Best ending
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Ministerpräsident Markus Söder
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.