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German Film Awards

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    Film Award in Gold

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    Best Cinematography (Beste Kamera/Bildgestaltung)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Run Lola Run

      7.6 (216K)
      Frank Griebe

    Best Direction (Beste Regie)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Run Lola Run

      7.6 (216K)
      Tom Tykwer
    • [object Object]

      Short Sharp Shock

      7.1 (6K)
      Fatih Akin
    • [object Object]

      Night Shapes

      7.3 (785)
      Andreas Dresen

    Best Editing (Bester Schnitt)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Run Lola Run

      7.6 (216K)
      Mathilde Bonnefoy

    Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik)

    • Maria Schrader in The Giraffe (1998)
      Annaluise & Anton (1999)
      Winners
      • The Giraffe
      • Annaluise & Anton
      Niki Reiser

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

    • August Diehl at an event for The Ninth Day (2004)
      Winner
      • August Diehl
      • 23
    • Bruno Cathomas in Viehjud Levi (1999)
      • Bruno Cathomas
      • Viehjud Levi
    • Michael Gwisdek
      • Michael Gwisdek
      • Night Shapes

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

    • Herbert Knaup
      Winner
      • Herbert Knaup
      • Run Lola Run
    • Dominique Horwitz
      • Dominique Horwitz
      • Night Shapes
    • Lars Rudolph
      • Lars Rudolph
      • Fat World

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

    • Maria Schrader
      Winner
      • Maria Schrader
      • Aimee & Jaguar
      • The Giraffe
      Tied with Juliane Köhler for Aimee & Jaguar (1999).
    • Juliane Köhler in Eden Is West (2009)
      Winner
      • Juliane Köhler
      • Aimee & Jaguar
      Tied with Maria Schrader for Aimee & Jaguar (1999).
      • Caroline Ebner
      • Viehjud Levi

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

    • Nina Petri in Leipzig Homicide (2001)
      Winner
      • Nina Petri
      • Am I Beautiful?
      • Run Lola Run
    • Susanne Bormann in That Trip We Took with Dad (2016)
      • Susanne Bormann
      • Night Shapes
    • Jasmin Tabatabai in Letzte Spur Berlin (2012)
      • Jasmin Tabatabai
      • Late Show

    Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Run Lola Run

      7.6 (216K)
    • [object Object]

      Aimee & Jaguar

      7.2 (7.3K)
    • [object Object]

      Am I Beautiful?

      6.5 (1.3K)
    • [object Object]

      Short Sharp Shock

      7.1 (6K)

    • Wir machen weiter...

      7.5 (9)
    • [object Object]

      Herr Zwilling und Frau Zuckermann

      8.0 (159)

    Film Award in Silver

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    Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Night Shapes

      7.3 (785)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      23

      7.2 (7.7K)
      Jakob Claussen
      Thomas Wöbke
      Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH

    Best Foreign Film

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life Is Beautiful

      8.6 (799K)
      Roberto Benigni
      Italy.

    Honorary Award

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    • Winner
      • Egon Günther
      For his outstanding contributions to the German film.

    Audience Award

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    German Actor/Actress of the Year

    • Franka Potente
      Winner
      • Franka Potente

    German Film of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Run Lola Run

      7.6 (216K)

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    • Deutscher Filmpreis

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    Event date

    June 17, 1999

    Event location

    Germany

    Event links

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

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