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
Group Photo
Winners and jury members on the stage of the Berlinale Palast at the 2020 Award Ceremony.
Christian Petzold, Paula Beer
Pure joy: the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Undine · Competition · Feb 29, 2020
Adina Pintilie
Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie | Competition 2018
The director at the Award Ceremony.
The winners
Competition 2018 | Silver Bear
On the stage of the Berlinale Palast.
Gonzalo Maza, Daniela Vega, Sebastián Lelio
Una mujer fantástica | A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio | Competition 2017
The leading actress framed by the two script writers, who got awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.
Alain Gomis
Félicité by Alain Gomis | Competition 2017
The director and his team. For their film they were awarded the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
Hana Saeidi
Taxi by Jafar Panahi | Competition 2015
The niece of director Jafar Panahi was moved to tears when she accepted the Golden Bear for her uncle.
Daniel Brühl, Charlotte Rampling
45 Years by Andrew Haigh | Competition 2015
The actress with her Silver Bear.
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Victoria by Sebastian Schipper | Competition 2015
The cinematographer was awarded the Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution (ex aequo) for the camera in Victoria.
Richard Linklater
Boyhood by Richard Linklater | Competition 2014
The winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director. In the background jury member Trine Dyrholm.
Isabella Rossellini, Asghar Farhadi
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin | Nader And Simin, A Separation by Asghar Farhadi | Competition 2011
The Iranian director with his Golden Bear.
Birgit Minichmayr, Christoph Schlingensief
Alle Anderen | Everyone else by Maren Ade | Competition 2009
The actress received the Silver Bear for Best Actress from jury member Christoph Schlingensief.
Paul Thomas Anderson
There Will Be Blood von Paul Thomas Anderson | Competition 2008
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.
Le Wang, Yu Nan, Wang Quan'an
Tu ya de hun shi | Tuyas Ehe by Wang Quan'an | Competition 2007
The producer, main cast and director are holding the Golden Bear for Best Film.
Charlotte Rampling, Jasmila Zbanic, Dieter Kosslick
Grbavica by Jasmila Zbanic | Competition 2006
Mutual gratefulness: Jury president Charlotte Rampling and director Jasmila Zbanic, who was awarded the Golden Bear for her film.
Gegen die Wand | Head-On von Fatih Akin | Competition 2004
The director and the Bear - only gold was good enough for Gegen die Wand/ Head On.
Sam Rockwell, George Clooney
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind by George Clooney | Competition 2003
Sam Rockwell was awarded the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actor and kisses the director.
Patrice Chéreau
Intimacy | Intimität by Patrice Chéreau | Competition 2001
The director was awarded the Golden Berlin Bear for his controversially discussed film.
Will Wallace, Jim Caviezel
The Thin Red Line | Der schmale Grat von Terrence Malick | Competition 1999
The actors with the Golden Bear.
Smoke by Wayne Wang | Competition 1995
The author wrote the screenplay for the film, which was awarded the Silver Berlin Bear - Special Jury Prize.
Victoria Abril, Volker Schlöndorf
Amantes | Lovers | Liebende by Vicente Aranda | Competition 1991
The actress was awarded the Silver Bear.
Jeanne Moreau, Erden Kıral, Moritz de Hadeln
Hakkâri'de Bir Mevsim | A Season in Hakkari by Erden Kıral | Competition 1983
The director was awarded the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.
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 for Best Director
- Silver Bear Jury Prize
- 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.