Teddy Award

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Teddy Award
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The 2017 Special Teddy Award trophy for Monika Treut at the Altonaer Museum
Awarded forBest LGBT-related film
CountryGermany
Presented by Berlin International Film Festival
First awarded1987;37 years ago (1987)
Website www.teddyaward.tv

The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival (the Berlinale). For the most part, the jury consists of organisers of gay and lesbian film festivals, who view films screened in all sections of the Berlinale; films do not have to have been part of the festival's official competition stream to be eligible for Teddy awards. Subsequently, a list of films meeting criteria for LGBT content is selected by the jury, and a 3,000-Euro Teddy is awarded to a feature film, a short film and a documentary.

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At the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in 2016, a dedicated "Teddy30" lineup of classic LGBT-related films was screened as a full program of the festival to celebrate the award's 30th anniversary.

History

The Teddy Award statue located in the Schwules Museum Teddy Award Schroeter Schwules Museum 2016.jpg
The Teddy Award statue located in the Schwules Museum

In 1987 German filmmakers Wieland Speck [1] and Manfred Salzgeber formed a jury called the International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Association (IGLFFA) to create an award for LGBT films. It was originally named the Teddy Bear Award, in accordance with the Berlinale's main awards being named as the Golden and Silver Bear; the name was later shortened to Teddy Award, although the statuette presented to winners is still shaped like a teddy bear.

The first Teddy Award was given to Pedro Almodóvar for his film La ley del deseo , which featured Antonio Banderas.

The awards were originally founded in a gay bookshop in West Berlin, they were named after the cuddly toys which were sent as prizes to the winners. They were then upgraded to metal trophies but are still thought to be a deliberate parody of the main Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear trophy. [2]

1990 was the first bigger festival in the LGBT centrum SchwuZ in Berlin with around 400 guests. The evening was organized from BeV StroganoV and workers of the bookstore Eisenherz in Berlin. In 1992 the award was officially made part of the Berlin International Film Festival. In 1997 TEDDY e.V., a non-profit organisation was founded, which lobbied the award.

Winners

Pedro Almodovar won Best Feature Film at the inaugural ceremony in 1987 for Law of Desire. Pedro Almodovar 1988.jpg
Pedro Almodóvar won Best Feature Film at the inaugural ceremony in 1987 for Law of Desire .
Two short films directed by Gus Van Sant, My New Friend and Five Ways to Kill Yourself, won the first Best Short Film award in 1987. Gus Van Sant-1352.jpg
Two short films directed by Gus Van Sant, My New Friend and Five Ways to Kill Yourself, won the first Best Short Film award in 1987.
Derek Jarman won four times during his lifetime, including the Best Feature Film winners The Last of England (1987) and Wittgenstein (1993). A Special Award in honor of his legacy was given in 2008. Derek Jarman (cropped).jpg
Derek Jarman won four times during his lifetime, including the Best Feature Film winners The Last of England (1987) and Wittgenstein (1993). A Special Award in honor of his legacy was given in 2008.
Tilda Swinton received the Jury Award in 1988. Starring in many films directed by Jarman, she was one of the 2008 Special Award recipients in honor of his legacy. Tilda Swinton (Berlin Film Festival 2008).jpg
Tilda Swinton received the Jury Award in 1988. Starring in many films directed by Jarman, she was one of the 2008 Special Award recipients in honor of his legacy.
Canadian director John Greyson has won five times, including two in the Best Documentary/Essay Film categories for Urinal (1989) and Fig Trees (2009). John Greyson - 01.jpg
Canadian director John Greyson has won five times, including two in the Best Documentary/Essay Film categories for Urinal (1989) and Fig Trees (2009).
Rosa von Praunheim won the Jury Award for Silence = Death in 1990 and was honored with the Special Award in 2014. MJK 16033 Rosa von Praunheim (Berlinale 2018) crop.jpg
Rosa von Praunheim won the Jury Award for Silence = Death in 1990 and was honored with the Special Award in 2014.
Directed by Tom Kalin, Swoon won the first Audience Award in 1992. Tom Kalin by David Shankbone.jpg
Directed by Tom Kalin, Swoon won the first Audience Award in 1992.
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have won twice in the Best Documentary Film category for their collaboration on The Celluloid Closet (1996) and Paragraph 175 (2000). Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein.jpg
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have won twice in the Best Documentary Film category for their collaboration on The Celluloid Closet (1996) and Paragraph 175 (2000).
Romy Haag, the first individual Special Award winner in 1997. Romy Haag.jpg
Romy Haag, the first individual Special Award winner in 1997.
Three of Barbara Hammer films have won in the Best Short Film category: A Horse Is Not a Metaphor in 2009, Generations and Maya Deren's Sink in 2011. ArtAndFeminismNYC-Barbara Hammer.jpg
Three of Barbara Hammer films have won in the Best Short Film category: A Horse Is Not a Metaphor in 2009, Generations and Maya Deren's Sink in 2011.
Malgorzata Szumowska's In the Name Of won Best Feature Film and Reader Award in 2013 GoEast 2014 Malgorzata Szumowska 4 (cropped).jpg
Małgorzata Szumowska's In the Name Of won Best Feature Film and Reader Award in 2013
Ayat Najafi, co-director of Football Under Cover, won Best Documentary Film and Audience Award in 2008 AyatNajafi (cropped).jpg
Ayat Najafi, co-director of Football Under Cover , won Best Documentary Film and Audience Award in 2008
Isaac Julien won Best Feature Film for Looking for Langston in 1989, and a Special Award in honor of Jarman in 2008 Isaac Julien.jpg
Isaac Julien won Best Feature Film for Looking for Langston in 1989, and a Special Award in honor of Jarman in 2008
Constantine Giannaris won Best Short Film for Trojans (1990) and Caught Looking (1992) C. Giannaris.jpg
Constantine Giannaris won Best Short Film for Trojans (1990) and Caught Looking (1992)
Sebastien Lifshitz won Best Feature Film for Wild Side (2004), and Best Documentary Film for Bambi (2013) Sebastien Lifschitz (2020).jpg
Sébastien Lifshitz won Best Feature Film for Wild Side (2004), and Best Documentary Film for Bambi (2013)
Monika Treut won the 1999 Jury Award for Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities, and the 2017 Special Award Monika Treut 2009.jpg
Monika Treut won the 1999 Jury Award for Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities , and the 2017 Special Award

The Teddy Award is divided into three primary categories: Best Feature Film, Short Film, and Documentary Film. The jury picks three nominations within each category and ultimately selects one as the winner. As of 2012, the cash prize for the winners in these categories has been valued at a maximum of €3,000. [3] The prize is intended to support various aspects of the winning films, such as financing film copies, subtitling, or advertising materials. [3] In 2007, the jury decided not to grant an award in the Short Film category because the submitted films lacked adequate LGBT content. [AR 1] The Documentary and Essay Film categories were introduced in 1988 and were combined in several ceremonies between 2009 and 2020.

One other film is singled out for a Jury Award. A Special Award is commonly, but not always, given to one or more individuals for a distinguished achievement in LGBT cinema, such as a lifetime career achievement as a director or performer or for a person's role in a project of significance to the history of LGBT cinema.

The German LGBT magazine Siegessäule formerly sponsored an award that was given to a film selected by a panel of the magazine's readers. This was discontinued after 2012, but was reinstituted in 2016 under the new sponsorship of the magazine Männer ; in 2017, the award was named the Harvey in honour of Harvey Milk.

Other categories include the Activist Award (2020), [AR 2] Social Spots (2007), [AR 1] David Kato Vision & Voice Award (2014–2015), [AR 3] [AR 4] and Newcomer Award (2018).

Table key
Indicates Best Feature Film winners
Indicates individual winners
List of films, with original titles, directors, and production countries
YearCategoryEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s) or Recipient(s)P.C.Ref.
1987 (37th)Best Feature Film Law of Desire La ley del deseo Pedro Almodóvar Spain [4]
Best Short FilmMy New Friend Gus Van Sant United States
Five Ways to Kill Yourself
1988 (38th)Best Feature Film The Last of England Derek Jarman United Kingdom [5]
Best Documentary FilmRights And Reactions: Lesbian & Gay Rights On TrialPhil Zwickler and Jane LippmanUnited States
Best Essay FilmThe Meadow of ThingsDie Wiese der Sachen Heinz Emigholz Germany
Best Short FilmAlfalfa Richard Kwietniowski United Kingdom
Reader Award The Last of England Derek Jarman United Kingdom
Jury Award Tilda Swinton [AR 5]
1989 (39th)Best Feature Film Looking for Langston Isaac Julien United Kingdom [7]
Fun Down There Roger StiglianoUnited States
Best Documentary FilmTiny & Ruby: Hell Divin' Women Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss United States
Best Essay Film Urinal John Greyson Canada
1990 (40th)Best Feature Film Coming Out Heiner Carow East Germany [8]
Best Documentary Film Tongues Untied Marlon T. Riggs United States
Best Short FilmTrojansTrojaner Constantine Giannaris United Kingdom and Greece
Jury Award Silence = Death Schweigen = Tod Rosa von Praunheim Germany
1991 (41st)Best Feature Film Poison Todd Haynes United States
Best Documentary Film Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston United States
Best Short FilmRelax Chris Newby United Kingdom
Jury Award The Making of Monsters John Greyson Canada
Special AwardForbidden LoveZapovezená láskaVladislav KvasničkaCzech Republic
1992 (42nd)Best Feature Film Together Alone P. J. Castellaneta United States [9]
Best Documentary FilmVoices from the FrontDavid Meieran, Robyn Hut and Sandra ElgearUnited States
Best Short FilmCaught Looking Constantine Giannaris United Kingdom
Jury Award Edward II Derek Jarman United Kingdom
Audience Award Swoon Tom Kalin United States
1993 (43rd)Best Feature Film Wittgenstein Derek Jarman United Kingdom [10]
Best Documentary FilmSilverlake LifeTom Joslin and Peter FriedmanUnited States
Best Short FilmP(l)ain Truth Ilppo Pohjola Finland
Audience AwardSex is... Marc Huestis United States
1994 (44th)Best Feature Film Go Fish Rose Troche United States [11]
Best Documentary Film Coming Out Under Fire Arthur Dong United States
Best Short FilmCarmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen Ela Troyano United States
Jury AwardRemembrance of Things Fast John Maybury United Kingdom
Reader AwardHeavy BlowHoang A. DuongUnited States
Audience Award Strawberry and Chocolate Fresa y chocolate Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío Cuba and Mexico
1995 (45th)Best Feature Film The Last Supper Cynthia RobertsCanada [12]
Best Documentary Film Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter Deborah Hoffmann United States
Best Short Film Trevor Peggy Rajski United States
Jury Award Marble Ass Дупе од мрамора Želimir Žilnik Serbia
Reader Award Ballot Measure 9 Heather Lyn MacdonaldUnited States
Audience Award Priest Antonia Bird United Kingdom
1996 (46th)Best Feature Film The Watermelon Woman Cheryl Dunye United States [13]
Best Documentary Film The Celluloid Closet Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman United States
Best Essay FilmI'll Be Your Mirror Nan Goldin and Edmund CoulthardUnited Kingdom
Best Short FilmUnbound Claudia Morgado Escanilla Canada
Alkali, Iowa Mark Christopher United States
Jury AwardJerry Tartaglia and Plaster Foundation [AR 6]
Reader AwardParis Was a Woman Greta Schiller United Kingdom and United States
1997 (47th)Best Feature Film All Over Me Alex SichelUnited States [14]
Best Essay FilmMurder and Murder Yvonne Rainer United States
Best Short FilmHeroines of LoveHeldinnen der LiebeNathalie Percillier and Lily BesillyGermany
Special Award Romy Haag
Reader Award All Over Me Alex SichelUnited States
1998 (48th)Best Feature Film Hold You Tight Stanley Kwan Hong Kong [15]
Best Documentary Film The Brandon Teena Story Susan Muska and Gréta OlafsdóttirUnited States
Best Short FilmPeppermillsIsabel HegnerUnited States and Switzerland
Jury Award The Man in Her Life Ang Lalaki sa Buhay ni SelyaCarlos Siguion-ReynaPhilippines
Reader Award The Brandon Teena Story Susan Muska and Gréta OlafsdóttirUnited States
Special Award Richard O'Brien
Special Mention Uncut John Greyson Canada
1999 (49th)Best Feature Film Show Me Love Fucking Åmål Lukas Moodysson Sweden [16]
Best Documentary FilmThe Man Who Drove With Mandela Greta Schiller United Kingdom and Netherlands
Best Short FilmLiu Awaiting SpringAndrew SooAustralia
Jury Award Aimée & Jaguar [AR 7] Max Färberböck Germany
Lola and Billy the Kid [AR 7] Lola und Bilidikid Kutluğ Ataman
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities [AR 7] Gendernauts Monika Treut
Piglets [AR 7] FerkelLuc Feit
NY'NY 'n Why Not [AR 7] Michael Brynntrup
Reader Award Trick Jim Fall United States
2000 (50th)Best Feature Film Water Drops on Burning Rocks Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes François Ozon France [17]
Best Documentary Film Paragraph 175 Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman United States
Best Short FilmSticky DoughHartes BrotNathalie PercillierGermany
Jury Award Funny Felix Drôle de Félix Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau France
ChrissyJacqui NorthAustralia
Reader Award Funny Felix Drôle de Félix Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau France
2001 (51st)Best Feature Film Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell United States [18]
Best Documentary Film Trembling Before G-d Sandi Simcha DuBowski United States
Best Short FilmErè Mèla MèlaDaniel WirothFrance and Luxembourg
Jury Award Forbidden Fruit Sue Maluwa-Bruce and Beate KunathGermany and Zimbabwe
Reader Award The Iron Ladies Sa tree lexYongyoot ThongkongtoonThailand
Special Award Moritz de Hadeln [AR 8]
Special MentionChop Suey [AR 9] Bruce Weber United States
The Iron Ladies [AR 9] Sa tree lexYongyoot ThongkongtoonThailand
2002 (52nd)Best Feature Film Walking on Water Tony Ayres Australia [19]
Best Documentary Film All About My Father Alt om min Far Even Benestad Norway and Denmark
Best Short FilmCelebration Daniel Stedman United States
Jury AwardJust a WomanJuste une femme Mitra Farahani France and Iran
Reader Award Walking on Water Walking on Water Tony Ayres Australia
2003 (53rd)Best Feature Film A Thousand Clouds of Peace Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor Julián Hernández Mexico [20]
Best Documentary Film Talk Straight: The World of Rural Queers Ich kenn keinen – Allein unter Heteros Jochen Hick Germany
Best Short FilmPrecious MomentsFremragende TimerLars Krutzkoff and Jan DalchowNorway
Reader Award The Event Thom Fitzgerald Canada
Special Award F. W. Murnau
2004 (54th)Best Feature Film Wild Side Sébastien Lifshitz France [21]
Best Documentary Film The Nomi Song Andrew Horn Germany
Best Short FilmWith What Shall I Wash It?Con qué la lavaré?Maria TrénorSpain
Reader Award D.E.B.S. Angela Robinson United States
Special AwardEdition Salzgeber [AR 10]
2005 (55th)Best Feature Film A Year Without Love Un año sin amor Anahí Berneri Argentina [22]
Best Documentary FilmFeline MasqueradeKatzenballVeronika MinderSwitzerland
Best Short FilmThe Intervention Jay Duplass United States
Reader Award Transamerica Duncan Tucker United States
2006 (56th)Best Feature Film The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros Auraeus Solito Philippines [23]
Best Documentary Film Beyond Hatred Au-delà de la haineOlivier MeyrouFrance
Best Short FilmThe Day I DiedEl día que morí Maryam Keshavarz Argentina and United States
Jury AwardCombatPatrick CarpentierBelgium
Reader Award Paper Dolls Bubot Niyar Tomer Heymann Israel and Switzerland
2007 (57th)Best Feature Film Spider Lilies Ci-Qing Zero Chou Taiwan [24]
Best Documentary FilmA Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol FactoryEsther B. RobinsonUnited States
Audience Award Notes on a Scandal Richard Eyre United States and United Kingdom
Reader Award The Bubble Eytan Fox Israel
Social SpotsSecurity Camera [AR 1] ÜberwachungskameraMANEO Stop Violence Against Gays ProjectGermany
Love Hurts [AR 1]
Special Award Helmut Berger
Special Mention La León [AR 11] Santiago Otheguy Argentina and France
2008 (58th)Best Feature Film The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela Die reine Wahrheit über Queen Raquela Olaf de Fleur Iceland [25]
Best Documentary Film Football Under Cover David Assman and Ayat Najafi Germany
Audience Award
Best Short Film Felipe Sholl Brazil
Jury Award Be Like Others Tanaz Eshaghian United States, Canada, and Iran
Reader Award
Special AwardHans Stempel and Martin Ripkens [AR 12]
Keith Collins , Simon Fisher Turner, Isaac Julien, James Mackay and Tilda Swinton [AR 12]
2009 (59th)Best Feature Film Raging Sun, Raging Sky Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo Julián Hernández Mexico [26]
Best Documentary/Essay Film Fig Trees John Greyson Canada
Best Short FilmA Horse Is Not a Metaphor Barbara Hammer United States
Reader Award City of Borders Yun SuhUnited States
Special Award Joe Dallesandro [AR 13]
John Hurt [AR 13]
2010 (60th)Best Feature Film The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko United States and France [27]
Best Documentary/Essay Film The Mouth of the Wolf La bocca del lupo Pietro Marcello Italy
Best Short FilmThe Feast of Stephen James Franco United States
Jury Award Open Jake Yuzna United States
Reader AwardPostcard to Daddy Michael Stock Germany
Special Award Werner Schroeter [AR 14]
2011 (61st)Best Feature Film Absent Ausente Marco Berger Argentina [28]
Best Documentary/Essay Film The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye Marie Losier United States and France
Best Short FilmGenerations Barbara Hammer and Gina CarducciUnited States
Maya Deren's Sink Barbara Hammer United States
Jury Award Tomboy Céline Sciamma France
Reader Award Harvest  [ de ]Stadt Land FlussBenjamin CantuGermany
Special Award Pieter-Dirk Uys [AR 15]
2012 (62nd)Best Feature Film Keep the Lights On Ira Sachs United States [29]
Best Documentary Film Call Me Kuchu Malika Zouhali-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright United States
Best Short FilmLoxoro Claudia Llosa Spain, Peru, Argentina, and United States
Jury AwardJaurès Vincent Dieutre France
Reader Award The Parade Parade Srđan Dragojević Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia
Special Award Ulrike Ottinger [AR 16]
Mario Montez [AR 16]
2013 (63rd)Best Feature Film In the Name of W imię... Małgorzata Szumowska Poland [30]
Best Documentary Film Bambi Sébastien Lifshitz France
Best Short FilmUndress MeTa av migVictor LindgrenSweden
Jury Award Concussion Stacie Passon United States
Reader Award In the Name of W imię... Małgorzata Szumowska Poland
Special AwardSTEPS for the Future [AR 17]
2014 (64th)Best Feature Film The Way He Looks Hoje eu quero voltar sozinho Daniel Ribeiro Brazil [31]
Best Documentary Film The Circle Der KreisStefan HauptSwitzerland
Best Short FilmMondial 2010Roy DibLebanon
Jury Award Pierrot Lunaire Bruce LaBruce Germany and Canada
Reader Award 52 Tuesdays Sophie Hyde Australia
Special Award Rosa von Praunheim [AR 18]
Elfi Mikesch [AR 18]
David Kato Vision and Voice AwardSou Sotheavy [AR 3]
2015 (65th)Best Feature Film Nasty Baby Sebastián Silva United States, Chile, and France [32]
Best Documentary/Essay FilmThe New ManEl hombre nuevoAldo GarayUruguay and Chile
Best Short Film Saint Christopher San CristóbalOmar Zúñiga HidalgoChile
Jury Award Stories of Our Lives Jim Chuchu Kenya
Reader Award Thanatos, Drunk Zuì Shēng Mèng Sǐ Chang Tso-chi Taiwan
Special Award Udo Kier [AR 4]
David Kato Vision & Voice AwardMartha Tholanah [AR 19]
2016 (66th)Best Feature Film Tomcat Kater Händl Klaus Austria [33]
Best Documentary Film Kiki Sara JordenöSweden and United States
Best Short FilmMoms on FireJoanna RytelSweden
Jury Award You'll Never Be Alone Nunca vas a estar solo Álex Anwandter Chile
Audience Award Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau France
Reader Award Don't Call Me Son Mãe só há uma Anna Muylaert Brazil
Special Award Christine Vachon [AR 20]
2017 (67th)Best Feature Film A Fantastic Woman Una mujer fantástica Sebastián Lelio Chile [34]
Best Documentary Film Small Talk Cidade PequenaHui-chen HuangTaiwan
Best Short FilmMy Gay SisterMin HomosysterLia HietalaSweden and Norway
Jury Award Close-Knit Karera ga Honki de Amu toki wa Naoko Ogigami Japan
Reader Award God's Own Country Francis Lee United Kingdom
Special Award Monika Treut [AR 21]
2018 (68th)Best Feature Film Hard Paint Tinta Bruta Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio ReolonBrazil [35]
Best Documentary/Essay Film Tranny Fag Bixa TravestyClaudia Priscilla and Kiko GoifmanBrazil
Best Short FilmThree CentimetresLara ZeidanUnited Kingdom
Jury Award Obscuro Barroco Evangelia KraniotiFrance and Greece
Newcomer Award Retablo Alvaro Delgado-AparicioPeru, Germany, and Norway
Reader Award The Heiresses Las herederas Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay
2019 (69th)Best Feature Film Brief Story from the Green Planet Breve historia del planeta verde Santiago Loza Argentina, Germany, Brazil, and Spain [36]
Best Documentary/Essay Film Lemebel Joanna Reposi GaribaldiChile and Colombia
Best Short FilmEntropiaFlóra Anna BudaHungary
Jury Award A Dog Barking at the Moon Xiang ZiChina and Spain
Reader Award Brief Story from the Green Planet Breve historia del planeta verde Santiago Loza Argentina, Germany, Brazil, and Spain
Special Award Falk Richter [AR 22]
2020 (70th)Best Feature Film No Hard Feelings Futur DreiFaraz ShariatGermany [37]
Best Documentary/Essay Film If It Were Love Si c'était de l'amour Patric Chiha France
Best Short FilmPlaybackPlayback. Ensayo de una despedidaAgustina ComediArgentina
Jury Award Days Rizi Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
Reader Award No Hard Feelings Futur DreiFaraz ShariatGermany
Activist AwardDavid Isteev, Olga Baranova and Maxim Lapunov [AR 2]
2021 (71st)Best Feature Film Miguel's War Eliane Raheb Lebanon, Germany, and Spain [38]
Best Short Film International Dawn Chorus Day John Greyson Canada
Jury Award Instructions for Survival Yana UgrekhelidzeGermany
Special Award Jenni Olson [AR 23]
2022 (72nd)Best Feature Film Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter Três tigres tristesGustavo VinagreBrazil [39]
Best Documentary FilmAlisClare WeiskopfColombia
Chile
Romania
Best Short FilmExalted MarsMars ExaltéJean-Sébastien ChauvinFrance
Jury AwardNelly & NadineMagnus GerttenSweden
2023 (73rd)Best Feature Film All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White Babatunde ApalowoNigeria [40]
Best Documentary Film Orlando, My Political Biography Orlando, ma biographie politique Paul B. Preciado France
Best Short Film Dipped in Black Marungka tjalatjunuMatthew Thorne, Derik Lynch Australia
Jury Award Vicky Knight
Special AwardAndriy Khalpakhchi, Bohdan Zhuk
2024 (74th)Best Feature Film All Shall Be Well Ray Yeung Hong Kong [41]
Best Documentary Film Teaches of Peaches Judy Landkammer , Philipp FusseneggerGermany
Best Short FilmGrandmamauntsistercat Zuza Banasińska Netherlands, Poland
Jury Award Crossing Levan Akin Sweden, Denmark, France, Turkey, Georgia
Special Award Lothar Lambert

Award reasonale

  1. 1 2 3 4 The 2007 Jury did not select a finalist for Best Short Film due to the lack of LGBT representation in the submissions. Instead, the Jury recognized Security Camera and Love Hurts, two public service announcements about mutual respect, in the Social Spots category. These announcements were produced by the MANEO Stop Violence Against Gays Project.
  2. 1 2 Isteev, Baranova, and Lapunov received the Activist Award for their efforts to fight for human rights during the anti-gay purges in Chechnya, detailed in David France's Welcome to Chechnya .
  3. 1 2 Cambodian transgender activist Sou Sotheavy received the 2014 David Kato Vision and Voice Award for her effort to establish a national network of organizations to support the LGBT community in her native country.
  4. 1 2 Kier received the 2015 Special Award for setting the standard for nonstereotypical male characters and his exceptional filmography.
  5. Swinton received the 1988 Jury Award for her performance in The Last of England, her venture into experimental films and dedication to LGBT-related films. [6]
  6. Tartaglia and the Plaster Foundation received the 1996 Special Jury Prize for the preservation of the celluloid works of Jack Smith, a pioneer of queer underground cinema. The award was given to celebrate Teddy Award's 10th year anniversary.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 The 1999 Jury Award was given to all five German LGBT-related films in the competition due to their exceptional quality and diversity: Aimée & Jaguar, Lola and Billy the Kid, Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities, Piglets, NY'NY 'n Why Not. Speck accepted this award on the films' behalf.
  8. de Hadeln received the 2001 Special Award for his relentless support of LGBT-related films, and for acknowledging the Teddy Award as an official award of the Berlinale in 1992.
  9. 1 2 The 2001 Jury made Special Mention of two films: Chop Suey for its daring exploration and Weber's unique vision as a photographer; and The Iron Ladies for its engaging true-life story of a gay and transexual volleyball team.
  10. The 2004 Special Award was given to Edition Salzgeber, a German-based film distributor, for its outstanding LGBT-related work and its founder Manfred Salzgeber (1943–1994).
  11. La León received the 2007 Special Mention for its outstanding cinematography in portraying an isolated existence in Argentina.
  12. 1 2 At the 2008 ceremony, two Special Awards were given: one for Stempel and Ripkens for their career achievements as film critics and filmmakers; one for Collins, Turner, Julien, Mackay, and Swinton for looking after the heritage of British filmmaker Derek Jarman.
  13. 1 2 At the 2009 ceremony, two Special Awards were given: one to Dallesandro for his career achievements as an underground actor, and Hurt for his acting performance in An Englishman In New York .
  14. Schroeter received the 2010 Special Award for his outstanding work as an opera director, one of the leading filmmakers of the New German Cinema movement, and his influence on gay culture.
  15. Uys received the 2011 Special Award for his commitment to AIDS education in South Africa and his stage alter ego Evita Bezuidenhoud.
  16. 1 2 At the 2012 ceremony, two Special Awards were given: one to Ottinger for her exceptional contribution to the German cinema, and Montez for his theatre work and collaboration with directors Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, and Ron Rice.
  17. STEPS for the Future, a South African film project, received the Special Award for its commitment to HIV education.
  18. 1 2 At the 2014 ceremony, two Special Awards were given: one to Praunheim for his emotional and socially conscious films, and Mikesch for her challenging work as a photographer, filmmaker, and camerawomen.
  19. HIV-positive activist Tholanah received the 2015 David Kato Vision & Voice Award for her support to the LGBTI community in Zimbabwe.
  20. Vachon received the 2016 Special Award for creating Killer Films, a film production company, and her LGBT-related work as a film producer.
  21. Treut received the 2017 Special Award for her contribution to independent filmmaking, as one of the pioneers of the New Queer Cinema.
  22. Richter received the 2019 Special Award for his outstanding work as a theatre director and an activist, as well as his influence to the queer and cosmopolitan cinema.
  23. Olson received the 2021 Special Award for her achievements in filmmaking, film preservation, and her influence in queer film culture.

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