Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
# Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (German: Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting.

## Winners

| Year | Screenwriter(s) | English Title | Original Title |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2000s |||||
| 2008 (58th) | Wang Xiaoshuai | In Love We Trust | 左右 |
| 2009 (59th) | Oren Moverman & Alessandro Camon | The Messenger | The Messenger |
| 2010s |||||
| 2010 (60th) | Wang Quan'an & Jin Na | Apart Together | 团圆 |
| 2011 (61st) | Joshua Marston & Andamion Murataj | The Forgiveness of Blood | Falja e Gjakut |
| 2012 (62nd) | Nikolaj Arcel & Rasmus Heisterberg | A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære |
| 2013 (63rd) | Jafar Panahi | Closed Curtain | پرده |
| 2014 (64th) | Dietrich Brüggemann & Anna Brüggemann | Stations of the Cross | Kreuzweg |
| 2015 (65th) | Patricio Guzmán | The Pearl Button | El botón de nácar |
| 2016 (66th) | Tomasz Wasilewski | United States of Love | Zjednoczone Stany Miłości |
| 2017 (67th) | Sebastián Lelio & Gonzalo Maza | A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica |
| 2018 (68th) | Manuel Alcalá & Alonso Ruizpalacios | Museum | Museo |
| 2019 (69th) | Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi & Roberto Saviano | Piranhas | La paranza dei bambini |
| 2020s |||||
| 2020 (70th) | Damiano & Fabio D'Innocenzo | Bad Tales | Favolacce |
| 2021 (71st) | Hong Sang-soo | Introduction | 인트로덕션 |
| 2022 (72nd) | Laila Stieler | Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush | Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush |
| 2023 (73rd) | Angela Schanelec | Music | Music |
