Berlin 2026: The Awards

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VERDICT: Two films about Turkey won the Golden Bear for Best Film and SIlver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 76th Berlin Film Festival.

PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY

Members of the Jury: Wim Wenders (Jury President), Min Bahadur Bham, Bae Doona, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Reinaldo Marcus Green, HIKARI, Ewa Puszczy?ska

GOLDEN BEAR FOR BEST FILM
‘Gelbe Briefe’ (‘Yellow Letters’)
by ?lker Çatak
produced by Ingo Fliess

SILVER BEAR GRAND JURY PRIZE
‘Kurtulu?’ (‘Salvation’)
by Emin Alper

SILVER BEAR JURY PRIZE
‘Queen at Sea’
by Lance Hammer

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Grant Gee
for ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE
Sandra Hüller
in ‘Rose’ by Markus Schleinzer

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Anna Calder-Marshall & Tom Courtenay
in ‘Queen at Sea’ by Lance Hammer

SILVER BEAR FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Geneviève Dulude-de Celles
for ‘Nina Roza’ by Geneviève Dulude-de Celles

SILVER BEAR FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
Anna Fitch, Banker White
for’ ‘Yo’ (Love is a Rebellious Bird) by Anna Fitch, Banker White