The European Film Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film industry. The awards are presented by the European Film Academy (EFA) and was first presented in 1988 to Swedish actor Max von Sydow for his role as Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson in Pelle the Conqueror. Daniel Auteuil and Toni Servillo are the only actors who have received this award more than once with two wins each, while Mads Mikkelsen is the most nominated actor in the category with four nominations.