Tier 2 · Major · 45 points per win
Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Also known as Berlinale Silver Bear, Silver Bear for Best Actor, Silver Bear for Best Actress
The Berlinale replaced its separate best actor and best actress Silver Bears with two gender-neutral performance prizes from the 2021 festival.
- Conferred by
- Berlin International Film Festival
- Founded
- 1956
- Country
- Germany
- Categories
- 2 active · 2 retired
- Media
- film
The conferring body
Berlin International Film Festival
- Type
- festival
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1951
Performance categories
Every category the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance has conferred on a performer, grouped by billing level. Craft and production categories are out of scope here; the unit of ranking on this site is the performer.
Milestones requiring this award
Festival Triple
An acting prize at Cannes, Venice and Berlin, the three A-list European competitions.
Other awards in film
- Academy AwardsT1
- BAFTA Film AwardsT1
- Screen Actors Guild AwardsT1
- Golden Globe AwardsT1
- Critics Choice AwardsT2
- Film Independent Spirit AwardsT2
- Cannes Film Festival Acting PrizesT2
- Volpi CupT2
- European Film AwardsT2
- César AwardsT2
- Goya AwardsT2
- David di DonatelloT2
- German Film AwardsT2
- AACTA AwardsT2
- Canadian Screen AwardsT2
- Japan Academy Film PrizeT2