German Film Award for Best Feature Film (German Film Awards)

German Film Awards

The German Film Award for Best Feature Film is the main award given for best German film at the annual Deutscher Filmpreis awards, the German national film awards. It has been held annually since 1951 in varying formats.

Check all the winners of German Film Award for Best Feature Film presented under German Film Awards since 1956 .

News

German Film Awards 2016: Winners Announced (Sun, Jun 05 2016)

Christian Reitz

Honored for : Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Christian Reitz	Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
Edgar Reitz	Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
Lena Schömann	*Fck You, Goethe**
Christian Becker	*Fck You, Goethe**
Helmut Grasser	The Dark Valley
Stefan Arndt	The Dark Valley
Tobias Walker	Finsterworld
Philipp Worm	Finsterworld
Ines Schiller	Love Steaks
Golo Schultz	Love Steaks
Dieter Zeppenfeld	Two Lives
Rudi Teichmann	Two Lives
Axel Helgeland	Two Lives

Helmut Grasser, Stefan Arndt

Honored for : The Dark Valley

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Christian Reitz	Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
Edgar Reitz	Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
Lena Schömann	*Fck You, Goethe**
Christian Becker	*Fck You, Goethe**
Helmut Grasser	The Dark Valley
Stefan Arndt	The Dark Valley
Tobias Walker	Finsterworld
Philipp Worm	Finsterworld
Ines Schiller	Love Steaks
Golo Schultz	Love Steaks
Dieter Zeppenfeld	Two Lives
Rudi Teichmann	Two Lives
Axel Helgeland	Two Lives

Dieter Zeppenfeld, Rudi Teichmann, Axel Helgeland

Honored for : Two Lives

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Christian Reitz	Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
Edgar Reitz	Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
Lena Schömann	*Fck You, Goethe**
Christian Becker	*Fck You, Goethe**
Helmut Grasser	The Dark Valley
Stefan Arndt	The Dark Valley
Tobias Walker	Finsterworld
Philipp Worm	Finsterworld
Ines Schiller	Love Steaks
Golo Schultz	Love Steaks
Dieter Zeppenfeld	Two Lives
Rudi Teichmann	Two Lives
Axel Helgeland	Two Lives

Marcos Kantis, Alexander Wadouh

Honored for : Oh Boy

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stefan Arndt	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Grant Hill	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Lana Wachowski	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Andy Wachowski	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Tom Tykwer	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Bettina Brokemper	Hannah Arendt Heimatfilm
Johannes Rexin	Hannah Arendt Heimatfilm
Benny Drechsel	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Karsten Stöter	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Liz Watts	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Paul Welsh	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Marcos Kantis	Oh Boy Chromosom Filmproduktion, Schiwago Film
Alexander Wadouh	Oh Boy Chromosom Filmproduktion, Schiwago Film
Stefan Arndt	Quellen des Lebens
Rainer Kölmel	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion
Wasiliki Bleser	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion
Bruno Wagner	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion

Bettina Brokemper, Johannes Rexin

Honored for : Hannah Arendt

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stefan Arndt	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Grant Hill	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Lana Wachowski	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Andy Wachowski	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Tom Tykwer	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Bettina Brokemper	Hannah Arendt Heimatfilm
Johannes Rexin	Hannah Arendt Heimatfilm
Benny Drechsel	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Karsten Stöter	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Liz Watts	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Paul Welsh	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Marcos Kantis	Oh Boy Chromosom Filmproduktion, Schiwago Film
Alexander Wadouh	Oh Boy Chromosom Filmproduktion, Schiwago Film
Stefan Arndt	Quellen des Lebens
Rainer Kölmel	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion
Wasiliki Bleser	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion
Bruno Wagner	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion

Liz Watts, Benny Drechsel, Karsten Stöter, Paul Welsh

Honored for : Lore

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stefan Arndt	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Grant Hill	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Lana Wachowski	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Andy Wachowski	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Tom Tykwer	Cloud Atlas X-Filme Creative Pool, Cloud Atlas Productions, Anarchos Productions
Bettina Brokemper	Hannah Arendt Heimatfilm
Johannes Rexin	Hannah Arendt Heimatfilm
Benny Drechsel	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Karsten Stöter	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Liz Watts	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Paul Welsh	Lore Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
Marcos Kantis	Oh Boy Chromosom Filmproduktion, Schiwago Film
Alexander Wadouh	Oh Boy Chromosom Filmproduktion, Schiwago Film
Stefan Arndt	Quellen des Lebens
Rainer Kölmel	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion
Wasiliki Bleser	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion
Bruno Wagner	The Wall Starhaus Filmproduktion

Peter Rommel

Honored for : Stopped on Track

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gabriele Walther	Hell
Thomas Wobke	Hell
Robert Leger	Anonymous
Larry J. Franco	Anonymous
Roland Emmerich	Anonymous
Robert Marciniak	Three Quarter Moon
Uli Aselmann	Three Quarter Moon
Peter Rommel	Stopped on Track

Viola Jäger, Harald Kügler, Ralf Huettner

Honored for : Vincent Wants to Sea

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Philipp Stölzl	Goethe
Helge Sasse	Goethe
Christoph Müller	Goethe
Stefan Arndt	Three
Tom Tykwer	Three
Sebastian Grobler	Lessons of A Dream
Raoul B. Reinert	Lessons of A Dream
Anatol Nitschke	Lessons of A Dream
Viola Jäger	Vincent Wants to Sea
Ralf Huettner	Vincent Wants to Sea
Harald Kügler	Vincent Wants to Sea

Stefan Arndt

Honored for : The White Ribbon

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Janine Jackowski	Everyone Else
Maren Ade	Everyone Else
Peter Herrmann	Desert Flower
Fatih Ak?n	Soul Kitchen
Klaus Maeck	Soul Kitchen
Stefan Arndt	The White Ribbon

Mischa Hofmann, Jan Mojto, Benjamin Herrmann

Honored for : John Rabe

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bernd Eichinger	The Baader Meinhof Complex
Fatih Ak?n	Chiko
Klaus Maeck	Chiko
Uschi Reich	A Year Ago in Winter
Martin Moszkowicz	A Year Ago in Winter
Peter Rommel	Cloud 9
Florian Koerner von Gustorf	Jerichow
Michael Weber	Jerichow
Mischa Hofmann	John Rabe
Benjamin Herrmann	John Rabe
Jan Mojto	John Rabe

Klaus Maeck, Fatih Ak?n, Andreas Thiel

Honored for : The Edge of Heaven

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Molly von Fürstenberg	Cherry Blossoms
Harald Kügler	Cherry Blossoms
Britta Knöller	And Along Come Tourists
Hans-Christian Schmid	And Along Come Tourists
Ralf Westhoff	Shoppen
Florian Deyle	Shoppen
Martin Richter	Shoppen
Christian Becker	The Wave
Florian Koerner von Gustorf	Yella
Michael Weber	Yella
Fatih Ak?n	The Edge of Heaven
Klaus Maeck	The Edge of Heaven
Andreas Thiel	The Edge of Heaven

Meike Kordes, Alexandra Kordes

Honored for : Four Minutes

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stefan Schubert	Emma's Bliss
Ralph Schwingel	Emma's Bliss
Hejo Emons	Emma's Bliss
Nina Bohlmann	The Counterfeiters
Babette Schröder	The Counterfeiters
Josef Aichholzer	The Counterfeiters
Bernd Eichinger	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Annie Brunner	Grave Decisions
Andreas Richter	Grave Decisions
Ursula Wörner	Grave Decisions
Uli Aselmann	Winter Journey
Robert Marciniak	Winter Journey
Meike Kordes	Four Minutes
Alexandra Kordes	Four Minutes

Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann

Honored for : The Lives of Others

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Claus Boje	Tough enough
Oliver Simon	Happy as One
Gerhard Meixner	Paradise Now
Roman Paul	Paradise Now
Hans-Christian Schmid	Requiem
Peter Rommel	Summer in Berlin
Stefan Arndt	Summer in Berlin
Quirin Berg	The Lives of Others
Max Wiedemann	The Lives of Others

Manuela Stehr

Honored for : Alles auf Zucker!

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stefan Arndt	Agnes and His Brothers
Jürgen Haase	The Ninth Day
Janine Jackowski	The Forest for the Trees
Manuela Stehr	Alles auf Zucker!

Ralph Schwingel, Stefan Schubert

Honored for : Head-On

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bettina Reitz	Wolfsburg
Martin Lehwald	Muxmäuschenstill
Claus Boje	Herr Lehmann
Hanno Huth	The Miracle of Bern
Tom Spiess	The Miracle of Bern
Sönke Wortmann	The Miracle of Bern
Gudrun Ruzicková	Kroko
Stefan Schubert	Head-On
Ralph Schwingel	Head-On

Good bye, Lenin!

(Filme Creative Pool GmbH, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Arte)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Solino Wüste Filmproduktion, Wüste Film West GmbH, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Arte, Bavaria Film, Multimedia Film- und Fernsehproduktion
	Pigs Will Fly Workshop GbR, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
	Distant Lights Claussen + Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH
	Elephant Heart Cameo Film- und Fernsehproduktion
	Naked Constantin Film, Fanes Film, Megaherz
	Good bye, Lenin! Filme Creative Pool GmbH, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Arte

Nowhere in Africa

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Never Mind the Wall
Hans Weingartner	The White Sound
	Grill Point
	Mostly Martha
	Heaven
	Nowhere in Africa

The State I Am In

(Schramm Film Koerner & Weber)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Princess and the Warrior
	Crazy
	The Experiment
	alaska.de
	Gran Paradiso
	The State I Am In

No Place to Go

(Distant Dreams)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Million Dollar Hotel Road Movies Filmproduktion
	Sonnenallee Boje Buck Produktion
	Gigantics X Filme Creative Pool GmbH
	Gloomy Sunday Studio Hamburg
	Paths in the Night ö-Filmproduktion
	No Place to Go

Run Lola Run

(X-Filme creative pool)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Short Sharp Shock Wüste Filmproduktion
	Aimée & Jaguar Senator Film Produktion
	Run Lola Run X-Filme creative pool
	Am I Beautiful? Constantin Film Produktion
	Herr Zwilling und Frau Zuckermann Vineta Film
	We'll be Keeping On MGS Filmproduktion

Comedian Harmonists

(Perathon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft, Bavaria Film, Iduna Film, Senator Film Produktion, Televersal Film- und Fernsehproduktion)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Comedian Harmonists
	Obsession Multimedia Film- und Fernsehproduktion
	Trial by Fire Lichtblick Filmproduktion
	The Pharmacist Senator Film Produktion
	Kinderland ist abgebrannt Tiba-Film
	Mrs. Rettich, Czerni and I Bavaria Film, Lunaris Film- und Fernsehproduktion

Helmut Dietl

Honored for : Rossini

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Helmut Dietl	Rossini
Ivan Fíla	Lea
Pepe Danquart	Off Season
Mirjam Quinte	Off Season
Roland Suso Richter	14 Tage Lebenslanglich
Helke Misselwitz	Little Angel
Thomas Jahn	Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Deathmaker

(Pantera Film)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Deathmaker
Detlev Buck	Männerpension
	Talk of the Town Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion
Wim Wenders	Lisbon Story
Peter Schamoni	Niki de Saint Phalle
Claus Boje	Niki de Saint Phalle
Andres Veiel	The Survivors

The Most Desired Man

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Most Desired Man
	Burning Life Antaeus
	Marie's Song: I Was I Know Not Where Palladio
	The Quality of Mercy Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion
	Ich bin nicht Gott, aber wie Gott Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion
	The Invincibles Baviaria Film

Kaspar Hauser

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Kaspar Hauser
	Farewell to Agnes
	Faraway, So Close!
	Up and Down
	Making Up!
	Balagan
	Il lungo silenzio
	Bye Bye America

Little Sharks

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	North Curve Impuls Filmproduktionsgesellschaft","Adolf Winkelmann Filmproduktion
	Krücke Eikon","DEFA-Studio Babelsberg
	Passages Ö-Film
	Little Sharks Olga Film
	Herzsprung Thomas Wilkening Filmgesellschaft","DEFA-Studio Babelsberg
	Neues in Wittstock DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Thomas Frickel	Der Störenfried - Ermittlungen zu Oskar Brüsewitz
	My Daughter is Mine Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion

Schtonk!

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Pizza Colonia Gemini","Barnett
	Happy Birthday, Türke! Cobra Film
	Schtonk! Bavaria Film
	Wild Fire Babaria Film
Peter Schamoni	Max Ernst
	Buster's Bedroom Metropolis Filmproduktion
	The Black Box Max Film
	Celibidache Pars Filmproduktion

Malina

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Malina ZDF","Kuchenreuther Filmproduktion","Neue Studio Film
	Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion","ZDF
	Winckelmann's Travels Pandora Film","Novoskop
	Step Across the Border Res Bazli & Cie","Cine Nomades
	Go Trabi Go Bavaria Film","BR
	The Serbian Girl Arbot TV Filmproduktion","Trebitsch Produktion International","BR
	Nie im Leben Voissfilm","Maran Film

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Paths Of Survival Vulcano M. Film- und Fernsehproduktion
	Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland Saturn Movie","Söhnlein/Borman Produktion","Mutoskop
	Last Exit to Brooklyn Bavaria Film","Bernd Eichinger Filmproduktion
	American Beauty Ltd. Dieter Marcello Projekt + Film
	Zwei Frauen Bavaria Film","Lisa-Film","Roxy-Film
	The Nasty Girl Sentana Filmproduktion
	Sturzflug Thorsten Näter Filmproduktion
	Spider's Web ZDF","TVE","RAI 2","Filmexport Bratislava","Provobis","Beta-Film
	Janssen: Ego H. Peter Voss-Andreae Filmproduktion
	The Rosegarden CCC Filmkunst

Yasemin

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Yasemin ZDF","Hamburger Kino Kompanie
	The Summer of the Hawk Atlas Saskia Filmproduktion","Topas Filmproduktion
	Love and Fear Bioskop Film
	Year of the Turtle Geissendörfer Filmproduktion
	The Girlfriend Journal Film Klaus Volkenborn","Alma Film
	Martha Jellneck Ottokar Runze Filmproduktion
	Waller's Last Trip Christian Wagner Filmproduktion
	Farewell to False Paradise Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion","Ottokar Runze Filmproduktion
	Herbstmilch Perathon
	Land der Väter, Land der Söhne Nico Hoffmann Filmproduktion","B.A. Filmproduktion

Wings of Desire

(Argos, WDR, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Road Movie)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Glass Sky Nina Grosse Filmproduktion","Voissfilm","Avista Film
	Bagdad Café HR","pro-ject","Pelemele","BR
	Dragon's Food Novoskop Filmproduktion
	The Little Prosecutor Hamburger Kinokompagnie
	Sierra Leone Uwe Schrader Filmproduktion
	Man kann ja nie wissen Fuzzi Film Produktion
	The Hothouse Peter Goedel Filmproduktion
	The Distant Land Almaro Film
	Wings of Desire WDR","Argos","Westdeutscher Rundfunk","Road Movie

Rosa Luxemburg

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Forbidden Anthea Film","Clasart Film","Stella Film
	Rosa Luxemburg Bioskop Film
	The Assault of the Present Upon the Rest of Time
	Daheim sterben die Leut Westallgäuer Filmproduktion
	Heidenlöcher Voiss Film
	Men... Olga Film
	Goethe in D. Neue Prometheus Film
	Sugar Baby Pelemele Film

Colonel Redl

(Manfred Durniok Produktion)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Colonel Redl Manfred Durniok Produktion

Where the Green Ants Dream

(Werner Herzog Filmproduktion)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Where the Green Ants Dream Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Marianne and Juliane

(Bioskop Film)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Marianne and Juliane

Jede Menge Kohle

(Adolf Winkelmann Filmproduktion)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Jede Menge Kohle

The Glass Cell

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Glass Cell

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Honored for : The Merchant of Four Seasons

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rainer Werner Fassbinder	The Merchant of Four Seasons
	Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King
	Trotta

Christoph Holch, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Honored for : Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rainer Werner Fassbinder	The Merchant of Four Seasons
	Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King
	Trotta

Heinz Angermeyer, Johannes Schaaf

Honored for : Trotta

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rainer Werner Fassbinder	The Merchant of Four Seasons
	Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King
	Trotta

First Love

(Alfa Productions)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	First Love Alfa Productions
	Lenz Literarisches Colloquium
Roland Klick	Deadlock

Lenz

(Literarisches Colloquium)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	First Love Alfa Productions
	Lenz Literarisches Colloquium
Roland Klick	Deadlock

Manfred Durniok

Honored for : Malatesta

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Manfred Durniok	Malatesta
	Katzelmacher Antitheater X-Film

Katzelmacher

(Antitheater X-Film)

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Manfred Durniok	Malatesta
	Katzelmacher Antitheater X-Film

The Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed

(Kairos-Film)

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed Kairos-Film

Tattoo

(Houwer-Film)

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Tattoo Houwer-Film

Yesterday Girl

(Kairos-Film)

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Yesterday Girl Kairos-Film

Franz Seitz, Jr.

Honored for : Young Törless

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Franz Seitz, Jr.	Young Törless

The House in Karp Lane

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The House in Karp Lane

The River Line

(Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Filmaufbau Verlag, Independent Film)

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The River Line Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Filmaufbau Verlag, Independent Film

The Bread of Those Early Years

(Modern-Art-Film)

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Bread of Those Early Years Modern-Art-Film

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

Confessions Of Felix Krull

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Confessions Of Felix Krull

Teufel in Seide

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Teufel in Seide","Sky Without Stars

Sky Without Stars

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Teufel in Seide","Sky Without Stars