Overview
- The award will be presented at the Berlinale Palast on Feb. 12, 2026, during the festival’s opening ceremony.
- Festival director Tricia Tuttle praised Yeoh as a visionary artist whose work defies geographic, linguistic and cinematic boundaries.
- Yeoh said Berlin holds a special place for her and described the recognition as truly meaningful.
- The 76th Berlin Film Festival is scheduled to run from Feb. 12 to Feb. 22, 2026.
- The lifetime honor, previously given to Helen Mirren, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg and Tilda Swinton, coincides with Yeoh’s continued visibility from a Hong Kong action breakthrough to an Oscar win and upcoming roles in Wicked: For Good and Blade Runner 2099.