The Berlin Film Festival held its award ceremony on Saturday night, crowning French-Senegalese Mati Diop as Best Director for her documentary Dahomey (pictured). She’s the first black director to win a Golden Bear.
The members of this year’s international jury were: Kristen Stewart (president), Golshifteh Farahani, Valeska Grisebach, Radu Jude, Francine Maisler, Carla Simón, and Johnnie To.
The two gender-neutral acting prizes went to Sebastian Stan, who won Best Leading Performance for his role in Aaron Schimberg’s black comedy A Different Man, and Emily Watson, who won Best Supporting Performance for her role as a mother superior in 1980s Ireland in Small Things Like These. The Berlin Festival declared its acting awards gender-neutral three years ago.
Korean director Hong Sangsoo won the Grand Jury Prize for his character comedy A Traveler’s Needs, starring Isabelle Huppert as a Frenchwoman in Seoul.
The full list of awards is available here.
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