Awards & Winners

German Film Award for Best Script

German Film Awards

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

Check all the winners of German Film Award for Best Script presented under German Film Awards since 1955 .


Gert Heidenreich, Edgar Reitz

Honored for : Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bora Dağtekin F*ck You, Goethe
Frauke Finsterwalder Finsterworld
Christian Kracht Finsterworld
Edgar Reitz Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision
Gert Heidenreich Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision

Jan Ole Gerster

Honored for : Oh Boy

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Margarethe von Trotta Hannah Arendt
Pam Katz Hannah Arendt
Jan Ole Gerster Oh Boy
Anna Maria Prassler Shifting The Blame

David Wnendt

Honored for : Combat Girls

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cooky Ziesche Stopped on Track
Andreas Dresen Stopped on Track
Christian Petzold Barbara
David Wnendt Combat Girls

Nesrin ?amdereli, Yasemin ?amdereli

Honored for : Almanya

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miraz Bezar Min Dît: The Children of Diyarbak?r
Florian David Fitz Vincent Wants to Sea
Yasemin ?amdereli Almanya
Nesrin ?amdereli Almanya

Michael Haneke

Honored for : The White Ribbon

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Feo Aladag When We Leave
Wolfgang Kohlhaase Whisky mit Wodka
Bernd Lange Storm
Hans-Christian Schmid Storm
Michael Haneke The White Ribbon

Özgür Yildirim

Honored for : Chiko

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christian Schwochow Novemberkind
Heide Schwochow Novemberkind
Johanna Stuttmann A Hero's Welcome
Özgür Yildirim Chiko

Fatih Ak?n

Honored for : The Edge of Heaven

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Doris Dörrie Cherry Blossoms
Ralf Westhoff Shoppen
Fatih Ak?n The Edge of Heaven

Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Christian Lerch

Honored for : Grave Decisions

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stefan Ruzowitzky The Counterfeiters
Chris Kraus Four Minutes
Christian Lerch Grave Decisions
Marcus H. Rosenmüller Grave Decisions

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Honored for : The Lives of Others

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hany Abu-Assad Paradise Now
Bero Beyer Paradise Now
Bernd Lange Requiem
Wolfgang Kohlhaase Summer in Berlin
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The Lives of Others

Holger Franke, Dani Levy

Honored for : Alles auf Zucker!

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eberhard Görner The Ninth Day
Andreas Pflüger The Ninth Day
Fred Breinersdorfer Sophie Scholl \u2013 The Final Days
Dani Levy Alles auf Zucker!
Holger Franke Alles auf Zucker!

Sven Regener

Honored for : Herr Lehmann

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sven Regener Herr Lehmann

Almut Getto

Honored for : Do Fish Do It?

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Almut Getto Do Fish Do It?

Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker

Honored for : Good bye, Lenin!
(The award was given while the film was still in production based on its potential.)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bernd Lichtenberg Good bye, Lenin!
Wolfgang Becker Good bye, Lenin!

Natja Brunckhorst

Honored for : Never Mind the Wall

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Natja Brunckhorst Never Mind the Wall

Rolf Schuebel, Ruth Toma

Honored for : Gloomy Sunday

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rolf Schuebel Gloomy Sunday
Ruth Toma Gloomy Sunday

Leander Haußmann, Thomas Brussig

Honored for : Sonnenallee
(The award was given while the film was still in production based on its potential.)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leander Haußmann Sonnenallee
Thomas Brussig Sonnenallee

Frank Göhre

Honored for : St. Pauli Night
(The award was given based on the premise of the screenplay.)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frank Göhre St. Pauli Night

Hans-Christoph Blumenberg

Honored for : Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder!

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder!
Helmut Dietl Rossini
Patrick Süskind Rossini

Helmut Dietl, Patrick Süskind

Honored for : Rossini

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder!
Helmut Dietl Rossini
Patrick Süskind Rossini

Detlev Buck, Ernst Kahl

Honored for : No More Mr. Nice Guy

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Detlev Buck No More Mr. Nice Guy
Ernst Kahl No More Mr. Nice Guy

Bernd Schröder

Honored for : Pizza Colonia

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bernd Schröder Pizza Colonia

Jurek Becker

Honored for : Neuner

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jurek Becker Neuner

Peter Kramm, Oliver Schütte

Honored for : Koan

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oliver Schütte Koan
Peter Kramm Koan

Doris Dörrie

Honored for : Men...

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Doris Dörrie Men...

Hanns Christian Müller, Carlo Fedier, Gerhard Polt

Honored for : Clean Swept

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carlo Fedier Clean Swept
Hanns Christian Müller Clean Swept
Gerhard Polt Clean Swept

Heidi Genée

Honored for : 1+1=3

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heidi Genée 1+1=3

Helma Sanders-Brahms

Honored for : Heinrich

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Helma Sanders-Brahms Heinrich

Peter Handke

Honored for : The Wrong Move

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Handke The Wrong Move

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Honored for : Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King

Michael Verhoeven

Honored for : o.k.

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Verhoeven o.k.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Honored for : Katzelmacher

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Katzelmacher

Werner Enke, May Spils

Honored for : Go For It, Baby

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Werner Enke Go For It, Baby
May Spils Go For It, Baby

Wolfgang Urchs

Honored for : Maschine

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wolfgang Urchs Maschine
Volker Schlöndorff Young Törless

Volker Schlöndorff

Honored for : Young Törless

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wolfgang Urchs Maschine
Volker Schlöndorff Young Törless

Gerd Angermann

Honored for : The House in Karp Lane

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gerd Angermann The House in Karp Lane

Will Tremper

Honored for : Stop Train 349

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Will Tremper Stop Train 349

Gerd Oelschlegel

Honored for : The Bread of Those Early Years

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gerd Oelschlegel The Bread of Those Early Years

Werner Jörg Lüddecke

Honored for : The Devil Came at Night

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Werner Jörg Lüddecke The Devil Came at Night

Carl Zuckmayer, Helmut Käutner

Honored for : The Captain from Köpenick

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carl Zuckmayer The Captain from Köpenick
Helmut Käutner The Captain from Köpenick

Herbert Reinecker

Honored for : Canaris: Master Spy

Nominations 1955 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbert Reinecker Canaris: Master Spy