In the same year he was engaged by Joseph Vilsmaier, at the suggestion of An-Dorte Braker, for the main role of Harry Frommeman in "Comedian Harmonists". Then he worked in front of the camera for Thomas Berger in "Dicke Freunde". In autumn 1997 he was awarded the Golden Lion and the Bavarian Film Award in quick succession. In 1998 he again received the Bavarian Film Award and after that the German Film Award. This was followed by the cinema films "Viehjud Levi" (R: Didi Danquart), "Grüne Wüste" (R: Anno Saul) and "Beresina oder die letzten Tage der Schweiz" (R: Daniel Schmid). In the year 2000 Ulrich Noethen appeared before the camera for the productions of "Bonhoeffer - Die letzte Stunde" (R: Eric Till), "Heirate mir!" (R: Douglas Wolfsperger), "Gripsholm" (R: Xavier Koller) and "Vera Brühne" (2001, R: Hark Bohm). The successful comedy "Das Sams" followed in 2001 and in 2002 "Francisca" (R: Eva Lopez Sanchez). In spring 2002 he was again awarded the Bavarian Film Award. He now lives in Berlin.