| Year | Winner and nominees | English title |
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| 1988 - 2006 | no award given |
2007
(20th) | no award given |
| nomination for Award of Excellence |
{{flagicon>Germany}} Annette Focks
{{flagicon|Germany}} Jörg Höhne
{{flagicon|Germany}} Robin Pohle
{{flagicon|Germany}} Andreas Ruft | Four Minutes |
2008
(21st) | no award given |
| nomination for Award of Excellence |
| {{flagicon>Norway}} Petter Fladeby | O' Horten |
2009
(22nd) | no award given |
| winner for Award of Excellence |
{{flagicon|France}} Brigitte Taillandier
{{flagicon|France}} Francis Wargnier
{{flagicon|France}} Jean-Paul Hurier
{{flagicon|France}} Marc Doisne A Prophet | |
| 2010 - 2012 | no award given |
2013
(26th) | {{flagicon|Germany}} Matz Müller
{{flagicon|Germany}} Erik Mischijew | Faith |
2014
(27th) | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Joakim Sundström | Starred Up |
2015
(28th) | {{flagicon|Portugal}} Vasco Pimentel
{{flagicon|Portugal}} Miguel Martins | Arabian Nights – Vol. I-III |
2016
(29th) | {{flagicon|Poland}} Radosław Ochnio | 11 Minutes |
2017
(30th) | {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Tarragó | A Monster Calls |
2018
(31st) | {{flagicon|Germany}} André Bendocchi-Alves
{{flagicon|Germany}} Martin Steyer | The Captain |
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