Daniel Brühl - Honorary award is "more beautiful than the Oscar"
The German-Spanish actor and director Daniel Brühl (46) was awarded the President's Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Thursday (4th July). In Czech Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary), he received this honorary prize for his work in the film industry.
Brühl thanked in Czech, German, and English and was "deeply touched" by the accolade. According to "The Hollywood Reporter" and the film festival at X, Brühl also gushed in his speech: "This is a wonderful prize, even better than the Oscar." The audience responded with much applause and cheers.
A Photo for the Family
As "The Hollywood Reporter" further reports, Brühl joked about the name of the award being "so big that it helps me through my midlife crisis." Receiving the President's Award from the hands of the President, who has led this festival for 30 years and is responsible for making this wonderful city a temple of cinema, deeply honors me. Laughing and applause from the audience, the actor took a photo of himself on stage for his mother.
At the festival, Brühl also presented his directorial debut "Nebenan." His second directorial project is already announced. Brühl is directing a film about tennis player Gottfried von Cramm (1909-1976) titled "Break." The team is coming together again for this film, which won a total of four Oscars for "All Quiet on the Western Front" in 2023. Daniel Brühl played the supporting role of the politician Matthias Erzberger in it. Felix Kammerer (28), who starred in "All Quiet on the Western Front," takes on the lead role of Gottfried von Cramm in "Break."
- Daniel Brühl expressed his gratitude for the President's Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, as reported by both "The Hollywood Reporter" and the festival itself.
- During the award ceremony, Brühl joked about the size of the President's Award helping him through his midlife crisis, indicating that it was an honor comparable to winning an Oscar.
- At the Festival, Brühl also presented his directorial debut "Nebenan," and announced his upcoming directorial project based on the life of tennis player Gottfried von Cramm, titled "Break."
- The film "Break" features a talented cast, with Felix Kammerer (28) taking on the lead role of Gottfried von Cramm, and Daniel Brühl reprising his role from "All Quiet on the Western Front," where he played the politician Matthias Erzberger.
- In 2023, "All Quiet on the Western Front" won a total of four Oscars, and Brühl's performance in the film was recognized with a notable role.
