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]
| 1st European Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 December 1988 |
| Site | Theater des Westens, West Berlin |
| Hosted by | Desirée Nosbusch and Jan Niklas |
| Organized by | European Film Academy |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | A Short Film About Killing |
| Best Actor | Max von Sydow Pelle the Conqueror |
| Best Actress | Carmen Maura Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown |
| Most awards | Wings of Desire Pelle the Conqueror Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2) |
| Most nominations | Distant Voices, Still Lives (5) |
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.
Winners and nominees
editThe winners are in a yellow background and in bold.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Short Film About Killing | Krotki film o zabijaniu) | Krzysztof Kieslowski | Ryszard Chutkowski | |
| Goodbye Children | Au revoir les enfants | Louis Malle | ||
| The Animated Forest | El bosque animado | José Luis Cuerda | Eduardo Ducay | |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | Terence Davies | Jennifer Howarth | ||
| Wings of Desire | Der Himmel über Berlin | Wim Wenders | ||
| Pelle the Conqueror | Pelle erobreren | Bille August | Per Holst | |
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Wings of Desire | Der Himmel über Berlin | |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | ||
| Goodbye Children | Au revoir les enfants | |
| The Cannibals | Os canibais | |
| The Lovelorn Minstrel | Ashik Kerib / აშიკ-ქერიბი) | |
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | Pepa | |
| In the Shadow of the Raven | Í skugga hrafnsins | Isold | |
| Private Access | Codice privato | Anna | |
| Reefer and the Model | Teresa "the Model" | ||
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelle the Conqueror | Pelle erobreren | Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson | |
| Hanussen | Klaus Schneider / Erik Jan Hanussen | ||
| El bosque animado | Malvís / Bandid Fendetestas | ||
| Mit meinen heißen Tränen | Franz Schubert | ||
| Iacob | Iacob | ||
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vanishing | Spoorloos | Saskia Wagter | |
| Hip Hip Hurrah! | Hip hip hurra! / Hipp hipp hurra! | Lille | |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | Mother / Nell Davies | ||
| Bear Ye One Another's Burden | Einer trage des anderen Last | Oberschwester Walburga | |
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wings of Desire | Der Himmel über Berlin | Homer | |
| Pelle the Conqueror | Pelle Erobreren | Erik | |
| Reefer and the Model | Badger | ||
| Mit meinen heißen Tränen | Kajetan | ||
| Shadow of the Raven | Í skugga hrafnsins | Grim | |
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelle the Conqueror | Pelle Erobreren | Pelle Karlsson | |
| House for Two | Dům pro dva | Dan | |
| Mit meinen heißen Tränen | Schuberts Halbschwester Josefa | ||
| Cripples Go Christmas | Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen | Spasski | |
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|
| Goodbye Children | Au revoir les enfants | |
| The Cannibals | Os Canibais | |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | ||
| It's Happening Tomorrow | Domani accadrà | |
| Bear Ye One Another's Burden | Einer trage des anderen Last | |
| 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 | |
| Damnation | Kárhozat | Béla Tarr | József Marx, Tamas Liszkay | |
| Days of Darkness | Дни затмения | Aleksandr Sokurov | - | |
| It's Happening Tomorrow | Domani accadrà | Daniele Luchetti | Angelo Barbagallo, Nanni Moretti | |
| Pathfinder | Ofelaš | Nils Gaup | John M. Jacobsen | |
| Reefer and the Model | Joe Comerford | Lelia Doolan | ||
| Stormy Monday | Mike Figgis | Nigel Stafford-Clark | ||
| Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gogi Aleksi-Meschischiwili, 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
editSpecial Jury Award
edit Bernardo Bertolucci - for The Last Emperor
Yuri Khanon - The Days of Eclipse (Special Prize of the Jury for the music the film)
Award of Merit
editReferences
edit- ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Introduction". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Nominations". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "1988: 1st EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - Winners". European Film Academy. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "A Short Film About Killing". EasternEuropeNews. Retrieved 20 July 2021.