22/06/2015 - Sebastian Schipper’s fantastic film, which consists of a feverish, 140-minute-long sequence shot, has won a string of prizes at the Lolas

The favourite title in the nominations for the Lolas-German Film Academy Awards has really cashed in: Victoria [+see also:
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interview: Sebastian Schipper
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The Silver Lola for Best Film went to Jack [+see also:
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The Lola for Best Documentary went to the remarkable Oscar- and BAFTA-winning documentary Citizenfour [+see also:
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The audience’s favourite, which was calculated according to the number of admissions taken by the film, was Head Full of Honey [+see also:
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Here is the complete list of the winners of the Lolas-German Film Awards 2015:

Gold Lola for Best Film
Victoria by Sebastian Schipper

Silver Lola for Best Film
Jack by Edward Berger

Bronze Lola for Best Film
Age of Cannibals by Johannes Naber

Best Director
Sebastian Schipper for Victoria

Best Screenplay
Stefan Weigl for Age of Cannibals

Best Actress
Laia Costa in Victoria

Best Actor
Frederick Lau in Victoria

Best Supporting Actress
Nina Kunzendorf in Phoenix [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actor
Joel Basman in We Are Young, We Are Strong

Best Cinematography
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen for Victoria

Best Editing
Robert Rzesacz for Who Am I – No System Is Safe

Best Production Design
Silke Buhr for Who Am I – No System Is Safe

Best Costumes
Barbara Grupp for Beloved Sisters

Best Make-up
Nannie Gebhardt-Seele and Tatjana Krauskopf for Beloved Sisters

Best Music
Nils Frahm for Victoria

Best Sound
Bernhard Joest-Däberitz and Florian Beck for Who Am I – No System Is Safe

Best Documentary
Citizenfour by Laura Poitras

Best Children’s Film
The Pasta Detectives by Neele Leana Vollmar

Honorary Award
Costume designer Barbara Baum

Audience Award (highest admissions)
Head Full of Honey [+see also:
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(Translated from French)