European Film Award for Best Young Actor or Actress
| 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 presented at the 1988 European Film Awards to honor an outstanding leading performance by a young actor or actress. The award has only been presented twice. In 1990, it was rebranded and awarded as the European Discovery of the Year.
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title | Character | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Young Actors and Actresses | ||||||
 Pelle Hvenegaard |
Pelle the Conqueror | Pelle Erobreren | Pelle Karlsson | ||||
 Ondřej Vetchý |
House for Two | Dům pro dva | Dan | [1] | |||
 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 | [2] | |||||
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
External links
[edit]
- ^ "Awards 1988". European Film Academy. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ "Awards 1990". European Film Academy. Retrieved 2025-04-13.