Award-Winning Crime Films at the Berlinale
59 crime films have been recognised at the Berlinale, and 59 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are A Family of Bastards (2 wins), A Good Day for a Swim (2 wins) and Adaptation. (2 wins). The films span 1956 to 2026.
Genres come from each film's catalogue data, so a film can appear under more than one genre. Every title links to its complete record at all four awards.
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A Family of Bastards(2026)2 won · 2 nom.
A Good Day for a Swim(2008)2 won · 2 nom.
Adaptation.(2002)2 won · 2 nom.
Black Coal, Thin Ice(2014)2 won · 2 nom.
Catch That Girl(2002)2 won · 2 nom.
Fresh Bait(1995)2 won · 2 nom.
Grand Canyon(1991)2 won · 2 nom.
Maria Full of Grace(2004)2 won · 2 nom.
Pete's Meteor(1998)2 won · 2 nom.
Rosalie(1966)2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
The Long Arm(1956)2 won · 2 nom.
A Cop Movie(2021)1 won · 1 nom.
Absence of Malice(1981)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Baader(2002)1 won · 1 nom.
Blind Shaft(2003)1 won · 1 nom.
Breathless(1960)1 won · 1 nom.
Canoa: A Shameful Memory(1976)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Cul-de-sac(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
Dry Summer(1964)1 won · 1 nom.
Elite Squad(2008)1 won · 1 nom.
Faster, Faster(1980)1 won · 1 nom.
Genealogies of a Crime(1997)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Incident by a Bank(2010)1 won · 1 nom.
Jackie Brown(1997)1 won · 1 nom.
Katalin Varga(2009)1 won · 1 nom.
Law of Courage(1994)1 won · 1 nom.
Lovers: A True Story(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
Mahjong(1996)1 won · 1 nom.
Mauvais Sang(1986)1 won · 1 nom.
Mississippi Burning(1988)1 won · 1 nom.
Monster(2003)1 won · 1 nom.
Museum (Museo)(2018)1 won · 1 nom.
Paradise Now(2005)1 won · 1 nom.
Piranhas(2019)1 won · 1 nom.
Prince of Shadows(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
Rafa(2012)1 won · 1 nom.
Robe of Gems(2022)1 won · 1 nom.
Salvatore Giuliano(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
Silent Scream(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Spoor(2017)1 won · 1 nom.
Sun of the Sleepless(1992)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Defiant Ones(1958)1 won · 1 nom.
The Free Will(2006)1 won · 1 nom.
The Good Mothers(2023)1 won · 1 nom.
The Guard(2011)1 won · 1 nom.
The Laramie Project(2002)1 won · 1 nom.
The Late Show(1977)1 won · 1 nom.
The Sicilian Connection(1985)1 won · 1 nom.
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Tiger Bay(1959)1 won · 1 nom.
Traffic(2000)1 won · 1 nom.
Vic + Flo Saw a Bear(2013)1 won · 1 nom.
Victoria(2015)1 won · 1 nom.