The Silver Bear for Best Director () is an award presented annually 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 ...

since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival. At the

6th Berlin International Film Festival The 6th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1956. The FIAPF granted the festival the "A status" during this year, which was previously only reserved for Cannes and Venice. The awards for the first time, w ...

held in 1956,

Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. An iconoclastic and maverick '' auteur'' working in many genres during the Golden Age of Hollywood, he directed main ...

was the first winner of this award for his work on '' Autumn Leaves'', and

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and ...

is the most recent winner in this category for his work on ''

The Plough The Big Dipper ( US, Canada) or the Plough ( UK, Ireland) is an asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major; six of them are of second magnitude and one, Megrez (δ), of third magnitude. Four define a "bowl" or ...

'' at the

73rd Berlin International Film Festival The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 16 to 26 February 2023. It was the first completely in-person Berlinale since 70th Berlin International Film Festival, the 70th in 2020. The fe ...

in 2023.

History

The award was first presented in 1956. The prize was not awarded on five occasions (1969, 1971, 1973–74, and 1981). 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 Michael Alexander Verhoeven (13 July 1938 – 22 April 2024) was a German film director, screenwriter, film and television producer, and actor. He was also a qualified Doctor of Medicine. He was considered a political filmmaker. Biography Mic ...

, which led to the resignation of the international jury.

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the ''commedia all'italiana'' ("Italian-style comedy"). He was nominated six times for an Academy Awards, Os ...

has received the most awards in this category, with three.

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...

is the only director to win the award in consecutive years, for ''

Mahanagar ''Mahanagar'', aka ''The Big City'' (), is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story ''Abataranika'' by Narendranath Mitra, it te ...

'' (1964) and ''

Charulata ''Charulata'' (, ; also known as ''The Lonely Wife'') is a 1964 Indian drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's novella '' Nastanirh'', it stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, and Shailen Mukhe ...

'' (1965). One directing team has shared the award:

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland (1999 film), Wonderland'' and ''24 ...

and Mat Whitecross for ''

The Road to Guantánamo ''The Road to Guantánamo'', alternatively ''The Road to Guantanamo'', is a British 2006 docudrama film written and directed by Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross about the incarceration of three British citizens (the ' Tipton Three'), who ...

'' (2006).

Astrid Henning-Jensen Astrid Henning-Jensen (born Astrid Smahl; 10 December 1914 – 5 January 2002) was a Danes, Danish film director, actress, editor and screenwriter. Early life Henning-Jensen was born in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg in 1914, to par ...

became the first woman to win the award, for ''

Winterborn Winterborn is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the no ...

'' (1979).

Winners

Claire Denis at Berlinale 2022 Ausschnitt

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

, , colspan="2" , , - , , , , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, , , {{sort , Capitano, ''Il Capitano'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, {{flagicon, POL {{sortname, Krzysztof, Kieślowski , {{sort, Three Colours: White, '' Three Colours: White'' , {{sort, Trois couleurs : Blanc, ''Trois couleurs : Blanc'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

, {{flagicon, USA {{sortname, Richard, Linklater , colspan="2" , {{sort, Before Sunrise, ''

Before Sunrise ''Before Sunrise'' is a 1995 Romance film, romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan, and is the first installment in the Before trilogy, ''Before'' trilogy. In the film, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) an ...

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, {{flagicon, UK {{sortname, Richard, Loncraine , colspan="2" , {{sort, Richard III, ''

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'' , - , {{flagicon, Hong Kong {{sortname, Yim, Ho, , Yim, Ho , {{sort, Sun Has Ears, ''

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'' , {{sort, Taiyang you er, ''太陽有耳'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, {{flagicon, FRA {{sortname, Eric, Heumann, nolink=1 , colspan="2" , {{sort, Port Djema, ''

Port Djema ''Port Djema'' is a 1997 French drama film directed by Eric Heumann. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival where Heumann won the Silver Bear for Best Director. The music for the film was written by Sanjay Mishra and r ...

'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, {{flagicon, IRE {{sortname, Neil, Jordan , colspan="2" , {{sort, Butcher Boy, '' The Butcher Boy'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

, {{flagicon, UK {{sortname, Stephen, Frears , colspan="2" , {{sort, Hi-Lo Country, ''

The Hi-Lo Country ''The Hi-Lo Country'' is a 1998 Western film directed by Stephen Frears, starring Billy Crudup, Penélope Cruz, Woody Harrelson, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, Patricia Arquette, Enrique Castillo, and Katy Jurado. It is set in post-World War II ...

2000s

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, {{flagicon, CZE / {{flagicon, USA {{sortname, Miloš, Forman , colspan="2" , {{sort, Man on the Moon, '' Man on the Moon'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, {{flagicon, TAI {{sortname, Lin, Cheng-sheng , {{sort, Betelnut Beauty, '' Betelnut Beauty'' , {{sort, Ài Nǐ Ài Wǒ, ''愛你愛我'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

, {{flagicon, GEO {{sortname, Otar, Iosseliani , {{sort, Monday Morning, '' Monday Morning'' , {{sort, Lundi matin, ''Lundi matin'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

, {{flagicon, FRA {{sortname, Patrice, Chéreau , colspan="2" , {{sort, Son frère, '' Son frère'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, {{flagicon, ROK {{sortname, Kim, Ki-duk, , Kim, Ki-duk , {{sort, Samaritan Girl, '' Samaritan Girl'' , {{sort, Samaria, ''사마리아'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, {{flagicon, GER {{sortname, Marc, Rothemund , {{sort, Sophie Scholl - The Final Days, '' Sophie Scholl - The Final Days'' , {{sort, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage, ''Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, {{flagicon, UK {{sortname, Michael, Winterbottom and {{sortname, Mat, Whitecross , colspan="2" , {{sort, Road to Guantánamo, ''

'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, {{flagicon, ISR {{sortname, Joseph, Cedar , {{sort, Beaufort, '' Beaufort'' , {{sort, Beaufort, ''בופור'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, {{flagicon, USA {{sortname, Paul Thomas, Anderson , colspan="2" , {{sort, There Will Be Blood, ''

There Will Be Blood ''There Will Be Blood'' is a 2007 American epic film, epic historical drama, period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel ''Oil!'' by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kev ...

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, {{flagicon, IRI {{sortname, Asghar, Farhadi , {{sort, About Elly, ''

About Elly ''About Elly'' (, translit. ''Darbāre-ye Eli'') is a 2009 Iranian drama film. The fourth film by filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, the film examines middle class relationships in Iran. It received universal acclaim. Farhadi won the Silver Bear for ...

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2010s

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, {{flagicon, GER {{sortname, Ulrich, Köhler, nolink=1 , {{sort, Sleeping Sickness, ''

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, {{flagicon, GER {{sortname, Christian, Petzold, Christian Petzold (director) , colspan="2" , {{sort, Barbara, '' Barbara'' , - ! style="text-align:center;" ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, {{flagicon, USA {{sortname, David Gordon, Green , colspan="2" , {{sort, Prince Avalanche, ''

Prince Avalanche ''Prince Avalanche'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. The screenplay is based on the 2011 Icelandic film '' Either Way'' (''Á annan veg''). The film was shot ...

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, {{flagicon, USA {{sortname, Richard, Linklater , colspan="2" , {{sort, Boyhood, '' Boyhood'' , - ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" ,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, {{flagicon, ROU {{sortname, Radu, Jude , colspan="2" , {{sort, Aferim!, ''

Aferim! ''Aferim!'' (') is a 2015 Western comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Radu Jude and produced by Ada Solomon. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, where Radu Jude won the Silver ...

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, {{flagicon, FRA {{sortname, Mia, Hansen-Løve , {{sort, Things to Come, ''

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, {{flagicon, FIN {{sortname, Aki, Kaurismäki , {{sort, Other Side of Hope, ''

The Other Side of Hope ''The Other Side of Hope'' () is a 2017 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's Finnish company Sputnik. The story is about a Finnish businessman who meets a Syrian asylu ...

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, {{flagicon, USA {{sortname, Wes, Anderson , colspan="2" , {{sort, Isle of Dogs, ''

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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I Was at Home, But ''I Was at Home, But'' () is a 2019 German-Serbian drama film directed by Angela Schanelec. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Director ...

'' , {{sort, Ich war zuhause, aber, ''Ich war zuhause, aber''

2020s

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, {{flagicon, ROK {{sortname, Hong, Sang-soo, , Hong, Sang-soo , {{sort, Woman Who Ran, ''

The Woman Who Ran ''The Woman Who Ran'' () is a 2020 South Korean drama film written, produced, directed, edited and scored by Hong Sang-soo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Fest ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, {{flagicon, HUN {{sortname, Dénes, Nagy , {{sort, Natural Light, ''

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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Multiple winners

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, Italy , '' Fathers and Sons'' (1957),
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Caro Michele ''Caro Michele'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where Monicelli won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Cast * Mariangela Melato as Mara Castorelli * D ...

'' (1976),
''

Il Marchese del Grillo ''Il Marchese del Grillo'' (''The Marquess del Grillo'', internationally released as ''The Marquis of Grillo'') is a 1981 Italian comedic motion picture directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Alberto Sordi as the title character. The film depicts ...

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Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career th ...

, Spain , '' The Hunt'' (1966),
''

Peppermint Frappé ''Peppermint Frappé'' is a 1967 Spanish psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Carlos Saura, starring Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis López Vázquez and Alfredo Mayo. The story centers on a man who becomes obsessed with the wife ...

'' (1968) , - ,

Richard Linklater Richard Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual ''Time'' 100 li ...

, United States , ''

'' (1995),
'' Boyhood'' (2014)

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History

Winners

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple winners

See also

References

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