Andreas Dresen's drama about a man suffering from a brain tumour Halt auf freier Strecke (Stopped on Track) took the top prize for Best Picture. It also won for Best Actor (Milan Peschel). It was the co-winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes with Kim Ki-duk's Arirang.
Yasemin Samdereli's comedy based on first-hand experience as a Turkish immigrant Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland (Almanya - Welcome To Germany) won for Best Debure Film. Samdereli shared the Screenplay prize with her sister.
Also winning two prizes was Wim Wenders' lovely 3-D documentary Pina. It won for Best Documentary and for editing.
Sandra Hüller won Best Actress for Über uns das All (Above Us Only Sky) playing a successful woman whose life is turned upside down after a visit from the police.
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Complete list of winners for the Preise der deutschen Filmkritik 2011
Best Picture
Halt auf freier Strecke (Stopped on Track), Andreas Dresen
Best Debut Film
Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland (Almanya - Welcome To Germany), Yasemin Samdereli
Documentary
Pina, Wim Wenders
Actress
Sandra Hüller, Über uns das All (Above Us Only Sky)
Actor
Milan Peschel, Halt auf freier Strecke (Stopped on Track)
Screenplay
Yasemin and Nesrin Samdereli, Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland (Almanya - Welcome To Germany)
Cinematography
Daniela Knapp, Poll (The Poll Diaries)
Editing
Toni Froschhammer, Pina
Music – TIE
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel, Lollipop Monster
Benedikt Schiefer, Unter dir die Stadt (The City Below)
Honourary Award
Darius Ghanai (title designer)
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