Awards & Winners

German Film Award for Best Actress

German Film Awards

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

Check all the winners of German Film Award for Best Actress presented under German Film Awards since 1959 .


Jördis Triebel

Honored for : Lagerfeuer

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carla Juri Wetlands
Juliane Köhler Two Lives
Jördis Triebel West

Barbara Sukowa

Honored for : Hannah Arendt

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martina Gedeck The Wall
Birgit Minichmayr Mercy
Barbara Sukowa Hannah Arendt

Alina Levshin

Honored for : Combat Girls

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steffi Kühnert Stopped on Track
Sandra Hüller Above Us Only Sky
Alina Levshin Combat Girls

Sophie Rois

Honored for : Three

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lena Lauzemis If Not Us, Who?
Bernadette Heerwagen The Coming Days
Sophie Rois Three

Sibel Kekilli

Honored for : When We Leave

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Birgit Minichmayr Everyone Else
Susanne Lothar The White Ribbon
Corinna Harfouch This Is Love
Sibel Kekilli When We Leave

Ursula Werner

Honored for : Cloud 9

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Johanna Wokalek The Baader Meinhof Complex
Anna Maria Mühe Novemberkind
Ursula Werner Cloud 9

Nina Hoss

Honored for : Yella

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Valerie Koch The Calling Game
Victoria Trauttmansdorff Gegenüber
Carice van Houten Black Book
Nina Hoss Yella

Monica Bleibtreu

Honored for : Four Minutes

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jördis Triebel Emma's Bliss
Hannah Herzsprung Four Minutes
Monica Bleibtreu Four Minutes

Sandra Hüller

Honored for : Requiem

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jasmin Tabatabai Unveiled
Inka Friedrich Summer in Berlin
Nadja Uhl Summer in Berlin
Sandra Hüller Requiem

Julia Jentsch

Honored for : Sophie Scholl \u2013 The Final Days

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hannelore Elsner Alles auf Zucker!
Jessica Schwarz Off Beat
Julia Jentsch Sophie Scholl \u2013 The Final Days

Sibel Kekilli

Honored for : Head-On

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Johanna Wokalek Hierankl
Nina Hoss Wolfsburg
Sibel Kekilli Head-On

Hannelore Elsner

Honored for : Mein letzter Film

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katrin Saß Good bye, Lenin!
Sophie Rogall Do Fish Do It?
Hannelore Elsner Mein letzter Film

Martina Gedeck

Honored for : Mostly Martha

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Karoline Eichhorn A Map of the Heart
Juliane Köhler Nowhere in Africa
Martina Gedeck Mostly Martha

Katrin Saß

Honored for : Heidi M.

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julia Hummer The State I Am In
Franka Potente The Princess and the Warrior
Katrin Saß Heidi M.

Hannelore Elsner

Honored for : No Place to Go

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hannelore Elsner No Place to Go
Cornelia Schmaus Paths in the Night
Tamara Simunovic Snow on New Year's Eve

Maria Schrader

Honored for : Aimée & Jaguar, The Giraffe

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Juliane Köhler Aimée & Jaguar
Maria Schrader Aimée & Jaguar","The Giraffe
Caroline Ebner Jew Boy Levi

Juliane Köhler

Honored for : Aimée & Jaguar

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Juliane Köhler Aimée & Jaguar
Maria Schrader Aimée & Jaguar","The Giraffe
Caroline Ebner Jew Boy Levi

Katja Riemann

Honored for : The Pharmacist, Bandits

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katja Riemann The Pharmacist","Bandits
Lisa Martinek Trial by Fire
Heike Makatsch Obsession

Sylvie Testud

Honored for : Beyond Silence

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sylvie Testud Beyond Silence
Susanne Lothar Little Angel
Gudrun Landgrebe Rossini

Katja Riemann

Honored for : Talk of the Town, Over My Dead Body

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katja Riemann Talk of the Town","Over My Dead Body
Maria Schrader Silent Night
Julia Jäger Neben der Zeit

Maria Schrader

Honored for : Einer meiner ältesten Freunde, Nobody Loves Me, Burning Life

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maria Schrader Nobody Loves Me","Burning Life","Einer meiner ältesten Freunde
Corinna Harfouch The Promise
Meret Becker The Promise","The Invincibles

Christiane Hörbiger

Honored for : Back to Square One, A Touch of Spice

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katja Riemann Making Up!
Christiane Hörbiger A Touch of Spice","Back to Square One
Nina Kronjäger Making Up!

Renate Krößner

Honored for : North Curve

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Renate Krößner North Curve
Barbara Auer My Daughter is Mine

Barbara Auer

Honored for : My Daughter is Mine

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Renate Krößner North Curve
Barbara Auer My Daughter is Mine

Ann-Gisel Glass

Honored for : Silent Shadows

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ann-Gisel Glass Silent Shadows

Isabelle Huppert

Honored for : Malina

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Huppert Malina
Susanne Lothar Winckelmann's Travels
Dana Vavrova Rama Dama

Lena Stolze

Honored for : The Nasty Girl

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anica Dobra Gamblers
Lena Stolze The Nasty Girl
Liv Ullmann The Rosegarden

Zuhal Olcay

Honored for : Farewell to False Paradise

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heidemarie Hatheyer Martha Jellneck
Zuhal Olcay Farewell to False Paradise

Heidemarie Hatheyer

Honored for : Martha Jellneck

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heidemarie Hatheyer Martha Jellneck
Zuhal Olcay Farewell to False Paradise

Marianne Sägebrecht

Honored for : Bagdad Café

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marianne Sägebrecht Bagdad Café
Adriana Altaras The Microscope

Adriana Altaras

Honored for : The Microscope

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marianne Sägebrecht Bagdad Café
Adriana Altaras The Microscope

Özay Fecht

Honored for : 40 Sq. Meters of Germany

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katharina Thalbach Paradise
Özay Fecht 40 Sq. Meters of Germany

Katharina Thalbach

Honored for : Paradise

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katharina Thalbach Paradise
Özay Fecht 40 Sq. Meters of Germany

Barbara Sukowa

Honored for : Rosa Luxemburg

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edith Clever Die Nacht
Barbara Sukowa Rosa Luxemburg

Edith Clever

Honored for : Die Nacht

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edith Clever Die Nacht
Barbara Sukowa Rosa Luxemburg

Ursela Monn

Honored for : Girl in a Boot

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ursela Monn Girl in a Boot

Nina Hoger

Honored for : Flucht nach vorn

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marie Colbin No Time For Tears - The Bachmeier Case
Angela Winkler Edith's Diary
Nina Hoger Flucht nach vorn

Marie Colbin

Honored for : No Time For Tears - The Bachmeier Case

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marie Colbin No Time For Tears - The Bachmeier Case
Angela Winkler Edith's Diary
Nina Hoger Flucht nach vorn

Nastassja Kinski

Honored for : Spring Symphony

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nastassja Kinski Spring Symphony
Lena Stolze Five Last Days","Die Weiße Rose

Lena Stolze

Honored for : Die Weiße Rose, Five Last Days

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nastassja Kinski Spring Symphony
Lena Stolze Five Last Days","Die Weiße Rose

Barbara Sukowa

Honored for : Lola, Marianne and Juliane

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Sukowa Marianne and Juliane","Lola
Hanna Schygulla Circle of Deceit
Jutta Lampe Marianne and Juliane

Ingrid Caven

Honored for : Looping

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingrid Caven Looping
Katharina Thalbach Angels of Iron
Hanna Schygulla Lili Marleen

Jutta Lampe

Honored for : Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jutta Lampe Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
Adelheid Arndt 1+1=3
Krista Stadler Lena Rais
Birgit Doll Tales from the Vienna Woods

Adelheid Arndt

Honored for : 1+1=3

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jutta Lampe Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
Adelheid Arndt 1+1=3
Krista Stadler Lena Rais
Birgit Doll Tales from the Vienna Woods

Krista Stadler

Honored for : Lena Rais

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jutta Lampe Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness
Adelheid Arndt 1+1=3
Krista Stadler Lena Rais
Birgit Doll Tales from the Vienna Woods

Hanna Schygulla

Honored for : The Marriage of Maria Braun

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hanna Schygulla The Marriage of Maria Braun
Angela Winkler The Tin Drum
Margit Carstensen The Third Generation

Tina Engel

Honored for : The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tina Engel The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

Romy Schneider

Honored for : Group Portrait with a Lady

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Romy Schneider Group Portrait with a Lady

Edith Clever

Honored for : The Marquise of O

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edith Clever The Marquise of O
Angela Winkler The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

Angela Winkler

Honored for : The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edith Clever The Marquise of O
Angela Winkler The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum

Lina Carstens

Honored for : Lina Braake

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lina Carstens Lina Braake
Grischa Huber Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Grischa Huber

Honored for : Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lina Carstens Lina Braake
Grischa Huber Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Brigitte Mira

Honored for : Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brigitte Mira Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Margit Carstensen

Honored for : The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Margit Carstensen The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant

Irm Hermann

Honored for : The Merchant of Four Seasons

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Irm Hermann The Merchant of Four Seasons

Hanna Schygulla

Honored for : Whity, Mathias Kneissl

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hanna Schygulla Mathias Kneissl","Whity

Thekla Carola Wied

Honored for : Trace of a Girl

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thekla Carola Wied Trace of a Girl

Alexandra Kluge

Honored for : Yesterday Girl

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexandra Kluge Yesterday Girl
Anita Pallenberg A Degree of Murder
Sabine Sinjen Alle Jahre wieder

Sabine Sinjen

Honored for : It

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sabine Sinjen It

Jana Brejchová

Honored for : The House in Karp Lane

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jana Brejchová The House in Karp Lane

Mira Stupica

Honored for : Destination Death

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mira Stupica Destination Death

Elisabeth Bergner

Honored for : The Happy Years of the Thorwalds

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elisabeth Bergner The Happy Years of the Thorwalds

Vera Tschechowa

Honored for : The Bread of Those Early Years

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vera Tschechowa The Bread of Those Early Years

Hilde Krahl

Honored for : A Glass of Water

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hilde Krahl A Glass of Water

Nadja Tiller

Honored for : The Girl Rosemarie

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nadja Tiller The Girl Rosemarie