When she accepted her honorary Lola, Hanna Schygulla made an unintentionally funny appearance at the German Film Prize. The microphone didn’t want to go like the actress did.
The actress Hanna Schygulla (“The Marriage of Maria Braun”) was honored at the German Film Prize for outstanding contributions to German film. The German Film Academy awarded the 80-year-old with the honorary award on Friday evening in Berlin – the actress got a bit lost on stage and caused laughter and an amused audience.
“So much honor. I used to hate the word at all. But now I feel like it’s good for me too,” said Schygulla. She struggled with the right height of the microphone stand. Laudator Dieter Kosslick, the former Berlinale director, rushed to her aid.
In her speech, which she brought to the stage handwritten on pieces of paper, Hanna Schygulla questioned herself as an icon. She also asked about the 92-year-old filmmaker Alexander Kluge, who was always so clever. When the organizers played music to mark the end of the speech, the actress remained on stage. As an icon, she also likes to stand out from the crowd, she said.
Golden Lola for “Die”
The winner of the evening was Matthias Glasner’s drama “Die”. The film was awarded the Golden Lola and won a total of four prizes: In addition to the best film music (Lorenz Dangel), Corinna Harfouch was honored as the best leading actress, and Hans-Uwe Bauer was honored for the best male supporting role.
The historical film “The Fox” by Adrian Goiginger won the Lola in silver. Actor Simon Morzé received an award for best male lead. The Lola in Bronze went to the political thriller “In the Blind Spot” by Ayşe Polat. The director also won a film award for best direction and best screenplay. The Austrian Adele Neuhauser took home Lola as best supporting actress in the drama “15 Years”.
The German Film Prize is one of the most important awards in the industry. The nominations and awards are worth a total of around three million euros for new projects. The money comes from the house of Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth (Greens). Around 1,600 guests were invited to the Theater am Potsdamer Platz for the award ceremony.