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 The Rats by audience vote.

Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:

Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by audience votes:
 * Golden Bear: The Rats by Robert Siodmak
 * Silver Bear: The Miracle of Marcelino by Ladislao Vajda
 * Bronze Berlin Bear: Carmen Jones by Otto Preminger
 * Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): The Vanishing Prairie by James Algar
 * Big Silver Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): Lost Continent by Enrico Gras, Giorgio Moser
 * Big Bronze Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films): In the Shadow of the Karakoram by Eugen Schuhmacher
 * Small Gold Medal (Short Film): Zimmerleute des Waldes by Heinz Sielmann
 * Small Silver Medal (Short Film): Siam by Ralph Wright
 * Small Bronze Medal (Short Film): Pantomimes by Paul Paviot