Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance

{{Short description|Award presented annually by the Berlin International Film Festival}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance

| subheader = {{native name|de|Silberner Bär/Bester Schauspielerische Leistung in einer Nebenrolle}}

| awarded_for = Best Performance in a Supporting Role

| presenter = Berlin International Film Festival

| country = Germany

| image = Andrew Scott at Berlinale 2025 (cropped).jpg

| alt = Andrew Scott 2025 winner

| image_upright =

| caption = The 2025 recipient: Andrew Scott

| year = 2021

| holder = Andrew Scott
Blue Moon (2025)

| website = {{url|https://www.berlinale.de}}

}}

The Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance ({{langx|de|Silberner Bär/Beste Schauspielerische Leistung in einer Nebenrolle}}) is an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival for an outstanding performance in a supporting role and chosen by the jury from the films in main competition at the festival.

The award was first presented at the 2021 Festival to replace the Best Actor and Best Actress awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive-selection/archive-2021/news-2021/news-detail-2021_54088.html |title=Berlinale 2021: Festival Planned as Physical Event / New: Gender-Neutral Performance Awards |publisher=Berlinale |access-date=19 February 2022}} Lilla Kizlinger was the first recipient of this award for her role in Forest – I See You Everywhere (2021). Andrew Scott is the most recent winner of this award for his performance in Blue Moon (2025).

Winners

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! scope="col" style="width:3%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:10%;"| Actress

! scope="col" style="width:10%;"| Role

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style="text-align:center;"| 2021

| {{Flagicon|HUN}} {{sortname|Lilla|Kizlinger|nolink=1}}

| N/A

| {{sort|Forest – I See You Everywhere|Forest – I See You Everywhere}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Awards & Honours 2021 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/awards-juries/awards.html/a=silver-bears--all-feature-length-film/y=2021/o=desc/p=1/rp=40 |publisher=Berlinale |access-date=19 February 2022}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2022

| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} {{sortname|Laura|Basuki}}

| Ino

| {{sort|Before, Now & Then|Before, Now & Then}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Awards & Honours 2022 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/awards-juries/awards.html/a=silver-bears--all-feature-length-film/y=2022/o=desc/p=1/rp=40 |publisher=Berlinale |access-date=19 February 2022}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2023

| {{Flagicon|AUT}} {{sortname|Thea|Ehre|nolink=1}}

| Leni

| {{sort|Till the End of the Night|Till the End of the Night}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Awards & Honours 2023 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/awards-juries/awards.html/a=silver-bears--all-feature-length-film/y=2023/o=desc/p=1/rp=40 |publisher=Berlinale |access-date=25 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/berlin2023-full-winners-list-on-the-adamant-wins-golden-bear-1235332759/ |title=Berlin: French Documentary 'On the Adamant' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film |first=Scott |last=Roxborough |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=25 February 2023 |access-date=26 February 2023}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2024

| {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Emily|Watson}}

| Sister Mary

| {{sort|Small Things like These|Small Things Like These}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/berlin-film-festival-awards-2024-winners-1235921363/ |title=Mati Diop Doc 'Dahomey' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin; Sebastian Stan and Emily Watson Take Acting Awards |first=Guy |last=Lodge |website=Variety |date=24 February 2024 |access-date=24 February 2024}}

2025

| {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Andrew Scott

| Richard Rodgers

| Blue Moon

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/berlin-film-festival-winners-2025-1236298118/ |title=Berlin Film Festival: Norwegian Film 'Dreams (Sex Love)' Wins Golden Bear, Andrew Scott & Rose Byrne Take Acting Honors — Full List |first=Zac |last=Ntim |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=22 February 2025 |access-date=22 February 2025}}

See also

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