The German Film Award for Best Director recognizes a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the German film industry.
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:
Wins
|
Director
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4
|
Bernhard Wicki
|
3
|
Andreas Dresen
|
Volker Schlöndorff
|
Werner Schroeter
|
Wim Wenders
|
2
|
Fatih Akin
|
Helmut Dietl
|
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
|
Helmut Käutner
|
Peter Lilienthal
|
Johannes Schaaf
|
Tom Tykwer
|
The following individuals received three or more Best Director nominations:
Nominations
|
Director
|
7
|
Andreas Dresen
|
6
|
Tom Tykwer
|
5
|
Dominik Graf
|
Christian Petzold
|
Wim Wenders
|
4
|
Fatih Akin
|
Volker Schlöndorff
|
Bernhard Wicki
|
All winners and nominees
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2020s