Honorary Golden Bear

Honorary Golden Bear (Goldener Ehrenbar)
LocationBerlin
CountryGermany
Presented byBerlin International Film Festival
First awarded1982
Last awarded2024
Currently held byMartin Scorsese
Websitewww.berlinale.de

The Honorary Golden Bear (German: Goldener Ehrenbär) is the Berlin International Film Festival's honorary award for lifetime achievement by important figures in the world of film.[1]

The award has been presented annually since 1982, with exceptions being 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, and 2021. The award is presented for an exceptional artistic career and is given to the guest of honour of the Homage.[1]

List of honorees

Year Image Honorees Profession Nationality Ref.
1980's
1982 James Stewart James Stewart Actor United States [2]
1988 Sir Alec Guinness Alec Guinness United Kingdom [3]
1989 Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman United States [4]
1990's
1990 Oliver Stone Oliver Stone Filmmaker United States [5]
1993 Billy Wilder Billy Wilder United States, Austria [6]
Gregory Peck Gregory Peck Actor United States
1994 Sophia Loren Sophia Loren Actress Italy [7]
1995 Alain Delon Alain Delon Actor France [8]
1996 Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon United States [9]
Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Filmmaker
1997 Kim Novak Kim Novak Actress [10]
1998 Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve France [11]
1999 Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine United States [12]
2000's
2000 Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau Actress France [13]
2001 Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas Actor and filmmaker United States [14]
2002 Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale Actress Italy, Tunisia [15]
Robert Altman Robert Altman Filmmaker United States
2003 Anouk Aimee Anouk Aimée Actress France [16]
2004 Fernando Solanas Fernando Solanas Filmmaker Argentina [17]
2005 Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek South Korea [18]
Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernán Gómez Filmmaker, actor and writer Spain
2006 Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Filmmaker Poland [19]
Sir Ian McKellen Ian McKellen Actor United Kingdom
2007 Arthur Penn Filmmaker and producer United States [20]
2008 Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi Filmmaker Italy [21]
2009 Maurice Jarre Composer and conductor France [22]
2010's
2010 Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla Actress Germany [23]
Wolfgang Kohlhaase Wolfgang Kohlhaase Filmmaker
2011 Armin Mueller-Stahl Armin Mueller-Stahl Actor, painter and author [24]
2012 Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Actress United States [25]
2013 Claude Lanzmann Claude Lanzmann Filmmaker France [26]
2014 Ken Loach Ken Loach United Kingdom [27]
2015 Wim Wenders Wim Wenders Germany [28]
2016 Michael Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer [29]
2017 Milena Canonero Milena Canonero Costume Designer Italy [30]
2018 Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe Actor United States [31]
2019 Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling Actress United Kingdom [32]
2020's
2020 Helen Mirren Helen Mirren Actress United Kingdom [33]
2022 Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Huppert France [34]
2023 Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Filmmaker United States [35]
2024 Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese [36]

References

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  33. ^ "Homage and Honorary Golden Bear 2020 for Dame Helen Mirren". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  34. ^ Ravindran, Manori (16 December 2021). "Isabelle Huppert to Receive Berlin Film Festival's Honorary Golden Bear". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  35. ^ "Steven Spielberg To Be Honored With Berlinale Golden Bear, Homage". Deadline Hollywood. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  36. ^ "Martin Scorsese to Receive Berlin Film Festival's Honorary Golden Bear". Yahoo! Finance. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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