Awards - German Film Awards - 1955-1964

Best Feature Film

• Kennwort... Reiher

Best Screenplay

• Will Tremper (Verspätung in Marienborn)

Best Acting Performance

• Elisabeth Flickenschildt (Das große Liebesspiel)

Best Female Lead

• Mira Stupica (Destination Death)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Nevenka Benkovic (Destination Death)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Sigfrit Steiner (Ein Mann im schönsten Alter)

Best Young Actor

• Fritz Wepper (Kennwort... Reiher)

Best Cinematography

• Hans Jura, Wolf Wirth (Kennwort... Reiher)

Best Film Architecture

• Wolf Englert (Kennwort... Reiher)

Best Feature-length Cultural or Documentary Film

• Aus der Geschichte der Menschheit (Hans-Joachim Hossfeld)

Award for Feature Cultural and Documentary Film

• Nisshin Geppo - Großes Sportland Japan (Gert Abelbeck)

Best Short Cultural Film

• Bauhütte 63 (Wolf Hart)
• Das Rokoko der Markgräfin Wilhelmine (Carl Lamb)

Best Short Documentary

• Max Ernst - Entdeckungsfahrten ins Unbewußte (Carl Lamb, Peter Schamoni)
• Signale (Raimund Ruehl)

Other Best Short Film

• Auto, Auto (Haro Senft)

Honorary Award for Many Years of Outstanding Work in German Film

• Ernst Deutsch
• Ludwig Berger
• Arnold Fanck
• Paul Hartmann
• Hilde Hildebrand
• Pola Negri
• Eugen Schüfftan

Prize for a Feature Film

• The Endless Night
• Das Feuerschiff

Best Young Director

• Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinrich Tichawsky (Notabene Mezzogiorno)

Best Acting Performance

• Harald Leipnitz (The Endless Night)

Best Female Lead

• Elisabeth Bergner (Die Glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Elfriede Kuzmany (Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett)

Best Young Actor

• Michael Hinz (Das Feuerschiff)

Best Cinematography

• Hans Jura (The Endless Night)

Best Film Architecture

• Max Mellin, Bruno Monden, Jürgen Rose (Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett)

Best Score

• Peter Thomas (The Endless Night)

Best Feature-length Cultural or Documentary Film

• Notabene Mezzogiorno (Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinrich Tichawsky)

Award for Feature Cultural and Documentary Film

• Alvorada: Brazil's Changing Face (Hugo Niebeling)

Best Short Cultural Film

• Geschwindigkeit (Edgar Reitz)
• Augusta Treverorum (Caspar van den Berg)

Best Short Documentary

• Auer Dult

Other Best Short Film

• Die Teutonen kommen (Peter Schamoni)
• Die Pistole (Wolfgang Urchs)

Honorary Award for Many Years of Outstanding Work in German Film

• Tilla Durieux
• Fritz Lang
• Asta Nielsen
• Georg Wilhelm Pabst
• Fritz Rasp
• Josef von Sternberg
• Hans Vogt

Second Prize for a Feature Film

• The Bread of Those Early Years

Third Prize for a Feature Film

• Das Wunder des Malachias
• Two Among Millions

Special Prize for a Feature Film

• Question 7

Best Young Director

• Herbert Vesely (The Bread of Those Early Years)

Best Screenplay

• Gerd Oelschlegel (Two Among Millions)

Best Female Lead

• Vera Tschechowa (The Bread of Those Early Years)

Best Male Lead

• Richard Münch (Das Wunder des Malachias)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Walter Giller (Two Among Millions)

Best Young Actress

• Loni von Friedl (Die Schatten werden länger)
• Loni von Friedl (Two Among Millions)

Best Cinematography

• Wolf Wirth (The Bread of Those Early Years)

Best Film Architecture

• Otto Pischinger, Ernst Schomer (Das Wunder des Malachias)

Best Score

• Joachim E. Behrendt, Attila Zoller (The Bread of Those Early Years)

Best Short Cultural Film

• Galapagos - Trauminsel im Pazifik (Heinz Sielmann)

Best Short Documentary

• Jugend sieht Deutschland (Bert Brandt, Helmut Gerzer)

Other Best Short Film

• Die Gartenzwerge (Wolfgang Urchs)
• Simon (Louis Grospierre)

Honorary Award for Many Years of Outstanding Work in German Film

• Hans Moser
• Lil Dagover
• Rudolf Forster
• Paul Henckels
• Olga Tschechowa
• Trude Hesterberg
• Hans Leibelt

Best Female Lead

• Hilde Krahl (Das Glas Wasser)

Best Male Lead

• Heinz Rühmann (Das schwarze Schaf)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Blandine Ebinger (Der letzte Zeuge)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Hanns Lothar (Der letzte Zeuge)

Best Young Actor

• Christian Doermer (Flucht nach Berlin)

Best Cinematography

• Günther Anders (Das Glas Wasser)

Best Film Architecture

• Albrecht Becker, Herbert Kirchhoff (Das Glas Wasser)

Best Score

• Peter Thomas (Flucht nach Berlin)

Best Feature Documentary

• Faust (Peter Gorski, Gustaf Gründgens)

Best Short Cultural Film

• Problem Nr. 1 (Kurt Manke)
• Zündhölzer (Peter Gehrig, Uwe Krauss)

Best Short Documentary

• Theodor Heuss (Otto Erich Kress, Dieter Schiller)

Other Best Short Film

• Stahl - Thema mit Variationen (Hugo Niebeling)

Best Feature Film

• The Bridge

Above-average Full-length Feature Film

• Roses for the Prosecutor (Kurt Ulrich)

Best Director

• Bernhard Wicki (The Bridge)

Best Screenplay

• George Hurdalek (Roses for the Prosecutor)

Best Female Lead

• Nadja Tiller (Labyrinth)

Best Male Lead

• Walter Giller (Roses for the Prosecutor)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Edith Schultze-Westrum (The Bridge)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Hanns Lothar (The Buddenbrooks)

Best Young Actress

• Cordula Trantow (The Bridge)

Best Young Actor

• Götz George (Jacqueline)

Best Cinematography

• Klaus von Rautenfeld (Labyrinth)

Best Film Architecture

• Robert Herlth (The Buddenbrooks)

Best Score

• Hans-Martin Majewski (The Bridge)

Best Feature Documentary

• Impuls unserer Zeit (Otto Martini)

Next Best Feature Documentary

• Serengeti

Best Short Cultural Film

• Das Magische Band (Ferdinand Khittl)

Best Short Documentary

• Andalusische Wallfahrt (Fritz Illing)
• Tanzende Hände (Hans Reinhard)

Other Best Short Film

• Die Purpurlinie (Karl-Ludwig Ruppel)

Best Feature Film

• Helden

Second Best Feature Film

• Battle Inferno

Another Above-average Full-length Feature Film

• Wir Wunderkinder

Best Director

• Frank Wisbar (Battle Inferno)

Best Male Lead

• Otto-Wilhelm Fischer (Helden)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Hildegard Knef (Der Mann, der sich verkaufte)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Fritz Schmiedel (Der Mann, der sich verkaufte)

Best Young Actor

• Robert Graf (Wir Wunderkinder)

Best Cinematography

• Gerd von Bonin (Warum sind sie gegen uns?)

Best Film Architecture

• Walter Haag (Battle Inferno)

Best Feature Documentary

• Paradise and Melting Pot (Herbert Viktor)

Another Above-average Feature Documentary

• Warum sind sie gegen uns? (Bernhard Wicki)

Best Short Cultural Film

• Armer kleiner Zirkus

Best Short Documentary

• Des Anderen Last

Other Best Short Film

• Eine Stadt feiert Geburtstag (Ferdinand Khittl)

Best Feature Film

• The Devil Strikes at Night

Best Feature Film with Special Political Content

• The Devil Strikes at Night

Best Director

• Robert Siodmak (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Best Screenplay

• Werner Jörg Lüddecke (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Best Female Lead

• Liselotte Pulver (Das Wirtshaus im Spessart)

Best Male Lead

• Hannes Messemer (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Annemarie Düringer (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Werner Peters (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Best Young Actor

• Mario Adorf (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Best Cinematography

• Georg Krause (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Best Film Architecture

• Gottfried Will, Rolf Zehetbauer (The Devil Strikes at Night)

Best Score

• Hans-Martin Majewski (Nasser Asphalt)

Best Documentary in Color

• Kandinsky (Heinz-Günter Zeiss)

Best Documentary in B&W

• Hongkong - Insel im Roten Meer (Herbert Viktor)

Best Cultural Film in Color

• Im Angesicht der Ewigkeit (Werner Lütje)

Best Cultural Film in B&W

• Kepler und sein Werk (Rudolf Stölting)
• Der letzte Dreck (Ulrich Wiedmann)

Best Cultural Film with International Reputation - Color

• C 12 H 22 O 11 - Auf den Spuren des Lebens (Fritz Heydenreich)

Other Best Short Film in Color

• Achtung, Synkope (Herbert Seggelke)

Other Best Short Film in B&W

• Marionetten (Dieter Lemmel, Caspar van den Berg)

Best Feature Film

• The Captain from Köpenick

Next Best Feature Film

• Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull

Best Director

• Helmut Käutner (The Captain from Köpenick)

Best Young Director

• Georg Tressler (Die Halbstarken)

Best Screenplay

• Helmut Käutner, Carl Zuckmayer (The Captain from Köpenick)

Best Female Lead

• Lilli Palmer (Anastasia - Die letzte Zarentochter)

Best Male Lead

• Heinz Rühmann (The Captain from Köpenick)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Hannes Messemer (The Sins of Rose Bernd)

Best Cinematography

• Andor von Barsy (Jonas)

Best Cinematography - Color

• Fritz Brill, August Lutz, Ronald Martini, Herbert Thallmayer, Willy Zielke (Schöpfung ohne Ende)

Best Film Architecture

• Albrecht Becker, Herbert Kirchhoff (The Captain from Köpenick)

Best Score

• Duke Ellington, Winfried Zillig (Jonas)

Best Feature-length Cultural or Documentary Film

• Schöpfung ohne Ende
• Stählerne Adern

Best Short Cultural Film

• Jazz - Rhythmus der Zeit (Georg Thieß, Jordan von Boyadjieff)
• Tausend kleine Zeichen (Herbert Seggelke)

Best Short Documentary

• Berlin, Schicksal einer Stadt (Wolfgang Kiepenheuer)

Best Film Promoting the Democratic Values

• The Captain from Köpenick

Best Film Promoting the European Values

• Stresemann

Next Best Feature Film

• Teufel in Seide
• Sky Without Stars

Above-average Full-length Feature Film

• Ich denke oft an Piroschka
• Alibi

Best Screenplay

• Jochen Huth (Teufel in Seide)

Best Female Lead

• Lilli Palmer (Teufel in Seide)

Best Male Lead

• Wolfgang Preiss (Der 20. Juli)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Adelheid Seeck (Teufel in Seide)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Erich Ponto (Sky Without Stars)

Best Young Actress

• Eva Kotthaus (Sky Without Stars)

Best Young Actor

• Horst Buchholz (Sky Without Stars)

Best Cinematography

• Friedl Behn-Grund (Ein Mädchen aus Flandern)

Best Score

• Peter Sandloff (Many Passed By)

Best Documentary in B&W

• Die Iltiskoppel (Heinz Sielmann)

Best Cultural Film in Color

• Düsseldorfer Karussell (Rolf Engler)

Best Cultural Film in B&W

• Die Weltenuhr (Walter Türk)

Above-average Full-length Cultural Film

• Kein Platz für wilde Tiere
• Martin Schließler

Best Film Promoting the Democratic Values

• Der 20. Juli (Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Günther Weisenborn)

Other Best Short Film in Color

• Auf geht's (Ferdinand Khittl)

Other Best Short Film in B&W

• Energie aus Materie (Georg Zauner)

Best Feature Film

• Deadly Decision

Best Director

• Alfred Weidenmann (Deadly Decision)

Best Screenplay

• Herbert Reinecker (Deadly Decision)

Best Female Lead

• Therese Giehse (Sons, Mothers and a General)

Best Male Lead

• Otto-Wilhelm Fischer (Mad Emperor: Ludwig II)

Best Supporting Female Role

• Marianne Koch (The Devil's General)

Bes Supporting Male Role

• Martin Held (Deadly Decision)

Best Cinematography

• Göran Strindberg (Herr über Leben und Tod)
• Göran Strindberg (Die Ratten)

Best Feature-Length Cultural Film in Color

• Im Schatten des Karakorum (Eugen Schuhmacher)

Best Cultural Film in Color

• Eine Melodie - vier Maler (Herbert Seggelke)

Best Cultural Film in B&W

• Zimmerleute des Waldes (Heinz Sielmann)

Outstanding Cinematography in a Cultural Film

• Wolf Hart (Der Strom führt Eis)

Honorable Mention

• Willi Baumeister (Ottomar Domnick)