In 2017 , his film '' In the Fade '' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival . At Cannes that year , Diane Kruger won the Best Actress award . The film was subsequently selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards , making the December shortlist . '' In the Fade '' won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film . In 2006 , Akin expressed protest towards the George W. Bush administration when he wore a shirt on set with the letters " BUSH " , with a swastika in place of the letter " S " . Subsequently , someone filed a complaint and Akin was investigated by German police . Akin defended the shirt as " more than mere provocation " and emphasized :
2017 Cannes Film Festival
2017 Cannes Film Festival
Fatih Akin