This year's ceremony for the most important film awards in Germany, the Lolas, was held on 9 May in Berlin. For its 75th edition, the event was hosted by actors Vicky Krieps and Florian Gallenberger, who are also presidents of the Deutsche Filmakademie. In the presence of Germany's new Minister of Culture, Wolfram Weimer, a total of 19 prizes were awarded to films released during the last year. While the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and the Deutsche Filmakademie are the organisers of the Lola Awards, film funds Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg are the main financial sponsors of the event.

The uncontested biggest winner of the evening was September 5 [+lire aussi :
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Indeed, September 5 won the Golden Lola for Best Feature Film, the Lolas for Best Directing and Best Screenplay (which went to director Tim Fehlbaum and his co-writer, Moritz Binder), as well as the Lola for Best Supporting Role, which was given to Leonie Benesch (who also recently appeared in Late Shift [+lire aussi :
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Nevertheless, a few more Lolas were awarded to other films. The Silver Lola for Best Feature Film went to Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the Sacred Fig [+lire aussi :
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fiche film]. It was the lead actor from the former, Misagh Zare, who received the Award for Best Male Performance in a Leading Role and the actress from the latter, Liv Lisa Fries, who picked up the Award for Best Female Performance in a Leading Role. The Lola for Best Supporting Male Actor went to Godehard Giese for his turn in Sad Jokes [+lire aussi :
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The Lola for Best Original Music Score went to composer Dascha Dauenhauer for her work on Islands [+lire aussi :
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Here is the full list of winners at the 2025 Lolas:

Golden Lola for Best Feature Film
September 5 [+lire aussi :
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Silver Lola for Best Feature Film
The Seed of the Sacred Fig [+lire aussi :
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Bronze Lola for Best Feature Film
From Hilde, with Love [+lire aussi :
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Best Documentary
Petra Kelly – Act Now! - Birgit Schulz, Doris Metz

Best Children's Film
Akiko, the Flying Monkey – Veit Helmer

Best Director
Tim Fehlbaum - September 5

Best Screenplay
Tim Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder - September 5

Best Leading Actress
Liv Lisa Fries – From Hilde, with Love

Best Leading Actor
Misagh Zare – The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Supporting Actress
Leonie Benesch – September 5

Best Supporting Actor
Godehard Giese – Sad Jokes [+lire aussi :
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Best Cinematography
Markus Förderer – September 5

Best Editing
Hansjörg Weißbrich - September 5

Best Sound
Lars Ginzel, Frank Kruse, Marc Parisotto, Marco Hanelt – September 5

Best Original Music Score
Dascha Dauenhauer – Islands [+lire aussi :
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Best Production Design
Jualian R Wagner, Melanie Raab - September 5

Best Costumes
Juliane Maier, Christian Röhrs – Cranko

Best Make-up
Sabine Schumann – September 5

Best Visual Effects and Animation
Jan Stoltz, Franziska Puppe – Hagen (Germany/Czech Republic)

Award for the Highest-grossing Film of the Year
School of Magical Animals 3 – Sven Unterwaldt

Honorary Award for Outstanding Contributions to German Cinema
An Dorthe Braker