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The Lives of Others

Awards & Festivals

Berlin International Film Festival
2007
Academy Awards
2007 | Winner: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Locarno International Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Audience Award
Locarno International Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Audience Award (Piazza Grande)
Independent Spirit Awards
2007 | Winner: Best Foreign Film
International Film Festival Rotterdam
2007 | Winner: Audience Award
BFI London Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Satyajit Ray Award
BAFTA Awards
2008 | Winner: Best Film Not in the English Language
BAFTA Awards
2008 | Nominee: Best Film
BAFTA Awards
2008 | Nominee: Best Screenplay - Original
BAFTA Awards
2008 | Nominee: Best Leading Actor
BAFTA Awards
2008 | Nominee: David Lean Award for Direction
César Awards
2008 | Winner: Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes (USA)
2007 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2007 | Winner: NYFCO Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2006 | Winner: LAFCA Award - Best Foreign Film
European Film Awards
2006 | Winner: European Screenwriter
European Film Awards
2006 | Winner: European Film
European Film Awards
2006 | Nominee: European Director
European Film Awards
2006 | Nominee: European Actress
European Film Awards
2006 | Nominee: European Composer
European Film Awards
2006 | Winner: European Actor
Vancouver International Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Most Popular Film
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2008 | Winner: Screenwriter of the Year
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2008 | Winner: Foreign Language Film of the Year
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2010 | 3rd place: 30th Year Anniversary Award
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2008 | Nominee: Actor of the Year
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2008 | Nominee: Director of the Year
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2007 | Nominee: TFCA Award - Best Foreign-Language Film
British Independent Film Awards
2007 | Winner: Best Foreign Independent Film
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
2007 | Winner: European Silver Ribbon
David di Donatello Awards
2007 | Winner: Best European Film
Bodil Awards
2007 | Winner: Best Non-American Film
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2008 | Winner: FCCA Award - Best Foreign Language Film
New York Film Critics
2007 | Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
Kinema Junpo Awards
2008 | Winner: Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes (Italy)
2007 | Winner: Best European Actor
Golden Globes (Italy)
2007 | Winner: Best European Film
Golden Globes (Italy)
2007 | Winner: Best Distributor
Irish Film and Television Awards
2008 | Nominee: Best International Actor
Irish Film and Television Awards
2008 | Winner: Best International Film
Munich Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Bernhard Wicki Film Award -Best Film
Russian Guild of Film Critics
2007 | White Elephant - Best Foreign Film
Seville European Film Festival
2006 | Winner: SIGNIS Award
Seville European Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Silver Giraldillo - Best Film
Polish Film Awards
2008 | Winner: Eagle - Best European Film
Copenhagen International Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Audience Award
Copenhagen International Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Golden Swan - Best Actor
German Film Critics Association Awards
2007 | Winner: Best Feature Film Debut
German Film Critics Association Awards
2007 | Winner: Best Cinematography
German Film Critics Association Awards
2007 | Winner: Best Editing
German Film Awards
2006 | Nominee: Best Sound (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Winner: Best Production Design (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Winner: Outstanding Feature Film (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Winner: Best Screenplay (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Winner: Best Direction (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Nominee: Best Costume Design (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Winner: Best Cinematography (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Nominee: Best Editing (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Nominee: Best Film Score (Gold)
German Film Awards
2006 | Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Gold)
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
2008 | Winner: Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2007 | Winner: Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature
Warsaw International Film Festival
2006 | Winner: Audience Award
Gilde Filmpreis
2006 | Winner: Bester nationaler Film