German Film Awards nominees have been announced. The awards known as the Lolas, are now given by an "academy," having given up the controversial "award jury" format.Perfume: The Story of a Murder and Four Minutes each received eight nominations including best picture and director.
Four Minutes is the story of an piano teacher who trains a prisoner at a women's penitentiary. The film was a critical success but only brought in $1.7 million at the box office. In contrast Perfume brought in $52 million.
Winners of the 57th German Film Awards will be announced May 4 in a galaceremony at Palais am Funkturm in Berlin.
The Lolas come with a €3 million award and are the biggest symbol of the German government's support of film and culture.
