Awards & Winners

German Film Award for Best Actor

German Film Awards

German Film Award for Best Actor is an award category of the German Film Award.

Check all the winners of German Film Award for Best Actor presented under German Film Awards since 1954 .


Dieter Hallervorden

Honored for : Sein letztes Rennen

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sascha A. Gersak Five Years
Dieter Hallervorden Sein letztes Rennen
Hanno Koffler Free Fall

Tom Schilling

Honored for : Oh Boy

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edin Hasanovic Shifting The Blame
Tom Schilling Oh Boy
Sabin Tambrea Ludwig II

Milan Peschel

Honored for : Stopped on Track

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Schneider Hut in the Woods
Ronald Zehrfeld Barbara
Milan Peschel Stopped on Track

Florian David Fitz

Honored for : Vincent Wants to Sea

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexander Fehling Goethe
August Diehl If Not Us, Who?
Florian David Fitz Vincent Wants to Sea

Burghart Klaußner

Honored for : The White Ribbon

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fabian Hinrichs Gravity
Devid Striesow I've Never Been Happier
Henry Hübchen Whisky mit Wodka
Burghart Klaußner The White Ribbon

Ulrich Tukur

Honored for : John Rabe

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denis Moschitto Chiko
Josef Bierbichler A Year Ago in Winter
Ulrich Tukur John Rabe

Elmar Wepper

Honored for : Cherry Blossoms

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ulrich Noethen Ein fliehendes Pferd
Matthias Brandt Gegenüber
Elmar Wepper Cherry Blossoms

Josef Bierbichler

Honored for : Winter Journey

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jürgen Vogel The Free Will
Karl Markovics The Counterfeiters
Josef Bierbichler Winter Journey

Ulrich Mühe

Honored for : The Lives of Others

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Moritz Bleibtreu The Elementary Particles
Milan Peschel Netto
Ulrich Mühe The Lives of Others

Henry Hübchen

Honored for : Alles auf Zucker!

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
August Diehl The Ninth Day
Ulrich Matthes The Ninth Day
Bruno Ganz Downfall
Henry Hübchen Alles auf Zucker!

Birol Ünel

Honored for : Head-On

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Josef Bierbichler Hierankl
Horst Krause Schultze Gets the Blues
Birol Ünel Head-On

Daniel Brühl

Honored for : Good bye, Lenin!, Elephant Heart

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andreas Schmidt Pigs Will Fly
Jürgen Vogel Shattered Glass
Daniel Brühl Good bye, Lenin!","Elephant Heart

Daniel Brühl

Honored for : Vaya con Dios, No Regrets, The White Sound

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ulrich Noethen The Slurb
Antonio Wannek A Map of the Heart","Never Mind the Wall
Daniel Brühl No Regrets","The White Sound","Vaya con Dios

Moritz Bleibtreu

Honored for : The Experiment, In July

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marek Harloff Forget America
Robert Stadlober Crazy
Moritz Bleibtreu The Experiment","In July

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Honored for : Football Rules Ok

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jürgen Tarrach Three Chinamen with a Double Bass","Snow on New Year's Eve
Joachim Król Gloomy Sunday
Uwe Ochsenknecht Football Rules Ok

August Diehl

Honored for : 23

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
August Diehl 23
Michael Gwisdek Night Shapes
Bruno Cathomas Jew Boy Levi

Ulrich Noethen

Honored for : Comedian Harmonists

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ulrich Noethen Comedian Harmonists
Jürgen Tarrach Die Musterknaben
Uwe Ochsenknecht Christmas Fever

Jürgen Vogel

Honored for : Das Leben ist eine Baustelle

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jürgen Vogel Das Leben ist eine Baustelle
Kai Wiesinger 14 Tage Lebenslanglich
Heiner Lauterbach Rossini

Götz George

Honored for : Deathmaker

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Götz George Deathmaker
Peter Fitz Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder!
Jürgen Hentsch Deathmaker

Joachim Król

Honored for : The Most Desired Man

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joachim Król The Most Desired Man
Herbert Knaup The Invincibles
Ruaidhri Conroy Moondance

André Eisermann

Honored for : Kaspar Hauser

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
André Eisermann Kaspar Hauser
Michael Gwisdek Farewell to Agnes
Otto Sander Faraway, So Close!

Joachim Król

Honored for : No More Mr. Nice Guy

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heinz Hoenig Krücke
Joachim Król No More Mr. Nice Guy
Horst Krause No More Mr. Nice Guy

Horst Krause

Honored for : No More Mr. Nice Guy

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heinz Hoenig Krücke
Joachim Król No More Mr. Nice Guy
Horst Krause No More Mr. Nice Guy

Heinz Hoenig

Honored for : Krücke

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heinz Hoenig Krücke
Joachim Król No More Mr. Nice Guy
Horst Krause No More Mr. Nice Guy

Götz George

Honored for : Schtonk!

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mario Adorf Pizza Colonia
Götz George Schtonk!

Mario Adorf

Honored for : Pizza Colonia

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mario Adorf Pizza Colonia
Götz George Schtonk!

Michael Gwisdek

Honored for : The Tango Player

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gwisdek The Tango Player
Manfred Krug Neuner
Wolfgang Stumph Go Trabi Go

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Honored for : Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Klaus Maria Brandauer Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland
Ulrich Mühe Spider's Web
Peter Lohmeyer Gamblers

Heinz Bennent

Honored for : Year of the Turtle

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heinz Bennent Year of the Turtle

Michel Piccoli

Honored for : The Distant Land

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vladimir Weigl The Microscope
Michel Piccoli The Distant Land

Vladimir Weigl

Honored for : The Microscope

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vladimir Weigl The Microscope
Michel Piccoli The Distant Land

Sean Connery

Honored for : The Name of the Rose

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sean Connery The Name of the Rose

Heiner Lauterbach

Honored for : Men...

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Uwe Ochsenknecht Men...
Heiner Lauterbach Men...

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Honored for : Men...

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Uwe Ochsenknecht Men...
Heiner Lauterbach Men...

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Honored for : Colonel Redl

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Klaus Maria Brandauer Colonel Redl

Horst Buchholz

Honored for : Fear of Falling

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maximilian Schell Man Under Suspicion
Horst Buchholz Fear of Falling
Vadim Glowna Edith's Diary

Maximilian Schell

Honored for : Man Under Suspicion

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maximilian Schell Man Under Suspicion
Horst Buchholz Fear of Falling
Vadim Glowna Edith's Diary

Gerhard Olschewski

Honored for : Strange Fruits

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gerhard Olschewski Strange Fruits

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Honored for : Lola

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Armin Mueller-Stahl Lola
Karl Merkatz Der Bockerer
Bruno Ganz Circle of Deceit

Karl Merkatz

Honored for : Der Bockerer

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Armin Mueller-Stahl Lola
Karl Merkatz Der Bockerer
Bruno Ganz Circle of Deceit

Sigfrit Steiner

Honored for : Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sigfrit Steiner Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel
Detlev Quandt Jede Menge Kohle
Hans Christian Blech Looping

Thomas Kufahl

Honored for : The End of the Rainbow

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Kufahl The End of the Rainbow

Klaus Kinski

Honored for : Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Klaus Kinski Nosferatu the Vampyre
Mario Adorf The Tin Drum
Klaus Löwitsch The Marriage of Maria Braun

Peter Kern

Honored for : Flaming Hearts, Hitler: A Film from Germany

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Kern Hitler: A Film from Germany","Flaming Hearts

Bruno Ganz

Honored for : The Marquise of O

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Ganz The Marquise of O
Gerhard Olschewski A Lost Life

Gerhard Olschewski

Honored for : A Lost Life

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Ganz The Marquise of O
Gerhard Olschewski A Lost Life

Dieter Laser

Honored for : John Glückstadt

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dieter Laser John Glückstadt
Helmut Käutner Karl May
Heinrich Giskes Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Helmut Käutner

Honored for : Karl May

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dieter Laser John Glückstadt
Helmut Käutner Karl May
Heinrich Giskes Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Heinrich Giskes

Honored for : Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dieter Laser John Glückstadt
Helmut Käutner Karl May
Heinrich Giskes Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Gustav Rudolf Sellner

Honored for : The Pedestrian

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gustav Rudolf Sellner The Pedestrian

Walter Sedlmayr

Honored for : Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Sedlmayr Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird

Hugo Lindinger

Honored for : Bitte stehen Sie auf

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugo Lindinger Bitte stehen Sie auf
Helmut Qualtinger False Weights
Hans Hirschmüller The Merchant of Four Seasons

Helmut Qualtinger

Honored for : False Weights

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugo Lindinger Bitte stehen Sie auf
Helmut Qualtinger False Weights
Hans Hirschmüller The Merchant of Four Seasons

Hans Hirschmüller

Honored for : The Merchant of Four Seasons

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugo Lindinger Bitte stehen Sie auf
Helmut Qualtinger False Weights
Hans Hirschmüller The Merchant of Four Seasons

Michael König

Honored for : Lenz

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael König Lenz

Klaus Löwitsch

Honored for : The Brutes

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Klaus Löwitsch The Brutes

Walter Buschhoff

Honored for : Scarabea - wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch?

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Buschhoff Scarabea - wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch?

Werner Enke

Honored for : Go For It, Baby

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Werner Enke Go For It, Baby

Hans-Dieter Schwarze

Honored for : Alle Jahre wieder

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hans-Dieter Schwarze Alle Jahre wieder
Werner Enke A Degree of Murder
Martin Held Fast ein Held

Wolfgang Kieling

Honored for : Polizeirevier Davidswache

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wolfgang Kieling Polizeirevier Davidswache

Fritz Wepper

Honored for : The River Line

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fritz Wepper The River Line

Harald Leipnitz

Honored for : Die endlose Nacht

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harald Leipnitz Die endlose Nacht

Richard Münch

Honored for : The Miracle of Father Malachia

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Münch The Miracle of Father Malachia

Heinz Rühmann

Honored for : Das schwarze Schaf

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heinz Rühmann Das schwarze Schaf

O. W. Fischer

Honored for : Arms and the Man

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
O. W. Fischer Arms and the Man

Hannes Messemer

Honored for : The Devil Came at Night

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hannes Messemer The Devil Came at Night

Heinz Rühmann

Honored for : The Captain from Köpenick

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heinz Rühmann The Captain from Köpenick

René Deltgen

Honored for : No Way Back

Nominations 1954 »

Nominee Nominated Work
René Deltgen No Way Back