Žbanić's 2006 feature film "Grbavica," won the Golden Bear at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize at the International Feature Competition Festival in 2006, and was awarded the Best European Film and best European actress award in 2006. Her 2010 film "Na putu" ("On the Path"), which explores the relationship of a young couple living in Sarajevo, was screened at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.