The 3rd Annual European Film Awards were given out in 1990.

Winners and nominees

Bold indicates winner in the category.

European Film

* ''

Porte aperte ''Open Doors'' ( it, Porte aperte) is a 1990 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio. Set in Palermo in the 1930s, a judge who is morally against the death penalty is confronted with the case of a man who has murdered his wife and two colleagues in ...

'' (''Open Doors'') * ''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...

'' * '' Matj'' (''Mother'') * '' Przesluchanie'' (''Interrogation'') * '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'') * '' Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö'' (''The Match Factory Girl'') * '' ¡Ay, Carmela!''

Young European Film

* ''

Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...

'' * '' La blanca paloma'' (''The White Dove'') * '' Turnè'' (''On Tour'') * ''

Un monde sans pitié ''Love Without Pity'' (French title: ''Un monde sans pitié'') is a 1989 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Éric Rochant. Cast * Hippolyte Girardot as Hippo * Mireille Perrier as Nathalie * Yvan Attal as Halpern * Jean-M ...

'' (''Love Without Pity'') * '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' (''Lie Still, Die, Revive'')

European Actor

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...

for ''

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Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 al ...

for ''

'' * Philip Zandén for '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'')

European Actress

Carmen Maura María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, she has starred in films such as ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', ''¡Ay Carmela!'', '' Common Wealth'', and ...

for '' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' *

Anne Brochet Anne Brochet (born 22 November 1966) is a French actress. Career Brochet has appeared in films such as ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', '' Le temps des porte-plumes'', '' 30 ans'', '' Une journée de merde!'' and '' Tous les matins du monde''. She has als ...

for ''

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Krystyna Janda Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including '' Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 197 ...

for '' Przesluchanie'' (''Interrogation'')

European Supporting Actor

* Dmitrij Pevsov for '' Matj'' (''Mother'') * Gabino Diego for '' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' *

Björn Kjellman John Björn Sture Kjellman (born 4 June 1963), is a Swedish actor and singer. Kjellman was born in Östra Grevie, Scania. He played roles in Swedish movies like '' Klassfesten'' and '' Livet är en schlager'', in which he plays a Melodifestiv ...

for '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'')

European Supporting Actress

Malin Ek Malin Ek (born 18 April 1945) is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2010. She is the daughter of actor Anders Ek (the 1971 O'Neill Award laureate) and choreographer Birgit Cullberg. She won the award for Bes ...

for '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'') * Lena Nylen for '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'') *

Gunilla Röör Gunilla Kristina Röör (born 16 August 1959) is a Swedish people, Swedish actor, actress. She is daughter to Inger Berggren. As of 2011, she worked at Stockholm City Theatre. She is married to Per Sandberg (actor), Per Sandberg; the couple has o ...

for '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'')

European Screenwriter

* Vitali Kanevsky for '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' (''Lie Still, Die, Revive'') * Ryszard Bugajski and Janusz Dymek for '' Przesluchanie'' (''Interrogation'') * Etienne Glaser, Madeleine Gustafsson and

Suzanne Osten Carlota Suzanne Osten (born 20 June 1944) is a Swedish film director stage director and screenwriter. She won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film '' The Mozart Brothers''. Biography Suzanne Osten was born i ...

for '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'')

European Cinematographer

Tonino Nardi Tonino Nardi (25 September 1939 – 24 October 1993) was an Italian film cinematographer. Life and career Born in Pisa Nardi debuted as a cinematographer in 1973, for the Gianni Amelio's debut film ''La città del sole'', and since then he was ...

for ''

'' (''Open Doors'') *

Pierre Lhomme Pierre Lhomme (5 April 1930 – 4 July 2019) was a French cinematographer and filmmaker. Filmography *2002 : ''Le Divorce'' by James Ivory *1999 : '' Cotton Mary'' by Ismail Merchant *1998 : '' Voleur de vie'' by Yves Angelo *1997 : '' Les Pal ...

for ''

'' * Göran Nilsson for '' Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'')

European Film Composer

No award was given in this category. *

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...

for '' Nouvelle Vague'' (''New Wave'') *

Jürgen Knieper Jürgen Knieper (born 14 March 1941) is a German film score composer. Born in Karlsruhe, he was educated at Berlin's State High School of Music. Career He began working for director Wim Wenders with his 1972 film ''The Goalkeeper's Fear of the ...

for '' December Bride'' * Jean-Claude Petit for ''

European Production Designer

* Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino for ''

'' * Yuri Pashigoryev for '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' (''Lie Still, Die, Revive'') * Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs and

Jean-Paul Gaultier Jean Paul Gaultier (; born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He is described as an " enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corset ...

for '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover''

Special awards

* Special Jury Award I —

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' (19 ...

* Special Jury Award II — '' December Bride'' * European Discovery of the Year —

Ennio Fantastichini Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Gallese, province of Viterbo, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. His breakout role ...

* European Documentary Film of the Year — '' Šķērsiela'' (''The Crossroad'') * Special Mention —

Step Across the Border ''Step Across the Border'' is a 1990 avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith. It was written and directed by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel and released in Germany and Switzerland. The film w ...

* European Cinema Society Lifetime Achievement Award —

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

* European Cinema Society Special Award — Association of Filmmakers of the USSR

References

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