The Preis der deutschen Filmkritik is a prize given by the German Film Critics Association, awarded to the best German films of the past year. The Preis der deutschen Filmkritik is the only German film prize issued exclusively by film critics. The announcement and award ceremony takes place at the

Berlinale The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

, and is conducted in cooperation with ''Moviepilot''. The prizes for the best experimental film and for the best short film are awarded at the Media & Art Festival in

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population ...

and at the Dresden Film Festival, respectively. The Preis der deutschen Filmkritik was awarded irregularly from 1956 to 1963 in varying categories. From 1968, the prize was awarded regularly in the areas of feature (Spielfilm), short film (Kurzfilm) and documentary film (Dokumentarfilm). Since 2000, prizes are given in eleven categories * Bester Spielfilm – best feature * Bestes Spielfilmdebüt – best feature debut * Beste Darstellerin – best actress * Bester Darsteller – best actor * Bester Dokumentarfilm – best documentary film * Bestes Drehbuch – best screenplay * Beste Kamera – best camera * Beste Musik – best music * Bester Schnitt – best cutting * Bester Experimentalfilm – best experimental film * Bester Kurzfilm – best short film * Ehrenpreis – honor prize Since 2006, an additional special prize has been awarded.

Winners

The year indicates the year when the film was first shown. The prize is always awarded the following year.

2004

* Bester Spielfilm: ''

The Edukators ''The Edukators'' (german: Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei) is a 2004 crime drama film directed by the Austrian director Hans Weingartner. A co-production between Germany and Austria, it stars Daniel Brühl, Stipe Erceg, and Julia Jentsch as thr ...

'' by

Hans Weingartner Hans Weingartner (born 2 November 1977)Reiter, Barbara (July 24, 2018).Regisseur Hans Weingartner: 'Am liebsten würde ich komplett verschwinden'. ''Kurier''. kurier.at. Retrieved September 16, 2019. is an author, director and producer of films. Bo ...

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: '' Schultze Gets the Blues'' by

Michael Schorr Michael Schorr is a video game designer and the former drummer of Death Cab for Cutie with whom he recorded ''The Photo Album'' and two of their EPs '' The Forbidden Love E.P.'' and '' The Stability E.P.''. He has also played for The Long Winte ...

* Beste Darstellerin:

Julia Jentsch Julia Jentsch (born 20 February 1978) is a German actress. She has received awards including the Silver Bear, European Film Award, and Lola. She is best known for ''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'', '' The Edukators'' and ''I Served the King of ...

* Bester Darsteller: August Diehl * Bester Dokumentarfilm: '' Die Spielwütigen'' by

Andres Veiel Andres Veiel (born 16 October 1959) is a German film and theater director and writer. Biography From 1982 to 1988, Veiel studied Psychology at the Free University of Berlin and attended the director's class of Krzysztof Kieślowski at the Inde ...

* Bestes Drehbuch:

Angela Schanelec Angela Schanelec (; born 14 February 1962) is a German actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Places in Cities'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. At the 69th Berlin International Film ...

for ''Marseille'' * Beste Kamera:

Manuel Mack Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr. (born January 4, 1944), is an American former professional baseball playe ...

for '' Gun-Shy'' * Beste Musik:

Andreas Grimm Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

for '' Der Wixxer'' * Bester Schnitt: Mona Bräuer for ''

Hell on Wheels Hell on Wheels was the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific railroad workers westward as they constructed the First transcontinental railroad in 186 ...

'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Zygose'' by Arndt Stepper and Gonzalo Arilla * Bester Kurzfilm: ''Living a Beautiful Life'' by Corinna Schnitt

2005

* Bester Spielfilm: '' Ghosts'' by Christian Petzold * Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: '' Netto'' by Robert Thalheim * Beste Darstellerin:

* Bester Darsteller: Axel Prahl * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''

Into Great Silence ''Into Great Silence'' (german: Die große Stille) is a 2005 documentary film directed by Philip Gröning. An international co-production between France, Switzerland and Germany, it is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian mon ...

'' by

Philip Gröning Philip Gröning (born 7 April 1959 in Düsseldorf) is a German director, documentary film maker and screenwriter. Career Gröning was raised in Germany and US, but also traveled extensively. He studied Medicine and Psychology before beginning in ...

* Bestes Drehbuch: Holger Franke and

Dani Levy Dani Levy (born 17 November 1957) is a Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director, screenwriter and actor. Biography Levy was born to a Jewish family in Switzerland in 1957.

for ''

Alles auf Zucker! ''Alles auf Zucker!'' (german: Go for Zucker!) is a German comedy film, released internationally in 2004. It can be seen as part of the " Ossi- Wessi" confrontation within Germany. Directed by Dani Levy, the cast includes Henry Hübchen, Hanne ...

'' * Beste Kamera: Hans-Günther Bücking for ''

Schneeland ''Schneeland'' (German: "Snowland") is a 2005 film written and directed by German filmmaker Hans W. Geissendörfer. Based on the novel ''Hohaj'' by Elisabeth Rynell, it depicts the devastation felt by Elizabeth (Maria Schrader), a woman who had ...

'' * Beste Musik:

Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars and four Grammys, and has been nominated for two Emmys and a Tony. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living G ...

and

Nick Glennie-Smith Nickolas Glennie-Smith is an English film score composer, conductor, and musician who is a frequent collaborator with Hans Zimmer, contributing to scores including '' The Rock'' (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound), the 2006 histori ...

for ' * Bester Schnitt: Patricia Rommel for '' Off Beat'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''You Killed the Undergroundfilm or The Real Meaning of Kunst bleibt... bleibt'' von Wilhelm Hein * Bester Kurzfilm: ''Blackout'' by

Maximilian Erlenwein Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name " Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names. List of people Monarchs *Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459� ...

2006

* Bester Spielfilm: '' Requiem'' by

Hans-Christian Schmid Hans-Christian Schmid (born 1965) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and work Hans-Christian Schmid has collaborated with on several of the movies that he directed. Gutmann wrote screenplays for '' 23 — Nichts ist so wie es s ...

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: ''

The Lives of Others ''The Lives of Others'' (german: link=no, Das Leben der Anderen, ) is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck marking his feature film directorial debut. The plot is about the monitoring of East Berl ...

'' by

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (; born 2 May 1973) is an Academy Award-winning German and Austrian film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller ''Das Leben der Anderen (The L ...

* Beste Darstellerin:

Sandra Hüller Sandra Hüller (; born 30 April 1978) is a German actress. She gained critical praise for her portrait of Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's drama ''Requiem'' (2006), and is best known internationally for her starring role in Maren Ad ...

in ''Requiem'' * Bester Darsteller:

Ulrich Mühe Friedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe (; 20 June 1953 – 22 July 2007) was a German film, television and theatre actor. He played the role of Hauptmann (Captain) Gerd Wiesler in the Oscar-winning film '' Das Leben der Anderen'' (''The Lives of Others'', 2 ...

in ''The Lives of Others'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''Behind the Couch'' by

Veit Helmer Veit Helmer (born 24 April 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. He started shooting films at the age of fourteen. After finishing school he was trainee at German TV station NDR. Two month before the wall came down, he moved to East-B ...

and ''

Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen ''Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen'' (''Germany. A Summer's Tale'') is a 2006 documentary film written, filmed and directed by Sönke Wortmann. The film records the Germany national football team's 2006 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2006 journey, from ...

'' by

Sönke Wortmann Sönke Wortmann (; 25 August 1959 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German film director and producer. Biography Wortmann's father was a miner. After Wortmann's A-Levels he wanted to become a professional football player and started playin ...

* Bestes Drehbuch:

Wolfgang Kohlhaase Wolfgang Kohlhaase (13 March 1931 – 5 October 2022) was a German screenwriter, film director, and writer. He was considered "one of the most important screenwriters in German film history", and was one of the GDR's most well-known and prolific ...

by '' Summer in Berlin'' * Beste Kamera: Hagen Bogdanski for ''The Lives of Others'' * Beste Musik: Bert Wrede for '' Tough Enough'' * Bester Schnitt: Patricia Rommel for ''The Lives of Others'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Daumenlutscherin'' by Ute Ströer * Bester Kurzfilm: ''Detektive'' by Andreas Goldstein * Spezialpreis: ''Brinkmanns Zorn'' by

Harald Bergmann Harald M. Bergmann (born 23 September 1965, Rotterdam) is a Dutch politician of the VVD. Since August 27, 2012 he has been mayor of Middelburg, capital of the province of Zeeland. Before that, he was mayor of the municipality of Albrandswaard. ...

2007

* Bester Spielfilm: '' Yella'', by Christian Petzold * Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: '' The Unpolished'', by Pia Marais * Beste Darstellerin:

Maren Kroymann Maren Kroymann (; born 19 July 1949) is a German actress, comedian and singer. Career Kroymann was born in Walsrode. She studied English, Roman studies, and American studies at University of Tübingen. After spending time in Paris and the U ...

in ' * Bester Darsteller:

Ulrich Noethen Ulrich Noethen (born 18 November 1959) is a German actor who has appeared in many movies and TV films. He starred in ''Comedian Harmonists''. He also played Heinrich Himmler twice, in ''Der Untergang'' and ''Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrst ...

in ''

My Führer – The Really Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler ''My Führer – The Really Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler'' (german: Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler) is a 2007 German comedy-drama film directed by Dani Levy. The setting is World War II, around New Year's o ...

'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''Prater'', by

Ulrike Ottinger Ulrike Ottinger (born 6 June 1942) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Early life From 1959 she was a visiting student at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter. Her mother, Maria Weinberg, was a journalist and her father, Ul ...

* Bestes Drehbuch:

Matthias Pacht Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * ...

and Alex Buresch for ' * Beste Kamera:

Hans Fromm Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

for ''Yella'' * Beste Musik: Dieter Schleip for ''Die Hochstapler'' * Bester Schnitt:

Andrew Bird Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Since 1996, he has released 16 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing music ...

for ''

The Edge of Heaven "The Edge of Heaven" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single. History With the known desire ...

'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Wie ich ein freier Reisebegleiter wurde'', by Jan Peters * Bester Kurzfilm: ''Illusion'', by Burhan Qurbani * Spezialpreis: ', by Nicolette Krebitz (director) and Bella Halben (camera)

2008

* Bester Spielfilm: ''

Jerichow Jerichow () is a town on the east side of the river Elbe, in the District of Jerichower Land, of the state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. With about , the municipality of Jerichow is one of the largest municipalities in area size in Germany. Geo ...

'' by Christian Petzold * Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: '' Nacht vor Augen'' by Brigitte Bertele * Beste Darstellerin:

Karoline Herfurth Karoline Herfurth (; born 22 May 1984) is a German actress. Life and career Herfurth was born in East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of a psychologist mother and a geriatric nurse practitioner father. Her parents divorced when she was tw ...

in ''

A Year Ago in Winter ''A Year Ago in Winter'' (german: Im Winter ein Jahr) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Caroline Link. It is based on the novel ''Aftermath'' by American author Scott Campbell, telling the story of a "complicated family situation" after the ...

'' * Bester Darsteller:

Elmar Wepper Elmar Wepper (born 16 April 1944 in Augsburg) is a German actor. His television credits include '' Der Kommissar'', '' Unsere schönsten Jahre'' and . His film credits include ''Cherry Blossoms'', '' Café Europa'', '' Lammbock'' and '' Dreivier ...

in ''

Cherry Blossoms A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generall ...

'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''Holunderblüte'' by

Volker Koepp Volker Koepp (born 22 June 1944) is a German documentary film producer. Early life Koepp was born in Stettin, a German port city then subjected to a sustained campaign of bombing during World War II. By the time the city was taken over by the ...

* Bestes Drehbuch:

Philipp Stölzl Philipp Stölzl (born 1967 in Munich) is a German director. He began to direct music videos in the mid-1990s and directed his first feature film in 2002. Life and career Philipp Stölzl was trained as a set and costume designer at the Münchner ...

Christoph Silber Christoph Silber (often credited as Chris Silber), born 26 April 1971 in Berlin, is a German-American author and filmmaker. Rated among "Europe's hottest new screenwriters" by ''Screen International'', Silber works and lives in the United States ...

Rupert Henning Rupert may refer to: People * Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert" Places Canada * Rupert, Quebec, a village * Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay *Rupert River, Quebec * Rupe ...

and

Johannes Naber Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Ye ...

for ''

North Face North face or Northface or The North Face may refer to: * North face (Eiger), in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland * North Face (Everest), in Himalaya, usually traversed ascending Everest from the north * North face (Fairview Dome), a climbing route ...

'' * Beste Kamera: Kolja Brandt for ''North Face'' * Beste Musik: Niki Reiser for ''A Year Ago in Winter'' * Bester Schnitt: Andreas Wodraschke for ' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Falsche Freunde'' by Sylvia Schedelbauer * Bester Kurzfilm: ''Das heimliche Geräusch'' by

Michael Watzke Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

* Spezialpreis: Klaas Akkermann (film promotion)

2009

* Bester Spielfilm: ''

The White Ribbon ''The White Ribbon'' (german: Das weiße Band) is a 2009 German-language drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just be ...

'' by

Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: ''

Salami Aleikum ''Salami Aleikum'' is a 2009 Comedy film by Ali Samadi Ahadi about an Iranian migrant family in Germany who try to cope with life in exile. There are animation parts and some musical videoclips (Iranian music and dance) are included. ''Salami Al ...

'' by

Ali Samadi Ahadi Ali Samadi Ahadi (born 9 February 1972 in Tabriz, Iran) is an Iranian-German filmmaker and scriptwriter who has directed ''Lost Children (2005 film), Lost Children'', ''Salami Aleikum'', ''The Green Wave'', etc. Biography Ali Samadi Ahadi was b ...

* Beste Darstellerin:

Birgit Minichmayr Birgit Minichmayr (born 3 April 1977) is an Austrian actress born in Linz, Austria. She studied drama at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. For her work in Maren Ade's film Everyone Else she won Silver Bear for Best Actress at 59th Berlin I ...

in '' Everyone Else'' * Bester Darsteller:

Burghart Klaußner Burghart Klaußner (born 13 September 1949) is a German film actor. He received acting training at the in Berlin. Klaußner had engagements at Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, Hamburger Kammerspiele and at the theaters in Cologne, Hamburg, Zür ...

in ''The White Ribbon'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''Achterbahn'' by Peter Dörfler * Bestes Drehbuch: Michael Haneke for ''The White Ribbon'' * Beste Kamera: Christian Berger for ''The White Ribbon'' * Beste Musik: Fabian Römer for '' The Door'' * Bester Schnitt: Hansjörg Weißbrich for ''

Storm A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), ...

'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Painting Paradise'' by Barbara Hlali * Bester Kurzfilm: ''Heimspiel'' by Bogdana Vera Lorenz * Ehrenpreis:

Ron Holloway Ronald Edward Holloway (born August 24, 1953) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the ''Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a "Hard bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow auth ...

2010

* Bester Spielfilm: ''

When We Leave ''When We Leave'' (german: Die Fremde, tr, Ayrılık) is a 2010 German-Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Feo Aladag. The film received worldwide acclaim, and represented Aladag's debut as a producer, wri ...

'' by Feo Aladağ * Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: ''When We Leave'' by Feo Aladağ * Beste Darstellerin:

Sibel Kekilli Sibel Kekilli (born 16 June 1980) is a German actress. She gained public attention after starring in the 2004 film '' Head-On''. She won two Lolas, the most prestigious German film awards, for her performances in ''Head-On'' and ''When We Leave ...

in ''When We Leave'' and

Sophie Rois Sophie Rois is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in such films as ''Three (2010 film), Three'', ''180°'', ''Enemy at the Gates'' and television programmes such as ''Polizeiruf 110'' and ''Die kleine Monsterin'' (voice). In 2014, she appea ...

in ''

Three 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III may also refer to: * AD 3, the third year of the AD era * 3 BC, the third year before the AD era * March, the third month Books * '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...

'' * Bester Darsteller:

Devid Striesow Devid Striesow (born 1 October 1973 in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 Oct ...

in ''Three'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: '' Im Haus meines Vaters sind viele Wohnungen'' by Hajo Schomerus * Bestes Drehbuch: Feo Aladağ for ''When We Leave'' * Beste Kamera:

Judith Kaufmann Judith Kaufmann (born 20 September 1962) is a German cinematographer. Biography Judith Kaufmann was born in Stuttgart, West Germany in 1962. But after moving with her family grew up in West Berlin. After graduating from the National College of O ...

for ''When We Leave'' * Beste Musik: Stéphane Moucha & Max Richter for ''When We Leave'' and Christoph M. Kaiser &

Julian Maas Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints * Julian (gi ...

for '' The Coming Days'' * Bester Schnitt:

Andrea Mertens Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...

for ''When We Leave'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Nacht um Olympia'' by

Timo Schierhorn Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy. Arts and entertainment *Timo Alakotila (born 1959), Finnish musician * Timo Andres (born 1985), ...

* Bester Kurzfilm: ''Go Bash'' by Stefan Prehn and Stefan Eckel * Ehrenpreis: Heinz Badewitz

2011

* Bester Spielfilm: '' Stopped on Track'' by

Andreas Dresen Andreas Dresen (born 16 August 1963) is a German film director. His directing credits include '' Cloud 9'', ''Summer in Berlin'', ''Grill Point'' and ''Night Shapes''. His film ''Stopped on Track'' premiered at the Un Certain Regard section at th ...

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: '' Almanya: Welcome to Germany'' by

Yasemin Şamdereli Yasemin Şamdereli (born 15 July 1973 in Dortmund, West Germany) is a German actress, screenwriter and film director. Her film '' Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland'' had its U.S. premiere at the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival in San Francisc ...

* Beste Darstellerin:

in ''

Above Us Only Sky Above Us Only Sky (german: Über uns das All) is a 2011 German drama film, directed by . It tells the story of a young woman who undergoes three major shocks at once: the husband she loves is found dead; it was suicide; and his whole life outside ...

'' * Bester Darsteller: Milan Peschel in ''Stopped on Track'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''

Pina Pina may refer to: People * Pina (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname, surname or stage name Places * Pina, Nepal, a village development committee * Pina, Mallorca, Spain, a town * Pina de Ebro, a municipality of the provin ...

'' by Wim Wenders * Bestes Drehbuch: Yasemin und

Nesrin Şamdereli Nesrin Şamdereli (born 1979) is a Turkish-German screenwriter of Zaza origin and film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and ac ...

for ''Almanya: Welcome to Germany'' * Beste Kamera: Daniela Knapp for ''

The Poll Diaries ''The Poll Diaries'' (german: Poll) is a 2010 German drama film directed by Chris Kraus. ''The Poll Diaries'' was the most expensive film that had ever been made in Estonia at the time. Later, ''Truth and Justice'' (2019) became the most expens ...

'' * Beste Musik: Ingo Ludwig Frenzel for '' Lollipop Monster'' ex aequo Benedikt Schiefer for ''

The City Below ''The City Below'' (german: Unter dir die Stadt) is a 2010 German film directed by Christoph Hochhäusler. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Robert Hunger-Bühler as Roland Cordes * Nicole ...

'' * Bester Schnitt: Toni Froschhammer for ''Pina'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Bardzo'' by Gerhard Funk * Ehrenpreis:

Darius Ghanai Darius may refer to: Persian royalty ;Kings of the Achaemenid Empire * Darius I (the Great, 550 to 487 BC) * Darius II (423 to 404 BC) * Darius III (Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC) ;Crown princes * Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia, m ...

(title designer)

2012

* Bester Spielfilm: '' Barbara'' by Christian Petzold * Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: ''

A Coffee in Berlin ''A Coffee in Berlin'', also titled ''Oh Boy'', is a 2012 German tragicomedy film directed by Jan-Ole Gerster. It is in black-and-white. It is the director's debut film, and thesis project for the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. The ...

'' by

Jan-Ole Gerster Jan-Ole Gerster (born 1978 in Hagen) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life Gerster works as a film director and screenwriter in Germany. He was a TorinoFilmLab AdaptLab participant in 2016. Filmography * 2004: ''Der Schmerz geh ...

* Beste Darstellerin:

Alina Levshin Alina Levshin (born September 10, 1984) is a German-Ukrainian actress. She moved with her parents from the Soviet Union to Germany when she was six.Jörg Thomann''Sie kann auch anders.''In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 15 Januar 2012 ...

in ''

Combat Girls ''Combat Girls'' (the original title is ''Kriegerin'', the German term for a female warrior) is a 2011 Germany, German drama film written and directed by . It had its international premiere at the 2011 São Paulo International Film Festival where A ...

'' * Bester Darsteller:

Lars Eidinger Lars Eidinger (; born 21 January 1976) is a German actor. Eidinger started his career at Deutsches Theater in 1997. Before his breakthrough, he played minor roles in German television shows like ''Schloss Einstein'' (2002) and '' Berlin, Berlin ...

in ''

Home for the Weekend ''Home for the Weekend'' (german: Was bleibt) is a 2012 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. The film competed in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. Plot Gitte and Günter are in the pub ...

'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''

Das Ding am Deich Das or DAS may refer to: Organizations * Dame Allan's Schools, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England * Danish Aviation Systems, a supplier and developer of unmanned aerial vehicles * Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, a former Colombian ...

'' byn Antje Hubert * Bester Kinderfilm: ''

Tom und Hacke Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

'' by Norbert Lechner * Bestes Drehbuch:

Bernd Lange Bernd Lange (born 14 November 1955) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament from Germany. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Lange was a member of t ...

by ''Home for the Weekend'' * Beste Kamera:

Jakub Bejnarowicz Jacob is a common male given name and a less well-known surname. It is a cognate of James, derived from Late Latin ''Iacobus'', from Greek ''Iakobos'', from Hebrew (''Yaʿaqōḇ''), the name of the Hebrew patriarch, Jacob son of Isaac and Reb ...

by ''

Der Fluss war einst ein Mensch Der or DER may refer to: Places * Darkənd, Azerbaijan * Dearborn (Amtrak station) (station code), in Michigan, US * Der (Sumer), an ancient city located in modern-day Iraq * d'Entrecasteaux Ridge, an oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Ocean ...

'' * Beste Musik: The Major Minors and Cherilyn MacNeil for ''A Coffee in Berlin'' * Bester Schnitt:

Bettina Böhler Bettina is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. Benedetta is the Ital ...

for ''Barbara'' * Bester Kurzfilm: '' Die Schaukel des Sargmachers'' by

Elmar Imanov Elmar may refer to: * Elmar (given name) Elmar is a male given name. People named Elmar include: *Elmar Altvater (born 1938), German political scientist * Elmar Bakhshiev (born 1980), Azerbaijani footballer *Elmar Bolowich (born 1954), American ...

* Ehrenpreis: Christel and Hans Strobel for Verdienste on the German Kinderfilm * Innovationspreis:

Fred Kelemen Fred Kelemen (born 1964, in Berlin) is a Hungarian-German film and theater director, cinematographer and writer. The late Susan Sontag helped to promote Kelemen's work in the mid-1990s, comparing it to the likes of Alexander Sokurov, Béla Tarr ...

for herausragende Bildgestaltung by

Béla Tarr Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film ''Family Nest'' (1977), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordin ...

s '' Das Turiner Pferd''Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2012
, last access 14 February 2013.

2013

* Bester Spielfilm: '' Home from Home'' by

Edgar Reitz Edgar Reitz (born 1 November 1932) is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe. He is best-known for his internationally acclaimed '' Heimat film series'' (1 ...

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: ''

Nothing Bad Can Happen ''Nothing Bad Can Happen'' (german: Tore tanzt) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Katrin Gebbe. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, following the acquisition of the United States rights by Dra ...

'' by

Katrin Gebbe Katrin Gebbe (born 1983) is a German film director and screenwriter. Biography Katrin Gebbe studied liberal arts and visual communication at the ''Academy of Visual Arts'' in Enschede, where she made her first short experimental film.

* Beste Darstellerin: Antonia Lingemann in ''

Bastard Bastard may refer to: Parentage * Illegitimate child, a child born to unmarried parents ** Bastard (law of England and Wales), illegitimacy in English law People People with the name * Bastard (surname), including a list of people with that na ...

'' by Carsten Unger * Bester Darsteller: Sascha Alexander Gersak in ''Nothing Bad Can Happen'' and

Murat Kurnaz Murat Kurnaz (born 19 March 1982) is a Turkish citizen and legal resident of Germany who was held in extrajudicial detention by the United States at its military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan and in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp at Guantana ...

in ''

5 Jahre Leben 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac ...

'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: '' Der Banker: Master of the Universe'' by Marc Bauder * Bester Kinderfilm: '' Sputnik'' by

Markus Dietrich Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobâr ...

* Bestes Drehbuch:

Frauke Finsterwalder Frauke Finsterwalder (born 15 December 1975) is a German film director and screenwriter. Finsterwalder has directed several shorts and documentaries and is the director of the 2013 feature film ''Finsterworld''. Her second feature film, ''Sisi & ...

and

Christian Kracht Christian Kracht (; born 29 December 1966) is a Swiss author. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages. Personal life Kracht was born in Saanen in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. He attended Schule Schloss Salem in Baden-Wür ...

for ''

Finsterworld ''Finsterworld'' is a 2013 German motion picture drama directed by Frauke Finsterwalder and co-written by Finsterwalder and Christian Kracht, starring Margit Carstensen, Sandra Hüller, Corinna Harfouch, Christoph Bach, Carla Juri, and Jaku ...

'' by Frauke Finsterwalder * Beste Kamera:

Gernot Roll Gernot Roll (9 April 193912 November 2020) was a German cinematographer, film director and script writer. He collaborated on several films with directors Edgar Reitz and Sönke Wortmann. He was regarded as an expert on literary adaptations and f ...

for ''Home from Home'' * Beste Musik:

Martin Todsharow Martin Todsharow (born 6 September 1967) is a German composer, producer, and lecturer on music, since 2004 a professor at the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg. He has won the German Film Critics' Best Music Award and the German Music Autho ...

for ''

Sources of Life ''Sources of Life'' (german: link=no, Quellen des Lebens) is a 2013 German film directed by Oskar Roehler. Cast * Jürgen Vogel as Erich Freytag * Moritz Bleibtreu as Klaus Freytag * Kostja Ullmann as Young Klaus Freitag * Meret Becker as Elis ...

'' by

Oskar Roehler Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among ot ...

* Bester Schnitt: Anne Fabini for ''

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

'' by Bastian Günther * Bester Experimentalfilm: '' Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa'' by Julian Radlmaier * Bester Kurzfilm: '' Wie ist die Welt so stille'' by Susann Maria Hempel * Ehrenpreis:

Wilhelm Hein Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ...

for his Engagement for the Undergroundkino and the independent and experimental Film

2014

* Bester Spielfilm: ''

Age of Cannibals ''Age of Cannibals'' () is a 2014 German drama film directed by Johannes Naber, starring Devid Striesow, Katharina Schüttler and Sebastian Blomberg. It tells the story of two business consultants who travel to impoverished and corrupt countries ...

'' by

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: '' Fräulein Else'' by Anna Martinetz * Beste Darstellerin:

Liv Lisa Fries Liv Lisa Fries (born 31 October 1990) is a German actress who has appeared in several films and who gained an international following as the female lead Charlotte Ritter in the German TV series ''Babylon Berlin'', which first premiered in 2017. ...

in '' Zurich'' and '' Staudamm'' * Bester Darsteller: Sebastian Blomberg in ''Age of Cannibals'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: '' Deutschboden'' by André Schäfer * Bester Kinderfilm: '' Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'' by Neele Leana Vollmar * Bestes Drehbuch: Stefan Weigl for ''Age of Cannibals'' * Beste Kamera:

for ''

The Police Officer's Wife ''The Police Officer's Wife'' (german: Die Frau des Polizisten) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Philip Gröning. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Ju ...

'' * Beste Musik: Sven Rossenbach and Florian van Volxem for ''

Beloved Sisters ''Beloved Sisters'' (german: Die geliebten Schwestern) is a 2014 German biographical film written and directed by Dominik Graf. The film is based on the life of the German poet Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) and upon his long relationships wi ...

'' * Bester Schnitt: Claudia Wolscht for ''Beloved Sisters'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: '' Femminielli'' by Nino Pezzella * Bester Kurzfilm: '' Raimund – Ein Jahr davor'' by Hans-Dieter Grabe * Ehrenpreis: Erika and

Ulrich Gregor Ulrich (), is a German given name, derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements '' uodal-'' meaning "(noble) heritage" and ''-rich'' meaning "rich, powerful". Attested from the 8th century as the name of A ...

* Sonderpreis der Dokumentarfilmjury: Heinz Emigholz for his work ''Photographie und jenseits''

2015

* Bester Spielfilm: '' The People vs. Fritz Bauer'' by

Lars Kraume Lars Kraume (born 24 February 1973) is an Italian-born German film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 35 films since 1996. Biography Born in Abruzzo, Italy, to German parents. Career Kraume has directed numerous television prod ...

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: '' Verfehlung'' by Gerd Schneider * Beste Darstellerin:

Laura Tonke Laura Tonke (born 14 April 1974 in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within ci ...

in ''

Hedi Schneider Is Stuck ''Hedi Schneider Is Stuck'' (german: Hedi Schneider steckt fest) is a 2015 German comedy film directed by Sonja Heiss. Cast * Laura Tonke - Hedi Schneider * Hans Löw - Uli * Leander Nitsche - Finn * - Viviane * Simon Schwarz Simon Schwarz ...

'' * Bester Darsteller:

in ''The People vs. Fritz Bauer'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: ''Das Gelände'' by Martin Gressmann * Bester Kinderfilm: ''Hördur'' by Ekrem Ergün * Bestes Drehbuch: Dietrich Brüggemann for ' * Beste Kamera: Sturla Brandth Grøvlen for ''

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

'' * Beste Musik:

Nils Frahm Nils Frahm (born 20 September 1982) is a German musician, composer, and record producer based in Berlin. He is known for combining classical and electronic music and for an unconventional approach to the piano in which he mixes a grand piano, upr ...

for ''Victoria'' * Bester Schnitt:

Vincent Assmann Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists * Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

for ''Heil'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Schicht'' by Alexandra Gerbaulet * Bester Kurzfilm: ''Stadt der Elefanten'' by Marko Mijatovic * Ehrenpreis: Joachim von Mengershausen

2016

* Bester Spielfilm: ''

Toni Erdmann Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegia ...

'' by

Maren Ade Maren Ade (; born 12 December 1976) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer. Ade lives in Berlin, teaching screenwriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. Together with Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach, she ...

* Bestes Spielfilmdebüt: ' by * Beste Darstellerin: Lilith Stangenberg in ''

Wild Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wild animal * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 A ...

'' * Bester Darsteller:

Josef Hader Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people: * Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher * Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...

in '' Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe'' * Bester Dokumentarfilm: '' Chamissos Schatten'' by

* Bester Kinderfilm: ' by and * Bestes Drehbuch:

for ''Toni Erdmann'' * Beste Kamera: Wolfgang Thaler for ''Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe'' * Beste Musik: Levin Kärcher and

Alula Araya The alula , or bastard wing, (plural ''alulae'') is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds and a few non-avian dinosaurs. The word is Latin and means "winglet"; it is the diminutive of ''ala'', meaning "wing". The al ...

for ''Beti und Amare'' * Bester Schnitt: Heike Parplies for ''Toni Erdmann'' * Bester Experimentalfilm: ''Havarie'' by Philip Scheffner * Bester Kurzfilm: '' Telefon Santrali'' by Sarah Drath * Ehrenpreis: Helke Misselwitz

References

{{Reflist German film awards German film critics Awards established in 1956 1956 establishments in Germany