Honorary Golden Bear facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Honorary Golden Bear (Goldener Ehrenbar) |
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| Presented by | Berlin International Film Festival |
| Location | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| First awarded | 1982 |
| Last awarded | 2025 |
| Currently held by | Tilda Swinton |
The Honorary Golden Bear is a very special award given at the Berlin International Film Festival. It's also known by its German name, Goldener Ehrenbär, which means 'Golden Honorary Bear'. This award is like a big 'thank you' to important people in the movie world. It celebrates their amazing work and long careers in film.
This special award has been given out almost every year since 1982. It honors someone's incredible artistic journey in movies. The person who receives it is also a special guest at the festival's "Homage" event, which celebrates their work.
Who Has Won the Honorary Golden Bear?
Many famous actors and filmmakers have received the Honorary Golden Bear. Here is a list of the talented people who have been honored with this award over the years.
| Year | Image | Honorees | Profession | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | _01.jpg) |
James Stewart | Actor | United States |
| 1988 | .jpg) |
Alec Guinness | United Kingdom | |
| 1989 |  |
Dustin Hoffman | United States | |
| 1990 |  |
Oliver Stone | Filmmaker | United States |
| 1993 |  |
Billy Wilder | United States, Austria | |
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Gregory Peck | Actor | United States | |
| 1994 |  |
Sophia Loren | Actress | Italy |
| 1995 |  |
Alain Delon | Actor | France |
| 1996 |  |
Jack Lemmon | United States | |
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Elia Kazan | Filmmaker | ||
| 1997 |  |
Kim Novak | Actress | |
| 1998 |  |
Catherine Deneuve | France | |
| 1999 |  |
Shirley MacLaine | United States | |
| 2000 |  |
Jeanne Moreau | Actress | France |
| 2001 |  |
Kirk Douglas | Actor and filmmaker | United States |
| 2002 |  |
Claudia Cardinale | Actress | Italy, Tunisia |
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Robert Altman | Filmmaker | United States | |
| 2003 |  |
Anouk Aimée | Actress | France |
| 2004 |  |
Fernando Solanas | Filmmaker | Argentina |
| 2005 |  |
Im Kwon-taek | South Korea | |
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Fernando Fernán Gómez | Filmmaker, actor and writer | Spain | |
| 2006 | .jpg) |
Andrzej Wajda | Filmmaker | Poland |
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Ian McKellen | Actor | United Kingdom | |
| 2007 | Arthur Penn | Filmmaker and producer | United States | |
| 2008 |  |
Francesco Rosi | Filmmaker | Italy |
| 2009 | Maurice Jarre | Composer and conductor | France | |
| 2010 | .JPG) |
Hanna Schygulla | Actress | Germany |
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Wolfgang Kohlhaase | Filmmaker | ||
| 2011 |  |
Armin Mueller-Stahl | Actor, painter and author | |
| 2012 |  |
Meryl Streep | Actress | United States |
| 2013 |  |
Claude Lanzmann | Filmmaker | France |
| 2014 |  |
Ken Loach | United Kingdom | |
| 2015 | _2.jpg) |
Wim Wenders | Germany | |
| 2016 |  |
Michael Ballhaus | Cinematographer | |
| 2017 |  |
Milena Canonero | Costume Designer | Italy |
| 2018 | .jpg) |
Willem Dafoe | Actor | United States |
| 2019 |  |
Charlotte Rampling | Actress | United Kingdom |
| 2020 |  |
Helen Mirren | Actress | United Kingdom |
| 2022 |  |
Isabelle Huppert | France | |
| 2023 |  |
Steven Spielberg | Filmmaker | United States |
| 2024 |  |
Martin Scorsese | ||
| 2025 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Tilda Swinton | Actress | United Kingdom |
See also
In Spanish: Oso de Oro Honorífico para niños
