The Silver Bear for Best Director (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the

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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 Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include ''Vera Cruz'' (1954), '' Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), '' The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn ...

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

Claire Denis Claire Denis (; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film '' Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s, as well as of all time. Other acclaimed works include '' Trouble E ...

is the most recent winner in this category for her work on '' Both Sides of the Blade'' at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2022.

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, ''

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'' by

Michael Verhoeven Michael Verhoeven (born 13 July 1938) is a German film director. Life and work Verhoeven is the son of the German film director Paul Verhoeven (not to be confused with the Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven). He married actress Senta Berger in ...

, 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 and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was aw ...

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

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs o ...

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

Mahanagar ''Mahanagar'' () 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 tells the story of a housew ...

'' (1964) and ''

Charulata ''Charulata'' (Spelt as ''Cārulatā''; ) is a 1964 Indian drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Based upon the novel '' Nastanirh'' by Rabindranath Tagore, it stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee and Sailen Mukherjee. The f ...

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

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and Mat Whitecross for '' The Road to Guantánamo'' (2006). Astrid Henning-Jensen was the first woman to have won the award, for 1979's ''

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''.

Winners

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, , colspan="2", , - , style="text-align:center;", 1988
, , colspan="2", , - , style="text-align:center;", 1989
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, , , , - , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;", 1991
, , colspan="2", , - , , , , - , style="text-align:center;", 1992
, , , {{sort, Capitano, ''Il Capitano'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 1993
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{{small, ( 44th) , {{sortname, Krzysztof, Kieślowski , {{sort, Three Colours: White, '' Three Colours: White'' , {{sort, Trois couleurs : Blanc, ''Trois couleurs : Blanc'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 1995
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'' , - , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;", 1996
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'' , - , {{sortname, Yim, Ho, , Yim, Ho {{hashtag, alt=Indicates co-winners , {{sort, Sun Has Ears, '' The Sun Has Ears'' , {{sort, Taiyang you er, ''太陽有耳'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 1997
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'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 1998
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{{small, ( 49th) , {{sortname, Stephen, Frears , colspan="2", {{sort, Hi-Lo Country, ''

The Hi-Lo Country ''The Hi-Lo Country'' is a 1998 American 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 ...

'' , - , colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; padding-left:20%", 2000s , - , style="text-align:center;", 2000
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{{small, ( 51st) , {{sortname, Lin, Cheng-sheng , {{sort, Betelnut Beauty, ''

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'' , {{sort, Ài Nǐ Ài Wǒ, ''愛你愛我'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2002
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{{small, ( 53rd) , {{sortname, Patrice, Chéreau , colspan="2", {{sort, Son frère, '' Son frère'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2004
{{small, ( 54th) , {{sortname, Kim, Ki-duk, , Kim, Ki-duk , {{sort, Samaritan Girl, '' Samaritan Girl'' , {{sort, Samaria, ''사마리아'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2005
{{small, ( 55th) , {{sortname, Marc, Rothemund , {{sort, Sophie Scholl - The Final Days, ''

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'' , {{sort, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage, ''Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2006
{{small, ( 56th) , {{sortname, Michael, Winterbottom & {{sortname, Mat, Whitecross , colspan="2", {{sort, Road to Guantánamo, '' The Road to Guantánamo'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2007
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'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2009
{{small, ( 59th) , {{sortname, Asghar, Farhadi , {{sort, About Elly, ''

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'' , {{sort, Dar bāre-ye Elly, ''درباره الی'' , - , colspan="4" data-sort-value="ω" style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; padding-left:20%", 2010s , - , style="text-align:center;", 2010
{{small, ( 60th) , {{sortname, Roman, Polanski , colspan="2", {{sort, Ghost Writer, '' The Ghost Writer'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2011
{{small, ( 61st) , {{sortname, Ulrich, Köhler, nolink=1 , {{sort, Sleeping Sickness, '' Sleeping Sickness'' , {{sort, Schlafkrankheit, ''Schlafkrankheit'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2012
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'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2013
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{{small, ( 64th) , {{sortname, Richard, Linklater , colspan="2", {{sort, Boyhood, '' Boyhood'' , - , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;", 2015
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{{small, ( 67th) , {{sortname, Aki, Kaurismäki , {{sort, Other Side of Hope, '' The Other Side of Hope'' , {{sort, Toivon tuolla puolen, ''Toivon tuolla puolen'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2018
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'' , - , style="text-align:center;", 2019
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Multiple winners

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, Italy , '' Fathers and Sons'' (1957),
'' Caro Michele'' (1976),
'' Il Marchese del Grillo'' (1982) , - , rowspan="4", 2 ,

, India , ''

'' (1964),
''

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Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career th ...

, Spain , '' The Hunt'' (1966),
'' Peppermint Frappé'' (1968) , - ,

Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...

, United States , ''

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

External links

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References

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History

Winners

Multiple winners

See also

External links

References