The Lives of Others Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Foreign Film Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
Berlin International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Berlin International Film Festival |
Film Presented |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Actor Ulrich Mühe |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Foreign Language Film Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Quirin Berg Max Wiedemann |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Original Screenplay Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| 2007 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Picture Quirin Berg Max Wiedemann |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Foreign Film |
London Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | London Film Festival |
Film Presented |
New York Film Critics Circle
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Won | New York Film Critics Circle |
Best Foreign Film |
New York Film Critics Online
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Won | New York Film Critics Online |
Best Foreign Film |
Ohio Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Ohio Film Critics |
Best Picture |
| 2007 | Won | Ohio Film Critics |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Rotterdam International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Won | Rotterdam International Film Festival |
KPN Audience Award (Time & Tide) |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Awards |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Awards |
Best Original Score Gabriel Yared |
Telluride Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Telluride Film Festival |
Film Presented |
Toronto Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated | Toronto Film Critics Association |
Best Foreign Language Film |
Toronto International Film Festival
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nominated | Toronto International Film Festival |
Film Presented |
