Berlin Film Festival 2026 Winners - The Complete List

The winners of the 2026 Berlin Festival have been revealed. German-Turkish filmmaker İlker Çatak won the Golden Bear for the political drama "Yellow Letters". The second most prestigious award, the Grand Jury Prize, went to Emin Alper's "Salvation".

The third place Jury Prize went to Lance Hammer for his new film "Queen at Sea", which also took home the Best Supporting Performance award for Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall. Oscar-nominated German actress Sandra Huller won Best Leading Performance for her performance in Markus Schleinzer's historical tragedy "Rose".

British music video and documentary helmer Grant Gee nabbed the Best Director trophy for his debut narrative feature "Everybody Digs Bill Evans", while Best Screenplay went to Québécois director Geneviève Dulude-De Celles for her sophomore feature "Nina Roza".

Read the complete list of 2026 Berlin Film Festival winners after the jump.

Berlin Film Festival 2020 Winners: THERE IS NO EVIL Wins Golden Bear

The winners of this year's Berlin Film Festival were announced on Saturday. Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof was awarded the Golden Bear for his film "There is No Evil" by the seven-person jury headed by Jeremy Irons. Rasoulof was unable to leave Iran due to a travel ban, and he faces a one-year prison sentence for "spreading propaganda". In a statement, the filmmaker expressed his sadness for this situation:

"I am sorry that I will not be able to come to Berlin to watch the film alongside the audience; however, the right to choose between being present or absent at the festival is simply not mine. Imposing such restrictions very clearly exposes the intolerant and despotic nature of the Iranian government."

The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to Eliza Hittman's teenage abortion drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always", while South Korea's Hong Sang Soo won the Silver Bear for best director. The trophies for best actress and actor went to Paula Beer for the German romantic drama "Undine" and Elio Germano for the Italian film "Hidden Away".

This year, the Alfred Bauer Prize has been replaced following the realisation that the award's namesake and the Berlinale's first director had been very closely affiliated with the Nazi Party.

Read the complete list of 2020 Berlin Film Festival winners after the jump.

2014 Berlin Film Festival Winners Announced

The winners of the 2014 Berlin Film Festival awards have been announced. The Golden Bear for Best Film went to the Chinese film "Black Coal, Thin Ice", and Liao Fan took home the Best Actor award. Wes Anderson's new film "The Grand Budapest Hotel" won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize and Best Director was awarded to Richard Linklater for the drama "Boyhood", which took Linklater no less than 10 years to make.

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