Alfred Bauer Award, named after the founder of the Berlin Film Festival, bestowed to a film that's opening new perspectives in film making:
Who If Not Us (Wer wenn nicht wir), Andres Veiel, Germany 2011
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay:
Joshua Marston for The Forgiveness of Blood, Joshua Marston, US 2011
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement:
- Wojciech Staron, Cinematography and Barbara Enriques, Production Design, both for The Prize (El Premio), Mexico/ France/ Poland/ Germany 2011
Silver Bear for Best Actress:
- the female ensemble of A Separation, Asghar Farhadi, Iran 2011: Leila Hatami, Sarina Farhadi, Sareh Bayat
Silver Bear for Best Actor:
- the male ensemble of A Separation, Asghar Farhadi, Iran 2011: Peyman Moaadi, Babak Karimi, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
Silver Bear for Best Director:
Ulrich Koehler for Sleeping Sickness (Schlafkrankheit), Germany/ France 2011
Grand Prix of the Jury:
The Turin Horse, Bela Tarr, Hungary/ France/ Switzerland/ Germany 2011
Golden Bear for Best Film:
A Separation, Asghar Farhadi, Iran 2011
