Previous Award Winners
Foto: Diagonale/Miriam Raneburger
Award winners of the Grand Diagonale Prize of the Province of Styria
Best Feature Film
2023: Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel for VERA (AT 2022)
2022: Ulrich Seidl for RIMINI (AT/DE/FR 2022, 114 min.)
2021: Evi Romen for Hochwald (AT/BE 2020, 108 min.)
2020: Sandra Wollner for The Trouble With Being Born (AT/DE 2020, 94 min.)
2019: Sara Fattahi for Chaos (AT/SY/LB/QA 2018, 95 min.)
2018: Christian Frosch for Murer – Anatomie eines Prozesses (AT/LU 2018, 137 min.)
2017: Lukas Valenta Rinner for Die Liebhaberin/A Decent Woman (AT 2016, 100 min.)
2016: Ruth Beckermann for Die Geträumten (AT 2016, 89 min.)
2015: Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala for Ich seh Ich seh (AT 2014, 99 min.)
2014: Houchang Allahyari for Der letzte Tanz (AT 2013, 96 min.)
2013: Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel for Der Glanz des Tages (AT 2012, 92 min.)
2012: Sebastian Meise for Stillleben (AT 2011, 77 min.)
2011: Marie Kreutzer for Die Vaterlosen (AT 2011, 105 min.)
2010: Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel for La Pivellina (AT/IT 2009, 100 min.)
2009: Michael Glawogger for Das Vaterspiel (AT/DE/FR 2009, 112 min.)
2008: Götz Spielmann for Revanche (AT 2008, 122 min.)
2007: Jakob M. Erwa for heile welt (AT 2006, 90 min.)
2006: Michael Haneke for Caché (AT/FR/DE/IT 2005, 117 min.)
Award winners of the Grand Diagonale Prize of the Province of Styria
Best Documentary Film
2023: Chris Krikellis for Souls of a River (DE/GR/AT 2022)
2022: Sabine Derflinger for Alice Schwarzer (AT/DE 2022, 136 min.)
2021: Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel for Aufzeichnungen aus der Unterwelt (AT 2020, 115 min.)
2020: Sabine Derflinger for DIE DOHNAL Frauenministerin / Feministin / Visionärin (AT 2019, 104 min.)
2019: Nathalie Borgers for The Remains – Nach der Odyssee (AT 2019, 90 min.)
2018: Nikolaus Geyrhalter for Die bauliche Maßnahme (AT 2018, 95 min.)
2017: Ivette Löcker for Was uns bindet (AT 2017, 102 min.)
2016: Sigmund Steiner for Holz Erde Fleisch (AT 2016, 72 min.)
2015: Nikolaus Geyrhalter for Über die Jahre (AT 2015, 188 min.)
2014: Ruth Beckermann for Those who go Those who stay (AT 2013, 75 min.)
2013: Bernadette Weigel for Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden (AT 2013, 82 min.)
2012: Dariusz Kowalski for Richtung Nowa Huta (AT 2012, 78 min.)
2011: Ivette Löcker for Nachtschichten (AT 2010, 97 min.)
2010: Brigitte Weich and Karin Macher for Hana, dul, sed … (AT 2009, 98 min.)
2009: Constantin Wulff for In die Welt (AT 2008, 88 min.)
2008: Marko Doringer for Halbes Leben (AT 2007, 93 min.)
2007: Peter Schreiner for Bellavista (AT 2006, 117 min.)
2006: Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel for Babooska (AT/IT 2005, 100 min.)
as well as Arash Riahi for Exile Family Movie (AT 1994–2006, 93 min.)
Until the year 2005 the Grand Diagonale Prize did not differentiate between feature films and documentaries. The award winners were:
2005: Jessica Hausner for Hotel (AT/DE 2004, 82 min.)
2004: Martin Bruch for handbikemovie (AT 2003, 99 min.)
2003: Andrea Maria Dusl for Blue Moon (AT 2002, 90 min.)
2002: Fritz Lehner for Jedermanns Fest (AT/DE/FR 1996–2002, 173 min.)
2001: Florian Flicker for Der Überfall (AT 2000, 84 min.)
2000: Barbara Albert for Nordrand (AT/DE/CH 1999, 103 min.)
as well as Goran Rebić for The Punishment (AT 2000, 91 min.)
1999: Nikolaus Geyrhalter for Pripyat (AT 1999, 100 min.)
1998: Florian Flicker for Suzie Washington (AT 1998, 87 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Innovative Cinema by the City of Graz
Best Innovative, Experimental, or Animation Film
2023: Eva Egermann and Cordula Thym for C-TV (Wenn ich Dir sage, ich habe Dich gern …) (AT 2023)
2022: Anna Spanlang for CEREAL / Soy Claudia, soy Esther y soy Teresa. Soy Ingrid, soy Fabiola y soy Valeria. (AT 2021, 35 min.)
2021: The Golden Pixel Cooperative for Half of the Sky (AT 2020, 12 min.)
2020: Constanze Ruhm for GLI APPUNTI DI ANNA AZZORI – Uno specchio che viaggia nel tempo (AT/FR/DE 2020, 72 min.)
2019: Jennifer Mattes for Wreckage takes a holiday (AT 2018, 30 min.)
2018: Johann Lurf for ★ (AT 2017, 101 min.)
2017: Katrina Daschner for Pferdebusen (AT 2017, 9 min.)
2016: Antoinette Zwirchmayr for Josef – Täterprofil meines Vaters (AT 2015, 19 min.)
2015: Sasha Pirker and Lotte Schreiber for Exhibition Talks (AT 2014, 9 min.)
2014: Lukas Marxt for High Tide (AT/DE 2013, 8 min.)
2013: Michaela Grill for FORÊT D’EXPÉRIMENTATION (AT/CA 2012, 22 min.)
2012: Josef Dabernig for Hypercrisis (AT 2011, 17 min.)
2011: Billy Roisz for Chiles en Nogada (AT 2011, 18 min.)
2010: Sabine Marte for B-star, untötbar! reloaded (AT 2009, 8 min.)
2009: Michael Palm for Laws of Physics (AT 2008, 15 min.)
2008: Mara Mattuschka for Running Sushi (AT 2007, 28 min.)
as well as Johann Lurf for Vertigo Rush (AT 2007, 19 min.)
2007: Jan Machacek and Martin Siewert for erase remake (AT 2006, 7 min.)
as well as Manuel Knapp for visibility of interim (AT 2006, 14 min.)
2006: Tina Frank for Chronomops (AT 2005, 2 min.)
as well as lia for int.16/45//son01/30×1 (AT 2005, 6 min.)
as well as Gabriele Mathes for Eine Million Kredit ist normal, sagt mein Großvater (AT 2006, 22 min.)
2005: Gerhard Friedl for Hat Wolff von Amerongen Konkursdelikte begangen? (DE/AT 2004, 73 min.)
2004: Brigitta Bödenauer for don’t touch me when I start to feel save (AT 2003, 5 min.)
as well as Didi Bruckmayr and Michael Strohmann for ich bin traurig (AT 2004, 5 min.)
2003: Mara Mattuschka for id (AT 2003, 10 min.)
2002: Michael Palm for Sea Concrete Human – Malfunctions #1 (AT 2001, 29 min.)
2001: Kollektiv „Die Kunst der Stunde ist Widerstand“ and Verein „Echo“ for their media work
2000: Fiona Rukschcio for #1:(common.places) (AT 2000, 43 min.)
as well as Elke Groen/Wolfgang Widerhofer/Ralph Wieser for die Programmschiene Die Kunst der Stunde ist Widerstand
1999: Peter Tscherkassky for Outer Space (AT 1999, 10 min.)
1998: Kathrin Resetarits for Ägypten (AT 1997, 10 min.)
as well as Martin Arnold for Alone – Life Wastes Andy Hardy (AT 1998, 15 min.)
Award winners of the Grand Diagonale Prize for Acting
2023: Margarethe Tiesel
2022: Branko Samarovski
2021: Christine Ostermayer
2020: Ursula Strauss
2019: Birgit Minichmayr
2018: Ingrid Burkhard
2017: Johannes Krisch
2016: Erni Mangold
2015: Tobias Moretti
2014: Georg Friedrich
2013: Maria Hofstätter
2012: Johannes Silberschneider (Lifetime Achievement Award)
2011: Senta Berger (Lifetime Achievement Award)
2010: Klaus Maria Brandauer (Lifetime Achievement Award)
2009: Josef Hader for Der Knochenmann (Dir: Wolfgang Murnberger, AT 2008, 121 min.)
2008: Karl Markovics for Die Fälscher (Dir: Stefan Ruzowitzky, AT, 2007, 98 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Acting
2023: Pia Hierzegger for FAMILY DINNER (Dir: Peter Hengl, AT 2022)
as well as Gerhard Liebmann for Eismayer (Dir: David Wagner, AT 2022)
2022: Julia Windischbauer for PARA:DIES (Dir: Elena Wolff, AT 2022, 76 min.)
as well as Georg Friedrich for GROSSE FREIHEIT (Dir: Sebastian Meise, AT/DE 2021, 117 min.)
2021: Hilde Dalik for SARGNAGEL (Dir: Sabine Hiebler, Gerhard Ertl, AT 2021, 98 min.)
as well as Lukas Miko for Me, We (Dir: David Clay Diaz, AT 2020, 115 min.)
2020: Julia Franz Richter for Der Taucher (Dir: Günter Schwaiger, AT 2019, 94 min.)
as well as Dominik Warta for The Trouble With Being Born (Dir: Sandra Wollner, AT/DE 2020, 94 min.)
2019: Joy Alphonsus for JOY (Dir: Sudabeh Mortezai, AT 2018, 101 min.)
as well as Simon Frühwirth for NEVRLAND (Dir: Gregor Schmidinger, AT 2019, 90 min.)
2018: Ensemble prizes and went to the actors from COPS (AT 2018, 92 min.) and L’ANIMALE (AT 2018, 96 min.)
2017: Verena Altenberger for Die beste aller Welten/The Best Of All Worlds (AT/DE 2017, 103 min.)
as well as Philipp Hochmair for KATER/TOMCAT (AT 2016, 119 min)
2016: Ursula Strauss for Maikäfer flieg (Dir: Mirjam Unger, AT 2016, 109 min.)
as well as Erwin Steinhauer for Thank You For Bombing (Dir: Barbara Eder, AT 2015, 100 min.)
2015: Ulrike Beimpold for Superwelt (Dir: Karl Markovics, AT 2015, 120 min.)
as well as Murathan Muslu for Risse im Beton (Dir: Umut Dağ, AT 2014, 106 min.)
2014: Erni Mangold for Der letzte Tanz (Dir: Houchang Allahyari, AT, 2013, 96 min.)
as well as Gerhard Liebmann for Blutgletscher (Dir: Marvin Kren, AT 2013, 97 min.), Das finstere Tal (Dir: Andreas Prochaska, AT/DE 2013, 114 min.) and Bad Fucking (Dir: Harald Sicheritz, AT 2013, 108 min.)
2013: Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg for Soldate Jeannette (Dir: Daniel Hoesl, AT 2012, 79 min.)
as well as Johannes Nussbaum for Diamantenfieber – Kauf dir lieber einen bunten Luftballon (Dir: Peter Kern, AT 2012, 74 min.)
2012: Christine Ostermayer for Anfang 80 (Dir: Sabine Hiebler/Gerhard Ertl, AT 2011, 90 min.)
as well as Michael Fuith for Michael (Dir: Markus Schleinzer, AT 2011, 96 min.)
2011: Marion Mitterhammer for Die Vaterlosen (Dir: Marie Kreutzer, AT 2011, 105 min.)
as well as Johannes Krisch for Die Vaterlosen (Dir: Marie Kreutzer, AT 2011, 105 min.), Vielleicht in einem anderen Leben (Dir: Elisabeth Scharang, AT/HU/DE 2010, 96 min.) and Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus (Dir: Peter Patzak, AT 2010, 110 min.)
2010: Franziska Weisz as well as Andreas Lust for Der Räuber (Dir: Benjamin Heisenberg, AT/DE 2009, 96 min.)
2009: Birgit Minichmayr for Der Knochenmann (Dir: Wolfgang Murnberger, AT 2008, 121 min.)
2008: Ursula Strauss for Revanche (Dir: Götz Spielmann, AT, 2008, 122 min.)
(In the years 2000 till 2007 there was no Diagonale Prize for Acting)
1999: Sabrina Riedel for Beastie Girl (Dir: Johannes Fabrick, AT 1998, 90 min.)
as well as Roland Düringer for Hinterholz 8 (Dir: Harald Sicheritz, AT 1998, 105 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Short Feature
Best Short Feature Film
2023: David Lapuch for Cornetto im Gras (AT 2023)
2022: Valentin Stejskal for 5pm Seaside (AT/GR 2022, 26 min.)
2021: Maximilian Conway for Liebe, Pflicht & Hoffnung (DE 2020, 29 min.)
2020: Raphaela Schmid for Fische (AT 2020, 17 min.)
2019: Raphaela Schmid for ENE MENE (AT 2019, 17 min.)
2018: Bernhard Wenger for ENTSCHULDIGUNG, ICH SUCHE DEN TISCHTENNISRAUM UND MEINE FREUNDIN (AT/DE/SE 2018, 23 min.)
2017: Clara Stern for MATHIAS (AT 2017, 30 min.)
2016: Maria Luz Olivares Capelle for Wald der Echos (AT 2016, 30 min.)
2015: Jannis Lenz for Schattenboxer (AT 2015, 18 min.)
2014: Stefan Bohun for Musik (AT 2014, 38 min.)
2013: Florian Pochlatko for Erdbeerland (AT 2012, 32 min.)
2012: Catalina Molina for Unser Lied ( AT 2012, 29 min.)
2011: Umut Dag for Papa (AT 2011, 40 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Short Documentary
Best Short Documentary Film
2023: Karin Berger for Wankostättn (AT 2023)
2022: Valérie Pelet for AUGUSTS ORTE (AT 2021, 41 min.)
2021: Sophie Gmeiner for FRAUENFRAGMENTE: Gini und Resi (DE/AT 2020, 44 min.)
2020: Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner and Michael Stumpf (Total Refusal) for How to Disappear (AT 2020, 21 min.)
2019: Johannes Gierlinger for Remapping the origins (AT 2018, 42 min.)
2018: Kristina Schranz for Ars Moriendi oder Die Kunst des Lebens (DE 2018, 30 min.)
2017: Kristina Schranz for SPIELFELD (DE 2017, 26 min.)
2016: Clara Trischler for Zuhause ist kein Ort (DE 2015, 14 min.)
2015: Lisbeth Kovačič for minor border (AT 2015, 25 min.)
2014: Antoinette Zwirchmayr for Der Zuhälter und seine Trophäen (AT 2014, 21 min.)
2013: Friedemann Derschmidt for Das Phantom der Erinnerung (AT 2012, 45 min.)
2012: Houchang Allahyari for Das persische Krokodil (AT 2011, 58 min.)
2011: Karl-Heinz Klopf for They (AT 2010, 35 min.)
Until the year 2010 the Diagonale Prize Short Film did not distinguish between feature films and documentaries. The award winners were:
2010: Juliana Großheim for Die Kinder vom Friedrichshof (DE 2009, 82 min.)
2009: Bernhard Braunstein and David Gross for Pharao Bipolar(AT 2008, 60 min.)
2008: Emanuel Danesch for livesafelyineurope (AT 2007, 52 min.)
2007: Judith Zdesar for Bilder aus dem Tagebuch eines Wartenden (AT 2006, 23 min.)
2006: Sepp Dreissinger for artgenossen. 35 minutenporträts (AT 2005, 37 min.)
2005: Ascan Breuer/Ursula Hansbauer/Wolfgang Konrad for Forst (AT/DE 2004, 50 min.)
2004: Gerald Harringer for MA (AT 2003, 16 min.)
2003: Andrina Mračnikar for Andri 1924 – 1944 (AT 2002, 19 min.)
2002: Egon Humer for Amos Vogel. Mosaik im Vertrauen (AT 2001, 60 min.)
2001: Joerg Burger for Moscouw (AT 2001, 20 min.)
Diagonale Prize from the Youth Jury of the Province of Styria
Best Young Talent Film
2023: Olga Kosanović for Land der Berge (AT/DE 2023)
2022: Jan Prazak for Alles ist hin (AT/DE 2022, 30 min.)
2021: Lukas Ladner for EVA-MARIA (AT 2021, 93 min.)
2020: Özgür Anil for Das Urteil im Fall K. (AT 2020, 30 min.)
2019: Nicolas Pindeus for Zufall & Notwendigkeit (AT 2019, 18 min.)
2018: Bernhard Wenger for ENTSCHULDIGUNG, ICH SUCHE DEN TISCHTENNISRAUM UND MEINE FREUNDIN (AT/DE/SE 2018, 23 min.)
2017: Santiago Rodríguez Durán for Revolución Solar (AR 2016, 15 min.)
2016: Jasmin Baumgartner for Unmensch (AT 2016, 24 min.)
2015: Lukas Valenta Rinner for Parabellum (AR/AT/UY 2015, 75 min.)
2014: Britta Schoening, Michaela Taschek and Sandra Wollner for Uns geht es gut (DE 2013, 7 min.)
2013: Matthias Zuder for Erbgut (DE 2012, 17 min.)
2012: Conrad Tambour for Der Besuch (DE 2011, 9 min.)
2011: Max Liebich for You’re Out (R: AT 2010, 6 min.)
2010: Hüseyin Tabak for Kick Off (AT 2009, 94 min.)
2009: Marvin Kren for Schautag (DE 2009, 23 min.)
2008: Carola Schmidt for Wir bitten Dich, verführe uns! We beg you to seduce us! (AT/DE/US 2007, 17 min.)
2007: Andrina Mračnikar for Der Kärntner spricht Deutsch (AT 2004–2006, 60 min.)
2006: Anna Martinetz for Stadtutopien oder die Legende von Synia (DE/AT 2005, 84 min.)
2005: Michael Ramsauer for Echos (AT 2004, 32 min.)
2004: Karl Bretschneider for Grauzone (AT 2003, 19 min.)
2003: Sebastian Meise for Prises de vue (AT 2002, 11 min.)
2002: Birgit Foerster for Au clair de la lune (AT 2001, 6 min.)
2001: Kerstin Cmelka for Mit mir (AT/DE 2000, 3 min.)
2000: Siegfried A. Fruhauf for Höhenrausch (AT 1999, 4 min.)
1999: Georg Wasner for Postwendend keine Kugel ins Herz (AT/DE 1998, 23 min.)
1998: Nana Swiczinsky for Wieder Hohlung (AT 1997, 8 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prizes for Editing
Best Artistic Editing Feature Film
2023: Felix Leitner for MENUETT (AT/DE 2023)
2022: Joana Scrinzi for GROSSE FREIHEIT (AT/DE 2021, 117 min.)
2021: Karina Ressler and Joana Scrinzi for Fuchs im Bau (AT 2020, 103 min.)
2020: Hannes Bruun for The Trouble With Being Born (AT/DE 2020, 94 min.)
2019: Peter Schreiner for Garten (AT 2018, 136 min.)
2018: Niki Mossböck for LICHT (AT/DE 2017, 97 min.) and Life Guidance (AT 2017, 101 min.)
2017: Ulrike Kofler, Monika Willi and Christoph Brunner for WILDE MAUS/WILD MOUSE (AT 2017, 102 min.)
2016: Dieter Pichler for Die Geträumten (Dir: Ruth Beckermann, AT 2016, 89 min.)
2015: Karin Hammer for Von jetzt an kein Zurück (Dir: Christian Frosch, DE/AT 2014, 109 min.)
2014: Karina Ressler for Oktober November (Dir: Götz Spielmann, AT 2013, 114 min.)
2013: Peter Brunner for Mein blindes Herz (Dir: Peter Brunner, AT 2013, 98 min.)
2012: Wolfgang Widerhofer for Michael (Dir: Markus Schleinzer, AT 2011, 96 min.)
2011: Evi Romen for Mein bester Feind (Dir: Wolfgang Murnberger, AT/LU 2010, 106 min.)
2010: Gerhard Fillei and Joachim Krenn for New York: November (former title: South) (Dir: Gerhard Fillei/Joachim Krenn, AT 2009, 100 min.)
2009: Anja Schürenberg for Rimini (Dir: Peter Jaitz, AT 2008, 83 min.)
2008: Christoph Schertenleib for Import Export (Dir: Ulrich Seidl, AT 2007, 135 min.)
2007: Oliver Neumann for Immer nie am Meer (Dir: Antonin Svoboda, AT 2007, 88 min.)
2006: Nina Kusturica and Bernhard Schmid for Kotsch (Dir: Helmut Köpping, AT 2006, 89 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prizes for Editing
Best Artistic Editing Documentary Film
2023: Lisa Zoe Geretschläger for Souls of a River
2022: Dieter Pichler for Für die Vielen – Die Arbeiterkammer Wien (AT 2022, 120 min.)
2021: Yves Deschamps and Hubert Sauper for Epicentro (AT/FR 2020, 108 min.)
2020: Friederike Berat for WE DID WHAT HAD TO BE DONE (AT 2018, 90 min.)
2019: Arthur Summereder for DIE TAGE WIE DAS JAHR (AT 2018, 87 min.)
2018: Joana Scrinzi for Gwendolyn (AT 2017, 85 min.) and NICHT VON SCHLECHTEN ELTERN (AT 2017, 86 min.)
2017: Christin Veith and Cordula Thym for RELATIV EIGENSTÄNDIG (AT 2017, 66 min.)
2016: Andreas Horvath for Helmut Berger, Actor (Dir: Andreas Horvath, AT 2015, 90 min.)
2015: Wolfgang Widerhofer for Über die Jahre (Dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, AT 2015, 188 min.)
2014: Dieter Pichler for Das große Museum (Dir: Johannes Holzhausen, AT 2014, 94 min.)
2013: Alexandra Schneider for Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden (Dir: Bernadette Weigel, AT 2013, 82 min.)
2012: Dieter Pichler for American Passages (Dir: Ruth Beckermann, AT 2011, 120 min.)
2011: Wolfgang Widerhofer for Abendland (Dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, AT 2011, 90 min.)
2010: Michael Palm for Jobcenter (Dir: Angela Summereder, AT 2009, 80 min.)
2009: Michèle Barbin for PianoMania (Dir: Lilian Franck/Robert Cibis, AT/DE 2009, 94 min.)
2008: Martin Hasenöhrl for drent und herent (Dir: Martin Hasenöhrl, AT 2007, 86 min.)
2007: Alarich Lenz for Meine liebe Republik (dir: Elisabeth Scharang, AT 2006, 80 min.)
2006: Dieter Pichler for No Name City (Dir: Florian Flicker, AT 2006, 90 min.)
Diagonale Cinematography Prize
Best Artistic Cinematography Feature Film
2023: Judith Kaufmann for Corsage (AT/LU/DE/FR 2022)
2022: Crystel Fournier for GROSSE FREIHEIT (AT/DE 2021, 117 min.)
2021: Ludwig Wüst for 3.30PM (AT 2020, 74 min.)
2020: Thimios Bakatakis for The Lodge (US/GB 2019, 110 min.)
2019: Klemens Hufnagl for Bewegungen eines nahen Bergs (AT/FR 2019, 85 min.)
2018: Mariel Baqueiro for Hagazussa (DE 2017, 102 min.)
2017: Wolfgang Thaler, Sebastian Thaler for Ugly (AT/UA 2017, 90 min.)
2016: Gerald Kerkletz for WINWIN (Dir: Daniel Hoesl, AT 2016, 84 min.)
2015: Michael Bindlechner for Superwelt (Dir: Karl Markovics, AT 2015, 120 min.)
2014: Thomas W. Kiennast for Das finstere Tal (Dir: Andreas Prochaska, AT/DE 2013, 114 min.)
2013: Wolfgang Thaler and Ed Lachman for Paradies: Liebe (Dir: Ulrich Seidl, AT/DE/FR 2012, 120 min.)
2012: Gerald Kerkletz for Stillleben (Dir: Sebastian Meise, AT 2011, 77 min.) and Michael (Dir: Markus Schleinzer, AT 2011, 96 min.)
2011: Leena Koppe for Die Vaterlosen (Dir: Marie Kreutzer, AT 2011, 105 min.)
2010: Christian Berger for Das weiße Band (Dir: Michael Haneke, DE/AT/FR/IT 2009, 142 min.)
2009: Enzo Brandner for Universalove (Dir: Thomas Woschitz, Naked Lunch, AT/LU/SRB 2008, 80 min.)
2008: Martin Gschlacht for Revanche (Dir: Götz Spielmann, AT, 2008, 122 min.)
2007: Bernhard Keller for Fallen (Dir: Barbara Albert, AT 2006, 85 min.)
2006: Martin Gschlacht for Spiele Leben (Dir: Antonin Svoboda, AT/CH 2005, 93 min.)
Diagonale Cinematography Prize
Best Artistic Cinematography Documentary Film
2023: Klemens Koscher for 27 Storeys (AT/DE 2023)
2022: Judith Benedikt, Thomas Fürhapter and Klemens Koscher for Zusammenleben (AT 2021, 90 min.)
2021: Jordane Chouzenoux for Wenn es Liebe wäre (FR 2019, 82 min.)
2020: Yunus Roy Imer for SPACE DOGS (AT/DE 2019, 91 min.)
2019: Christiana Perschon for Sie ist der andere Blick (AT 2018, 90 min.)
2018: Serafin Spitzer for Gwendolyn (AT 2017, 85 min.)
2017: Attila Boa for UNTITLED (AT 2017, 107 min.)
2016: Kurdwin Ayub for Paradies! Paradies! (Dir: Kurdwin Ayub, AT 2016, 78 min.)
2015: Manfred Neuwirth for Aus einem nahen Land (Dir: Manfred Neuwirth, AT 2015, 80 min.)
2014: Joerg Burger and Attila Boa for Das große Museum (Dir: Johannes Holzhausen, AT 2014, 94 min.)
2013: Bernadette Weigel for Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden (Dir: Bernadette Weigel, AT 2013, 82 min.)
2012: Joerg Burger for The Future’s Past – Creating Cambodia (Dir: Susanne Brandstätter, AT/LU 2012, 91 min.)
2011: Elfi Mikesch for MONDO LUX – Die Bilderwelten des Werner Schroeter (Dir: Elfi Mikesch, DE 2011, 97 min.)
2010: Peter Schreiner for Totó (Dir: Peter Schreiner, AT 2009, 128 min.)
2009: Nikolaus Geyrhalter for 7915 km (R: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, AT 2008, 106 min.)
2008: Joerg Burger for Der Weg nach Mekka ¬ Die Reise des Muhammad Asad (Dir: Georg Misch, AT 2007, 92 min.)
2007: Jo Molitoris for Kurz davor ist es passiert (Dir: Anja Salomonowitz, AT 2006, 73 min.)
2006: Wolfgang Thaler for Working Man’s Death (Dir: Michael Glawogger, AT/DE 2005, 122 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Sound Design
Best Sound Design Feature Film
2023: Lenja Gathmann for FAMILY DINNER (AT 2022)
2022: Manuel Grandpierre for LUZIFER (AT 2021, 103 min.)
2021: Vinzenz Schwab for Another Coin for the Merry-Go-Round (AT 2021, 92 min.)
2020: Peter Kutin for The Trouble With Being Born (AT/DE 2020, 94 min.)
2019: Pia Dumont for ANGELO (AT/LU 2018, 111 min.)
2018: Niklas Kammertöns for Hagazussa (DE 2017, 102 min.)
2017: Nahuel Palenque for Die Liebhaberin/A Decent Woman (AT 2016, 100 min.)
2016: Charlie Campagna for Los Feliz (Dir: Edgar Honetschläger, AT 2016, 101 min.)
2015: Stefan Deisenberger for Bad Luck (Dir: Thomas Woschitz, AT 2015, 80 min.)
2014: Christoph Amann for Shirley – Visions of Reality (Dir: Gustav Deutsch, AT 2013, 92 min.)
2013: Gerhard Daurer, Peter Kutin and Andreas Pils for Soldate Jeannette (Dir: Daniel Hoesl, AT 2012, 79 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Sound Design
Best Sound Design Documentary Film
2023: Clemens Endreß for JEDERMANN UND ICH – Ein Porträt in 3 Kapiteln (DE/AT 2023)
2022: Andreas Hamza for Für die Vielen – Die Arbeiterkammer Wien (AT 2022, 120 min.)
2021: Benedikt Palier for Soldat Ahmet (AT 2021, 76 min.)
2020: Florian Kofler for Sicherheit123 (AT/IT 2019, 72 min.)
2019: Florian Kindlinger for Erde (AT 2019, 115 min.)
2018: Sergey Martynyuk for Zu ebener Erde (AT 2018, 91 min.)
2017: Peter Kutin and Florian Kindlinger for Homo Sapiens (AT 2016, 94 min.)
2016: Selma Doborac for Those Shocking Shaking Days (Dir: Selma Doborac, AT/BA 2016, 88 min.)
2015: Manfred Neuwirth and Christian Fennesz for Aus einem nahen Land (Dir: Manfred Neuwirth, AT 2015, 80 min.)
2014: José Miguel Enriquez and Alejandro de Icaza for Calle López (Dir: Lisa Tillinger, Gerardo Barroso Alcalá, MX 2013, 82 min.)
2013: Max Liebich for Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden (Dir: Bernadette Weigel, AT 2013, 82 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Production Design and Costume Design
Best Production Design
2023: Martin Reiter for Corsage (AT/LU/DE/FR 2022)
2022: Oleg Prodeus, Andreas Sobotka and Martin Reiter for Hinterland (AT/LU 2021, 99 min.)
2021: Renate Martin and Andreas Donhauser for SARGNAGEL (AT 2021, 98 min.)
2020: Katharina Wöppermann for Little Joe (AT/GB/DE 2019, 105 min.)
2019: Andreas Sobotka and Martin Reiter for ANGELO (AT/LU 2018, 111 min.)
2018: Paul Horn und Moritz M. Polansky for Phaidros (AT 2018, 98 min.)
2017: Veronika Merlin for Die beste aller Welten/The Best Of All Worlds (AT/DE 2017, 103 min.)
2016: Laura Weiss for WINWIN (Dir: Daniel Hoesl, AT 2016, 84 min.)
2015: Isidor Wimmer for Superwelt (Dir: Karl Markovics, AT 2015, 120 min.)
2014: Christina Schaffer for Fieber (Dir: Elfi Mikesch, LU/AT 2014, 80 min.)
2013: Renate Martin and Andreas Donhauser for Paradies: Liebe (Dir: Ulrich Seidl, AT/DE/FR 2012, 120 min.)
2012: Katrin Huber and Gerhard Dohr for Michael (Dir: Markus Schleinzer, AT 2011, 96 min.)
2011: Andrea Schratzberger for Folge mir (Dir: Johannes Hammel, AT 2010, 109 min.)
Award winners of the Diagonale Prize for Production Design and Costume Design
Best Costume Design
2023: Claire Dubien for Das Tier im Dschungel (AT/FR/BE 2023)
2022: Tanja Hausner for RIMINI (AT/DE/FR 2022, 114 min.)
2021: Cinzia Cioffi for Hochwald (AT/BE 2020, 108 min.)
2020: Monika Buttinger for EIN BISSCHEN BLEIBEN WIR NOCH (AT 2020, 102 min.)
2019: Carola Pizzini for JOY (AT 2018, 101 min.)
2018: Peter Paradies for Phaidros (AT 2018, 98 min.)
2017: Monika Buttinger for Die Migrantigen/The Migrumpies (AT 2017, 98 min.)
2016: Alexandra Trummer for JACK (AT 2015, 94 min.)
2015: Martina List for Das ewige Leben (Dir: Wolfgang Murnberger, AT/DE 2015, 122 min.)
2014: Theresa Ebner-Lazek for Die Werkstürmer (Dir: Andreas Schmied, AT 2013, 94 min.)
2013: Monika Buttinger for Talea (Dir: Katharina Mückstein, AT 2013, 75 min.)
2012: Katharina Wöppermann for Stillleben (Dir: Sebastian Meise, AT 2011, 77 min.)
2011: Veronika Albert for Tag und Nacht (Dir: Sabine Derflinger, AT 2010, 101 min.)
Dor Film Award for Script Developing
2014: Nathalie Borgers for the treatment Blanche, Rose & Dara
Award winners of the Prize for Outstanding Production Services
for outstanding production services in the area of film
2023: Samsara Filmproduktion and Graf Filmproduktion for RUBIKON (producers Loredana Rehekampff, Andreas Schmied, and Klaus Graf)
as well as Aichholzer Filmproduktion for Rotzbub (producers Josef Aichholzer and Ernst Geyer)
as well as Film AG for Corsage (producers Alexander Glehr and Johanna Scherz)
2022: FreibeuterFilm for Hinterland (AT/LU 2021, 99 min.) and GROSSE FREIHEIT (AT/DE 2021, 117 min.)
as well as WILDart FILM for WOOD – Der geraubte Wald (AT/DE/RO 2020, 95 min.)
2021: Film AG for Was wir wollten (AT 2020, 93 min.) and PANAMA Film for The Trouble With Being Born (AT/DE 2020, 94 min.)
2020: Plan C Filmproduktion and Derflinger Film for DIE DOHNAL / Frauenministerin / Feministin / Visionärin (AT 2019, 104 min.) and coop99 filmproduktion for Little Joe (AT/GB/DE 2019, 105 min.)
2019: Mona Film for Womit haben wir das verdient? (AT 2018, 92 min.) and Planet Watch Film and Video Productions for Manaslu – Berg der Seelen (AT 2018, 123 min.)
2018: RitzlFilm for Die beste aller Welten (AT/DE 2017, 103 min.) and Minifilm for Hilfe, ich hab meine Eltern geschrumpft (DE 2018, 98 min.)
2017: Allegro Film for Bauer unser (AT 2016, 92 min.), Vento Film for Mister Universo (AT/IT 2016, 90 min.), Wega Film for WILDE MAUS/WILD MOUSE (AT 2017, 102 min.)
2016: Lotus-Film for Thank You for Bombing (AT 2015, 100 min.) and Golden Girls Filmproduktion for Einer von uns (AT 2015, 86 min.)
2015: Allegro Film for Das finstere Tal (Dir: Andreas Prochaska, AT/DE 2013, 114 min.)
as well as FreibeuterFilm for Macondo (Dir: Sudabeh Mortezai, AT 2014, 98 min.)
2014: Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion for Alphabet (Dir: Erwin Wagenhofer, AT/DE 2013, 109 min.)
as well as Dor Film for Der Letzte der Ungerechten (Dir: Claude Lanzmann, FR/AT 2013, 220 min.)
2013: Wega Film for Liebe (Dir: Michael Haneke, FR/AT/DE 2012, 125 min.)
2012: Epo-Film for Atmen (Dir: Karl Markovics, AT 2011, 93 min.)
2011: Dor Film for Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (Dir: Andreas Prochaska, AT 2010, 112 min.)
sowie Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion for Der Räuber (Dir: Benjamin Heisenberg, AT/DE 2009, 96 min.)
2010: Neue Sentimentalfilm for Plastic Planet (Dir: Werner Boote, AT/DE 2009, 95 min.)
as well as DOR FILM for Der Knochenmann (Dir: Wolfgang Murnberger, AT 2008, 121 min.) and Wüstenblume (Dir: Sherry Hormann, DE/AT/FR 2009, 121 min.)
as well as wega Film for Das weiße Band (Dir: DE/AT/FR/IT 2009, 142 min.)
2009: Dor Film for Hexe Lilli (Dir: Stefan Ruzowitzky, AT/DE/ES/IT 2009, 90 min.)
sowie Bonus Film for Echte Wiener – Die Sackbauer Saga (Dir: Kurt Ockermüller, AT 2008, 110 min.)
2008: Wulf Flemming and Florian Gebhardt
2007: Allegro Film for In 3 Tagen bist du tot (Dir: Andreas Prochaska, AT 2006, 97 min.)
2006: stellvertretend for this year’s production services: Allegro Film for We Feed the World (Dir: Erwin Wagenhofer, AT 2005, 96 min.)
as well as Lotus Film for Workingman’s Death (Dir: Michael Glawogger, AT/DE 2005, 122 min.)
2005: for this year’s production services: coop99
In 2004 there was no award winner.
2003: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion for Elsewhere (Dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, AT 2001, 240 min.)
as well as SK Film- und Fernsehproduktion for Am anderen Ende der Brücke (Dir: Hu Mei, AT/CN 2002, 105 min.)
2002: Dor Film for Nogo (Dir: Sabine Hiebler/Gerhard Ertl, AT 2001, 90 min.)
Diagonale Award Film Composition of the Austrian Composers Association
Best Original Score Feature Film
2023: Karwan Marouf for STERNE UNTER DER STADT (AT 2022)
Diagonale Award Film Composition of the Austrian Composers Association
Best Original Score Documentary Film
2023: Gil Chéri for Wo ist Ida (AT/GR/IL/PT 2023)
Audience Prize
Most Popular Diagonale Film of the Year
2023: FEMINISM WTF (Dir: Katharina Mückstein, AT 2023)
2022: Verschwinden / Izginjanje (Dir: Andrina Mračnikar, AT/SI 2022, 99 min.)
2021: Der schönste Tag (Dir: Fabian Eder, AT 2021, 112 min.)
2020: The Diagonale’20 was cancelled due to official measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.
2019: GEHÖRT, GESEHEN – Ein Radiofilm (Dir: Jakob Brossmann/David Paede, AT 2019, 90 min.)
2018: COPS (Dir: ISTVAN aka. Stefan A. Lukacs, AT 2018, 92 min.)
2017: Die beste aller Welten/The Best Of All Worlds (Dir: Adrian Goiginger, AT/DE 2017, 103 min.)
2016: Kinders (Dir: Arash T. Riahi and Arman T. Riahi, AT 2016, 93 min.)
2015: Von jetzt an kein Zurück (Dir: Christian Frosch, DE/AT 2014, 109 min.)
2014: Das Kind in der Schachtel (Dir: Gloria Dürnberger, AT 2014, 90 min.)
2013: Schlagerstar (Dir: Marco Antoniazzi/Gregor Stadlober, AT 2013, 90 min.)
2012: Griffen – Auf den Spuren von Peter Handke (Dir: Bernd Liepold-Mosser, AT 2012, 79 min.)
2011: Schwarzkopf (Dir: Arman T. Riahi, AT 2011, 90 min.)
2010: Kick Off (Dir: Hüseyin Tabak, AT 2009, 94 min.)
2009: Kleine Fische (Dir: Marco Antoniazzi, AT 2009, 86 min.)
2008: Sneaker Stories (Dir: Katharina Weingartner, AT 2007, 95 min.)
2007: Vienna’s Lost Daughters (Dir: Mirjam Unger, AT)
Kodak Analogue Film Prize
2023: Ludwig Wüst and Klemens Koscher for I AM HERE! (AT 2023)
2022: Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovksy for BEATRIX (AT 2021, 95 min.)
2021: Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel for Aufzeichnungen aus der Unterwelt (AT 2020, 115 min.)
2019: Leena Koppe for Der Boden unter den Füßen (AT 2019, 108 min.)