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'') * ''

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'' * '' Matj'' (''Mother'') * ''

Przesluchanie ''Interrogation'' ( pl, Przesłuchanie) is a 1982 Polish film about false imprisonment under the Stalinist pro-Soviet Polish regime in the early 1950s. The film was directed by Ryszard Bugajski and first released in 1989. The plot follows an o ...

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

Young European Film

* ''

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'' (''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-Ma ...

'' (''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 t ...

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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 alm ...

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Philip Zandén Philip Zandén (born 23 July 1954) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1981. He is the brother of actress Jessica Zandén. Partial filmography * '' Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry'' (1982) - Dir ...

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 also ...

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 ''

'' (''Interrogation'')

European Supporting Actor

Dmitrij Pevsov Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριο ...

for '' Matj'' (''Mother'') *

Gabino Diego Gabino Diego Solís is a Spanish actor, born on 18 September 1966 in Madrid. He was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid. His credits include: ¡Ay Carmela! and Belle Époque. Awards *Goya Awards **1999 - Nominated - Best Actor for '' ...

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 Melodifestival ...

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 Best ...

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

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

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

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

European Screenwriter

Vitali Kanevsky Vitali Kanevsky (born 4 September 1935) is a Soviet film director and screenwriter. His film '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Two years later, his film '' Samostoyatelnaya zhizn'' would win the ...

for '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' (''Lie Still, Die, Revive'') *

Ryszard Bugajski Ryszard Bugajski (27 April 1943 – 7 June 2019) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed 23 films and television shows since 1972. His 1982 film ''Interrogation'' starring Krystyna Janda and Adam Ferency, described as "the m ...

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Janusz Dymek Janusz () is a masculine Poland, Polish given name. It is also the shortened form of January_(given name), January and Januarius. People *Janusz Akermann (born 1957), Polish painter *Janusz Bardach, Polish gulag survivor and physician *Janusz Bie ...

for ''

'' (''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 in ...

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 '' Porte aperte'' (''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 Palm ...

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 French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...

'' (''New Wave'') * Jürgen Knieper for ''

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Jean-Claude Petit Jean-Claude Petit (born 14 November 1943) is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint. He did the st ...

for ''

European Production Designer

Ezio Frigerio Ezio Frigerio (16 July 1930 – 2 February 2022) was an Italian costume designer and art director. Career After finishing architecture studies, he approached theatre art by realising the costumes for ''Casa di Bambola'' and '' L'opera da 3 sold ...

and Franca Squarciapino for ''

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

Jan Roelfs Jan Roelfs (born 1957 in Amsterdam) is a production designer of Dutch descent. Roelfs was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Production Design, Best Art Direction twice for the 1992 film ''Orlando (film), Orla ...

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Jean-Paul Gaultier Jean Paul Gaultier (; born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture and Ready-to-wear, 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 inc ...

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'' ( ...

* Special Jury Award II — ''

'' * 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 * 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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