Since 1995, the festival has recognized performers’ extraordinary contributions to the art of film acting with the Actor’s Mission Award.
1995:
- Franco Nero [IT]
1996:
- Gina Lollobrigida [IT]
- Alberto Sordi [IT]
- Jozef Kroner [SK]
1997:
- Geraldine Chaplin [USA]
- Vlastimil Brodský [CZ]
1998:
- Mari Törőcsik [HU]
- Erland Josephson [S]
- Annie Girardot [FR]
1999:
- Iva Janžurová [CZ]
- Michele Placido [IT]
- Daniel Olbrychski [PL]
- Sophia Loren [IT]
2000:
- Ladislav Chudík [SK]
- Jana Brejchová [CZ]
- Catherine Deneuve [FR]
2001:
- Jiří Bartoška [CZ]
- Emília Vášáryová [SK]
- Jean-Paul Belmondo [FR]
2002:
- Božidara Turzonovová [SK]
- Bolek Polívka [CZ]
- Ornella Muti [IT]
2003:
- Klaus Maria Brandauer [A]
- György Cserhalmi [HU]
- Jiřina Bohdalová [CZ]
- Jerzy Stuhr [PL]
2004:
- Květa Fialová [CZ]
- Štefan Kvietik [SK]
2005:
- Dagmar Veškrnová-Havlová [CZ]
- Nastassja Kinski [D]
2006:
- Lubomír Lipský [CZ]
- Jacqueline Bisset [UK]
2007:
- Isabelle Huppert [FR]
- Mirjana Karanović [SRB]
- Marián Labuda [SK]
2008:
- Chiara Caselli [IT]
- Omar Sharif [ET]
- Ivan Palúch [SK]
- Liv Ullmann [N]
2009:
- Jeremy Irons [UK]
- Jaromír Hanzlík [CZ]
2010:
- Gérard Depardieu [FR]
- Milan Kňažko [SK]
- Josef Abrhám [CZ]
2011:
- János Bán [HU]
- Zdeněk Svěrák [CZ]
- Zuzana Kronerová [SK]
2012:
- Emmanuelle Béart [FR]
- Miroslav Donutil [CZ]
- Ben Kingsley [UK]
2013:
- Martin Huba [SK]
- Július Satinský – pamätná tabuľa (2002-2013) [SK]
- Barbora Bobulova [SK/IT]
2014:
- Ivan Trojan [CZ]
- Claudia Cardinale [IT]
2015:
- Anna Geislerová [CZ]
- Juraj Kukura [SK]
2016:
- Lazar Ristovski [SRB]
- Karel Roden [CZ]
2017:
- Ondřej Vetchý [CZ]
- Magda Vášáryová [SK]
2018:
- Zuzana Mauréry [SK]
- Ivana Chýlková [CZ]
2019:
- Roman Luknár [SK]
- Jiří Lábus [CZ]
2021:
- Petr Nárožný [CZ]