The Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (Spanish: Concha de Plata a la mejor interpretación protagonista; Basque: Interpretazio nagusi onenaren Zilarrezko maskorra) is one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival to the Best Leading Performance of a competing film.[1] In 2021, the San Sebastián International Film Festival announced that the two acting categories would be retired, and replaced with one gender-neutral category, with both Best Actor and Best Actress merging into the Best Leading Performance and Best Supporting Performance category.[2]
| Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Patricia López Arnaiz | |
| Awarded for | Best Leading Performance |
| Country | Spain |
| Presented by | San Sebastián International Film Festival |
| First award | 2021 |
| Currently held by | Patricia López Arnaiz for Glimmers |
| Website | sansebastianfestival |
Winners
edit| Year | Actor | Film Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (69th) |
Flora Ofelia | As in Heaven | [3] |
| Jessica Chastain | The Eyes of Tammy Faye | ||
| 2022 (70th) |
Carla Quílez | Motherhood | [4] |
| Paul Kircher | Winter Boy | ||
| 2023 (71st) |
Marcelo Subiotto | Puan | [5] |
| Tatsuya Fuji | Great Absence | ||
| 2024 (72nd) |
Patricia López Arnaiz | Glimmers |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Tom Grater (22 June 2021). "San Sebastian Becomes Latest Festival To Introduce Gender Neutral Acting Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (25 September 2021). "Romanian Film 'Blue Moon' Takes Top Prize at San Sebastian Fest, as Jessica Chastain Wins for Performance". Variety.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (September 24, 2022). "Colombian Film 'Kings of the World' Tops San Sebastian Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (30 September 2023). "San Sebastián Native Jaione Camborda's 'The Rye Horn' Wins Top Prize At San Sebastian". Variety.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (28 September 2024). "San Sebastián Film Festival Award Winners (Updating Live)". Variety.