Prijzen
- winnaar
- nominatie
German Film Awards
- 1956 - Above-average Full-length Cultural Film
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1956 - Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Grzimek (Golden Bear (Documentaries))
- 1956 - Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Grzimek (Big Gold Medal (Audience award))
- 1956 - Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Grzimek (Golden Bear for Best Film)