Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance

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.^[1]