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 |
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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 |