European Film Award for Best Young Actor or Actress
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| European Film Award for Young Actor or Actress | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor or Actress |
| Presented by | European Film Academy |
| Website | europeanfilmacademy |
The European Film Award for Best Young Actor or Actress was an award presented at the 1988 European Film Awards to recognize an actor or an actress who has performed an outstanding leading role in the film industry. So far, an award has been presented only twice. In 1990 it was awarded as the European Discovery of the Year.
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title | Character | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Young Actors and Actresses | |||||
 Pelle Hvenegaard |
Pelle the Conqueror | Pelle Erobreren | Pelle Karlsson | |||
 Ondřej Vetchý |
House for Two | Dům pro dva | Dan | |||
 Michaela Widhalm |
Notturno | Mit meinen heißen Tränen | Schuberts Halbschwester Josefa | |||
| Stefan Wood |
Cripples Go Christmas | Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen | Spasski | |||
| Enrico Böttcher |
Ringo | |||||
| Arnold Frühwald |
Aga | |||||
| Enrico Böttcher |
Ringo | |||||
| 1989 (2nd) |
no award given | |||||
| 1990 | European Discovery of the Year | |||||
 Ennio Fantastichini |
Open Doors | Porte aperte | Tommasco Scalia | |||
| after 1990 | award discontinued | |||||
See also
[edit]- BAFTA Rising Star Award
- César Award for Best Female Revelation, César Award for Best Male Revelation
- Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation, Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation
- Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor, Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress
- Goya Award for Best New Actress, Goya Award for Best New Actor
- David di Donatello for Best New Actress, David di Donatello for Best New Actor
