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. As the constitution said the prize was only awarded, if outstanding achievement was given, not every year a film was declared the winner of the prize. For the first three years, the Golden Candlestick was the highest honour for this category. It was then replaced by the Golden Bowl as a Challenge Prize, that would be passed to the winner of the next occasion, however as it was not given out for 17 years, the prize was abandoned for good in 1996. Regular prize winners receive a Film Award in Gold whereas the runners-up receive a silver award. A bronze award for the second runner-up was introduced in 2008. On some occasions, no film received the gold prize and a winner of the Silver Award was declared the best film of the year.

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.

Year English title Original title Director(s) Trophy received
1951Two Times LotteDas doppelte LottchenJosef von Báky Golden Candlestick
1952
No award given.
1953Nights on the Road aka The MistressNachts auf den StraßenRudolf Jugert Golden Candlestick
1954No Way BackWeg ohne UmkehrVictor Vicas Golden Bowl
1955Canaris: Master SpyCanarisAlfred Weidenmann
1956
No award given.
1957The Captain from KöpenickDer Hauptmann von KöpenickHelmut Käutner Golden Bowl
1958The Devil Strikes at NightNachts, wenn der Teufel kamRobert Siodmak
1959Arms and the ManHeldenFranz Peter Wirth
1960The BridgeDie BrückeBernhard Wicki
1961
No award given.
1962The Bread of Those Early YearsDas Brot der frühen JahreHerbert Vesely Film Award in Silver
1963The Endless NightDie endlose NachtWill Tremper
The LightshipDas FeuerschiffLadislao Vajda
1964The River LineKennwort... ReiherRudolf Jugert Film Award in Gold
1965The House in Karp LaneDas Haus in der KarpfengasseKurt Hoffmann
1966Young TörlessDer junge TörlessVolker Schlöndorff
1967Yesterday GirlAbschied von gesternAlexander Kluge
1968TattooTätowierungJohannes Schaaf
1969Artists Under the Big Top: PerplexedDie Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: RatlosAlexander Kluge
1970KatzelmacherRainer Werner Fassbinder
MalatestaPeter Lilienthal
1971First LoveMaximilian Schell
LenzGeorge Moorse
1972TrottaJohannes Schaaf
Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin KingHans-Jürgen Syberberg
1973The ExpertsDie SachverständigenNorbert Kückelmann Golden Bowl
1974The PedestrianDer FußgängerMaximilian Schell
1975Lina BraakeBernhard Sinkel Film Award in Silver
1976Calm Prevails Over the CountryEs herrscht Ruhe im LandPeter Lilienthal Golden Bowl
1977HeinrichHelma Sanders-Brahms
1978The Glass CellDie gläserne ZelleHans W. Geißendörfer Film Award in Gold
1979The Tin DrumDie BlechtrommelVolker Schlöndorff Golden Bowl
1980The Last Years of ChildhoodDie letzten Jahre der KindheitNorbert Kückelmann Film Award in Silver
1981Jede Menge KohleAdolf Winkelmann Film Award in Gold
1982Marianne and JulianeDie bleierne ZeitMargarethe von Trotta
1983The State of ThingsDer Stand der DingeWim Wenders
1984Where the Green Ants DreamWo die grünen Ameisen träumenWerner Herzog
1985Colonel RedlOberst RedlIstván Szabó

1986–present

Year English title Original title Director(s)
1986Rosa LuxemburgMargarethe von Trotta
1987
No Golden Award was given.
1988Wings of DesireDer Himmel über BerlinWim Wenders
1989YaseminHark Bohm
1990Last Exit to BrooklynLetzte Ausfahrt BrooklynUli Edel
1991MalinaWerner Schroeter
1992Schtonk!Helmut Dietl
1993
No Golden Award was given.
1994Kaspar HauserPeter Sehr
1995Maybe... Maybe NotDer bewegte MannSönke Wortmann
1996DeathmakerDer TotmacherRomuald Karmakar
1997Rossini – oder die mörderische Frage, wer mit wem schliefHelmut Dietl
1998The HarmonistsComedian HarmonistsJoseph Vilsmaier
1999Run Lola RunLola renntTom Tykwer
2000No Place to GoDie UnberührbareOskar Roehler
2001The State I Am InDie innere SicherheitChristian Petzold
2002Nowhere in AfricaNirgendwo in AfrikaCaroline Link
2003Good Bye, Lenin!Wolfgang Becker
2004Head-OnGegen die WandFatih Akın
2005Go for ZuckerAlles auf Zucker!Dani Levy
2006The Lives of OthersDas Leben der AnderenFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
2007Four MinutesVier MinutenChris Kraus
2008The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen SeiteFatih Akın
2009John RabeFlorian Gallenberger
2010The White RibbonDas weiße BandMichael Haneke
2011Vincent Wants to SeaVincent will MeerRalf Huettner
2012Stopped on TrackHalt auf freier StreckeAndreas Dresen
2013A Coffee in BerlinOh BoyJan-Ole Gerster
2014Home from HomeDie andere Heimat - Chronik einer SehnsuchtEdgar Reitz
2015VictoriaSebastian Schipper
2016The People vs. Fritz BauerDer Staat gegen Fritz BauerLars Kraume
2017Toni ErdmannMaren Ade
20183 Days in Quiberon3 Tage in QuiberonEmily Atef
2019GundermannAndreas Dresen
2020System CrasherSystemsprengerNora Fingscheidt

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