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 The Theater des Westens (Theatre of the West) is one of the most famous theatres for musicals and operettas in Berlin, Germany, located at 10–12 in Charlottenburg. It was founded in 1895 for plays. The present house was opened in 1896 and dedi ...

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and was hosted by Luxembourgish presenter Desirée Nosbusch and German actor

Jan Niklas Jan Niklas (born 15 October 1947) is a German film and television actor. He is best known for appearing in TV films such as ''Peter The Great'', '' Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna'' and '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story''. He won a Golden Globe Awar ...

. British film ''

Distant Voices, Still Lives ''Distant Voices, Still Lives'' is a 1988 British period drama film written and directed by Terence Davies. It evokes working-class family life in Liverpool during the 1940s and early 1950s, paying particular attention to the role of popular mus ...

'' led the nominations with five but the films ''

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'', '' 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 ''A Short Film About Killing'' ( pl, Krótki film o zabijaniu) is a 1988 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, and Jan Tesarz. Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the fil ...

'' received the award for Best European Film. The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to two iconic European directors, to Swedish director

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

presented by German actress

Nastasja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; , ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with '' Stay as You Are'' (1978). She then came to g ...

and to Italian director

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

presented by Italian actress

Giulietta Masina Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in ''La Strada'' (1954) and Cabiria in ''Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film F ...

. 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 Yuri Khanon is a pen name of ''Yuri Feliksovich Soloviev-Savoyarov'' (russian: Юрий Феликсович Соловьёв-Савояров),

for the music of '' Days of Eclipse, The Days of Eclipse''.

Winners and nominees

The winners are in a yellow background and in bold.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Special Jury Award

Bernardo Bertolucci - for '' The Last Emperor''

Yuri Khanon Yuri Khanon is a pen name of ''Yuri Feliksovich Soloviev-Savoyarov'' (russian: Юрий Феликсович Соловьёв-Савояров),

- '' Days of Eclipse, The Days of Eclipse'' (Special Prize of the Jury for the music the film)

Award of Merit

Sir Richard Attenborough

References

External links

Official site
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Winners and nominees

Best European Film

Best European Director

Best European Actress

Best European Actor

Best European Supporting Actress

Best European Supporting Actor

Best European Young Actor or Actress

Best European Script

Best Young Film

Special Aspect Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Special Jury Award

Award of Merit

References

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