Christian Petzold Biography

Awards

• 1996Promotional Award-: winner
• 19973Sat Audience Award-: nominated
• 1998Max Ophüls Award-: nominated
• 2000Best Screenplay-: winner
• 2000FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention-International Competition: winner
• 2000Golden Alexander-: nominated
• 2000Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year-: nominated
• 2001Cinekid Film Award - Honorable Mention-: winner
• 2001Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2001Hessian Film Award-Feature Film (Spielfilm): winner
• 2001Grand Prize-: winner
• 2002German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 2003Don Quijote Plaque - Special Mention-: winner
• 2003FIPRESCI Prize-Panorama: winner
• 2004Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2004German Television Award-Best Directing for a Movie Made for Television or Miniseries (Beste Regie - Fernsehfilm/Mehrteiler): nominated
• 2005Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 2005Adolf Grimme Award in Gold-Fiction/Entertainment: winner
• 2005"Findling" Award-: winner
• 2006German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 2007Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 2007Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 2008Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2008German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 2008Golden Lion-: nominated
• 2009Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2009German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 2012Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"-: winner
• 2012Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
• 2012Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2012EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
• 2012European Film Award-European Film: nominated
• 2012Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2012Film Award in Gold-Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch): nominated
• 2012Guild Film Award - Gold-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
• 2012EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2012Best Film-: winner
• 2012Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2013German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 2013IOMA-Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo): nominated
• 2014Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
• 2014Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2014João Bénard da Costa Special Jury Award-: winner
• 2014Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
• 2014FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2015German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
• 2015SIGNIS Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2015SIGNIS Award-: nominated
• 2015ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2015Golden Tulip-International Competition: nominated
• 2016EDA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2016CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
• 2016INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2016NSFC Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2016Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Foreign-Language Film: nominated
• 2018Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Best Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2018Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 2018Film and Literature Award-: nominated
• 2018The Lia Van Leer Award-: nominated
• 2018Golden Lady Harimaguada-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Best Film-: winner
• 2018Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Abraccine Award-Best International Feature Film (Melhor Longa Estrangeiro): nominated
• 2019Bavarian Film Award-Best Screenplay (Drehbuchpreis): winner
• 2019Dublin Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
• 2019German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
• 2019Halfway Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2019Halfway Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2019Jury Prize-Best of Masters: winner
• 2020Tiantan Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2020FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
• 2020Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Krzysztof Kieslowski Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2020European Film Award-European Film: nominated
• 2020ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2020Best Film Award-: nominated
• 2020Narrative Feature Competition-: nominated
• 2020Best Director-: winner
• 2020Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
• 2021Best Film-Official Al Este Competition: nominated
• 2021Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2022Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 2023Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Silver Berlin Bear-Grand Jury Prize: winner
• 2023Audience Award-European Film: nominated
• 2023Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Golden Duke-International European Competition: nominated
• 2023Special Jury Mention-International European Competition: winner
• 2023Golden Tower-Best Film: winner
• 2023FIPRESCI Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2023Sebastiane Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Critics Award-Best International Film: winner
• 2023VHS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2023VHS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2024Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2024German Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch): winner
• 2024German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 2024ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2024Aurora Award-: nominated
• 2025Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Directors' Fortnight Audience Award-: nominated
• 2025Best Film Award-Official Competition: nominated
• 2025João Bénard da Costa Special Jury Award-Special Jury Award: winner
• 2025Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated