Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Berlinale Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution category in CineRoll's records: 44 films across 42 years, 47 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) (2026); the earliest on record is The Blonde Witch (1956).

The last three winners were Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) (2026), Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) (2026) and The Ice Tower (2025).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

2026

Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)(2026)
Anna Fitch, Banker White
Winner
Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)(2026)
Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird)
Winner

2025

The Ice Tower(2025)
La Tour de Glace
Winner

2024

The Devil's Bath(2024)
Martin Gschlacht for the cinematography
Winner

2023

Disco Boy(2023)
Hélène Louvart for the cinematography
Winner

2022

Everything Will Be OK(2022)
Rithy Panh and Sarit Mang
Winner

2021

A Cop Movie(2021)
Yibrán Asuad for the editing
Winner

2020

DAU. Natasha(2020)
Jürgen Jürges for the cinematography
Winner

2019

Out Stealing Horses(2019)
Winner

2018

Dovlatov(2018)
Elena Okopnaya (in the category costume and production design)
Winner

2017

Ana, My Love(2017)
Dana Bunescu for the editing
Winner

2016

Crosscurrent(2016)
Mark Lee Ping-Bing for the cinematography
Winner

2015

Under Electric Clouds(2015)
Evgeniy Privin and Sergey Mikhalchuk for the camera
Winner
Victoria(2015)
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen for the camera
Winner

2014

Blind Massage(2014)
Zeng Jian for the camera
Winner

2013

Harmony Lessons(2013)
Winner

2012

White Deer Plain(2012)
Winner

2011

The Prize(2011)
Wojciech Staron for the camera
Winner
The Prize(2011)
Barbara Enriquez for the production design
Winner

2010

How I Ended This Summer(2010)
Pavel Kostomarov for the camera
Winner

2009

Katalin Varga(2009)
György Kovács, Gábor Erdély, Tamás Székely for the Sound-Design
Winner

2008

There Will Be Blood(2007)
Winner

2007

The Good Shepherd(2006)
ensemble cast
Winner

2006

The Free Will(2006)
Winner

2005

The Wayward Cloud(2005)
Winner

2004

Daybreak(2003)
Winner

2003

Blind Shaft(2003)
Winner

2002

8 Women(2002)
Winner

2000

Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women(2000)
ensemble of actors
Winner

1999

eXistenZ(1999)
David Cronenberg
Winner

1997

Genealogies of a Crime(1997)
Winner

1996

Holy Week(1995)
Winner

1994

The Year of the Dog(1994)
Year of the Dog
Winner

1993

Sun of the Sleepless(1992)
The Sun of the Sleepless
Winner

1992

Prince of Shadows(1991)
Pilar Miró
Winner

1990

Coming Out(1989)
Heiner Carow
Winner

1989

Aviya's Summer(1988)
The Summer of Aviya
Winner

1988

The Debt(1988)
Miguel Pereira
Winner

1987

Children of a Lesser God(1986)
Randa Haines
Winner

1986

Gonza the Spearman(1986)
Winner

1985

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter(1984)
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
Winner

1978

Death of a President(1977)
Winner
El brigadista(1977)
Octavio Cortázar
Winner

1975

Love and Death(1975)
Woody Allen
Winner

1972

Hammersmith Is Out(1972)
Peter Ustinov
Winner

1956

The Blonde Witch(1956)
André Michel
Winner
The Blonde Witch(1956)
La sorcière
Winner