1st European Film Awards

1st European Film Awards
Date1 December 1988
SiteTheater des Westens, West Berlin
Hosted byDesirée Nosbusch and Jan Niklas
Organized byEuropean Film Academy
Official websitewww.europeanfilmawards.eu
Highlights
Best PictureA Short Film About Killing
Best ActorMax von Sydow
Pelle the Conqueror
Best ActressCarmen Maura
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Most awardsWings of Desire
Pelle the Conqueror
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2)
Most nominationsDistant Voices, Still Lives (5)

The 1st Annual European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy, recognized excellence in European cinema. The ceremony took place on 1 December 1988 at the Theater des Westens in West Berlin and was hosted by Luxembourgish presenter Desirée Nosbusch and German actor Jan Niklas.[1]

British film Distant Voices, Still Lives led the nominations with five[2] 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.[3] Krzysztof Kieślowski's A Short Film About Killing received the award for Best European Film.[4]

The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to two iconic European directors, to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman presented by German actress Nastasja Kinski and to Italian director Marcello Mastroianni presented by Italian actress Giulietta Masina. English actor 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.

  1. ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Introduction". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Nominations". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Winners". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "A Short Film About Killing". EasternEuropeNews. Retrieved 20 July 2021.