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
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/MJK_330427_Juliette_Binoche_%28Berlinale_2019%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-MJK_330427_Juliette_Binoche_%28Berlinale_2019%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Emily_Watson_%2825831419375%29_cropped_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Emily_Watson_%2825831419375%29_cropped_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Cecilia_Roth_2014_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Cecilia_Roth_2014_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Bj%C3%B6rk_by_Foxtongue_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Bj%C3%B6rk_by_Foxtongue_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![Photo of Isabelle Huppert at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Isabelle_Huppert_Cannes_2018.jpg/120px-Isabelle_Huppert_Cannes_2018.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Charlotte_Rampling_2016.jpg/120px-Charlotte_Rampling_2016.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Julia_Jentsch_Viennale_2012_b_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Julia_Jentsch_Viennale_2012_b_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![Photo of Penélope Cruz in 2018.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Pen%C3%A9lope_Cruz_2003.jpg/120px-Pen%C3%A9lope_Cruz_2003.jpg)
![Photo of Helen Mirren at the 2014 British Independent Film Awards](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Helen_Mirren_2014.jpg/120px-Helen_Mirren_2014.jpg)
![Kristin Scott Thomas Cabourg 2013.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kristin_Scott_Thomas_Cabourg_2013.jpg/120px-Kristin_Scott_Thomas_Cabourg_2013.jpg)
![Photo of Kate Winslet at the 2011 Venice Film Festival](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/KateWinsletByAndreaRaffin2011.jpg/120px-KateWinsletByAndreaRaffin2011.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Sylvie_Testud_Cannes_2018.jpg/120px-Sylvie_Testud_Cannes_2018.jpg)
![Photo of Tilda Swinton in 2013.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Tilda_Swinton_Deauville_2013.jpg/120px-Tilda_Swinton_Deauville_2013.jpg)
![Photo of Emmanuelle Riva at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Emmanuelle_Riva_Cannes_2012.jpg/120px-Emmanuelle_Riva_Cannes_2012.jpg)
![Photo of Marion Cotillard at the 2017 Cabourg Film Festival.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Marion_Cotillard_at_2019_Cannes.jpg/120px-Marion_Cotillard_at_2019_Cannes.jpg)
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Joanna_Kulig_2.jpg/120px-Joanna_Kulig_2.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Olivia_Colman_%282014%29.jpg/119px-Olivia_Colman_%282014%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Paula_Beer_2017.jpg/119px-Paula_Beer_2017.jpg)
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1980s
Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title | Character | Ref |
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1988 (1st) |
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | Pepa Marcos | [1] |
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In the Shadow of the Raven | Í skugga hrafnsins | Isold | ||
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Private Access | Codice privato | Anna | ||
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Reefer and the Model | Teresa 'the Model' | |||
1989 (2nd) |
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High Hopes | Shirley | [2] | |
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Life and Nothing But | La vie et rien d'autre | Irène de Courtil | ||
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Kuduz | Badema Kuduz | |||
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Treffen in Travers | Therese Forster | |||
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Little Vera | Ма́ленькая Ве́ра (Malenkaya Vera) | Vera |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins
Wins | Actress |
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Multiple nominations
Superlatives
Age superlatives
Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) |
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Oldest winner | ![]() |
Amour | 85 |
Oldest nominee | |||
Youngest winner | ![]() |
The Little Gangster | 22 |
Youngest nominee | ![]() |
System Crasher | 11 |
Multiple nominations from the same film
Year | Actress | Film |
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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
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
- César Award for Best Actress
- David di Donatello for Best Actress
- Goya Award for Best Actress
- Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
- Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
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