The Lives of Others
Sebastian Koch appeared in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's drama "The Lives of Others" in 2006 as one of the leading roles. He portrayed the playwright Georg Dreyman, who lived in East Germany with his lover, a dissident who was spied on and monitored. The movie received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007 as well as the BAFTA Award, the César, and the German and European Film Award. Koch himself was nominated several times for his work in "The Lives of Others" and received the Globo d'oro for Best European Actor, The Quadriga, and the Bambi.