Award-Winning History Films at the Berlinale
62 history films have been recognised at the Berlinale, and 62 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are The Thin Red Line (3 wins), A Royal Affair (2 wins) and All Things Fair (2 wins). The films span 1955 to 2025.
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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The Thin Red Line(1998)3 won · 3 nom.
A Royal Affair(2012)2 won · 2 nom.
All Things Fair(1995)2 won · 2 nom.
Ascendancy(1983)2 won · 2 nom.
Bloody Sunday(2002)2 won · 2 nom.
Butterfly(2024)2 won · 2 nom.
Christy(2025)2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
Malmkrog(2020)2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
Safe Conduct(2002)2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
Unrest(2022)2 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
A Strange Role(1977)1 won · 1 nom.
Aferim!(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
Aimée & Jaguar(1999)1 won · 1 nom.
Beaufort(2007)1 won · 1 nom.
Blue Moon(2025)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Camille Claudel(1988)1 won · 1 nom.
Canoa: A Shameful Memory(1976)1 won · 1 nom.
Caravaggio(1986)1 won · 1 nom.
Center Stage(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Death of a President(1977)1 won · 1 nom.- El brigadista(1977)1 won · 1 nom.
Fever(1980)1 won · 1 nom.
Flowers of Reverie(1984)1 won · 1 nom.
Get on the Bus(1996)1 won · 1 nom.
Hero(2002)1 won · 1 nom.
Holy Week(1995)1 won · 1 nom.
Jacob the Liar(1974)1 won · 1 nom.
Law of Courage(1994)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Love and Death(1975)1 won · 1 nom.
Malcolm X(1992)1 won · 1 nom.
Man on the Moon(1999)1 won · 1 nom.
Natural Light(2021)1 won · 1 nom.
Nights and Days(1975)1 won · 1 nom.
Overlord(1975)1 won · 1 nom.
Rebellion in Patagonia(1974)1 won · 1 nom.
Red Sorghum(1988)1 won · 1 nom.
Richard III(1955)1 won · 1 nom.
Salvatore Giuliano(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
Sandakan No. 8(1974)1 won · 1 nom.
Shakespeare in Love(1998)1 won · 1 nom.
Shivers(1981)1 won · 1 nom.
The Boat Is Full(1981)1 won · 1 nom.
The Canterbury Tales(1972)1 won · 1 nom.
The Decameron(1971)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Devil's Bath(2024)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Good Shepherd(2006)1 won · 1 nom.
The Moro Affair(1986)1 won · 1 nom.
The Mother of the Kings(1987)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
White Deer Plain(2012)1 won · 1 nom.
Whom God Forgives(1957)1 won · 1 nom.