Honorary Golden Bear

Award

Honorary Golden Bear (Goldener Ehrenbar)

Location| Berlin
Country| Germany
Presented by| Berlin International Film Festival
First award| 1982
Final award| 2025
Currently held by| Tilda Swinton
Website| www.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

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Year  | Image  | Honorees  | Profession  | Nationality  | Ref.

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1982 |  | James Stewart | Actor  | United States  | [2]
1988 |  | Alec Guinness | United Kingdom  | [3]
1989 |  | Dustin Hoffman | United States  | [4]
1990 |  | Oliver Stone | Filmmaker  | United States  | [5]
1993 |  | Billy Wilder | United States, Austria  | [6]
| Gregory Peck | Actor  | United States
1994 |  | Sophia Loren | Actress  | Italy  | [7]
1995 |  | Alain Delon | Actor  | France  | [8]
1996 |  | Jack Lemmon | United States  | [9]
| Elia Kazan | Filmmaker
1997 |  | Kim Novak | Actress  | [10]
1998 |  | Catherine Deneuve | France  | [11]
1999 |  | Shirley MacLaine | United States  | [12]
2000 |  | Jeanne Moreau | Actress  | France  | [13]
2001 |  | Kirk Douglas | Actor and filmmaker  | United States  | [14]
2002 |  | Claudia Cardinale | Actress  | Italy, Tunisia  | [15]
| Robert Altman | Filmmaker  | United States
2003 |  | Anouk Aimée | Actress  | France  | [16]
2004 |  | Fernando Solanas | Filmmaker  | Argentina  | [17]
2005 |  | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea  | [18]
| Fernando Fernán Gómez | Filmmaker, actor and writer  | Spain
2006 |  | Andrzej Wajda | Filmmaker  | Poland  | [19]
| Ian McKellen | Actor  | United Kingdom
2007 |  | Arthur Penn | Filmmaker and producer  | United States  | [20]
2008 |  | Francesco Rosi | Filmmaker  | Italy  | [21]
2009 |  | Maurice Jarre | Composer and conductor  | France  | [22]
2010 |  | Hanna Schygulla | Actress  | Germany  | [23]
| Wolfgang Kohlhaase | Filmmaker
2011 |  | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Actor, painter and author  | [24]
2012 |  | Meryl Streep | Actress  | United States  | [25]
2013 |  | Claude Lanzmann | Filmmaker  | France  | [26]
2014 |  | Ken Loach | United Kingdom  | [27]
2015 |  | Wim Wenders | Germany  | [28]
2016 |  | Michael Ballhaus | Cinematographer  | [29]
2017 |  | Milena Canonero | Costume Designer  | Italy  | [30]
2018 |  | Willem Dafoe | Actor  | United States  | [31]
2019 |  | Charlotte Rampling | Actress  | United Kingdom  | [32]
2020 |  | Helen Mirren | Actress  | United Kingdom  | [33]
2022 |  | Isabelle Huppert | France  | [34]
2023 |  | Steven Spielberg | Filmmaker  | United States  | [35]
2024 |  | Martin Scorsese | [36]
2025 |  | Tilda Swinton | Actress  | United Kingdom  | [37]

## References

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1. ^ a b "THE HONORARY GOLDEN BEAR". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
2. ^ "32nd Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
3. ^ "38th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
4. ^ "39th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
5. ^ "41st Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
6. ^ "43rd Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
7. ^ "44th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
8. ^ "45th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
9. ^ "46th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
10. ^ "47th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
11. ^ "48th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
12. ^ "49th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
13. ^ "50th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
14. ^ "51st Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
15. ^ "52nd Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
16. ^ "53rd Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
17. ^ "54th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
18. ^ Berlinale 2005: Honorary Golden Bears for Im Kwon-Taek and Fernando Fernán Gómez, pdf, 55. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, 10.–20. 02. 2005.
19. ^ "56th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
20. ^ "57th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
21. ^ "58th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
22. ^ "59th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
23. ^ "60th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
24. ^ "61st Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
25. ^ "62nd Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
26. ^ "63rd Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
27. ^ "64th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
28. ^ "65th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
29. ^ "66th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
30. ^ Roxborough, Scott (January 31, 2017). "Berlin: Costume Designer Milena Canonero to Get Lifetime Achievement Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
31. ^ "68th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
32. ^ "69th Berlin International Film Festival – Honorary Golden Bear". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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.
37. ^ "The Honorary Golden Bear". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

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Honorary Golden Bear

* James Stewart (1982)
* Alec Guinness (1988)
* Dustin Hoffman (1989)
* Oliver Stone (1990)
* Gregory Peck / Billy Wilder (1993)
* Sophia Loren (1994)
* Alain Delon (1995)
* Elia Kazan / Jack Lemmon (1996)
* Kim Novak (1997)
* Catherine Deneuve (1998)
* Shirley MacLaine (1999)
* Jeanne Moreau (2000)
* Kirk Douglas (2001)
* Robert Altman / Claudia Cardinale (2002)
* Anouk Aimée (2003)
* Fernando Solanas (2004)
* Fernando Fernán Gómez / Im Kwon-taek (2005)
* Ian McKellen / Andrzej Wajda (2006)
* Arthur Penn (2007)
* Francesco Rosi (2008)
* Maurice Jarre (2009)
* Wolfgang Kohlhaase / Hanna Schygulla (2010)
* Armin Mueller-Stahl (2011)
* Meryl Streep (2012)
* Claude Lanzmann (2013)
* Ken Loach (2014)
* Wim Wenders (2015)
* Michael Ballhaus (2016)
* Milena Canonero (2017)
* Willem Dafoe (2018)
* Charlotte Rampling (2019)
* Helen Mirren (2020)
* Isabelle Huppert (2022)
* Steven Spielberg (2023)
* Martin Scorsese (2024)
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