1961 Berlinale: Winners and Nominees

14 films were recognised at the 1961 Berlin International Film Festival, across 11 categories. 13 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Gesicht von der Stange?, with 2 awards, ahead of A Woman Is a Woman with 2. The categories below run from Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury, Golden Bear for Best Short Film and Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.