Silver Bear for Best Actress — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Actress category in CineRoll's records: 61 films across 57 years, 61 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Undine (2020); the earliest on record is Donatella (1956).

The last three winners were Undine (2020), So Long, My Son (2019) and The Heiresses (2018).

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

2020

Undine(2020)
Paula Beer
Winner

2019

So Long, My Son(2019)
Winner

2018

The Heiresses(2018)
Ana Brun
Winner

2017

On the Beach at Night Alone(2017)
Kim Minhee
Winner

2016

The Commune(2016)
Trine Dyrholm
Winner

2015

45 Years(2015)
Charlotte Rampling
Winner

2014

The Little House(2014)
Haru Kuroki
Winner

2013

Gloria(2013)
Paulina García
Winner

2012

War Witch(2012)
Winner

2011

A Separation(2011)
Winner

2010

Caterpillar(2010)
Shinobu Terajima
Winner

2009

Everyone Else(2009)
Birgit Minichmayr
Winner

2008

Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)
Sally Hawkins
Winner

2007

Yella(2007)
Nina Hoss
Winner

2006

Requiem(2006)
Sandra Hüller
Winner

2005

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days(2005)
Winner

2004

Maria Full of Grace(2004)
Winner
Monster(2003)
Charlize Theron
Winner

2003

The Hours(2002)
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore
Winner

2002

Monster's Ball(2001)
Halle Barry
Winner

2001

Intimacy(2001)
Kerry Fox
Winner

2000

The Legend of Rita(2000)
Winner

1999

Aimée & Jaguar(1999)
Maria Schrader & Juliane Köhler
Winner

1997

The English Patient(1996)
Juliette Binoche
Winner

1996

My Man(1996)
Winner

1995

Summer Snow(1995)
Winner

1994

Ladybird Ladybird(1994)
Crissy Rock
Winner

1993

Love Field(1992)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Winner

1992

Center Stage(1991)
Winner

1991

Lovers: A True Story(1991)
Lovers
Winner

1989

Camille Claudel(1988)
Isabelle Adjani
Winner

1988

Broadcast News(1987)
Holly Hunter
Winner

1987

Vera(1986)
Ana Beatriz Nogueira
Winner

1986

Hour of the Star(1985)
Winner
Red Kiss(1985)
Winner

1985

Wrong World(1985)
Jo Kennedy
Winner

1984

War-Time Romance(1983)
Winner

1982

On Probation(1981)
Katrin Sass
Winner

1981

Fever(1980)
Winner

1980

Solo Sunny(1980)
Renate Krössner
Winner

1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun(1979)
Winner

1978

Opening Night(1977)
Gena Rowlands
Winner

1977

The Late Show(1977)
Lily Tomlin
Winner

1976

Nights and Days(1975)
Winner

1975

Sandakan No. 8(1974)
Winner

1972

Hammersmith Is Out(1972)
Elizabeth Taylor
Winner

1971

Desperate Characters(1971)
Shirley MacLaine
Winner
The Cat(1971)
Winner

1967

The Whisperers(1967)
Edith Evans
Winner

1966

Lord Love a Duck(1966)
Lola Albright
Winner

1965

Shakespeare-Wallah(1965)
Madhur Jaffrey
Winner

1964

She and He(1963)
Winner
The Insect Woman(1963)
Winner

1963

The Mistress(1962)
Winner

1962

No Exit(1962)
Rita Gam and Viveca Lindfors
Winner

1961

A Woman Is a Woman(1961)
Winner

1960

The Fair(1960)
Juliette Mayniel
Winner

1959

Ask Any Girl(1959)
Shirley MacLaine
Winner

1958

Wild Is the Wind(1957)
Anna Magnani
Winner

1957

Woman in a Dressing Gown(1957)
Yvonne Mitchell
Winner

1956

Donatella(1956)
Elsa Martinelli
Winner