The European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor was awarded by the European Film Academy to actors of European language films. It ran from 1988 to 1992.
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 (1st) | Curt Bois | Wings of Desire | |
 Björn Granath | Pelle the Conqueror | ||
 Ray McBride | Reefer and the Model | ||
 Wojciech Pszoniak | Notturno | ||
 Helgi Skulason | Shadow of the Raven | ||
| 1989 (2nd) | no award given, see European Film Award for Best Supporting Performance | ||
| 1990 (3rd) | Dmitri Pevtsov | Mother | |
| Björn Kjellman | The Guardian Angel | ||
 Gabino Diego | ¡Ay Carmela! | ||
| 1991 (4th) |  Ricky Memphis | Ultra | |
| Zbigniew Zamachowski | Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema | ||
 Ricky Tomlinson | Riff-Raff | ||
| 1992 (5th) |  André Wilms | La Vie de Bohème | |
 Väino Laes | Peace Street | ||
| Ernst-Hugo Järegård | Europa | ||
| after 1992 | award discontinued | ||