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1st European Film Awards
1988 film award ceremony in West-Germany
1988 film award ceremony in West-Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 1 |
| award | European Film Awards |
| award_link | European Film Awards |
| date | 26 November 1988 |
| site | Theater des Westens, West Berlin |
| host | Desirée Nosbusch and Jan Niklas |
| organizer | European Film Academy |
| best_picture | *A Short Film About Killing* |
| best_actor | Max von Sydow |
| best_actor_film | *Pelle the Conqueror* |
| best_actress | Carmen Maura |
| best_actress_film | *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* |
| most_wins | *Wings of Desire* |
| *Pelle the Conqueror* | |
| *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (2) | |
| most_nominations | *Distant Voices, Still Lives* (5) |
| next | [1989](2nd-european-film-awards) |
| website |
Pelle the Conqueror Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2) The 1st Annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy, recognized excellence in European cinema. The ceremony took place on 26 November 1988 at the Theater des Westens in West Berlin and was hosted by Luxembourgish presenter Desirée Nosbusch and German actor Jan Niklas.
British film Distant Voices, Still Lives led the nominations with five but the films Wings of Desire, Pelle the Conqueror and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown got the most wins with two each. Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Killing received the award for Best European Film.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman presented by German actress Nastasja Kinski and to Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni presented by Italian actress Giulietta Masina. English filmmaker Sir Richard Attenborough received the Award of Merit, which was presented by Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida while two Special Awards were presented, one to Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci for The Last Emperor and one to Russian composer Yuri Khanon for the music of The Days of Eclipse.
Winners and nominees
The winners are in a yellow background and in bold.
[[European Film Award for Best Film|Best European Film]]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ***A Short Film About Killing*** | ***Krótki film o zabijaniu*** | **Krzysztof Kieslowski** | **Ryszard Chutkowski** | Polish People's Republic |
| *Goodbye Children* | *Au revoir les enfants* | Louis Malle | FRA | |
| *The Animated Forest* | *El bosque animado* | José Luis Cuerda | Eduardo Ducay | ESP |
| *Distant Voices, Still Lives* | Terence Davies | Jennifer Howarth | GBR | |
| *Wings of Desire* | *Der Himmel über Berlin* | Wim Wenders | FRG | |
| *Pelle the Conqueror* | *Pelle erobreren* | Bille August | Per Holst | DEN |
[[European Film Award for Best Director|Best European Director]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| **FRG Wim Wenders** | ***Wings of Desire*** | ***Der Himmel über Berlin*** |
| GBR Terence Davies | *Distant Voices, Still Lives* | |
| FRA Louis Malle | *Goodbye Children* | *Au revoir les enfants* |
| POR Manoel de Oliveira | *The Cannibals* | *Os canibais* |
| USSR Sergei Parajanov | *The Lovelorn Minstrel* | *Ashik Kerib / აშიკ-ქერიბი* |
[[European Film Award for Best Actress|Best European Actress]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| **ESP Carmen Maura** | ***Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*** | ***Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios*** | **Pepa** |
| Iceland Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir | *In the Shadow of the Raven* | *Í skugga hrafnsins* | Isold |
| Italy Ornella Muti | *Private Access* | *Codice privato* | Anna |
| Ireland Carol Scanlan | *Reefer and the Model* | Teresa "the Model" |
[[European Film Award for Best Actor|Best European Actor]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| **SWE / France Max von Sydow** | ***Pelle the Conqueror*** | ***Pelle erobreren*** | **Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson** |
| AUT / Germany Klaus Maria Brandauer | *Hanussen* | Klaus Schneider / Erik Jan Hanussen | |
| ESP Alfredo Landa | *El bosque animado* | Malvís / Bandid Fendetestas | |
| GER Udo Samel | *Mit meinen heißen Tränen* | Franz Schubert | |
| ROU Dorel Vișan | *Iacob* | Iacob |
[[European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best European Supporting Actress]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Netherlands Johanna ter Steege** | ***The Vanishing*** | **Spoorloos** | **Saskia Wagter** |
| Denmark Lene Brøndum | *Hip Hip Hurrah!* | *Hip hip hurra! / Hipp hipp hurra!* | Lille |
| United Kingdom Freda Dowie | *Distant Voices, Still Lives* | Mother / Nell Davies | |
| East Germany Karin Gregorek | *Bear Ye One Another's Burden* | *Einer trage des anderen Last* | Oberschwester Walburga |
[[European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best European Supporting Actor]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| **West Germany Curt Bois** | ***Wings of Desire*** | ***Der Himmel über Berlin*** | **Homer** |
| Sweden Björn Granath | *Pelle the Conqueror* | *Pelle erobreren* | Erik |
| Ireland Ray McBride | *Reefer and the Model* | Badger | |
| Poland Wojciech Pszoniak | *Mit meinen heißen Tränen* | Kajetan | |
| Iceland Helgi Skúlason | *Shadow of the Raven* | *Í skugga hrafnsins* | Grim |
[[European Film Award for Best Young Actor or Actress|Best European Young Actor or Actress]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Denmark Pelle Hvenegaard** | ***Pelle the Conqueror*** | ***Pelle erobreren*** | **Pelle Karlsson** |
| Czechoslovakia Ondřej Vetchý | *House for Two* | *Dům pro dva* | Dan |
| West Germany Michaela Widhalm | *Mit meinen heißen Tränen* | Schuberts Halbschwester Josefa | |
| West Germany Stefan Wood | *Cripples Go Christmas* | *Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen* | Spasski |
[[European Film Award for Best Screenwriter|Best European Script]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| **France Louis Malle** | ***Goodbye Children*** | ***Au revoir les enfants*** |
| Portugal Manoel de Oliveira | *The Cannibals* | *Os Canibais* |
| UK Terence Davies | *Distant Voices, Still Lives* | |
| Italy Angelo Pasquini | *It's Happening Tomorrow* | *Domani accadrà* |
| East Germany Wolfgang Held | *Bear Ye One Another's Burden* | *Einer trage des anderen Last* |
[[European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year|Best Young Film]]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ***Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*** | ***Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios*** | **Pedro Almodóvar** | **Augustin Almodovár** | SPA |
| *Damnation* | *Kárhozat* | Béla Tarr | József Marx, Tamas Liszkay | HUN |
| *Days of Darkness* | *Дни затмения* | Aleksandr Sokurov | - | SOV |
| *It's Happening Tomorrow* | *Domani accadrà* | Daniele Luchetti | Angelo Barbagallo, Nanni Moretti | ITA |
| *Pathfinder* | *Ofelaš* / *Veiviseren* | Nils Gaup | John M. Jacobsen | Norway |
| *Reefer and the Model* | Joe Comerford | Lelia Doolan | Ireland | |
| *Stormy Monday* | Mike Figgis | Nigel Stafford-Clark | United Kingdom, United States |
[[European Film Academy Award of Excellence|Special Aspect Award]]
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Georgi Aleksi-Meskhishvili, Niko Sanukeli, Schota Gogolaschwili** | ***The Lovelorn Minstrel*** | ***Ashik Kerib / აშიკ-ქერიბი*** | **Production Design** |
| Henri Alekan | *Wings of Desire* | *Der Himmel über Berlin* | Cinematography |
| Mário Barroso | *The Cannibals* | *Os Canibais* | |
| Terence Davies | *Distant Voices, Still Lives* | Original Score | |
| Félix Murcia | *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* | *Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios* | Production Design |
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Sweden Ingmar Bergman
- Italy Marcello Mastroianni
Special Jury Award
- Italy Bernardo Bertolucci for The Last Emperor (L'ultimo imperatore)
- USSR Yuri Khanon for The Days of Eclipse (Дни затмения) (Special Prize of the Jury for the music the film)
Award of Merit
- UK Sir Richard Attenborough
References
References
- "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Introduction".
- "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Nominations".
- "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Winners".
- "A Short Film About Killing".
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