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. 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.
Winners
2020s
YearActorFilm titleRef. 2021 Flora OfeliaAs in Heaven Jessica ChastainThe Eyes of Tammy Faye 2022 Carla QuílezMotherhood Paul KircherWinter Boy 2023 Marcelo Subiotto Puan Tatsuya Fuji Great Absence 2024 Patricia López Arnaiz Glimmers2025Zhao XiaohongHer Heart Beats in Its CageJose Ramon SoroizMaspalomas2026Kate O'FlynnTender Loving CareAsta Kamma AugustGrowth of the Soil
See also Golden Shell for Best Film Silver Shell for Best Director Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance Donostia Award Sebastiane Award
References
External links Official website SSIFF Award Archive Film Affinity