The Silver Bear for Best Actor (German: Silberner Bär/Bester Darsteller) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actor 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: the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance.
Silver Bear for Best Actor | |
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Silberner Bär/Bester Darsteller (German) | |
Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor |
Country | Germany |
Presented by | Berlin International Film Festival |
First awarded | 1956 |
Last awarded | 2020 |
Currently held by | Elio Germano Hidden Away (2020) |
Website | www |
At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival held in 1956, Burt Lancaster was the first winner of this award for his performance in Trapeze, and Elio Germano was the last winner in this category, for his role in Hidden Away at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020.
History
editThe award was first presented in 1956 and can be for lead or supporting roles. The prize was not awarded on three occasions (1969, 1973, and 1974). In 1970, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the controversy over the official selection film, o.k. by Michael Verhoeven, which led to the resignation of the international jury. In 2011, the entire male cast of A Separation received the award. Sidney Poitier, Jean Gabin, Fernando Fernán Gómez, and Denzel Washington have won the most awards in this category, each winning twice.
The last of this award was given out in 2020, after which it was replaced with two gender-neutral categories, Best Leading Performance and Best Supporting Performance, the following year.
Winners
editMultiple winners
editThe following individuals have received multiple Best Actor awards:
Wins | Actor | Nationality | Films |
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2 | Sidney Poitier | United States | The Defiant Ones (1958), Lilies of the Field (1963) |
Jean Gabin | France | Archimède le clochard (1959), Le Chat (1971) | |
Fernando Fernán Gómez | Spain | The Anchorite (1977), Stico (1985) | |
Denzel Washington | United States | Malcolm X (1993), The Hurricane (2000) |
See also
editNotes
edit- A^ : The entire male and female cast of A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) was recipient of this award.
References
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