The Lives of Others, a 2006 German thriller, marks the feature film debut of director and screenwriter Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and stars Ulrich Mühe. It has received numerous awards and nominations.
Organization | Award | Recipient(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Foreign Language Film[1] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences (Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina) | South Award - Best Foreign Film (Premio Sur; Mejor Película Extranjera)[2] | The Lives of Others (La vida de los otros) | Won |
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma | César Awards - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur Film Étranger)[3] | The Lives of Others (La Vie des autres) | Won |
Accademia del Cinema Italiano | David di Donatello Award for Best European Union Film (Premi David di Donatello per il Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)[4] | The Lives of Others (Le vite degli altri) | Won |
AARP The Magazine | Movies for Grown Ups: Best Foreign-Language Film[5] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Argentine Film Critics Association (Asociación de Cronistas Cinematrográficos de la Argentina) | Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Cóndor de Plata - Mejor Película Extranjera)[6] | The Lives of Others (La vida de los otros) | Won |
Australian Film Critics Association | Best Overseas Film[7] | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
Bavarian State Government | Bavarian Film Awards - Best Actor (Darstellerpreis)[8] | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
Bavarian Film Awards - Best Direction (Young Film) (Regiepreis [Nachwuchs])[8] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won | |
Bavarian Film Awards - Best Screenplay (Drehbuchpreis)[8] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won | |
VGF Award (VGF Preis)[9] | Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion | Won | |
BBC Four | BBC Four World Cinema Award[10] | The Lives Of Others | Nominated |
Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund (Bernhard Wicki Gedächtnis Fonds e.V.) | Bernhard Wicki Film Award - The Bridge - German Film Peace Award (Bernhard Wicki Filmpreis - Die Brücke – Der Friedenspreis des Deutschen Films)[11] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
Bernhard Wicki Film Award - The Bridge - German Film Peace Award (Bernhard Wicki Filmpreis - Die Brücke – Der Friedenspreis des Deutschen Films)[11] | Ulrich Mühe | Won | |
Brazilian Academy of Cinema (Academia Brasileira de Cinema) | Grand Prize: Best Foreign Feature Film (Grande Prêmio: Melhor Longa-Metragem Estrangeiro)[12] | The Lives of Others (A Vida dos Outros) | Won |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts | British Academy Film Award for Best Film Not in the English Language[13] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
Best Film[13] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann | Nominated | |
Best Director[13] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Nominated | |
Best Original Screenplay[13] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Nominated | |
Best Leading Actor[13] | Ulrich Mühe | Nominated | |
British Independent Film Awards | Best Foreign Independent Film[citation needed] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Bunte and the Deutsche Filmakademie | New Faces Award for Best Director[14] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
Cinema Writers Circle (Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos) | CEC Award for Best Foreign Film (CEC Premio al Mejor Película Extranjera)[15] | The Lives of Others (La vida de los otros) | Won |
Cinereferendum San Fedele | Premio San Fedele[16] | The Lives of Others (Le vite degli altri) | Won |
Circle of Dutch Film Journalists (Kring van Nederlandse Filmjournalisten) | Best Film of the Year - International (Beste film van het jaar - Internationaal)[17] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
Cologne Conference | Screenwriter Award (Autoren Preise)[18] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
Danish Film Academy (Danmarks Film Akademi) | Robert Award - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film)[19] | The Lives of Others (De andres liv) | Won |
(Danish) National Association of Film Critics (Filmmedarbejderforeningen) | Bodil Awards - Best Non-American Film (Bodil Præmier - Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)[20] | The Lives of Others (De andres liv), Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
Dante Alighieri Society (Società Dante Alighieri) | Dante Alighieri Society Gold Medal (Medaglia d'oro della Società Dante Alighieri)[21] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
Denver Film Festival | Starz People's Choice Awards for Best Feature[22] | Lives of Others (sic) | Won |
Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung | Rated: Most Valuable (Prädikat besonders wertvoll)[23] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Feature Film (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Bester Spielfilm)[24] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
German Film Award in Gold for Best Director (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste Regie)[25] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won | |
German Film Award in Gold for Best Screenplay (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste Drehbuch)[26] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won | |
German Film Award in Gold for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle)[26] | Ulrich Mühe | Won | |
German Film Award in Gold for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Nebenrolle)[26] | Ulrich Tukur | Won | |
German Film Award in Gold for Best Cinematography (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste Kamera/Bildgestaltung)[26] | Hagen Bogdanski | Won | |
German Film Award in Gold for Best Production Design (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Bestes Szenenbild)[26] | Silke Buhr | Won | |
European Film Academy | European Film Award for Best Film[27] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
European Film Award for Best Actor[27] | Ulrich Mühe | Won | |
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[27] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won | |
European Film Award for Best Director[28] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Nominated | |
European Film Award for Best Actress[28] | Martina Gedeck | Nominated | |
European Film Award for Best Composer[28] | Gabriel Yared, Stéphane Moucha | Nominated | |
Festival du nouveau cinéma | Radio-Canada People's Choice Award[29] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Film Critics Circle of Australia | FCCA Award for Best Foreign Language Film[30] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Foreign Press Association (L’Associazione della Stampa Estera) | Golden Globe - Best European Film (Globo d'oro - Miglior Film Europeo)[31] | The Lives of Others (Le vite degli altri) | Won |
Golden Globe - Best European Actor (Miglior Attore Europeo)[31] | Sebastian Koch | Won | |
Golden Globe - Best Distributor (Miglior Distributore)[31] | 01 Distribution | Won | |
German Film Critics Association (Verband der Deutschen Filmkritik) | German Film Critics Award - Best Feature Film Debut (Preis der deutschen Filmkritik - Bestes Spielfilmdebüt)[32] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
German Film Critics Award - Best Actor (Bester Darstellar)[32] | Ulrich Mühe | Won | |
German Film Critics Award - Best Cinematography (Beste Kamera)[32] | Hagen Bogdanski | Won | |
German Film Critics Award - Best Editing (Bester Schnitt)[33] | Patricia Rommel | Nominated | |
Goldene Henne | Golden Hen for "Current Film" (Goldene Henne für "Film aktuell")[34] | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
High Falls Film Festival | Audience Choice for Best Feature[35] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film[36] | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film[37] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - Director - The Lives of Others | Won |
International Film Festival Cinematik | Award from the President of Slovakia's Trnava Region (Cena predsedu Trnavského samosprávneho kraja)[38] | The Lives of Others (Životy tých druhých) | Won |
Audience Award (Cena divákov)[38] | The Lives of Others (Životy tých druhých) | Won | |
Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Film[39] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actor[39] | Ulrich Mühe | Nominated | |
Italian-German Association (Associazione Italia-Germania) | Capo Circeo Award (Premio Capo Circeo)[40] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani) | European Silver Ribbon (Nastro d'Argento Europeo)[41] | Martina Gedeck | Won |
Locarno International Film Festival | Audience Award (Prix du Public UBS)[42] | The Lives of Others | Won |
London Film Critics' Circle | ALFS Award for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year[43] | The Lives of Others | Won |
ALFS Award for Best Screenwriter of the Year[43] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won | |
London Film Festival | Satyajit Ray Award[44] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Foreign-Language Film[45] | The Lives of Others | Won |
New York Film Critics Circle | NYFCC Award for Best Foreign Film[46] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Online Film Critics Society | Best Foreign Language Film[47] | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature[48] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Polish Film Academy | Polish Film Award - Eagle for Best European Film (Orzeł dla Najlepszy Film Europejski)[49] | The Lives of Others (Życie na podsłuchu) | Won |
Portland International Film Festival | PIFF 30 Audience Award for Best Feature[50] | The Lives of Others | Won |
PIFF 30 Audience Award for Best New Director[50] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won | |
Rotterdam International Film Festival | UPC Audience Award[51] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
Sarasota Film Festival | Breakaway Award[52] | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
SESC Top Movies Festival (Festival SESC Melhores Filmes) | Best Foreign Film, by audience vote (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)[53] | The Lives of Others (A Vida Dos Outros) | Won |
Seville Film Festival (Sevilla Festival de Cine) | Silver Giraldillo (Giraldillo de Plata)[54] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Swedish Film Institute | Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film (Svensk Guldbagge För Bästa Utländska Film)[55] | The Lives of Others (De andras liv) | Won |
Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film[56] | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
Vancouver International Film Festival | People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film[57] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
Verwertungsgesellschaft für Nutzungsrechte an Filmwerken | Young Producers Prize (Nachwuchsproduzentenpreis)[58] | Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion GmbH | Won |
Vilnius International Film Festival | The Audience Award | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
Warsaw International Film Festival | Audience Award[59] | The Lives of Others | Won |
Zagreb Film Festival | Golden Pram for Best Feature Film[60] | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
Zeitschrift Cinema (Cinema Magazine) | Jupiter Award - Best German Actor (Bester deutscher Darsteller)[61] | Ulrich Mühe | Won |