| Year |
|
Winner |
Winner Work |
| 2014 |
|
Tobias Moretti |
The Dark Valley |
| 2013 |
|
Michael Gwisdek |
Oh Boy |
| 2012 |
|
Otto Mellies |
Stopped on Track |
| 2011 |
|
Richy Müller |
Poll Diaries |
| 2010 |
|
Justus von Dohnányi |
Men In The City |
| 2009 |
|
Andreas Schmidt |
Fleisch ist mein Gemüse |
| 2008 |
|
Frederick Lau |
The Wave |
| 2007 |
|
Devid Striesow |
The Counterfeiters |
| 2006 |
|
Ulrich Tukur |
The Lives of Others |
| 2005 |
|
Burghart Klaußner |
The Edukators |
| 2004 |
|
Detlev Buck |
Herr Lehmann |
| 2003 |
|
Florian Lukas |
Good bye, Lenin! |
| 2002 |
|
Matthias Habich |
Nowhere in Africa |
| 2001 |
|
Justus von Dohnányi |
The Experiment |
| 2000 |
|
Edgar Selge |
Three Chinamen with a Double Bass |
| 1999 |
|
Herbert Knaup |
Run Lola Run |
| 1998 |
|
Peter Lohmeyer |
Trains'n'Roses |
| 1997 |
|
Moritz Bleibtreu |
Knockin' on Heaven's Door |
| 1985 |
|
Götz George |
Abwärts |
| 1982 |
|
Jerzy Skolimowski |
Circle of Deceit |
| 1981 |
|
Rolf Zacher |
Slow Attack |
| 1981 |
|
Werner Kreindl |
Der Schüler Gerber |
| 1980 |
|
Nikolaus Paryla |
Lena Rais |
| 1979 |
|
Walter Taub |
David |
| 1976 |
|
Karl Maria Schley |
Mozart - Aufzeichnungen einer Jugend |
| 1974 |
|
Walter Kohut |
Supermarkt |
| 1973 |
|
Klaus Schwarzkopf |
Alle Menschen werden Brüder |
| 1972 |
|
István Iglódi |
False Weights, Trotta |
| 1970 |
|
Vladimír Pucholt |
Malatesta |
| 1969 |
|
Michael Strixner |
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria |
| 1968 |
|
Alexander May |
Tattoo |
| 1967 |
|
Günter Mack |
Yesterday Girl |
| 1965 |
|
Rudolf Forster |
Wälsungenblut |
| 1964 |
|
Sigfrit Steiner |
Stop Train 349 |
| 1963 |
|
Michael Hinz |
The Lightship |
| 1962 |
|
Walter Giller |
Zwei unter Millionen |
| 1961 |
|
Hanns Lothar |
The Last Witness |
| 1958 |
|
Werner Peters |
The Devil Came at Night |
| 1955 |
|
Martin Held |
Canaris: Master Spy |
