Rose Byrne has scooped the Berlin Film Festival award for best performance for her lead role in the comedy-drama If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The Balmain-born X-Men actor plays an overwhelmed and exhausted mother desperately seeking a cure for her daughter’s mystery illness.

Rose Byrne poses for photographers upon arrival on the red carpet for the film 'Blue Moon' during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Photo by

Actress Rose Byrne, left, and director Mary Bronstein, right, pose at the photo call for the film 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' at the International Film Festival, Berlinale,

Rose Byrne accepts the Silver Bear for best leading performance for the film 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' during the awards ceremony at the International Film Festival, Berlinale,

Mary Bronstein, left, and Rose Byrne pose for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony red carpet during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo

Rose Byrne poses for photographers upon arrival on the red carpet for the film 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Monday,

Rose Byrne, left, and film director Mary Bronstein attend a press conference of the movie 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin,

Rose Byrne and Andrew Scott won the top acting prizes at this year's Berlin International Film Festival. Byrne won her leading performance honour for her starring role in Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs,