Golden Bear for Best Short Film — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Berlinale Golden Bear for Best Short Film category in CineRoll's records: 65 films across 63 years, 107 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Someday a Child (2026); the earliest on record is Paris la nuit (1956).

The last three winners were Someday a Child (2026), Lloyd Wong, Unfinished (2025) and Lloyd Wong, Unfinished (2025).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

2026

Someday a Child(2026)
Yawman ma walad
Winner

2025

Lloyd Wong, Unfinished(2025)
Lesley Loksi Chan
Winner
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished(2025)
Winner

2024

An Odd Turn(2024)
Francisco Lezama
Winner

2023

Les chenilles(2023)
Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
Winner

2022

Trap(2022)
Anastasia Veber
Winner

2021

My Uncle Tudor(2021)
Olga Lucovnicova
Winner

2020

T(2020)
Keisha Rae Witherspoon
Winner

2019

Umbra(2019)
Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell
Winner

2018

The Men Behind the Wall(2018)
Ines Moldavsky
Winner

2017

Small Town (Cidade Pequena)(2017)
Diogo Costa Amarante
Winner

2016

Batrachian's Ballad(2016)
Leonor Teles
Winner

2015

Hosanna(2015)
Na Young-kil
Winner

2014

As Long as Shotguns Remain(2014)
Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Winner

2013

The Runaway(2013)
Jean-Bernard Marlin
Winner

2012

Rafa(2012)
João Salaviza
Winner

2011

Night Fishing(2011)
PARKing CHANce (PARK Chan-wook, PARK Chan-kyong)
Winner

2010

Incident by a Bank(2010)
Ruben Östlund
Winner

2009

Please Say Something(2009)
David OReilly
Winner
Please Say Something(2009)
Winner

2008

A Good Day for a Swim(2008)
Bogdan Mustata
Winner
A Good Day for a Swim(2008)
O zi buna de plaja
Winner

2007

Raak(2006)
Hanro Smitsman
Winner
Raak(2006)
Winner

2006

Never Like the First Time!(2006)
Winner

2005

Milk(2005)
Peter Mackie Burns
Winner
Milk(2005)
Winner

2004

Cigarettes and Coffee(2004)
Winner

2003

(A)Torsion(2003)
Stefan Arsenijevic
Winner

2002

At Dawning(2001)
Martin Jones
Winner
At Dawning(2001)
Winner

2001

Black Soul(2000)
Martine Chartrand
Winner
Black Soul(2000)
Âme Noire
Winner

2000

Tribute to Alfred Lepetit(2000)
Jean Rousselot
Winner
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit(2000)
Hommage à Alfred Lepetit
Winner

1999

Masks(1999)
Piotr Karwas
Winner
Masks(1999)
Winner
Pharaoh(1999)
Sergej Ovtscharov
Winner
Pharaoh(1999)
Faraon
Winner

1997

Latest News(1997)
Per Carleson
Winner
Latest News(1997)
Senaste nytt
Winner

1995

Repete(1995)
Michaela Pavlátová
Winner
Repete(1995)
Winner

1993

Bolero(1993)
Ivan Maximov
Winner
Bolero(1993)
Winner

1991

Six Point Nine(1990)
Dan Bootzin
Winner
Six Point Nine(1990)
Winner

1990

Mistertao(1990)
Bruno Bozzetto
Winner
Mistertao(1990)
Winner

1989

Pas à deux(1988)
Winner

1987

Curriculum vitae(1987)
Pavel Koutsky
Winner
Curriculum vitae(1987)
Curriculum Vitae
Winner

1986

Tom Goes to the Bar(1985)
Dean Parisot
Winner
Tom Goes to the Bar(1985)
Winner

1985

From the Reports of Security Guards & Patrol Services No.1(1985)
Helke Sander
Winner
From the Reports of Security Guards & Patrol Services No.1(1985)
Nr.1 - Aus Berichten der Wach- und Patrouillendienste
Winner

1984

Bicycle Symphony(1983)
Ake Sandgren
Winner
Bicycle Symphony(1983)
Cykelsymfonien
Winner

1983

Dimensions of Dialogue(1982)
Winner

1982

The Puppet, a Friend of Man(1981)
Ivan Renc
Winner
The Puppet, a Friend of Man(1981)
Loutka, pritel cloveka
Winner

1981

History of the World in Three Minutes Flat(1980)
Michael Mills
Winner
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat(1980)
Winner

1980

The Heads(1980)
Petr Sís
Winner
The Heads(1980)
Hlavy
Winner

1979

Ubu(1979)
Geoff Dunbar
Winner
Ubu(1979)
Winner

1978

What Did We Do to the Hens(1978)
Vladimír Jiránek, Josef Hekrdle
Winner
What Did We Do to the Hens(1978)
Co jsme udelali slepícim
Winner

1977

Ortsfremd... wohnhaft vormals Mainzer Landstraße(1977)
Hans Sachs, Hedda Rinneberg
Winner
Ortsfremd... wohnhaft vormals Mainzer Landstraße(1977)
Ortsfremd...wohnhaft vormals Mainzer Landstraße
Winner

1976

Munakata, the woodcarver(1976)
Takeo Yanagawa
Winner
Munakata, the woodcarver(1976)
Horu - Munakata shiko no sekai
Winner

1975

SEE(1975)
Robin Lehman
Winner
SEE(1975)
See
Winner

1974

Le concert de M. et Mme. Kabal (The Concert)(1963)
Claude Chagrin
Winner
The Concert(1974)
Claude Chagrin
Winner
The Concert(1974)
Winner

1973

Colter's Hell(1973)
Robin Lehman
Winner
Colter's Hell(1973)
Winner

1972

Flyaway(1972)
R.O. Lehman
Winner
Flyaway(1972)
Winner

1971

1501 1/2(1971)
Paul B. Price
Winner
1501 1/2(1971)
Winner

1967

Through the Eyes of a Painter(1967)
M.F. Hussain
Winner
Through the Eyes of a Painter(1967)
Winner

1966

Knud(1966)
Jorgen Roos
Winner
Knud(1966)
Winner

1965

Yeats Country(1965)
Patrick Carey
Winner
Yeats Country(1965)
Winner

1964

Kirdi(1964)
Max Lersch
Winner
Kirdi(1964)
Winner

1963

Bouwspelement(1963)
Charles Huguenot van der Linden
Winner
Bouwspelement(1963)
Winner

1962

The Reality of Karel Appel(1962)
Jan Vrijman
Winner
The Reality of Karel Appel(1962)
De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel
Winner

1961

Gesicht von der Stange?(1961)
Raimond Ruehl
Winner
Gesicht von der Stange?(1961)
Winner

1960

Dream of the Wild Horses(1960)
Denys Colomb Daunant
Winner
Dream of the Wild Horses(1960)
Le songe des chevaux sauvages
Winner

1959

Prijs de zee(1959)
Herman van der Horst
Winner
Prijs de zee(1959)
Winner

1958

La lunga raccolta(1958)
Lionetto Fabbri
Winner
La lunga raccolta(1958)
Winner

1957

Distant People(1957)
Gente lontana
Winner
Distant People(1957)

1956

Paris la nuit(1956)
Jacques Baratier u.a.
Winner
Paris la nuit(1956)
Winner