Awards - German Film Awards - 2005-2014
National Awards
- Academy Awards
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Film Festivals
- Tribeca Film Festival
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- Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
Critics Awards
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Genre / Special Awards
Anti-awards
2014 - 64th German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision (Christian Reitz, Edgar Reitz)
- Suck Me Shakespeer (Christian Becker, Lena Schömann)
- Love steak (Ines Schiller, Golo Schultz)
- Finsterworld (Tobias Walker, Philipp Worm)
Second Best Feature Film
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
- Edgar Reitz (Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision)
- Andreas Prochaska (The Dark Valley)
- Katrin Gebbe (Nothing Bad Can Happen)
Best Screenplay
- Gert Heidenreich, Edgar Reitz (Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision)
- Frauke Finsterwalder, Christian Kracht (Finsterworld)
- Bora Dagtekin (Suck Me Shakespeer)
Best Female Lead
Best Male Lead
- Dieter Hallervorden (Sein letztes Rennen)
- Hanno Koffler (Free Fall)
- Sascha Alexander Geršak (Five Years)
Best Supporting Female Role
Bes Supporting Male Role
- Tobias Moretti (The Dark Valley)
- Kida Khodr Ramadan (UMMAH - Unter Freunden)
- Michael Maertens (Finsterworld)
Best Cinematography
- Thomas W. Kiennast (The Dark Valley)
- Gernot Roll (Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision)
- Michael Bertl (Mr. Morgan's Last Love)
- Daniel Gottschalk (Run Boy Run)
- Hagen Bogdanski (The Physician)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
- Claus Rudolf Amler (The Dark Valley)
- Anton Gerg, Hucky Hornberger (Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision)
- Udo Kramer (The Physician)
- Matthias Müsse (Run Boy Run)
Best Costume Design
- Natascha Curtius-Noss (The Dark Valley)
- Esther Amuser (Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision)
- Thomas Oláh (The Physician)
Best Make-up
- Roman Braunhofer, Helene Lang (The Dark Valley)
- Heike Merker (The Physician)
- Juliane Hübner, Kitty Kratschke (Run Boy Run)
Best Score
- Matthias Weber (The Dark Valley)
- Annette Focks (Windstorm)
- Michaela Melian (Finsterworld)
- Peter Folk, Johannes Lehniger (Nothing Bad Can Happen)
Best Sound Design
- Tschangis Chahrokh, Christof Ebhardt, Dietmar Zuson (The Dark Valley)
- Stefan Busch, Michael Kranz, Roland Winke (3096 Days)
- Max Thomas Meindl, Benjamin Rosenkind, Guido Zettier (The Physician)
Best Children/Youth Film
- Windstorm (Ewa Karlström, Andreas Ulmke-Smeaton, Katja von Garnier)
- Bibi & Tina - Der Film (Detlev Buck, Christoph Daniel, Marc Schmidheiny, Sonja Schmitt)
- Mission: Sputnik (Dorothe Beinemeier, Joost de Vries, Markus Dietrich, Marcel Lenz, Leontine Petit, Guido Schwab)
Best Feature Documentary
- Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery (Arne Birkenstock, Thomas Springer, Helmut Weber)
- Alphabet (Mathias Forberg, Peter Rommel, Viktoria Salcher, Erwin Wagenhofer)
- Master of the Universe (Marc Bauder, Markus Glaser, Wolfgang Widerhofer)
Most Visited Film
Bernd Eichinger Memorial Award
Honorary Award
2013 - 63rd German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- A Coffee in Berlin (Marcos Kantis, Alexander Wadouh)
- Cloud Atlas (Stefan Arndt, Grant Hill, Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski)
- The Wall (Wasiliki Bleser, Rainer Kölmel, Bruno Wagner)
- Sources of Life (Stefan Arndt)
Second Best Feature Film
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
- Jan-Ole Gerster (A Coffee in Berlin)
- Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski (Cloud Atlas)
- Margarethe von Trotta (Hannah Arendt)
Best Screenplay
- Jan-Ole Gerster (A Coffee in Berlin)
- Pamela Katz, Margarethe von Trotta (Hannah Arendt)
- Anna Prassler (Shifting the Blame)
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Nicole Armbruster, Marc Brummund (Sanctuary)
- Jan Schomburg (Lose My Self)
- Katja Kittendorf ("Burrnesha - Die albanische Jungfrau")
Best Female Lead
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female Role
- Christine Schorn (Life Is not for Cowards)
- Margarita Broich (Sources of Life)
- Friederike Kempter (A Coffee in Berlin)
Bes Supporting Male Role
- Michael Gwisdek (A Coffee in Berlin)
- Robert Gwisdek (The Weekend)
- Ernst Stötzner (Home for the Weekend)
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Production Design
- Hugh Bateup, Uli Hanisch (Cloud Atlas)
- Susann Bieling (The Adventures of Huck Finn)
- Udo Kramer (Measuring the World)
Best Costume Design
- Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud (Cloud Atlas)
- Thomas Oláh (Measuring the World)
- Stefanie Bieker (Lore)
- Frauke Firl (Hannah Arendt)
Best Make-up
- Daniel Parker, Jeremy Woodhead (Cloud Atlas)
- Astrid Weber (Hannah Arendt)
- Stephanie Däbritz, Gregor Eckstein, Jeanette-Nicole Latzelsberger, Elke Lebender, Julia Rinkl (Sources of Life)
Best Score
- Tom Berkmann, Christopher Colaço, Cherilyn MacNeil, Florian Menzel, Philipp Schaeper, The Major Minors (A Coffee in Berlin)
- Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas)
- Max Richter (Lore)
Best Sound Design
- Christian Bischoff, Uve Haußig, Johannes Konecny (The Wall)
- Lars Ginzel, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Ivan Sharrock, Markus Stemler, Roland Winke (Cloud Atlas)
- Dominik Raetz, Stefan Soltau, Björn Wiese (Mercy)
- Benjamin Krbetschek, Holger Lehmann (Forgotten)
Best Children/Youth Film
- Kaddish for a Friend (Martin Bach, Leo Khasin)
- Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion (Christian Becker, Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert)
Best Feature Documentary
- More Than Honey (Helmut Grasser, Markus Imhoof, Thomas Kufus, Pierre-Alain Meier)
- The Flat (Arnon Goldfinger, Thomas Kufus)
- Forget Me Not (Martin Heisler, Carl-Ludwig Rettinger, David Sieveking)
Audience Award for German Film of the Year
- Break Up Man
- Turkish for Beginners
- Kokowääh 2
- Cloud Atlas
- Measuring the World
- Famous Five 2
- Hanni & Nanni 2
- Jesus Loves Me
- Mann tut was Mann kann
- Russendisko
- Guardian Angel
- Vampire Sisters
Honorary Award
2012 - 62nd German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- Stopped on Track (Peter Rommel)
- Anonymous (Roland Emmerich, Larry Franco, Robert Leger)
- Hell (Gabriele M. Walther, Thomas Wöbke)
- Three Quarter Moon (Dieter Ulrich Aselmann, Robert Marciniak)
Second Best Feature Film
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
- David Wnendt (Combat Girls)
- Christian Petzold (Barbara)
- Andreas Dresen, Cooky Ziesche (Stopped on Track)
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Stefan Kolditz ("Es war einmal")
- Heike Libnow ("Sanella")
- Heide Schwochow (West)
Best Female Lead
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female Role
- Dagmar Manzel (Cracks in the Shell)
- Christina Drechsler (Cracks in the Shell)
- Fritzi Haberlandt (Summer Window)
Bes Supporting Male Role
- Otto Mellies (Stopped on Track)
- Bernhard Schütz (Das System - Alles verstehen heißt alles verzeihen)
- Hermann Beyer (Way Home)
Best Cinematography
- Anna Foerster (Anonymous)
- Peter Przybylski (Summer Window)
- Daniel Gottschalk (The Fourth State)
- Hans Fromm (Barbara)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Make-up
- Heike Merker, Björn Rehbein (Anonymous)
- Christina Baier (Hell)
- Georg Korpas, Kitty Kratschke, Katharina Nädelin (Hotel Lux)
Best Score
Best Sound Design
- Manfred Banach, Hubert Bartholomae (Anonymous)
- Andreas Mücke-Niesytka, Dominik Schleier, Martin Steyer (Barbara)
- Hubert Bartholomae, Hugo Poletti (Hell)
Best Children/Youth Film
- Winter's Daughter (Tom Blieninger, Philipp Budweg, Mikołaj Pokromski)
- Tom Sawyer (Boris Schönfelder)
Best Feature Documentary
- Gerhard Richter - Painting (Thomas Kufus)
- The Big Eden (Benny Drechsel, Karsten Stöter)
- The Look (Gerd Haag, Michael Trabitzsch, Charlotte Uzu)
Bernd Eichinger Memorial Award
Honorary Award
2011 - 61st German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- Vincent Wants to Sea (Viola Jäger, Harald Kügler)
- Three (Stefan Arndt)
- Lessons of a Dream (Anatol Nitschke, Raoul B. Reinert)
- Goethe! (Christoph Müller, Helge Sasse)
Second Best Feature Film
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
- Nesrin Samdereli, Yasemin Şamdereli (Almanya: Welcome to Germany)
- Florian David Fitz (Vincent Wants to Sea)
- Miraz Bezar (Min Dît: The Children of Diyarbakır)
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Peter Keller, Stefan Sarazin (No Name Restaurant)
Best Female Lead
Best Male Lead
- Florian David Fitz (Vincent Wants to Sea)
- Alexander Fehling (Goethe!)
- August Diehl (If Not Us, Who?)
Best Supporting Female Role
- Beatriz Spelzini (The Day I Was Not Born)
- Katharina Müller-Elmau (Vincent Wants to Sea)
- Meret Becker (Boxhagener Platz)
Bes Supporting Male Role
Best Cinematography
- Daniela Knapp (The Poll Diaries)
- Matthias Fleischer (The Day I Was Not Born)
- Martin Langer (Lessons of a Dream)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
- Gioia Raspé (The Poll Diaries)
- Monika Jacobs (Lessons of a Dream)
- Thomas Oláh (Jew Suss: Rise And Fall)
Best Make-up
- Kitty Kratschke, Heike Merker (Goethe!)
- Björn Rehbein (Jew Suss: Rise And Fall)
- Susana Sánchez (The Poll Diaries)
Best Score
- Matthias Klein (The Day I Was Not Born)
- Heiko Maile (We Are the Night)
- Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Gabriel Isaac Mounsey, Tom Tykwer (Three)
Best Sound Design
- Ansgar Frerich, Niklas Kammertöns, Sabine Panossian (Pianomania)
- Manfred Banach, Tschangis Chahrokh, Christian Conrad (Jerry Cotton)
- Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Arno Wilms (Three)
Best Children/Youth Film
- The Girl and the Elephants (Arne Birkenstock, Helmut Weber)
- Animals United (Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe)
Best Feature Documentary
Honorary Award
2010 - 60th German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- The White Ribbon (Stefan Arndt)
- Desert Flower (Peter Herrmann)
- Soul Kitchen (Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck)
- Everyone Else (Maren Ade, Dirk G. Engelhardt, Janine Jackowski)
Second Best Feature Film
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
- Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon)
- Hans-Christian Schmid (Sturm)
- Feo Aladag (When We Leave)
- Maren Ade (Everyone Else)
Best Screenplay
- Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon)
- Feo Aladag (When We Leave)
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase (Whiskey with Vodka)
- Bernd Lange, Hans-Christian Schmid (Sturm)
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Karsten Laske (Mein Bruder, Hitlerjunge Quex)
Best Female Lead
- Sibel Kekilli (When We Leave)
- Birgit Minichmayr (Everyone Else)
- Susanne Lothar (The White Ribbon)
- Corinna Harfouch (This Is Love)
Best Male Lead
- Burghart Klaußner (The White Ribbon)
- Devid Striesow (So glücklich war ich noch nie)
- Fabian Hinrichs (Gravity)
- Henry Hübchen (Whiskey with Vodka)
Best Supporting Female Role
- Maria Dragus (The White Ribbon)
- Jördis Triebel (Pope Joan)
- Nadja Uhl (Men in the City)
- Hannah Herzsprung (Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen)
Bes Supporting Male Role
- Justus von Dohnányi (Men in the City)
- Rainer Bock (The White Ribbon)
- Ulrich Noethen (Henry of Navarre)
- Settar Tanrıöğen (When We Leave)
Best Cinematography
- Christian Berger (The White Ribbon)
- Jana Marsik (Lippels Traum)
- Reinhold Vorschneider (The Robber)
- Hagen Bogdanski (The Gift Horse)
Best Editing
- Hansjörg Weißbrich (Sturm)
- Monika Willi (The White Ribbon)
- Andreas Radtke (The Door)
- Andrew Bird (Soul Kitchen)
- Andrea Mertens (When We Leave)
Best Production Design
- Christoph Kanter (The White Ribbon)
- Bernd Lepel (Pope Joan)
- Matthias Müsse (Vicky the Viking)
- Thomas Freudenthal (The Gift Horse)
Best Costume Design
- Moidele Bickel (The White Ribbon)
- Esther Walz (Pope Joan)
- Ursula Welter (Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen)
- Lucie Bates (The Gift Horse)
Best Make-up
- Anette Keiser, Waldemar Pokromski (The White Ribbon)
- Gerd Zeiss (Henry of Navarre)
- Wolfgang Böge, Heiko Schmidt (The Gift Horse)
- Georg Korpas (Vicky the Viking)
Best Score
- The Notwist (Sturm)
- Fabian Römer (The Door)
- Ali N. Askin (Salami Aleikum)
- Ralf Wengenmayr (Vicky the Viking)
Best Sound Design
- Jean-Pierre Laforce, Guillaume Sciama (The White Ribbon)
- Stefan Busch, Michael Kranz, Roland Winke (Pope Joan)
- Richard Borowski, Jörg Krieger, Kai Storck (The Door)
- Mario Hubert, Michael Kranz, Chris Rebay, Benjamin Rosenkind (Vicky the Viking)
Best Children/Youth Film
Best Feature Documentary
- The Heart of Jenin (Ernst Ludwig Ganzert, Lior Geller, Ulli Pfau)
- The Woman with the 5 Elephants (Vadim Jendreyko, Thomas Tielsch)
Honorary Award
2009 - 59th German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- John Rabe (Benjamin Herrmann, Mischa Hofmann, Ján Mojto)
- Chiko (Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck)
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (Bernd Eichinger)
- Jerichow (Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber)
Second Best Feature Film
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
- Andreas Dresen (Cloud Nine)
- Uli Edel (The Baader Meinhof Complex)
- Florian Gallenberger (John Rabe)
- Christian Petzold (Jerichow)
Best Screenplay
- Özgür Yildirim (Chiko)
- Johanna Stuttmann (Night Before Eyes)
- Christian Schwochow, Heide Schwochow (Novemberkind)
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Johannes Reben (Katte)
Best Female Lead
- Ursula Werner (Cloud Nine)
- Anna Maria Mühe (Novemberkind)
- Johanna Wokalek (The Baader Meinhof Complex)
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female Role
- Sophie Rois (The Architect)
- Susanne Lothar (Fleisch ist mein Gemüse)
- Irm Hermann (A Woman in Berlin)
Bes Supporting Male Role
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
- Sebastian Thümler (Chiko)
- Anne Fabini (Berlin Calling)
- Peter Przygodda, Mirko Scheel, Oli Weiss (Palermo Shooting)
- Patricia Rommel (A Year in Winter)
Best Production Design
- Juhua Tu (John Rabe)
- Christian M. Goldbeck (Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill)
- Udo Kramer (North Face)
Best Costume Design
- Lisy Christl (John Rabe)
- Birgit Missal (The Baader Meinhof Complex)
- Bina Daigeler (The Anarchist's Wife)
- Lucie Bates (Effi Briest)
Best Score
- Niki Reiser (A Year in Winter)
- Annette Focks (Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill)
- Element of Crime (Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe)
- Zacarías M. de la Riva (The Anarchist's Wife)
Best Sound Design
- Christian Bischoff, Tschangis Chahrokh, Heinz Ebner, Guido Zettier (North Face)
- Manfred Banach, Christian Conrad, Martin Steyer (A Woman in Berlin)
- Manfred Banach, Tschangis Chahrokh, Dirk Jacob, Carsten Richter (Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill)
Best Children/Youth Film
- Nothing Else Matters (Susann Schimk, Jörg Trentmann)
- Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book (Michael Coldewey, Corinna Mehner)
Best Feature Documentary
- NoBody's Perfect (Frank Henschke, Niko von Glasow)
- Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution (Marianne Schäfer)
Honorary Award
2008 - 58th German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- The Edge of Heaven (Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Andreas Thiel)
- And Along Come Tourists (Britta Knöller, Hans-Christian Schmid)
- Yella (Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber)
- Shoppen (Florian Deyle, Martin Richter, Ralf Westhoff)
Second Best Feature Film
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Klaus Krämer (Das zweite Leben des Häuslers Stocker)
Best Female Lead
- Nina Hoss (Yella)
- Carice van Houten (Black Book)
- Valerie Koch (Die Anruferin)
- Victoria Trauttmansdorff (Counterparts)
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female Role
- Christine Schorn (According to the Plan)
- Hanna Schygulla (The Edge of Heaven)
- Hannelore Elsner (Cherry Blossoms)
Bes Supporting Male Role
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Score
- Ali N. Askin (Leroy)
- Annette Focks (Ein fliehendes Pferd)
- Ralf Wengenmayr (Lissi and the Wild Emperor)
Best Sound Design
- Dirk Jacob, Dominik Schleier, Martin Steyer, Pawel Wdowczak (Trade)
- Joe Knauer, Erik Mischijew, Matz Müller, Max Rammler-Rogall (To the Limit)
- Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Carsten Richter, Fabian Schmidt, Hanse Warns (The Three Robbers)
Best Children/Youth Film
Best Feature Documentary
- Pool of Princesses (Peter Schwartzkopff, Katja Siegel)
- To the Limit (Pepe Danquart, Kirsten Hager, Erich Lackner, Mirjam Quinte)
Honorary Award
2007 - 57th German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- Four Minutes (Alexandra Kordes, Meike Kordes)
- Emma's Bliss (Hejo Emons, Stefan Schubert, Ralph Schwingel)
- Winter Journey (Dieter Ulrich Aselmann, Robert Marciniak)
- The Counterfeiters (Josef Aichholzer, Nina Bohlmann, Babette Schröder)
Next Best Feature Film
- Grave Decisions (Annie Brunner, Andreas Richter, Ursula Woerner)
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Bernd Eichinger)
Best Director
- Marcus H. Rosenmüller (Grave Decisions)
- Chris Kraus (Four Minutes)
- Matthias Glasner (The Free Will)
- Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
Best Screenplay
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Christoph Fromm (Sierra)
Best Female Lead
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female Role
Bes Supporting Male Role
Best Cinematography
- Frank Griebe (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
- Benedict Neuenfels (The Counterfeiters)
- Judith Kaufmann (Four Minutes)
Best Editing
- Alexander Berner (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
- Hansjörg Weißbrich (Der Liebeswunsch)
- Uta Schmidt (Four Minutes)
- Susanne Hartmann, Anja Pohl (Grave Decisions)
Best Production Design
- Uli Hanisch (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
- Isidor Wimmer (The Counterfeiters)
- Lothar Holler (Hands off Mississippi)
Best Costume Design
- Pierre-Yves Gayraud (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
- Nicole Fischnaller (The Counterfeiters)
- Natascha Curtius-Noss (Heavyweights)
Best Score
- Gerd Baumann (Grave Decisions)
- Chris Heyne (I Am the Other Woman)
- Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
Best Sound Design
- Stefan Busch, Dirk Jacob, Michael Kranz, Frank Kruse, Matthias Lempert, Hanse Warns, Roland Winke (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
- Richard Borowski, Fabian Schmidt, Kai Storck, Andreas Wölki (Emma's Bliss)
- Jörg Höhne, Robin Pohle, Andreas Ruft (Four Minutes)
Best Children/Youth Film
Best Feature Documentary
- Workingman's Death (Pepe Danquart, Erich Lackner, Mirjam Quinte)
- The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez (Gerd Haag)
Honorary Award
2006 - 56th German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- The Lives of Others (Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann)
- Paradise Now (Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul)
- Summer in Berlin (Stefan Arndt, Peter Rommel)
- Happy As One (Oliver Simon)
Next Best Feature Film
Best Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others)
- Andreas Dresen (Summer in Berlin)
- Hans-Christian Schmid (Requiem)
Best Screenplay
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others)
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase (Summer in Berlin)
- Bernd Lange (Requiem)
- Hany Abu-Assad, Bero Beyer (Paradise Now)
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
Best Female Lead
- Sandra Hüller (Requiem)
- Nadja Uhl (Summer in Berlin)
- Jasmin Tabatabai (Unveiled)
- Inka Friedrich (Summer in Berlin)
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female Role
Bes Supporting Male Role
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
- Dirk Grau (Tough Enough)
- Patricia Rommel (The Lives of Others)
- Bernd Schlegel, Hansjörg Weißbrich (Requiem)
Best Production Design
- Silke Buhr (The Lives of Others)
- Christian M. Goldbeck (Requiem)
- Nathan Amondson (Don't Come Knocking)
Best Costume Design
Best Score
- Bert Wrede (Tough Enough)
- T Bone Burnett (Don't Come Knocking)
- Stéphane Moucha, Gabriel Yared (The Lives of Others)
Best Sound Design
- Lars Ginzel, Dirk Jacob, Marc Parisotto, Martin Steyer (Requiem)
- Hubertus Rath, Christoph von Schönburg, Arno Wilms (The Lives of Others)
- Stefan Busch, Michael Kranz (Barefoot)
- Christian Bischoff, Jörg Elsner, Marc Parisotto (Wholetrain)
Best Children/Youth Film
- The Cave of the Yellow Dog (Stephan Schesch)
- The Treasure of the White Falcons (Tom Spieß, Sönke Wortmann)
Best Feature Documentary
- Lost Children (Oliver Stoltz)
- Into Great Silence (Philip Gröning, Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfäffli, Michael Weber)
Honorary Award
2005 - 55th German Film Awards
Best Feature Film
- Go for Zucker! (Manuela Stehr)
- The Forest for the Trees (Janine Jackowski)
- The Ninth Day (Jürgen Haase)
- Agnes and His Brothers (Stefan Arndt)
Next Best Feature Film
- The Educators (Antonin Svoboda, Hans Weingartner)
- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Fred Breinersdorfer, Sven Burgemeister, Christoph Müller, Marc Rothemund)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
- Holger Franke, Dani Levy (Go for Zucker!)
- Fred Breinersdorfer (Sophie Scholl: The Final Days)
- Eberhard Görner, Andreas Pflüger (The Ninth Day)
Best Unfilmed Screenplay
- Harry Flöter (Bunker 5)
Best Female Lead
- Julia Jentsch (Sophie Scholl: The Final Days)
- Jessica Schwarz (Off Beat)
- Hannelore Elsner (Go for Zucker!)
Best Male Lead
- Henry Hübchen (Go for Zucker!)
- Bruno Ganz (Downfall)
- August Diehl (The Ninth Day)
- Ulrich Matthes (The Ninth Day)
Best Supporting Female Role
- Katja Riemann (Agnes and His Brothers)
- Juliane Köhler (Downfall)
- Corinna Harfouch (Downfall)
- Ingeborg Westphal (Off Beat)
Bes Supporting Male Role
- Burghart Klaußner (The Educators)
- Uwe Ochsenknecht (About the Looking for and the Finding of Love)
- Udo Samel (Go for Zucker!)
Best Cinematography
- Hans-Günther Bücking (Snowland)
- Martin Langer (Sophie Scholl: The Final Days)
- Franz Lustig (Land of Plenty)
Best Editing
- Dirk Grau, Martin Hoffmann (Rhythm Is It!)
- Peter R. Adam (The Ninth Day)
- Elena Bromund (Go for Zucker!)
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Score
- Niki Reiser (Go for Zucker!)
- Josef Bach, Till Brönner, Arne Schumann (Hell on Wheels)
- Gerd Baumann, Alex Haas, Stefan Noelle (Aus der Tiefe des Raumes)
Best Sound Design
- Gregor Kuschel, Hubertus Rath, Thomas Riedelsheimer, Christoph von Schönburg, Marc von Stürler (Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie)
- Mario Hubert, Michael Kranz, Heiko Müller, Roland Platz, Chris Rebay, Roland Winke ((T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1)
- Hubert Bartholomae, Gunnar Voigt (The Ninth Day)
- André Bendocchi-Alves, Martin Steyer, Roland Winke (Snowland)
Best Children/Youth Film
- Laura's Star (Maya Gräfin Rothkirch, Thilo Rothkirch)
- Die Wilden Kerle 2 (Ewa Karlström, Andreas Ulmke-Smeaton)
Best Feature Documentary
- Rhythm Is It! (Uwe Dierks, Thomas Grube, Andrea Thilo)
- Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie (Trevor Davies, Leslie Hills, Stefan Tolz)
Audience Award
- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Fred Breinersdorfer, Sven Burgemeister, Christoph Müller, Marc Rothemund)