in 10 countries have hosted the contest. Berlin has been host 14 times, Potsdam 3 times, and Paris 2 times. Barcelona, Bochum, Copenhagen, Glasgow, London, Riga, Rome, Seville, Tallinn, Valletta, Warsaw, and Wroclaw, have each hosted once. Award categories Current categories Best Film Best Comedy European Discovery Best Animated Feature Film Best Short Film Best Documentary Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Composer Best Editor Best Screenwriter Best Production Designer Best Cinematographer Best European Co-Production Best Sound Designer Best Costume Designer Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Visual Effects Audience awards Audience Award for Best Film Young Audience Award University Award (Student's Choice) Special awards Lifetime Achievement Achievement in World Cinema Defunct awards Best Non-European Film Best Young Film Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Performance Best Young Actor or Actress People's Choice Award Best Actor People's Choice Award Best Actress People's Choice Award Best Director Prix d'Excellence Critics Award Award of Merit Honorary Award Special Jury Award European Cinema Society Special Award Special Mention Proposed awards Best Animated Short Subject Best Live Action Short Subject Best Documentary Short Subject Best Music Video Best Cast Best Action or Adventure Film Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Screenwriter - Adapted Best Screenwriter - Original Best Costume Designer in Contemporary Film Best Costume Designer in Historic Film Best Costume Designer in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film Best Production Designer in Contemporary Film Best Production Designer in Historic Film Best Production Designer in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Contemporary Film Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Historic Film Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film Best Choreographer Best Original Song Best Poster Best Stunt Ensemble Best Actor – Series Best Actress – Series Best African Film Best Latin American Film Best North American Film Best Asian Film Best Middle East and North Africa Film Best Australia and Pacific Film Timeline <noinclude> Category included in the cumulative category named Award of Excellence or Artistic Contribution Achievement Category included in the Production Designer category Critics choice transferred to European Discovery People's Choice transferred to European Parliaments Lux Prize Audience Film Award Films with multiple wins 8 wins The Favourite (2019) 6 wins Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) The Ghost Writer (2010) The Square (2017) Cold War (2018+2019) 5 wins Talk to Her (2002) Caché (2005) Volver (2006) Gomorrah (2008) Ida (2014) Toni Erdmann (2016) 4 wins Open Doors