FILM
| OPERATION FINALE | Finale Productions UK LTD. | Chris Weitz |
| HAPPY BURNOUT | Riva Film | André Erkau |
| WHATEVER HAPPENS | Jumpseat/Viafilm | Niels Laupert |
| THE KINGS SURRENDER | Walker + Worm Film | Philipp Leinemann |
| TRUTH OR DARE | 2 Pilots Filmproduction | Jan Martin Scharf |
| BEYOND THE SEA | Lionsgate | Kevin Spacey |
| LUTHER | NFP | Eric Till |
| DEATHWATCH | F&ME | Michael Bassett |
TELEVISION
| THE JOSHUA-PROFILE | rtl | Jochen Alexander Freydank |
| DER LACK IST AB | Amazon Prime Video | Kai Wiesinger |
| ZARAH | ZDF | Richard Huber |
| X COMPANY (3 SERIES) | CBC Television | Various |
| Winner: CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED SUPPORTING ROLE | ||
| HOMELAND | Showtime | Lesli Linka Glatter |
| ADIDAS VS. PUMA | RTL | Oliver Dommenget |
| Winner: BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE, NEW YORK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | ||
| THE COLD TRUTH | ZDF | Franziska Meletzky |
| POLIZEIRUF 110 – SMOKE ON THE WATER | ARD | Dominik Graf |
| POLIZEIRUF 110 – IN THE SHADOW | ARD | Philipp Leinemann |
| NOCEBO | Short Fiction | Lennart Ruff |
| TATORT – POWER AND POWERLESSNESS | ARD | Thomas Stiller |
| KREUTZER KOMMT | Prosieben | Richard Huber |
| HALF A HUNDRED | WDR | Matthias Tiefenbacher |
| ROSE | ARD | Alain Gsponer |
| THE GODMOTHER | RTL | Miguel Alexandre |
| A LONG WAY HOME | SWR | Andreas Senn |
| AMPLIFIER | Short Fiction | Jesper Petzke |
| CRUEL FRIENDS | Prosieben | Ute Wieland |
| THE MANNS – NOVEL OF A CENTURY | ARD | Heinrich Breloer |
| MONSIGNOR RENARD | ITV | Various |
THEATRE
| THE ROBBERS | Volkstheater Munich | Christian Stueckl |
| GUENTER GRASS – MY CENTURY | Thalia Theater Hamburg | Horst Koenigstein |