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German Film Awards

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    Film Award in Gold

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    Best Cultural Film or Documentary (Bester Kultur- oder Dokumentarfilm)

    • Winner

      Stählerne Adern

      A premium of DEM 20.000.-.
    • Winner

      Schöpfung ohne Ende

      A premium of DEM 20.000.-.

    Best Direction (Beste Regie)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Captain from Köpenick

      7.1 (2.1K)
      Helmut Käutner

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle)

    • Heinz Rühmann in Bachelor's Paradise (1939)
      Winner
      • Heinz Rühmann
      • The Captain from Köpenick
    • Robert Graf
      • Robert Graf
      • Jonas
    • Horst Buchholz in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
      • Horst Buchholz
      • Teenage Wolfpack
      • Ernst Schröder
      • Stresemann

    Best Production Design (Bestes Szenenbild)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Captain from Köpenick

      7.1 (2.1K)
      Herbert Kirchhoff
      Albrecht Becker

    Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Captain from Köpenick

      7.1 (2.1K)
      Carl Zuckmayer
      Helmut Käutner
      A premium of DEM 20.000.-.

    Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Confessions of Felix Krull

      6.8 (455)
      A premium of DEM 150.000.-.

    Challenge Award 'Golden Bowl'

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    Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Captain from Köpenick

      7.1 (2.1K)
      A premium of DEM 250.000.-.

    Film Award in Silver

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    Best Cinematography (Beste Kamera/Bildgestaltung)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jonas

      7.5 (79)
      Andor von Barsy
    • Winner

      Schöpfung ohne Ende

      August Lutz
      Ronald Martini
      Herbert Thallmayer
      Willy Zielke
      Fritz Brill

    Best Cultural Short (Bester Kulturkurzfilm)

    • Winner

      Tausend kleine Zeichen

      Herbert Seggelke(director)
      A premium of DEM 52.500.-.
    • Winner

      Jazz - Rhythmus der Zeit

      Georg Thieß(director)
      A premium of DEM 20.000.-.

    Best Documentary Short (Bester Dokumenatkurzfilm)

    • Winner

      Berlin, Schicksal einer Stadt

      Wolfgang Kiepenheuer(director)

    Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jonas

      7.5 (79)
      Duke Ellington
      Winfried Zillig

    Best New Direction (Beste Nachwuchsregie)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Teenage Wolfpack

      6.5 (564)
      Georg Tressler

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Nebenrolle)

    • Hannes Messemer in Destination Death (1961)
      Winner
      • Hannes Messemer
      • The Sins of Rose Bernd
    • Martin Held in Wet Asphalt (1958)
      • Martin Held
      • The Captain from Köpenick
    • Paul Dahlke in Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an (1943)
      • Paul Dahlke
      • Confessions of Felix Krull

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle)

    • Lilli Palmer in Body and Soul (1947)
      Winner
      • Lilli Palmer
      • Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter
    • Karin Baal
      • Karin Baal
      • Teenage Wolfpack
    • Maria Schell
      • Maria Schell
      • The Sins of Rose Bernd
    • Ulla Jacobsson in Zulu (1964)
      • Ulla Jacobsson
      • Die Letzten werden die Ersten sein

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Nebenrolle)

    • Winner
      • Lucie Höflich
      • Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter
      Lucie Höflich became the first posthumous winner in an acting category.
    • Ingrid Andree
      • Ingrid Andree
      • Confessions of Felix Krull
    • Hannelore Schroth
      • Hannelore Schroth
      • The Captain from Köpenick

    Outstanding Feature Film Promoting Democratic Values (Bester Film, der zur Förderung des demokratischen Gedankens beiträgt)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Captain from Köpenick

      7.1 (2.1K)

    Outstanding Feature Film Promoting the European Idea (Bester Film, der für die europäische Idee wirbt)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stresemann

      6.0 (60)
      A premium of DEM 50.000.-.

    Also known as

    • Deutscher Filmpreis

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    Event date

    June 23, 1957

    Event location

    Germany

    Event links

    • http://www.deutsche-filmakademie.de/
    • http://www.deutscherfilmpreis.de/

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