Prizes of the International Jury
The most important awards at the Berlinale are the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears. They are presented by the International Jury to films in the Competition and belong to the most renowned awards in the international film industry.
Festival photos from previous years
Carla Simón
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 16, 2022
Claire Denis
The filmmaker receiving the Silver Bear for Best Director.
Avec amour et acharnement · Competition · Feb 16, 2022
Meltem Kaptan
The winner of the Silver Bear for the Best Leading Performance presents her trophy for the photographers.
Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush · Competition · Feb 16, 2022
Nadav Lapid, Ada Solomon, Radu Jude, Katty Salié, Mariette Rissenbeek, Carlo Chatrian
The director of the 2021 Golden Bear winning film during his acceptance speech.
Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 13, 2021
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
The winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
Guzen to sozo · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 13, 2021
Ildikó Enyedi, Maria Speth
The jury member and the winner of the Silver Bear Jury Prize.
Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 13, 2021
Yibrán Asuad
The winner of the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.
Una película de policías · Competition · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 13, 2021
Group Photo
Winners and jury members on the stage of the Berlinale Palast at the 2020 Award Ceremony.
Sheytan vojud nadarad · Never Rarely Sometimes Always · Undine · Favolacce · Domangchin yeoja · T · Genius Loci · Competition · Berlinale Shorts · Feb 29, 2020
Christian Petzold, Paula Beer
Pure joy: the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Undine · Competition · Feb 29, 2020
Adina Pintilie
The director at the Award Ceremony.
Touch Me Not · Competition · Feb 24, 2018
The winners
On the stage of the Berlinale Palast.
Competition · Feb 24, 2018
Gonzalo Maza, Daniela Vega, Sebastián Lelio
The leading actress framed by the two script writers, who got awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.
Una mujer fantástica · Competition · Feb 18, 2017
Alain Gomis
The director and his team. For their film they were awarded the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
Félicité · Competition · Feb 18, 2017
Hana Saeidi
The niece of director Jafar Panahi was moved to tears.
Taxi · Competition · Feb 14, 2015
Daniel Brühl, Charlotte Rampling
The actress with her Silver Bear.
45 Years · Competition · Feb 14, 2015
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
The cinematographer was awarded the Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution (ex aequo) for the camera in Victoria by Sebastian Schipper.
Victoria · Competition · Feb 14, 2015
Richard Linklater
The winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director. In the background jury member Trine Dyrholm.
Boyhood · Competition · Feb 15, 2014
Isabella Rossellini, Asghar Farhadi
The Iranian director with his Golden Bear.
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin · Competition · Feb 19, 2011
Birgit Minichmayr, Christoph Schlingensief
The actress received the Silver Bear for Best Actress from jury member Christoph Schlingensief.
Alle Anderen · Competition · Feb 14, 2009
Paul Thomas Anderson
The director took home two Silver Bears, one for himself (Best Director) and one for Jonny Greenwood (Outstanding Artistic Contribution) for his musical score in There Will Be Blood.
There Will Be Blood · Competition · Feb 16, 2008
Le Wang, Yu Nan, Wang Quan'an
The producer, main cast and director are holding the Golden Bear for Best Film.
Tu ya de hun shi · Competition · Feb 17, 2007
Charlotte Rampling, Jasmila Žbanić
Expressing their gratitude to each other: the Jury President and the director, who was awarded the Golden Bear.
Grbavica · Competition · Feb 18, 2006
Fatih Akin
The director and the Bear - only gold was good enough for Head On.
Gegen die Wand · Competition · Feb 14, 2004
Sam Rockwell, George Clooney
Sam Rockwell was awarded the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actor and smooches the director.
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind · Competition · Feb 15, 2003
Patrice Chéreau
The director was awarded the Golden Berlin Bear for his controversially discussed film.
Intimacy · Feb 17, 2001
Will Wallace, Jim Caviezel
The two actors with the Golden Berlin Bear.
The Thin Red Line · Competition · Feb 20, 1999
Paul Auster
The author wrote the screenplay for the film, which was awarded the Silver Berlin Bear - Special Jury Prize.
Smoke ·
Victoria Abril, Volker Schlöndorf
The actress was awarded the Silver Bear.
Amantes · Competition ·
Jeanne Moreau, Erden Kiral, Moritz de Hadeln
The director (centre) was awarded the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.
Hakkari'de bir mevsim · Competition ·
The International Jury is selected every year by the Artistic Director and presents the following awards:
- Golden Bear for Best Film (awarded to the film’s producers)
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
- Silver Bear Jury Prize
- Silver Bear for Best Director
- Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
- Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
- Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
None of the Bears may be awarded ex aequo. The Jury may not award more than one prize to the same film, except in the case of the acting awards, which may be awarded in addition to any other prize (Golden Bear, Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize etc.).
In recent years, internationally recognised personalities from the world of film such as James Schamus, Wong Kar Wai, Mike Leigh, Isabella Rossellini, Werner Herzog, Tilda Swinton, Darren Aronofsky, Meryl Streep and Paul Verhoeven were invited to head the jury. Jury members include directors, actresses and actors as well as producers, but also writers and artists. One of the festive highpoints of every Berlinale is the presentation of the Bears on the penultimate day of the festival.
Award Winners from earlier festival years are available in the archive.