The last German success at the foreign Oscar was 15 years ago. At that time, the Stasi drama “The Lives of Others” won.
Munich – Which film should win the Oscar for Germany? A jury will decide on Wednesday evening in Munich. A possible candidate is the director, producer and actor Til Schweiger, who wants to compete for the Oscars with “Dear Kurt”.
The film adaptation of the bestseller “Kurt” by Sarah Kuttner tells the story of the fate of a young blended family, with Schweiger playing one of the leading roles.
In addition, eight other films were submitted to German Films, according to the German film mission abroad, which intends to announce the candidate in the evening.
Competition for Schweiger is the film “Rabiye Kurnaz against George W. Bush” by Andreas Dresen, “Everybody is talking about the weather” by Annika Pinske, “Everything in the Best Order” by Natja Brunckhorst, “The Passport Forger” by Maggie Peren, “In the West Nothing New” by Edward Berger, “Nico” by Eline Gehring, “Nobody’s with the Calves” by Sabrina Sarabi and “We Might as Well Be Dead” by Natalia Sinelnikova.
The choice of the German contribution is only a preliminary stage in the race for the foreign Oscar. The shortlist of 15 titles from the international applicants will be announced in December. The five nominated films are then selected from this shortlist. The Oscars will then be awarded on March 12, 2023.
Last year, Maria Schrader’s futuristic tragic comedy Ich bin dein Mensch was shortlisted but didn’t make it into the finals. Germany’s last success in the Oscar category for best non-English language film was 15 years ago. At that time, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Stasi drama “The Lives of Others” won. dpa
- Dear Kurt (Til Schweiger)
- Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (Andreas Dresen)
- Everyone is talking about the weather (Annika Pinske)
- Everything is fine (Natja Brunckhorst)
- The Passport Forger (Maggie Peren)
- Nothing New in the West (Edward Berger)
- Nico (Eline Gehring)
- Nobody’s with the Calves (Sabrina Sarabi)
- We might as well be dead (Natalia Sinelnikova)
