The Prix Jean Gabin was a French award presented each year between 1981 and 2006 to a young and upcoming actor working in the French film industry.
The award was created on the initiative of Louis de Funès (1914–1983) in 1981, as a tribute to the late Jean Gabin (1904–1976). It was renamed the Prix Patrick Dewaere in 2008, following a dispute between the organisers and the daughter of Jean Gabin.[1]
The counterpart of Prix Jean Gabin, the Prix Romy Schneider, is awarded to an actress each year in Paris since 1984.
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| 1981 | Thierry Lhermitte |
| 1982 | Gérard Lanvin |
| 1983 | Gérard Darmon |
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| 2004 | Lorànt Deutsch |
| 2005 | Clovis Cornillac |
| 2006 | Jérémie Renier |