Award-Winning Films from Germany
271 films from Germany were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. A film counts for every country that produced it, so co-productions appear on each of their countries' pages.
The most awarded is Fanny and Alexander (1982), with 5 wins, followed by All Quiet on the Western Front (4) and Memories of a Window (4). Among the 100 shown here, 11 won at least one Oscar, 8 won a Golden Globe, 29 won a prize at Cannes and 57 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1956 and 2026.
Here are the 100 with the most wins. See all countries.
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Fanny and Alexander
1982 · 3h 8m
Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
All Quiet on the Western Front
2022 · 2h 27m
War · Drama
Memories of a Window
2026 · 19m
Die Blindgänger
2004 · 1h 28m
Family · Drama
Direct Action
2024 · 3h 36m
Everyone Else
2009 · 1h 59m
Drama · Romance
Land gewinnen
2006 · 20m
Drama
That’s All From Me
2024 · 23m
Drama
The Echo
2023 · 1h 42m
Yellow Letters
2026 · 2h 8m
Drama
The White Ribbon
2009 · 2h 24m
Drama · Mystery
Mephisto
1981 · 2h 25m
Drama
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
2005 · 1h 57m
Drama · History
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979 · 2h
Drama
And Me, I’m Dancing Too
2023 · 21m
Drama
Before Sundown
1956 · 1h 43m
Drama
Blue Noise
2022 · 17m
Burkina Brandenburg Komplex
2018 · 19m
Cidade; Campo
2024 · 2h
Drama · Mystery · Horror
David
1979 · 2h 7m
Drama
Die Ordnung
1971 · 10m
Flight of the Albatross
1996 · 1h 28m
Drama · Family · Romance
From the Reports of Security Guards & Patrol Services No.1
1985 · 11m
Drama
Masks
1999 · 5m
Maydegol
2024 · 1h 14m
Comedy · Drama · Mystery · Romance
My Friend Joe
1996 · 1h 41m
Family · Drama
Nelly
2015 · 17m
Family · Drama
Neukölln Unlimited
2010 · 1h 36m
No Place for Wild Animals
1956 · 1h 19m
Ortsfremd... wohnhaft vormals Mainzer Landstraße
1977 · 12m
Our Man in Nirvana
2006 · 10m
Pete's Meteor
1998 · 1h 44m
Drama · Crime
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
2022 · 1h 59m
Drama · History
Rod Gröth
1980 · 10m
Rose
2026 · 1h 33m
Drama
Stations of the Cross
2014 · 1h 50m
Drama
Tausend kleine Zeichen
1957 · 12m
The Baader-Meinhof Gang on Trial
1986 · 1h 47m
Drama · History · Action · Crime
The Legend of Rita
2000 · 1h 42m
Drama
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · 2h 2m
Drama · Thriller
The Tin Drum
1979 · 2h 42m
Drama · History · War
The Trouble with Being Born
2020 · 1h 34m
Sci-Fi · Drama
Things Life Offers
1983 · 12m
Drama
Waking Up in Silence
2023 · 17m
Colonel Redl
1985 · 2h 32m
Drama · History
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · 1h 54m
Drama · History · Romance
Fitzcarraldo
1982 · 2h 37m
Drama · Adventure
Paris, Texas
1984 · 2h 25m
Drama
The Nasty Girl
1990 · 1h 32m
Comedy · Drama
Yol
1982 · 1h 50m
Drama · Romance
A Little Night Music
1977 · 2h 5m
Romance · Music · Comedy
Aimée & Jaguar
1999 · 2h 5m
Drama · History · Romance
Ayka
2018 · 1h 40m
Drama
Cloud 9
2008 · 1h 38m
Drama · Romance
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
1964 · 1h 50m
Crime · Comedy · Drama
Donbass
2018 · 2h 2m
Drama · War
Elephants in the Fog
2025 · 1h 48m
Thriller
Everytime
2025 · 2h 3m
Drama
Glorious Revolution
2022 · 20m
Drama
Good Bye, Lenin!
2003 · 2h 1m
Comedy · Drama
Great Freedom
2021 · 1h 56m
Drama · Romance · Crime
Growing Stones, Flying Papers
2025 · 12m
Hemingway
1988 · 1 season
Drama
In the Fade
2017 · 1h 46m
Drama · Crime
Little Joe
2019 · 1h 46m
Drama · Sci-Fi
Mediterranean Fever
2022 · 1h 48m
Drama
Moloch
1999 · 1h 48m
Drama · History
Nowhere in Africa
2001 · 2h 20m
Drama
Once Upon a Time in Gaza
2025 · 1h 27m
Drama
Petrov's Flu
2021 · 2h 25m
Drama · Sci-Fi · Comedy
Rosa Luxemburg
1986 · 2h 2m
Drama · History
Special Section
1975 · 1h 50m
Drama · History · Thriller
Stopped on Track
2011 · 1h 50m
Drama
The Boat Is Full
1981 · 1h 41m
Drama · History · War
The Bridge
1959 · 1h 43m
Drama · History · War
The Dreamed Adventure
2025 · 2h 47m
Drama · Adventure · Thriller · Crime · Romance
The Edge of Heaven
2007 · 2h 2m
Drama
The Lives of Others
2006 · 2h 17m
Drama · Thriller
The Pedestrian
1973 · 1h 38m
Drama
Tulpan
2008 · 1h 40m
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Umbra
2019 · 20m
Wiesensommer
1957 · 17m
Woyzeck
1979 · 1h 22m
Drama
A Lost Life
1976 · 1h 32m
Drama
A Piece of Sky
2022 · 2h 16m
Drama
Afire
2023 · 1h 43m
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Alle Jahre wieder
1967 · 1h 27m
Drama
Anmeldung
1964 · 10m
Drama
Apollo
2010 · 6m
Drama · Fantasy · Sci-Fi
Baader
2002 · 1h 55m
Action · Crime · Drama
Balance
1989 · 7m
Drama
Ballett ist ausgefallen
2002 · 14m
Drama
Barbara
2012 · 1h 45m
Drama
Black Rider
1993 · 12m
Comedy
Black and White in Color
1976 · 1h 32m
Drama · Comedy · War
Bright Nights
2017 · 1h 26m
Drama
Circusboy
2025 · 1h 26m
Class Relations
1984 · 2h 7m
Drama
Confessions of Felix Krull
1957 · 1h 48m
Comedy · Crime
Contre-jour
2009 · 11m
Drama