The Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance (German: Silberner Bär/Beste Schauspielerische Leistung in einer Hauptrolle) is an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival for an outstanding performance in a leading role and chosen by the jury from the films in main competition at the festival.
It was first presented at the 2021 Festival to replace the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. Maren Eggert was the first recipient of this award for her role in I'm Your Man (2021). Rose Byrne is the most recent winner of this award for her performance in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025).
Winners
2020s
See also
- Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
References
External links
- Official website




