German Film Awards: 1979

Film Award in Gold

Date:	8 June
Location:	Berlin, Germany

Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actor


Winners:
	David (1979/I) - Walter Taub Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) - Klaus Kinski

Outstanding Individual Achievement: Actress


Winners:
	Ehe der Maria Braun, Die (1979) - Hanna Schygulla Ehe der Maria Braun, Die (1979) - Gisela Uhlen

Outstanding Individual Achievement: New Director


Winners:
	Albert - warum? (1978) - Josef Rödl - Additionally a scholarship of DEM 10,000.- worth. Von wegen Schicksal (1979) - Helga Reidemeister - Additionally a scholarship of DEM 10,000.- worth.

Outstanding Individual Achievement: Direction


Winners:
	Ehe der Maria Braun, Die (1979) - Rainer Werner Fassbinder Neapolitanische Geschichten (1978) - Werner Schroeter

Outstanding Individual Achievement: Cinematography


Winners:
	Messer im Kopf (1978) - Frank Brühne Neapolitanische Geschichten (1978) - Thomas Mauch

Outstanding Individual Achievement: Editing


Winner:
	Richter und sein Henker, Der (1975) - Dagmar Hirtz

Outstanding Individual Achievement: Production Design


Winner:
	Ehe der Maria Braun, Die (1979) - Norbert Scherer; Helga Ballhaus

Outstanding Feature Film


Winner:
	Blechtrommel, Die (1979) - Bioskop-Film; Franz Seitz Filmproduktion - A premium of DEM 500,000.-.

Outstanding Short Film


Winners:
	Adolf, der Weber (1979) - Fritz Illing (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 30,000.-. Am Wegerand (1979) - Bastian Clevé (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 30,000.-. Endstation (1979) - Michael Lentz (I) (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 30,000.-. Playback (1982) - Anton Triyandafilidis (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 30,000.-. Prinzessinnen sind wir nie gewesen (1979) - Axel Engstfeld (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 30,000.-. Schöne Maske, Eine (1979) - Egon Haase (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 30,000.-. Was denken Sie von mir? (1979) - Cornelia Schlingmann (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 30,000.-.

Outstanding Non-Feature Film


Winners:
	Derby-Fieber USA (1979) (TV) - Karel Dirka - A premium of DEM 100,000.-. Patriotin, Die (1979) - Kairos-Film - A premium of DEM 100,000.-. Tally Brown, New York (1979) - Rosa von Praunheim (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 100,000.-.

Outstanding Feature Film


Winners:
	Abfahrer, Die (1978) - Adolf Winkelmann (producer/director) - A premium of DEM 300,000.-. David (1979/I) - von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion; Pro-ject Filmproduktion - A premium of DEM 300,000.-. Durchdreher, Der (1979) - Balance-Film - A premium of DEM 300,000.-. Ehe der Maria Braun, Die (1979) - Albatros; Trio-Film - A premium of DEM 300,000.-. Messer im Kopf (1978) - Bioskop-Film; Hallelujah-Film - A premium of DEM 300,000.-. Richter und sein Henker, Der (1975) - MFG-Filmgesellschaft - A premium of DEM 300,000.-.


Awarded to:
	Mártha Eggerth - For her continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Fritz Falter (cinema owner) - For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Rudolf Fernau - For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Werner Fiedler (II) (film critic) - For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Kurt Hoffmann (I) - For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Arthur Kleiner - For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Carl Raddatz - For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Nadja Tiller - For her continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years. Luise Ullrich - For her continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years.