Award-Winning Thriller Films at the Berlinale
53 thriller films have been recognised at the Berlinale, and 53 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are Baby Blues (4 wins), How I Ended This Summer (3 wins) and On the Ice (3 wins). The films span 1956 to 2023.
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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Baby Blues(2013)4 won · 4 nom.
How I Ended This Summer(2010)3 won · 3 nom.
On the Ice(2011)3 won · 3 nom.- A Confession(2015)2 won · 2 nom.
Black Coal, Thin Ice(2014)2 won · 2 nom.
Hallam Foe(2007)2 won · 2 nom.
Maria Full of Grace(2004)2 won · 2 nom.
Music Box(1989)2 won · 2 nom.
The Long Arm(1956)2 won · 2 nom.
The Million Dollar Hotel(2000)2 won · 2 nom.
The Purse Snatcher(1995)2 won · 2 nom.
600 Miles(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
8 Women(2002)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Broken Night(2011)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.
eXistenZ(1999)1 won · 1 nom.
Flocking(2015)1 won · 1 nom.
Genealogies of a Crime(1997)1 won · 1 nom.
Jackie Brown(1997)1 won · 1 nom.
Katalin Varga(2009)1 won · 1 nom.
Layla Fourie(2013)1 won · 1 nom.
Man Under Suspicion(1984)1 won · 1 nom.
Mississippi Burning(1988)1 won · 1 nom.
Paradise Now(2005)1 won · 1 nom.
Prince of Shadows(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
Rebellion in Patagonia(1974)1 won · 1 nom.
Repulsion(1965)1 won · 1 nom.
Satan(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Silent Scream(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Snake's Fang(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Spoor(2017)1 won · 1 nom.
The Bricklayers(1976)1 won · 1 nom.
The Chasers(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
The Defiant Ones(1958)1 won · 1 nom.
The Ghost Writer(2010)1 won · 1 nom.
The Good Shepherd(2006)1 won · 1 nom.
The Guard(2011)1 won · 1 nom.
The Guns(1964)1 won · 1 nom.
The Hunt(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Scary of Sixty-First(2021)1 won · 1 nom.
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Whisperers(1967)1 won · 1 nom.
Tiger Bay(1959)1 won · 1 nom.
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.
Yella(2007)1 won · 1 nom.