Decision Before Dawn, directed by Anatole Litvak, won the first Golden Bear award at the 1951 Berlin International Film Festival.

Ingmar Bergman is the only director to have won the Golden Bear three times, for his films Wild Strawberries (1957), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), and Fanny and Alexander (1982).

Spirited Away, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, won the Golden Bear in 2002, making it the first animated film to win the award.

Majd Mastoura won the Silver Bear for Best Actor in 2016 for his role in the film Inhebbek Hedi (I Love Hedi).

Synonyms, directed by Nadav Lapid, won the Golden Bear in 2019.

Paula Beer won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in 2020 for her role in the film Undine.

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, directed by Radu Jude, won the Golden Bear in 2021.

Claire Denis won the Silver Bear for Best Director in 2022 for her film Both Sides of the Blade.

On the Adamant, directed by Nicolas Philibert, won the Golden Bear in 2023.

Angela Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay in 2023 for her film Music.

Touch Me Not, directed by Adina Pintilie, won the Golden Bear in 2018.

Sebastian Koch won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Actor in 2017 for his role in the film In the Fade.

On Body and Soul, directed by Ildikó Enyedi, won the Golden Bear in 2017.

Ana Brun won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Actress in 2018 for her role in the film Museum.

Taxi, directed by Jafar Panahi, won the Golden Bear in 2015.