophie Scholl – Die letzten TageSophia Magdalena 'Sophie' Scholl[23]
[24]
Juliette BinocheCachéAnne Laurent
Sandra CeccarelliThe Life I WantLa vita che vorreiLaura / Eleonora
Natalie PressMy Summer of LoveMona
Connie NielsenBrothersBrødreSarah
Judi Dench
Maggie Smith		Ladies in LavenderUrsula Widdington
Janet Widdington
Audrey TautouA Very Long EngagementUn long dimanche de fiançaillesMathilde Donnay
2006
(19th)		 Penélope CruzVolverRaimunda[25]
[26]
Nathalie BayeThe Young LieutenantLe petit lieutenantCaroline Vaudieu
Martina GedeckThe Lives Of OthersDas Leben der AnderenChrista-Maria Sieland
Sandra HüllerRequiemMichaela Klingler
Mirjana KaranovićGrbavicaEsma Halilović
Sarah PolleyThe Secret Life of WordsHanna
2007
(20th)		 Helen MirrenThe QueenQueen Elizabeth II[27]
[28]
Marion CotillardLa Vie en RoseLa mômeÉdith Piaf
Marianne FaithfullIrina PalmMaggie
Carice van HoutenBlack BookZwartboekRachel Stein
Anamaria Marinca4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zileOtilia Mihartescu
Kseniya RappoportThe Unknown WomanLa sconosciutaIrena
2008
(21st)		 / Kristin Scott ThomasI've Loved You So LongIl y a longtemps que je t'aimeJuliette Fontaine[29]
[30]
/ Hiam AbbassLemon TreeEtz LimonSalma Zidane
/ Arta DobroshiLorna's SilenceLe silence de LornaLorna
Sally HawkinsHappy-Go-LuckyPauline "Poppy" Cross
Belén RuedaThe OrphanageEl orfanatoLaura
Ursula WernerCloud NineWolke NeunInge
2009
(22nd)		 Kate WinsletThe ReaderHanna Schmitz[31]
[32]
Penélope CruzBroken EmbracesLos abrazos rotosMagdalena "Lena" Rivas
/ Charlotte GainsbourgAntichristShe
Katie JarvisFish TankMia Williams
Yolande MoreauSéraphineSéraphine Louis
Noomi RapaceThe Girl with the Dragon TattooMän som hatar kvinnorLisbeth Salander

2010s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
2010
(23rd)		 Sylvie TestudLourdesChristine[33]
[34]
Zrinka CvitešićOn the PathNa putuLuna
Sibel KekilliWhen We LeaveDie FremdeUmay
Lesley ManvilleAnother YearMary Smith
Lotte VerbeekNothing PersonalAnnie
2011
(24th)		 Tilda SwintonWe Need to Talk About KevinEva Khatchadourian[35]
[36]
Cécile de FranceThe Kid with a BikeLe gamin au véloSamantha
/ Kirsten DunstMelancholiaJustine
/ Charlotte GainsbourgClaire
Nadezhda MarkinaElenaЕленаElena
2012
(25th)		 Emmanuelle RivaAmourAnne Laurent[37]
[38]
Émilie DequenneOur ChildrenÀ perdre la raisonMurielle
Nina HossBarbaraBarbara Wolff
Margarethe TieselParadise: LoveParadies: LiebeTeresa
Kate WinsletCarnageNancy Cowan
2013
(26th)		 Veerle BaetensThe Broken Circle BreakdownElise Vandevelde / Alabama[39]
[40]
Luminița GheorghiuChild's PosePoziția copiluluiCornelia Keneres
Keira KnightleyAnna KareninaAnna Arkadievna Karenina
Barbara SukowaHannah ArendtHannah Arendt
/ Naomi WattsThe ImpossibleLo ImposibleMaría
2014
(27th)		 Marion CotillardTwo Days, One NightDeux jours, une nuitSandra Bya[41]
[42]
Marian ÁlvarezWoundedLa heridaAna
/ Charlotte GainsbourgNymphomaniacJoe
/ Valeria Bruni TedeschiHuman CapitalIl capitale umanoCarla Bernaschi
Agata Kulesza Ida Wanda Gruz
Agata TrzebuchowskaAnna / Ida Lebenstein
2015
(28th)		 Charlotte Rampling45 YearsKate Mercer[43]
[44]
Margherita BuyMia MadreMargherita
Laia CostaVictoriaVictoria
Alicia VikanderEx MachinaAva
/ Rachel WeiszYouthLena Ballinger
2016
(29th)		 Sandra HüllerToni ErdmannInes Conradi[45]
[46]
Valeria Bruni TedeschiLike CrazyLa pazza gioiaBeatrice Morandini Valdirana
Trine DyrholmThe CommuneKollektivetAnna
Isabelle HuppertElleMichèle Leblanc
Emma Suárez
Adriana Ugarte		JulietaJulieta Arcos
Younger Julieta Arcos
2017
(30th)		 Alexandra BorbélyOn Body and SoulTestről és lélekrőlMária[47]
[48]
Juliette BinocheLet the Sunshine InUn beau soleil intérieurIsabelle
Paula BeerFrantzAnna
Isabelle HuppertHappy EndAnne Laurent
Florence PughLady MacbethKatherine Lester
2018
(31st)		 Joanna KuligCold WarZimna wojnaZuzanna "Zula" Lichoń[49]
[50]
Marie Bäumer3 Days in Quiberon3 Tage in QuiberonRomy Schneider
Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirWoman at WarKona fer í stríðHalla
Bárbara LenniePetraPetra
Eva MelanderBorderGränsTina
Alba RohrwacherHappy as LazzaroLazzaro feliceAntonia
2019
(32nd)		 Olivia ColmanThe FavouriteQueen Anne[51]
[52]
Trine DyrholmQueen of HeartsDronningenAnne
Adèle Haenel
Noémie Merlant		Portrait of a Lady on FirePortrait de la jeune fille en feuHéloïse
Marianne
Viktoria MiroshnichenkoBeanpoleДылда (Dylda)Beanpole
Helena ZengelSystem CrasherSystemsprengerBernadette

2020s
Year Winner and nominees English title Original title Character Ref
2020
(33rd)		 Paula BeerUndineUndine Wibeau[53]
[54]
Natasha BerezhnayaDAU. NatashaДАУ. НаташаNatasha
Andrea Bræin HovigHopeHåpAnja
Nina HossMy Little SisterSchwesterleinLisa
Marta NietoMotherMadreElena
Ane Dahl TorpCharterAlice
2021
(34th)		 Jasna ĐuričićQuo Vadis, Aida?Aida Selmanagić[55]
[56]
Seidi HaarlaCompartment No. 6Hytti nro 6Laura
Carey MulliganPromising Young WomanCassandra "Cassie" Thomas
Renate ReinsveThe Worst Person in the WorldVerdens verste menneskeJulie
Agathe RousselleTitaneAlexia / Adrien
2022
(35th)		 / Vicky KriepsCorsageEmpress Elisabeth of Austria[57]
Penélope CruzParallel MothersMadres ParalelasJanis Martínez
/ Zar Amir EbrahimiHoly SpiderArezoo Rahimi
/ Meltem KaptanRabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. BushRabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. BushRabiye Kurnaz
Léa SeydouxOne Fine MorningUn Beau MatinSandra
2023
(36th)		 Sandra Hüller Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Sandra Voyter
Eka ChavleishviliBlackbird Blackbird BlackberryEtero
Alma PöystiFallen LeavesKuolleet lehdetAnsa
Mia McKenna-BruceHow to Have SexTara
Leonie BeneschThe Teachers' LoungeDas LehrerzimmerCarla Nowak
Sandra HüllerThe Zone of InterestHedwig Höss

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
/ Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Rampling
2 Nathalie Baye
Paula Beer
Marion Cotillard
Émilie Dequenne
Trine Dyrholm
Martina Gedeck
Nina Hoss
Sibel Kekilli
Carmen Maura
Helen Mirren
Laura Morante
Barbara Sukowa
Tilda Swinton
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

See also

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