1st Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear awards: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 1st Berlin International Film Festival The 1st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 June 1951. The opening film was Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca". At this very first Berlin Festival, the Golden Bear award was introduced, and it was awarded to the best film in each of five categories: drama, comedy, crime or adventure, music film, and documentary. This system disappeared already the following year, partly because films that year were voted on by the audience. The following people were announced as being on the jury
26th Berlin International Film Festival following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: 26th Berlin International Film Festival The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1976. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson" directed by Robert Altman. The Japanese film In the Realm of the Senses by Nagisa Oshima was confiscated during the Berlinale premiere of the film and banned after a court hearing. Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York was also