2009 Lola Winners
Inspired by real-life events, the World War II drama John Rabe won the 2009 German Film Academy’s Lola for best film. Directed by Florian Gallenberger, John Rabe tells the story of a German businessman (best actor winner Ulrich Tukur) credited with saving more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing (then Nanking) massacre of 1937-38.
Additionally, John Rabe, which has been a box-office disappointment in Germany, won Lolas for best production design (Tu Ju Hua) and best costume design (Lisy Christl). I believe it’s safe to say that Gallenberger’s film will be Germany’s submission for the 2010 best foreign-language film Academy Award. And that it’ll land an Oscar nomination.
The best director Lola went to Andreas Dresen for the popular [...]
by Massimo David | April 24, 2009
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German Film Academy Awards – Lola 2009
German Film Academy Awards – Lola 2009
2009 German Film Academy Award nominations: March 13, 2009
2009 German Film Academy Award winners: Berlin, April 24, 2009
(”*” denotes the winner in each category)
John Rabe, starring Ulrich Tukur.
Best film
The Baader Meinhof Complex, director Uli Edel
Chiko, director Ozgur Yildirim
A Year Ago in Winter, director Caroline Link
Jerichow, director Christian Petzold
* John Rabe, director Florian Gallenberger
Cloud 9, director Andreas Dresen
Silver Lola: A Year Ago in Winter
Bronze Lola: Cloud 9
Best Documentary
Lenin kam nur bis Ludenscheid, director Andre Schafer
* NoBody’s Perfect, director Niko von Glasow
Best Children or youth film
Lilly the Witch, director Stefan Ruzowitzky
* Nothing [...]
by Massimo David | April 24, 2009
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