This list holds these three most prestigious film festivals in Europe, collectively known as the Big Three:

Venice Film Festival – held in Venice, a city in Veneto, Italy; from 1932. Cannes Film Festival – held in Cannes, a city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; from 1939. Berlin International Film Festival – held in Berlin, Germany; from 1951.

Top prizes As of 2026, only five filmmakers have won the Golden Lion, Palme d'Or and Golden Bear.

Jean-Luc Godard was given a Special Palme d'Or as an homage to his career. The other prizes on this list were all competitive prizes. Henri-Georges Clouzot got two prizes on this list for a single film. The other prizes on this list are all for different films.

NameGolden LionYear AwardedPalme d'OrYear AwardedGolden BearYear AwardedYear Completed Henri-Georges ClouzotManon1949The Wages of Fear1953The Wages of Fear19531949–1953 Michelangelo AntonioniRed Desert1964Blowup1967La Notte19611961–1967 Jean-Luc GodardFirst Name: Carmen1983The Image Book2018Alphaville19651965–2018 Robert AltmanShort Cuts1993M*A*S*H1970Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson19761970–1993 Jafar PanâhiThe Circle2000It Was Just an Accident2025Taxi20152000–2025

Two prizes Filmmakers who have won two out of three:

Leopold Lindtberg (1946–1951; 5 years) The Last Chance – Palme d'Or (1946) Four in a Jeep – Golden Bear (1951) David Lean (1946–1954; 8 years) Brief Encounter – Palme d'Or (1946) Hobson's Choice – Golden Bear (1954) Roberto Rossellini (1946–1959; 13 years) Rome, Open City – Palme d'Or (1946) General Della Rovere – Golden Lion (1959) René Clément (1947–1952; 5 years) The Damned – Palme d'Or (1947) Forbidden Games – Golden Lion (1952) André Cayatte (1951–1960; 9 years) Justice Is Done – Golden Bear (1951) Tomorrow Is My Turn – Golden Lion (1960) Vittorio De Sica (1951–1971; 20 years) Miracle in Milan – Palme d'Or (1951) The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Golden Bear (1971) Akira Kurosawa (1951–1980; 29 years) Rashomon – Golden Lion (1951) Kagemusha – Palme d'Or (1980) Renato Castellani (1952–1954; 2 years) Two Cents Worth of Hope – Palme d'Or (1952) Romeo and Juliet – Golden Lion (1954) Louis Malle (1956–1980; 24 years) The Silent World – Palme d'Or (1956) Atlantic City (1980) and Goodbye, Children (1987) – Golden Lion Satyajit Ray (1957–1973; 16 years) Aparajito – Golden Lion (1957) Ashani Sanket – Golden Bear (1973) Luis Buñuel (1961–1967; 6 years) Viridiana – Palme d'Or (1961) Belle de Jour – Golden Lion (1967) Luchino Visconti (1963–1965; 2 years) The Leopard – Palme d'Or (1963) Sandra – Golden Lion (1965) Francesco Rosi (1963–1972; 9 years) Hands over the City – Golden Lion (1963) The Mattei Affair – Palme d'Or (1972) Roman Polanski (1966–2002; 36 years) Cul-de-sac – Golden Bear (1966) The Pianist – Palme d'Or (2002) Vittorio Taviani and Paolo Taviani (1977–2012; 35 years) Padre Padrone – Palme d'Or (1977) Caesar Must Die – Golden Bear (2012) Ermanno Olmi (1978–1988; 10 years) The Tree of Wooden Clogs – Palme d'Or (1978) The Legend of the Holy Drinker – Golden Lion (1988) John Cassavetes (1980–1984; 4 years) Gloria – Golden Lion (1980) Love Streams – Golden Bear (1984) Wim Wenders (1982–1984; 2 years) The State of Things – Golden Lion (1982) Paris, Texas – Palme d'Or (1984) Costa-Gavras (1982–1989; 7 years) Missing – Palme d'Or (1982) Music Box – Golden Bear (1989) Zhang Yimou (1988–1992; 4 years) Red Sorghum – Golden Bear (1988) The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) and Not One Less (1999) – Golden Lion Ang Lee (1993–2005; 12 years) The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Sense and Sensibility (1995) – Golden Bear Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Lust, Caution (2007) – Golden Lion Mike Leigh (1996–2004; 8 years) Secrets & Lies – Palme d'Or (1996) Vera Drake – Golden Lion (2004) Terrence Malick (1999–2011; 12 years) The Thin Red Line – Golden Bear (1999) The Tree of Life – Palme d'Or (2011) Gianfranco Rosi (2013–2016; 3 years) Sacro GRA – Golden Lion (2013) Fire at Sea – Golden Bear (2016)

Runner-up prizes Each second place or runner-up winners consist Venice's Grand Jury Prize, Cannes's Grand Prix and Berlin's Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. As of 2026, Pier Paolo Pasolini is the only filmmaker to have won all the prizes.

NameGrand Jury Prize of Venice Film FestivalYear AwardedGrand PrixYear AwardedSilver Bear Grand Jury PrizeYear AwardedYear Completed Pier Paolo PasoliniThe Gospel According to St. Matthew1964Arabian Nights1974Il Decameron19711964–1974 Two prizes Filmmakers who have won two out of three:

Roman Polanski (1965–2019; 54 years) Repulsion – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1965) An Officer and a Spy – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (2019) Éric Rohmer (1967–1976; 9 years) La Collectionneuse – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1967) The Marquise of O – Grand Prix (1976) Marco Bellocchio (1967–1991; 24 years) China Is Near – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (1967) The Conviction – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1991) Werner Herzog (1968–1975; 7 years) Signs of Life – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1968) The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser – Grand Prix (1975) Marco Ferreri (1978–1980; 2 years) Bye Bye Monkey – Grand Prix (1978) Seeking Asylum – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1980) Jerzy Skolimowski (1978–2010; 32 years) The Shout – Grand Prix (1978) Essential Killing – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (2010) Andrei Konchalovsky (1979–2002; 23 years) Siberiade – Grand Prix (1979) House of Fools – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (2002) Nanni Moretti (1981–1986; 5 years) Sweet Dreams – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (1981) The Mass Is Ended – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1986) Giuseppe Tornatore (1989–1995; 6 years) Cinema Paradiso – Grand Prix (1989) The Star Maker – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (1995) Zhang Yimou (1994–2000; 6 years) To Live – Grand Prix (1994) The Road Home – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (2000) Tsai Ming-liang (1997–2013; 16 years) The River – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1997) Stray Dogs – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (2013) Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2021–2023; 2 years) Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (2021) Evil Does Not Exist – Venice Film Festival for Grand Jury Prize (2023)

Directing prizes Each directorial winners consist Venice's Silver Lion for Best Direction, Cannes's Award for Best Director and Berlin's Silver Bear for Best Director. As of 2026, American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson is the only person to have won all the prizes.

NameSilver Lion for Best DirectionYear AwardedCannes Film Festival Award for Best DirectorYear AwardedSilver Bear for Best DirectorYear AwardedYear Completed Paul Thomas AndersonThe Master2012Punch-Drunk Love2002There Will Be Blood20082002–2012 Two prizes Filmmakers who have won two out of three as director:

Akira Kurosawa (1954–1959; 5 years) Seven Samurai – Silver Lion for Best Direction (1954) The Hidden Fortress – Silver Bear for Best Director (1959) Robert Aldrich (1955–1956; 1 year) The Big Knife – Silver Lion for Best Direction (1955) Autumn Leaves – Silver Bear for Best Director (1956) Ettore Scola (1976–1984; 8 years) Down and Dirty – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director (1976) Le Bal – Silver Bear for Best Director (1984) Martin Scorsese (1986–1990; 4 years) After Hours – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director (1986) Goodfellas – Silver Lion for Best Direction (1990) Emir Kusturica (1989–1998; 9 years) Time of the Gypsies – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director (1989) Black Cat, White Cat – Silver Lion for Best Direction (1998) Philippe Garrel (1991–2023; 32 years) J'entends plus la guitare (1991) and Regular Lovers (2005) – Silver Lion for Best Direction The Plough – Silver Bear for Best Director (2023) Kim Ki-duk (2004) 3-Iron – Silver Lion for Best Direction (2004) Samaritan Girl – Silver Bear for Best Director (2004) Amat Escalante (2013–2016; 3 years) Heli – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director (2013) The Untamed – Silver Lion for Best Direction (2016)

Screenplay prizes

As of 2026, no one has won all three festivals' screenplay prizes yet. However, screenwriters who have won two out of three prizes are listed below. Jafar Panahi (2013–2018; 5 years) Closed Curtain – Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (2013) 3 Faces – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay (2018)

Acting prizes As of 2026, only four actors have won all three film festivals' acting prizes as for their performances.

Male

NameVeniceYear AwardedCannesYear AwardedBerlinYear AwardedYear Completed Jack LemmonGlengarry Glen Ross1992The China SyndromeMissing19791982Tribute19811979–1992 Sean PennHurlyburly21 Grams19982003She's So Lovely1997Dead Man Walking19961996–1998 Actors who have won two out of three for best acting performance as a lead:

Frederic March (1932–1960; 28 years) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) and Death of a Salesman (1952) – Volpi Cup for Best Actor Inherit The Wind – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1960) Jean Gabin (1951–1959; 8 years) The Night Is My Kingdom (1951), The Air of Paris (1954) and Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) – Volpi Cup for Best Actor Archimède le clochard (1959) and Le Chat (1971) – Silver Bear for Best Actor Burt Lancaster (1956–1962; 6 years) Trapeze – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1956) Birdman of Alcatraz – Volpi Cup for Best Actor (1962) Paul Newman (1958–1995; 37 years) The Long, Hot Summer – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1958) Nobody's Fool – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1995) James Stewart (1959–1962; 3 years) Anatomy of a Murder – Volpi Cup for Best Actor (1959) Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1962) Albert Finney (1963–1984; 21 years) Tom Jones – Volpi Cup for Best Actor (1963) The Dresser – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1984) Tom Courtenay (1964–2015; 51 years) King & Country – Volpi Cup for Best Actor (1964) 45 Years – Silver Bear for Best Actor (2015) Queen at Sea – Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance (2026) Jean-Louis Trintignant (1968–1969; 1 year) The Man Who Lies – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1968) Z – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1969) Marcello Mastroianni (1970–1989; 19 years) The Pizza Triangle (1970) and Dark Eyes (1987) – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor What Time Is It? (1989) and 1, 2, 3, Sun (1993) – Volpi Cup for Best Actor Michel Piccoli (1980–1982; 2 years) A Leap in the Dark – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1980) Strange Affair – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1982) Gian Maria Volonté (1983–1987; 4 years) The Death of Mario Ricci – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1983) The Moro Affair – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1987) Bruce Dern (1983–2014; 31 years) That Championship Season – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1983) Nebraska – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (2014) Gérard Depardieu (1985–1990; 5 years) Police – Volpi Cup for Best Actor (1985) Cyrano de Bergerac – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1990) Samuel L. Jackson (1991–1998; 7 years) Jungle Fever – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1991) Jackie Brown – Silver Bear for Best Actor (1998) Javier Bardem (2000–2010; 10 years) Before Night Falls (2000) and The Sea Inside (2004) – Volpi Cup for Best Actor Biutiful – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (2010) Benicio del Toro (2001–2008; 7 years) Traffic – Silver Bear for Best Actor (2001) Che – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (2008) Elio Germano (2010–2020; 10 years) La nostra vita – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (2010) Hidden Away – Silver Bear for Best Actor (2020) Shahab Hosseini (2011–2016; 5 years) A Separation – Silver Bear for Best Actor (2011) The Salesman – Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (2016) Joaquin Phoenix (2012–2017; 5 years)