Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance category in CineRoll's records: 6 films across 6 years, 7 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Rose (2026); the earliest on record is I'm Your Man (2021).

The last three winners were Rose (2026), Rose (2026) and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (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.