5th Berlin International Film Festival
The 5th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1955. This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes, instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956. The Golden Bear was awarded to Die Ratten by audience vote.
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:| English title | Original title | Director | Country |
| Carmen Jones | Otto Preminger | USA | |
| Lost Continent | Continente perduto | Enrico Gras and Giorgio Moser | Italy |
| Die Ratten | Robert Siodmak | West Germany | |
| In the Shadow of the Karakoram | Im Schatten des Karakorum | Eugen Schuhmacher | West Germany |
| Miracle of Marcelino | Marcelino pan y vino | Ladislao Vajda | Spain |
| Pantomimes | Paul Paviot | France | |
| Siam | Ralph Wright | USA | |
| The Vanishing Prairie | James Algar | USA | |
| Woodpecker | Zimmerleute des Waldes | Heinz Sielmann | West Germany |
| The Doll Merchant | Nukkekauppias ja kaunis Lilith | Jack Witikka | Finland |
| The Plot to Assassinate Hitler | Der 20. Juli | Falk Harnack | West Germany |
| The Seven Year Itch | Billy Wilder | USA |
Key
Awards
The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:- Golden Bear: Die Ratten by Robert Siodmak
- Silver Bear: Marcelino pan y Vino by Ladislao Vajda
- Bronze Berlin Bear: Carmen Jones by Otto Preminger
- Big Gold Medal : The Vanishing Prairie by James Algar
- Big Silver Medal : Continente perduto by Enrico Gras, Giorgio Moser
- Big Bronze Medal : Im Schatten des Karakorum by Eugen Schuhmacher
- Small Gold Medal : Zimmerleute des Waldes by Heinz Sielmann
- Small Silver Medal : Siam by Ralph Wright
- Small Bronze Medal : Pantomimes by Paul Paviot