The Prix Romy Schneider (Romy Schneider Award) is awarded annually to a young and upcoming actress working in the French film industry.
It was initiated in 1984 by the French journalists Marlène and Eugène Molineau and[ citation needed ] is named after the actress Romy Schneider (1938–1982). The prize is awarded by a jury each year in Paris in conjunction with its male counterpart, the Prix Patrick Dewaere (until 2006 the Prix Jean Gabin). [1]
In 1994, the German actress Sandra Speichert was the first non-French – and so far the only German – recipient. The youngest recipient was Vanessa Paradis (17 years old in 1990), the oldest Marie-Josée Croze (40 years old in 2010).
Year | Recipient(s) | Nationality |
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1984 | Christine Boisson | France |
1985 | Élizabeth Bourgine | France |
1986 | Juliette Binoche | France |
1987 | Catherine Mouchet | France |
1988 | Fanny Bastien | France |
1989 | Mathilda May | France |
1990 | Vanessa Paradis | France |
1991 | Anne Brochet | France |
1992 | Anouk Grinberg | France |
1993 | Elsa Zylberstein | France |
1994 | Sandra Speichert | Germany |
1995 | Sandrine Kiberlain | France |
1996 | Marie Gillain | Belgium |
1997 | Julie Gayet | France |
1998 | Isabelle Carré | France |
1999 | Mathilde Seigner | France |
2000 | Clotilde Courau | France |
2001 | Hélène de Fougerolles | France |
2002 | Emma de Caunes | France |
2003 | Ludivine Sagnier | France |
2004 | Laura Smet | France |
2005 | Cécile de France | Belgium |
2006 | Mélanie Laurent | France |
2007 | not awarded | |
2008 | Audrey Dana | France |
2009 | Déborah François | Belgium |
2010 | Marie-Josée Croze | Canada |
2011 | Anaïs Demoustier | France |
2012 | Bérénice Bejo | Argentina France |
2013 | Céline Sallette | France |
2014 | Adèle Exarchopoulos | France |
2015 | Adèle Haenel [2] | France |
2016 | Lou de Laâge [3] | France |
2017 | not awarded | |
2018 | Adeline d'Hermy [4] | France |
2019 | Diane Rouxel [5] | France |
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