Golden Bear

The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a West German panel, with five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres. Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. From 2026, the non-English language winners will also be automatically eligible for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. == The award ==

The statuette shows a bear standing on its hind legs and is based on the 1932 design by German sculptor Renée Sintenis of Berlin's heraldic mascot that later became the symbol of the festival. It has been manufactured since either the first or third edition by art foundry Hermann Noack. The original award was redesigned in a larger version in 1960, with the left arm of the bear raised as opposed to the right in the former model. , the bear is high and is fixed onto a base where the winning name is engraved. The figurine consists of a bronze core, which is then plated with a layer of gold. The total weight of the award is . == Winners ==

won for Invitation to the Dance (1956). won for Wild Strawberries (1958). won for The Canterbury Tales (1972). won for Distant Thunder (1973). won for Veronika Voss (1982). won for Love Streams (1983). won for Red Sorghum (1988). won twice for The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Sense and Sensibility (1996). won for A Separation (2011). won for Taxi (2015). won for Touch Me Not (2018). won for Alcarràs (2022). won for On the Adamant (2023). won for Dahomey (2024). won for Dreams (Sex Love) (2025). Below is a list of all winners since 1951: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s == Multiple winners ==

As of 2025, Ang Lee is the only filmmaker to win the award twice, for The Wedding Banquet in 1993 and for Sense and Sensibility in 1996. == See also ==