German Film Award 2015


The 65th German Film Award took place on 19 June 2015, organised by the Deutsche Filmakademie. The award ceremony was held at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin and broadcast by the ZDF. Jan Josef Liefers hosted the event.

Winners and nominees

Best Documentary Feature Film

Citizenfour – '''Produced by: Dirk Wilutzky, Laura Poitras and Mathilde Bonnefoy, directed by: Laura Poitras'''

Best Children's Feature Film

– '''Produced by: Philipp Budweg and Robert Marciniak, directed by: '''

Best Screenplay

'Stefan Weigl – Age of Cannibals'''''

Best Director

'Sebastian Schipper – Victoria'''''

Best Actress in a Leading Role

'Laia Costa – Victoria'''''

Best Actor in a Leading Role

'Frederick Lau – Victoria'''''

Best Supporting Actress

'Nina Kunzendorf – Phoenix'''''

Best Supporting Actor

'Joel Basman – We Are Young. We Are Strong.'''''

Best Cinematography

'Sturla Brandth Grøvlen – Victoria'''''

Best Editing

'Robert Rzesacz – Who Am I – No System Is Safe'''''

Best Set Design

'Silke Buhr – Who Am I – No System Is Safe'''''

Best Costume Design

'Barbara Grupp – Beloved Sisters'''''

Best Make Up

'Nannie Gebhardt-Seele and Tatjana Krauskopf – Beloved Sisters'''''

Best Film Music

'Nils Frahm – Victoria'''''

Best Sound Design

'Bernhard Joest-Däberitz, Florian Beck, Ansgar Frerich and Daniel Weis – Who Am I – No System Is Safe'''''

Lifetime Achievement Award

'''Barbara Baum'''

Most Visited Film

Honig im Kopf – '''Produced by: Til Schweiger and Tom Zickler, directed by: Til Schweiger'''