It screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where the film 's cinematographer won a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography . It received the German Film Award in six categories , including Best Feature Film . It was selected for the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards . However , it lost out to '' Labyrinth of Lies '' , after it was disqualified by the Academy because of its high percentage of English dialogue . In 2017 , Laia Costa was nominated for an '' EE Rising Star Award '' for her performance in the film at the 70th British Academy Film Awards
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Victoria (2015 film)