# List of accolades received by The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others, a 2006 German thriller, marks the feature film debut of director and screenwriter Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and stars Ulrich Mühe. It has received numerous awards and nominations.
| Organization | Award | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Foreign Language Film | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences (Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina) | South Award - Best Foreign Film (Premio Sur; Mejor Película Extranjera) | The Lives of Others (La vida de los otros) | Won |
| Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma | César Awards - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur Film Étranger) | The Lives of Others (La Vie des autres) | Won |
| Accademia del Cinema Italiano | David di Donatello Award for Best European Union Film (Premi David di Donatello per il Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) | The Lives of Others (Le vite degli altri) | Won |
| AARP The Magazine | Movies for Grown Ups: Best Foreign-Language Film | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Argentine Film Critics Association (Asociación de Cronistas Cinematrográficos de la Argentina) | Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Cóndor de Plata - Mejor Película Extranjera) | The Lives of Others (La vida de los otros) | Won |
| Australian Film Critics Association | Best Overseas Film | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
| Bavarian State Government | Bavarian Film Awards - Best Actor (Darstellerpreis) | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
| Bavarian State Government | Bavarian Film Awards - Best Direction (Young Film) (Regiepreis [Nachwuchs]) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Bavarian State Government | Bavarian Film Awards - Best Screenplay (Drehbuchpreis) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Bavarian State Government | VGF Award (VGF Preis) | Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion | Won |
| BBC Four | BBC Four World Cinema Award | The Lives Of Others | Nominated |
| Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund (Bernhard Wicki Gedächtnis Fonds e.V.) | Bernhard Wicki Film Award - The Bridge - German Film Peace Award (Bernhard Wicki Filmpreis - Die Brücke – Der Friedenspreis des Deutschen Films) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund (Bernhard Wicki Gedächtnis Fonds e.V.) | Bernhard Wicki Film Award - The Bridge - German Film Peace Award (Bernhard Wicki Filmpreis - Die Brücke – Der Friedenspreis des Deutschen Films) | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
| Brazilian Academy of Cinema (Academia Brasileira de Cinema) | Grand Prize: Best Foreign Feature Film (Grande Prêmio: Melhor Longa-Metragem Estrangeiro) | The Lives of Others (A Vida dos Outros) | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | British Academy Film Award for Best Film Not in the English Language | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Film | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Original Screenplay | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Nominated |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Leading Actor | Ulrich Mühe | Nominated |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Foreign Independent Film | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Bunte and the Deutsche Filmakademie | New Faces Award for Best Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Cinema Writers Circle (Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos) | CEC Award for Best Foreign Film (CEC Premio al Mejor Película Extranjera) | The Lives of Others (La vida de los otros) | Won |
| Cinereferendum San Fedele | Premio San Fedele | The Lives of Others (Le vite degli altri) | Won |
| Circle of Dutch Film Journalists (Kring van Nederlandse Filmjournalisten) | Best Film of the Year - International (Beste film van het jaar - Internationaal) | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Cologne Conference | Screenwriter Award (Autoren Preise) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Danish Film Academy (Danmarks Film Akademi) | Robert Award - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | The Lives of Others (De andres liv) | Won |
| (Danish) National Association of Film Critics (Filmmedarbejderforeningen) | Bodil Awards - Best Non-American Film (Bodil Præmier - Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) | The Lives of Others (De andres liv), Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Dante Alighieri Society (Società Dante Alighieri) | Dante Alighieri Society Gold Medal (Medaglia d'oro della Società Dante Alighieri) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Denver Film Festival | Starz People's Choice Awards for Best Feature | Lives of Others (sic) | Won |
| Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung | Rated: Most Valuable (Prädikat besonders wertvoll) | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Feature Film (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Bester Spielfilm) | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Director (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste Regie) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Screenplay (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste Drehbuch) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle) | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
| Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Nebenrolle) | Ulrich Tukur | Won |
| Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Cinematography (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Beste Kamera/Bildgestaltung) | Hagen Bogdanski | Won |
| Deutsche Filmakademie | German Film Award in Gold for Best Production Design (Deutscher Filmpreis in Gold für Bestes Szenenbild) | Silke Buhr | Won |
| European Film Academy | European Film Award for Best Film | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| European Film Academy | European Film Award for Best Actor | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
| European Film Academy | European Film Award for Best Screenwriter | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| European Film Academy | European Film Award for Best Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Nominated |
| European Film Academy | European Film Award for Best Actress | Martina Gedeck | Nominated |
| European Film Academy | European Film Award for Best Composer | Gabriel Yared, Stéphane Moucha | Nominated |
| Festival du nouveau cinéma | Radio-Canada People's Choice Award | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia | FCCA Award for Best Foreign Language Film | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Foreign Press Association (L’Associazione della Stampa Estera) | Golden Globe - Best European Film (Globo d'oro - Miglior Film Europeo) | The Lives of Others (Le vite degli altri) | Won |
| Foreign Press Association (L’Associazione della Stampa Estera) | Golden Globe - Best European Actor (Miglior Attore Europeo) | Sebastian Koch | Won |
| Foreign Press Association (L’Associazione della Stampa Estera) | Golden Globe - Best Distributor (Miglior Distributore) | 01 Distribution | Won |
| German Film Critics Association (Verband der Deutschen Filmkritik) | German Film Critics Award - Best Feature Film Debut (Preis der deutschen Filmkritik - Bestes Spielfilmdebüt) | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| German Film Critics Association (Verband der Deutschen Filmkritik) | German Film Critics Award - Best Actor (Bester Darstellar) | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
| German Film Critics Association (Verband der Deutschen Filmkritik) | German Film Critics Award - Best Cinematography (Beste Kamera) | Hagen Bogdanski | Won |
| German Film Critics Association (Verband der Deutschen Filmkritik) | German Film Critics Award - Best Editing (Bester Schnitt) | Patricia Rommel | Nominated |
| Goldene Henne | Golden Hen for "Current Film" (Goldene Henne für "Film aktuell") | Ulrich Mühe | Won |
| High Falls Film Festival | Audience Choice for Best Feature | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - Director - The Lives of Others | Won |
| International Film Festival Cinematik | Award from the President of Slovakia's Trnava Region (Cena predsedu Trnavského samosprávneho kraja) | The Lives of Others (Životy tých druhých) | Won |
| International Film Festival Cinematik | Audience Award (Cena divákov) | The Lives of Others (Životy tých druhých) | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Film | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actor | Ulrich Mühe | Nominated |
| Italian-German Association (Associazione Italia-Germania) | Capo Circeo Award (Premio Capo Circeo) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani) | European Silver Ribbon (Nastro d'Argento Europeo) | Martina Gedeck | Won |
| Locarno International Film Festival | Audience Award (Prix du Public UBS) | The Lives of Others | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | ALFS Award for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year | The Lives of Others | Won |
| London Film Critics' Circle | ALFS Award for Best Screenwriter of the Year | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| London Film Festival | Satyajit Ray Award | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Foreign-Language Film | The Lives of Others | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle | NYFCC Award for Best Foreign Film | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Foreign Language Film | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Polish Film Academy | Polish Film Award - Eagle for Best European Film (Orzeł dla Najlepszy Film Europejski) | The Lives of Others (Życie na podsłuchu) | Won |
| Portland International Film Festival | PIFF 30 Audience Award for Best Feature | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Portland International Film Festival | PIFF 30 Audience Award for Best New Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| Rotterdam International Film Festival | UPC Audience Award | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Sarasota Film Festival | Breakaway Award | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Won |
| SESC Top Movies Festival (Festival SESC Melhores Filmes) | Best Foreign Film, by audience vote (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | The Lives of Others (A Vida Dos Outros) | Won |
| Seville Film Festival (Sevilla Festival de Cine) | Silver Giraldillo (Giraldillo de Plata) | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Swedish Film Institute | Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film (Svensk Guldbagge För Bästa Utländska Film) | The Lives of Others (De andras liv) | Won |
| Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | The Lives of Others | Nominated |
| Vancouver International Film Festival | People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Verwertungsgesellschaft für Nutzungsrechte an Filmwerken | Young Producers Prize (Nachwuchsproduzentenpreis) | Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion GmbH | Won |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | The Audience Award | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | Audience Award | The Lives of Others | Won |
| Zagreb Film Festival | Golden Pram for Best Feature Film | The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) | Won |
| Zeitschrift Cinema (Cinema Magazine) | Jupiter Award - Best German Actor (Bester deutscher Darsteller) | Ulrich Mühe | Won |