The Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance () is an award presented at the
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...
for an outstanding performance in a leading role and chosen by the jury from the films in main competition at the festival.
It was first presented at the
2021 Festival to replace the
Best Actor and
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award ...
categories.
Maren Eggert
Maren Eggert (born 30 January 1974) is a German actress. She is best known for playing the role of Frieda Jung in the German TV series ''Tatort''. Another notable appearance of her is the role of Dora in the 2001 film '' Das Experiment'', opposi ...
was the first recipient of this award for her role in ''
I'm Your Man'' (2021).
Rose Byrne
Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film ''Dallas Doll'' (1994)
, and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She gained her first leading film role in ...
is the most recent winner of this award for her performance in ''
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'' (2025).
Winners
2020s
See also
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Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
References
External links
Official website
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Film awards for lead actor
Film awards for lead actress
Leading Performance