German Film Award for Best Feature Film

The German Film Award for Best Feature Film (German: Bester Spielfilm) is the main award given for best German film at the annual Deutscher Filmpreis awards, the German national film awards. It has been held annually since 1951 in varying formats.

List of winning films

1951–1986

From 1951 to 1986 the prize was awarded by a commission which selected the best German feature film released in the previous 12 months. In 1956 and 1961 no award was given, and on two occasions (in 1963 and 1970) the award was shared by two winning films.

Year English title Original title Director(s)
1951Two Times LotteDas doppelte Lottchen BakyJosef von Báky
1952 Die Schuld des Dr. Homma VerhoevenPaul Verhoeven
1953Nights on the Road aka The MistressNachts auf den Straßen Jugert, RudolfRudolf Jugert
1954No Way BackWeg ohne Umkehr Vicas, VictorVictor Vicas
1955Canaris: Master SpyCanaris Weidenmann, AlfredAlfred Weidenmann
1956
No award given.
1957The Captain from KöpenickDer Hauptmann von Köpenick KautnerHelmut Käutner
1958The Devil Strikes at NightNachts, wenn der Teufel kam Siodmak, RobertRobert Siodmak
1959Arms and the ManHelden WirthFranz Peter Wirth
1960The BridgeDie Brücke Wicki, BernhardBernhard Wicki
1961
No award given.
1962The Bread of Those Early YearsDas Brot der frühen Jahre Vesely, HerbertHerbert Vesely
1963The Endless Night Die endlose Nacht Tremper, WillWill Tremper
The Lightship Das Feuerschiff Vajda, LadislaoLadislao Vajda
1964The River LineKennwort... Reiher Jugert, RudolfRudolf Jugert
1965The House in Karp Lane Das Haus in der Karpfengasse Hoffmann, KurtKurt Hoffmann
1966Young TörlessDer junge Törless SchlondorffVolker Schlöndorff
1967Yesterday Girl Abschied von gestern Kluge, AlexanderAlexander Kluge
1968Tattoo Tätowierung Schaaf, JohannesJohannes Schaaf
1969Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos Kluge, AlexanderAlexander Kluge
1970Katzelmacher FassbinderRainer Werner Fassbinder
Malatesta Lilienthal, PeterPeter Lilienthal
1971First Love Erste Liebe Schell, MaximilianMaximilian Schell
1972Trotta Schaaf, JohannesJohannes Schaaf
Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King Syberberg, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Syberberg
1973The ExpertsDie Sachverständigen KuckelmannNorbert Kückelmann
1974The Pedestrian Der Fußgänger Schell, MaximilianMaximilian Schell
1975Lina Braake Sinkel, BernhardBernhard Sinkel
1976Calm Prevails Over the Country Es herrscht Ruhe im Land Lilienthal, PeterPeter Lilienthal
1977Heinrich Sanders-Brahms, HelmaHelma Sanders-Brahms
1978The Glass CellDie gläserne Zelle GeissendorferHans W. Geißendörfer
1979The Tin DrumDie Blechtrommel SchlondorffVolker Schlöndorff
1980The Last Years of ChildhoodDie letzten Jahre der Kindheit KuckelmannNorbert Kückelmann
1981Jede Menge Kohle Adolf Winkelmann
1982Marianne and JulianeDie bleierne Zeit TrottaMargarethe von Trotta
1983The State of Things Der Stand der Dinge Wenders, WimWim Wenders
1984Where the Green Ants Dream Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen Herzog, WernerWerner Herzog
1985Colonel RedlOberst Redl SzaboIstván Szabó

1986–present

Year English title Original title Director(s)
1986Rosa Luxemburg TrottaMargarethe von Trotta
1987
No Golden Award was given.
1988Wings of DesireDer Himmel über Berlin Wenders, WimWim Wenders
1989Yasemin Bohm, HarkHark Bohm
1990Last Exit to BrooklynLetzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn Edel, UliUli Edel
1991Malina Schroeter, WernerWerner Schroeter
1992Schtonk! Dietl, HelmutHelmut Dietl
1993
No Golden Award was given.
1994Kaspar Hauser Sehr, PeterPeter Sehr
1995Maybe... Maybe NotDer bewegte Mann Wortmann, SönkeSönke Wortmann
1996DeathmakerDer Totmacher Karmakar, RomualdRomuald Karmakar
1997Rossini – oder die mörderische Frage, wer mit wem schlief Dietl, HelmutHelmut Dietl
1998The HarmonistsComedian Harmonists Vilsmaier, JosephJoseph Vilsmaier
1999Run Lola RunLola rennt Tykwer, TomTom Tykwer
2000No Place to GoDie Unberührbare Roehler, OskarOskar Roehler
2001The State I Am InDie innere Sicherheit PetzoldChristian Petzold
2002Nowhere in AfricaNirgendwo in Afrika Link, CarolineCaroline Link
2003Good Bye, Lenin! Becker, WolfgangWolfgang Becker
2004Head-OnGegen die Wand Akın, FatihFatih Akın
2005Go for ZuckerAlles auf Zucker! Levy, DaniDani Levy
2006The Lives of OthersDas Leben der Anderen Henckel von Donnersmarck, FlorianFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
2007Four MinutesVier Minuten KrausChris Kraus
2008The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen Seite Akın, FatihFatih Akın
2009John Rabe Gallenberger, FlorianFlorian Gallenberger
2010The White RibbonDas weiße Band Haneke, MichaelMichael Haneke
2011Vincent Wants to SeaVincent will Meer Huettner, RalfRalf Huettner
2012Stopped on TrackHalt auf freier Strecke Dresen, AndreasAndreas Dresen
2013A Coffee in BerlinOh Boy Gerster, Jan-OleJan-Ole Gerster
2014Home from HomeDie andere Heimat - Chronik einer Sehnsucht Reitz, EdgarEdgar Reitz
2015Victoria Schipper, SebastianSebastian Schipper

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