Silver Bear for Best Director
Silberner Bär/Beste Regie (German)
Awarded forBest Achievement in Direction
CountryGermany
Presented byBerlin International Film Festival
First awarded1956
Currently held byPhilippe Garrel
The Plough (2023)
Websitewww.berlinale.de

The Silver Bear for Best Director (German: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival 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 held in 1956, Robert Aldrich was the first winner of this award for his work on Autumn Leaves, and Philippe Garrel is the most recent winner in this category for his work on The Plough at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival 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, which led to the resignation of the international jury. Mario Monicelli has received the most awards in this category, with three. Satyajit Ray is the only director to win the award in consecutive years, for Mahanagar (1964) and Charulata (1965). One directing team has shared the award: Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross for The Road to Guantánamo (2006). Astrid Henning-Jensen was the first woman to have won the award, for 1979's Winterborn.

Winners

Year Director(s) English Title Original Title
1950s
1956
(6th) 		Robert Aldrich Autumn Leaves
1957
(7th) 		Mario Monicelli Fathers and Sons Padri e figli
1958
(8th) 		Tadashi Imai Jun'ai Monogatari 純愛物語
1959
(9th) 		Akira Kurosawa The Hidden Fortress[1] 隠し砦の三悪人
1960s
1960
(10th) 		Jean-Luc Godard Breathless[2] À bout de souffle
1961
(11th) 		Bernhard Wicki The Miracle of Father Malachia Das Wunder des Malachias
1962
(12th) 		Francesco Rosi Salvatore Giuliano[3]
1963
(13th) 		Nikos Koundouros Young Aphrodites Μικρές Αφροδίτες
1964
(14th) 		Satyajit Ray Mahanagar মহানগর
1965
(15th) 		Satyajit Ray Charulata চারুলতা
1966
(16th) 		Carlos Saura The Hunt La Caza
1967
(17th) 		Živojin Pavlović The Rats Woke Up Buđenje pacova
1968
(18th) 		Carlos Saura Peppermint Frappé
1970s
1972
(22nd) 		Jean-Pierre Blanc The Old Maid La Vieille Fille
1975
(25th) 		Sergei Solovyov One Hundred Days After Childhood Сто дней после детства
1976
(26th) 		Mario Monicelli Caro Michele
1977
(27th) 		Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Black Litter Camada negra
1978
(28th) 		Georgi Djulgerov Advantage Авантаж
1979
(29th) 		Astrid Henning-Jensen Winterborn Vinterbørn
1980s
1980
(30th) 		István Szabó Bizalom
1982
(32nd) 		Mario Monicelli Il Marchese del Grillo
1983
(33rd) 		Éric Rohmer Pauline at the Beach Pauline à la plage
1984
(34th) 		Costas Ferris Rembetiko Ρεμπέτικο
Ettore Scola Le Bal Ballando ballando
1985
(35th) 		Robert Benton Places in the Heart
1986
(36th) 		Giorgi Shengelaya The Journey of a Young Composer ახალგაზრდა კომპოზიტორის მოგზაურობა
1987
(37th) 		Oliver Stone Platoon
1988
(38th) 		Norman Jewison Moonstruck
1989
(39th) 		Dušan Hanák I Love, You Love Ja milujem, ty miluješ
1990s
1990
(40th) 		Michael Verhoeven The Nasty Girl Das schreckliche Mädchen
1991
(41st) 		Jonathan Demme The Silence of the Lambs
Ricky Tognazzi Ultra Ultrà
1992
(42nd) 		Jan Troell Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem Capitano|Il Capitano
1993
(43rd) 		Andrew Birkin The Cement Garden
1994
(44th) 		Krzysztof Kieślowski Three Colours: White Trois couleurs : Blanc
1995
(45th) 		Richard Linklater Before Sunrise
1996
(46th) 		Richard Loncraine Richard III
Yim Ho The Sun Has Ears 太陽有耳
1997
(47th) 		Eric Heumann Port Djema
1998
(48th) 		Neil Jordan The Butcher Boy
1999
(49th) 		Stephen Frears The Hi-Lo Country
2000s
2000
(50th) 		Miloš Forman Man on the Moon
2001
(51st) 		Lin Cheng-sheng Betelnut Beauty 愛你愛我
2002
(52nd) 		Otar Iosseliani Monday Morning Lundi matin
2003
(53rd) 		Patrice Chéreau Son frère
2004
(54th) 		Kim Ki-duk Samaritan Girl 사마리아
2005
(55th) 		Marc Rothemund Sophie Scholl - The Final Days Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage
2006
(56th) 		Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross The Road to Guantánamo
2007
(57th) 		Joseph Cedar Beaufort בופור
2008
(58th) 		Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood
2009
(59th) 		Asghar Farhadi About Elly درباره الی
2010s
2010
(60th) 		Roman Polanski The Ghost Writer
2011
(61st) 		Ulrich Köhler Sleeping Sickness Schlafkrankheit
2012
(62nd) 		Christian Petzold Barbara
2013
(63rd) 		David Gordon Green Prince Avalanche
2014
(64th) 		Richard Linklater Boyhood
2015
(65th) 		Radu Jude Aferim!
Malgorzata Szumowska Body Ciało
2016
(66th) 		Mia Hansen-Løve Things to Come L'Avenir
2017
(67th) 		Aki Kaurismäki The Other Side of Hope Toivon tuolla puolen
2018
(68th) 		Wes Anderson Isle of Dogs
2019
(69th) 		Angela Schanelec I Was at Home, But Ich war zuhause, aber
2020s
2020
(70th) 		Hong Sang-soo The Woman Who Ran[4] 도망친 여자
2021
(71st) 		Dénes Nagy Natural Light Természetes fény
2022
(72nd) 		Claire Denis Both Sides of the Blade[5] Avec amour et acharnement
2023
(73rd) 		Philippe Garrel The Plough[6] Le grand chariot

Multiple Winners

The following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:

Number of Wins Director(s) Nationality Films
3 Mario Monicelli Italy Fathers and Sons (1957),
Caro Michele (1976),
Il Marchese del Grillo (1982)
2 Satyajit Ray India Mahanagar (1964),
Charulata (1965)
Carlos Saura Spain The Hunt (1966),
Peppermint Frappé (1968)
Richard Linklater United States Before Sunrise (1995),
Boyhood (2014)

See also

External links

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References

  1. ^ Best Samurai Movies of All Time, Ranked - MovieWeb
  2. ^ Jean-Luc Godard, Enfant Terrible of Modern French Cinema, Dies at 91|The Hollywood Reporter
  3. ^ 8 Movies That Have Gotten Martin Scorsese's Seal of Approval - MovieWeb
  4. ^ Hong Sang-soo's latest film to compete at this year's Berlin film fest - Yonhap News Agency
  5. ^ Berlin Film Festival Awards: ‘Alcarràs’ Wins Golden Bear, Claire Denis Named Best Director - Deadline
  6. ^ Scott Roxborough (25 February 2023). "Berlin: French Documentary 'On the Adamant' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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