Silver Bear For Best Actress
The Silver Bear for Best Actress (German: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020.
It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival. Beginning with the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, the award was replaced with two gender-neutral categories, Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance.
| Silver Bear for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
| Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin (German) | |
 Shirley MacLaine is the only actress who won the award more than once | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress |
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Berlin International Film Festival |
| First awarded | 1956 |
| Last awarded | 2020 |
| Currently held by | Paula Beer Undine (2020) |
| Website | www |
At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival held in 1956, Elsa Martinelli was the first winner of this award for her performance in Donatella, and Paula Beer was the last winner in this category for her role in Undine at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020.
History
The award was first presented in 1956, and can be for lead or supporting roles. The prize was not awarded on four occasions (1969, 1973–74, and 1990). In 1970, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the controversy over official selection film, o.k. by Michael Verhoeven, which led to the resignation of the international jury. In 2011, the entire female cast of A Separation received the award. Shirley MacLaine has won the most awards in this category, with two. Sachiko Hidari is the only actress to win the award for two different films in the same competition, for her roles in The Insect Woman and She and He (1964).
The last of this award was given out in 2020, after which it was replaced with a gender-neutral categories, Best Leading Performance and Best Supporting Performance the following year.
Winners
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Multiple winners
The following actress is the only person to have received multiple "Silver Bear for Best Actress":
| Wins | Actress | Nationality | Films |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shirley MacLaine | United States | Ask Any Girl (1959), Desperate Characters (1971) |
See also
Notes
- A^ : Performer to receive a single award which honor the outstanding work in multiple different films in the same official competition slate.
- B^ : The entire male and female cast of A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) was recipient of this award.
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