Mati Diop Doc ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear at Berlin; Sebastian Stan and Emily Watson Take Acting Awards
variety.comGuy Lodge Film Critic The Berlin Film Festival drew to a close with tonight’s awards ceremony, with French-Senegalese director Mati Diop taking the Golden Bear for her documentary “Dahomey.” Full report to come; full list of winners below. COMPETITION Golden Bear for Best Film: “Dahomey,” Mati Diop Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize: “A Traveler’s Needs,” Hong Sangsoo Silver Bear Jury Prize: “The Empire,” Bruno Dumont Silver Bear for Best Director: “Pepe,” Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance: “A Different Man,” Sebastian Stan Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance: “Small Things Like These,” Emily Watson Silver Bear for Best Screenplay: “Dying,” Matthias Glasner Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: “The Devil’s Bath,” Martin Gschlacht, cinematography ENCOUNTERS Best Film: “Direct Action,” Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell Best Director: “Cidade; Campo,” Juliana Rojas Special Jury Award: (ex aequo) “The Great Yawn of History,” Aliyar Rasti; “Some Rain Must Fall,” Qiu Yang BERLINALE DOCUMENTARY AWARD Best Documentary: “No Other Land,” Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor Special Mention: “Direct Action,” Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell GWFF BEST FIRST FEATURE Best First Feature: “Cu Li Never Cries,” Phạm Ngọc Lân BERLINALE SHORTS Golden Bear: “An Odd Turn,” Francisco Lezama Silver Bear: “Remains of the Hot Day,” Wenqian Zhang Special Mention: “That’s All From Me,” Eva Könnemann Awards previously announced: PANORAMA AWARDS Panorama Audience Award: “Memories of a Burning Body,” Antonella Sudasassi FurnissSecond Prize: “Crossing,” Levan AkinThird Prize: “All Shall Be Well,” Ray Yeung Panorama Documentary Audience Award: “No Other Land,” Basel Adra,.
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