"CENTRAL DO BRASIL" 
(Central Station) by Walter Salles 

Special Jury Prize: "WAG THE DOG" by Barry Levinson 

Silver Berlin Bear 

Lifetime Contribution to Arts of Cinematography:
to Alain Resnais for "ON CONNAIT LA CHANSON" (Same Old Song) 

Silver Berlin Bear 

Best Director: Neil Jordan for his film "THE BUTCHER BOY" 

Silver Berlin Bear 

Best Actress: Fernanda Montenegro 
for her role in the film "CENTRAL DO BRASIL" (Central Station) by Walter Salles 

Silver Berlin Bear 

Best Actor: Samuel L. Jackson for his role in the film 
"JACKIE BROWN" by Quentin Tarantino 

Best Single Achievement: to Matt Damon as scriptwriter and actor in "GOOD WILL HUNTING" by Gus Van Sant 

the prize of the European Academy of Film and Television, donated by the AGICOA with DM 50,000, to the director Jeroen Krabbé for his film "LEFT LUGGAGE" 

Alfred Bauer Prize 

awarded in honour of the founder of the Berlin International Film Festival to a film which opens new horizons in filmmaking, goes to "YUE KUAI LE, YUE DUO LUO" Hold You Tight by Stanley Kwan 

A special Mention for the promising performances 

actress Isabella Rossellini for her exceptional performance as "Mrs. Kalman" in the film "LEFT LUGGAGE" by Jeroen Krabbé and 
actor Eamonn Owens for his astonishing work as the young lead in Neil Jordan’s "THE BUTCHER BOY" 

A special Mention 

for the cinematographer Slawomir Idziak for the haunting images of Michael Winterbottom’s "I WANT YOU". 

Prizes for short films: 

Golden Berlin Bear 
"I MOVE SO I AM" by Gerrit van Dijk 

Silver Berlin Bear 

"CINEMA ALCAZAR" by Florence Jaugey