diff --git a/src/Service/AwardImporter.php b/src/Service/AwardImporter.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use App\Entity\Actor;
+use App\Entity\Award;
+use App\Entity\AwardType;
+use App\Gateway\WikidataGateway;
+use App\Repository\AwardTypeRepository;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+readonly class AwardImporter
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private WikidataGateway $wikidataGateway,
+        private AwardTypeRepository $awardTypeRepository,
+        private EntityManagerInterface $em,
+        private ?LoggerInterface $logger = null,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function importForActor(Actor $actor): void
+    {
+        if ($actor->isAwardsImported()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $wikidataAwards = $this->wikidataGateway->getAwards($actor);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->logger?->warning('Failed to fetch awards from Wikidata', [
+                'actor' => $actor->getName(),
+                'error' => $e->getMessage(),
+            ]);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $knownTypes = $this->awardTypeRepository->findAll();
+
+        foreach ($wikidataAwards as $wikidataAward) {
+            $awardType = $this->resolveAwardType($wikidataAward['name'], $knownTypes);
+
+            $award = new Award();
+            $award->setName($wikidataAward['name']);
+            $award->setYear($wikidataAward['year']);
+            $award->setActor($actor);
+            $award->setAwardType($awardType);
+
+            $this->em->persist($award);
+        }
+
+        $actor->setAwardsImported(true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<AwardType> $knownTypes
+     */
+    private function resolveAwardType(string $awardName, array &$knownTypes): AwardType
+    {
+        foreach ($knownTypes as $type) {
+            if (str_contains($awardName, $type->getPattern())) {
+                return $type;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $newType = new AwardType();
+        $prefix = $this->extractPrefix($awardName);
+        $newType->setName($prefix);
+        $newType->setPattern($prefix);
+
+        $this->em->persist($newType);
+        $knownTypes[] = $newType;
+
+        return $newType;
+    }
+
+    private function extractPrefix(string $awardName): string
+    {
+        // Extract text before " for " or " pour " (common patterns in award names)
+        if (preg_match('/^(.+?)\s+(?:for|pour)\s+/i', $awardName, $matches)) {
+            return trim($matches[1]);
+        }
+
+        return $awardName;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Service/AwardImporterTest.php b/tests/Service/AwardImporterTest.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Tests\Service;
+
+use App\Entity\Actor;
+use App\Entity\Award;
+use App\Entity\AwardType;
+use App\Gateway\WikidataGateway;
+use App\Repository\AwardTypeRepository;
+use App\Service\AwardImporter;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class AwardImporterTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private AwardImporter $importer;
+    private WikidataGateway&\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject $wikidataGateway;
+    private AwardTypeRepository&\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject $awardTypeRepository;
+    private EntityManagerInterface&\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject $em;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->wikidataGateway = $this->createMock(WikidataGateway::class);
+        $this->awardTypeRepository = $this->createMock(AwardTypeRepository::class);
+        $this->em = $this->createMock(EntityManagerInterface::class);
+
+        $this->importer = new AwardImporter(
+            $this->wikidataGateway,
+            $this->awardTypeRepository,
+            $this->em,
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testSkipsActorWithAwardsAlreadyImported(): void
+    {
+        $actor = $this->createActorWithFlag(awardsImported: true);
+
+        $this->wikidataGateway->expects($this->never())->method('getAwards');
+
+        $this->importer->importForActor($actor);
+    }
+
+    public function testImportsAwardsAndSetsFlag(): void
+    {
+        $actor = $this->createActorWithFlag(awardsImported: false);
+
+        $this->wikidataGateway->method('getAwards')->willReturn([
+            ['name' => 'Academy Award for Best Actor', 'year' => 2020],
+        ]);
+
+        $existingType = new AwardType();
+        $existingType->setName('Oscar')->setPattern('Academy Award');
+
+        $this->awardTypeRepository->method('findAll')->willReturn([$existingType]);
+
+        $persisted = [];
+        $this->em->method('persist')->willReturnCallback(function ($entity) use (&$persisted) {
+            $persisted[] = $entity;
+        });
+
+        $this->importer->importForActor($actor);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($actor->isAwardsImported());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $persisted);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Award::class, $persisted[0]);
+        $this->assertSame('Academy Award for Best Actor', $persisted[0]->getName());
+        $this->assertSame(2020, $persisted[0]->getYear());
+        $this->assertSame($existingType, $persisted[0]->getAwardType());
+        $this->assertSame($actor, $persisted[0]->getActor());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreatesNewAwardTypeWhenNoPatternMatches(): void
+    {
+        $actor = $this->createActorWithFlag(awardsImported: false);
+
+        $this->wikidataGateway->method('getAwards')->willReturn([
+            ['name' => 'Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance', 'year' => 2019],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->awardTypeRepository->method('findAll')->willReturn([]);
+
+        $persisted = [];
+        $this->em->method('persist')->willReturnCallback(function ($entity) use (&$persisted) {
+            $persisted[] = $entity;
+        });
+
+        $this->importer->importForActor($actor);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($actor->isAwardsImported());
+        // Should persist both a new AwardType and the Award
+        $this->assertCount(2, $persisted);
+
+        $newType = $persisted[0];
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(AwardType::class, $newType);
+        $this->assertSame('Screen Actors Guild Award', $newType->getName());
+        $this->assertSame('Screen Actors Guild Award', $newType->getPattern());
+
+        $award = $persisted[1];
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Award::class, $award);
+        $this->assertSame($newType, $award->getAwardType());
+    }
+
+    public function testDoesNotSetFlagOnWikidataError(): void
+    {
+        $actor = $this->createActorWithFlag(awardsImported: false);
+
+        $this->wikidataGateway->method('getAwards')
+            ->willThrowException(new \RuntimeException('Wikidata timeout'));
+
+        $this->importer->importForActor($actor);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($actor->isAwardsImported());
+    }
+
+    public function testHandlesActorWithNoAwards(): void
+    {
+        $actor = $this->createActorWithFlag(awardsImported: false);
+
+        $this->wikidataGateway->method('getAwards')->willReturn([]);
+        $this->awardTypeRepository->method('findAll')->willReturn([]);
+
+        $this->em->expects($this->never())->method('persist');
+
+        $this->importer->importForActor($actor);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($actor->isAwardsImported());
+    }
+
+    private function createActorWithFlag(bool $awardsImported): Actor
+    {
+        $actor = new Actor();
+        $actor->setName('Test Actor');
+        $actor->setAwardsImported($awardsImported);
+
+        return $actor;
+    }
+}