Bavarian TV Awards

Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Special prize: €20,000).

2021

 * Michaela May, Honorary Award of the Bavarian Prime Minister
 * Thomas Heise and Claas Meyer-Heuer in the information category for The Power of the Clans
 * Daniel Harrich in the information category for the documentary Spur des Terrors
 * Karoline Schuch Best Actress for her role in The Secret of the Dead Forest
 * Rainer Bock Best Actor for his roles in Der Überläufer and Das Boot 2
 * Franziska Schlotterer in the category Directing for Totgeschwiegen
 * Bernd Lange (director) for screenplay Tatort: In der Familie und Der Überläufer
 * Felix Cramer in the Camera category for Oktoberfest 1900
 * Carolin Kebekus and Shary Reeves in the entertainment category for Brennpunkt Racism
 * Nora Kauven in the entertainment category for Showtime of my Life – Stars Against Cancer
 * Cristina Trebbi and Jobst Knigge in the culture and education category for The world at a distance – journey through a special year
 * Max Uthoff and Claus von Wagner Special Prize (undated) for Die Anstalt
 * Klaus Steinbacher Young Talent Award for Oktoberfest 1900

2020

 * Carolin Reiber, Honorary Award of the Bavarian Prime Minister
 * Aylin Tezel, Best Actress for her role in The Singing Butchers Society
 * Felix Klare, Best Actor for his role in Because you belong to me
 * Katrin Bühlig, for her screenplay Because you belong to me
 * Emma Bading, young talent award for her acting performance in the ARD Movie Play
 * Thilo Mischke in the information category for his ProSieben report Germans on the ISIS front
 * ZDF for finally a widower
 * Christian Klandt for We are now as the best youth series (RTL2)
 * BR cooking show Landfrauenküche in the entertainment category
 * Sebastian Pufpaff for Pufpaff's Happy Hour in the entertainment category (ZDF)
 * Maxine Brückner and Florian Hartung in the culture and education section for childhood under the swastika – 80 years of World War II (VOX)
 * Jonas Nay and David Grabowski for Best Score at The Singing Butchers Club
 * Friedrich Scherer and Winfried Laasch for One Day in Auschwitz (ZDF)

2019

 * Elmar Wepper and Fritz Wepper, honorary award of the Bavarian Prime Minister
 * Natalie Spinell Young Talent Award for Servus Baby
 * Anna Schudt Best Actress for Departure to Freedom
 * Jan Josef Liefers Best Actor for Arthur's Law
 * Axel Brüggemann, Culture and education, for moderating the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth
 * Sonja Rom, Camera, for Decomposed – A case for Dr. Abel
 * Maren Kroymann, Entertainment
 * Ulf Röller, Foreign correspondent
 * Holger Karsten Schmidt Screenplay for Gladbeck
 * Gero von Boehm Producer and Director for Exodus? – A History of the Jews in Europe
 * Mark Monheim and Max Eipp Director for Everything Isy
 * Astrid Quentell Producer for The Teacher
 * Das Boot, Special Prize

2018

 * Hape Kerkeling, honorary award of the Bavarian Prime Minister
 * Julia Jentsch, best actress in the TV film / series and series category for her role in Das Verschicken (ARD)
 * Maximilian Brückner, best actor in the TV film / series and series category for his role in Hindafing (BR)
 * Neuesuper GmbH by Simon Amberger, Korbinian Dufter and Rafael Parente, Young Talent Award
 * Stefanie Albrecht as an author and reporter for twisting facts and fake news: Undercover in alternative media (RTL)
 * Stephan Lamby as a journalist for his political documentaries Nervous Republic, The duel – Merkel against Schulz and Bimbes – The black coffers of Helmut Kohl (all ARD)
 * Claudia Garde in the category television films / series and series as director of the television films Eine Gute Mutter (ARD) and Das Nebelhaus (SAT1)
 * Christian Schwochow as director of the series Bad Banks (ZDF)
 * Robert Löhr as best screenwriter for the series Das Institut (BR, NDR, WDR, Puls, ARD Alpha)
 * Thomas Hermanns in the entertainment category as moderator of the entertainment program 25 years of nonsense Comedy Club (Sky)
 * Mark Land as Executive Producer of the entertainment program Ninja Warrior Germany (RTL / Norddeich.TV)
 * Daniel Harting, Amai Haukamp and Anne Morgan in the culture and education category as authors of the report Mann oder Frau? – Living in the Wrong Body (VOX)
 * Babylon Berlin (Sky, ARD DEGETO), special price

2017

 * Gerhard Polt, honorary award of the Bavarian Prime Minister, he is an expert on the character of the Bavarians
 * Sonja Gerhardt, Best Actress in the categories TV Movies / Series and Series for her roles in Jack the Ripper – A woman hunts a murderer (Sat.1) and Ku'damm 56 (ZDF)
 * Devid Striesow, Best Actor in the TV Movies / Series and Series categories for his roles in Das weiße Kaninchen (ARD) und Luther and I (ARD)
 * Katrin Nemec, young talent award as an author for her graduation film About Loving and Dying as a film student
 * Arndt Ginzel and Marcus Weller as authors and reporters of the article Exclusiv im Erste: Spiel im Schatten – Putin's undeclared war against the West (ARD)
 * Felix von der Laden, as presenter of Like or Dislike: YouTuber Dner in the US Election Campaign (ZDF)
 * Christian Becker, as producer of the film Winnetou (RTL)
 * Christian Schwochow as director of the television film NSU German History X: The Perpetrators of the ARD trilogy NSU German History X
 * Daniela Knapp, as camerawoman of the TV film Luther and I (ARD)
 * Martin Eigler, Sönke Lars Neuwohner and Sven S. Poser, as authors of the TV series Morgen hör ich auf (ZDF)
 * Matthew Kowalski, as executive producer of the entertainment program: The Voice of Germany (season 6) (ProSieben/SAT.1)
 * Carmen Butta and Gabriele Riedle, as authors of the documentary The Secret Revolution – Women in Saudi Arabia (ZDF)
 * Lars Friedrich, as the author and director of the documentary Melancholy and Lightness. Dietl's Journey (BR)

2016

 * Senta Berger, honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister for outstanding achievements in German television
 * Tobias Krell, Young Talent Award as a reporter in the documentary Checker Tobi Extra – Why so many people flee (BR/ARD/KIKA)
 * Nina Kunzendorf, as best actress in the categories television films / series and series for her role in Nacht der Angst (ZDF)
 * Martin Brambach, as best actor in the categories television films / series and series for his roles in Fatal News (NDR/ARD), Unter Verdacht: A Judge (ARTE) and Tatort: In One Shot (MDR/ARD)
 * Antonia Rados, as author of the reportage Nachtjournal-special: The IS-Connection (RTL)
 * Güner Yasemin Balcı, as author and director of the documentary Der Jungfrauenwahn (ZDF/ARTE)
 * Ralf Husmann and Peter Güde, as authors of the film Beware of People (WDR/ARD)
 * Richard Huber (director), as director of the television film Two Lives, One Hope (SAT.1) and the TV series Club der roten Bänder (VOX)
 * Bantry Bay Productions Gerda Müller and Jan Kromschröder, as producers of the television series Club der roten Bänder (VOX)
 * Olli Dittrich, as author and actor of Schorsch Aigner – The man who was Franz Beckenbauer (ARD)
 * Sky sports department, represented by sports director Roman Steuer and commentator Wolf-Christoph Fuss, for the Sky Bundesliga conference – the original (Sky)
 * Dietmar Klumpp, as author and director of the report: Fight for peace in the Congo – the largest UN mission in the world (life adventure) (Kabel eins)
 * Mike Conway, as author and director of the documentary Nobody is allowed to know – Corinne and her secret (ZDF)

2015

 * Jörg Armbruster, honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister for outstanding achievements in German television
 * Mala Emde, Young Talent Award for her role as Anne Frank in My Daughter Anne Frank (ARD/HR/RBB/WDR)
 * Gabriela Sperl, Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Special prize as producer of the three-part series Tannbach (ZDF)
 * Angela Andersen and Claus Kleber, as authors of the two-part documentary Hunger! Thirst! (ZDF)
 * Philipp Kadelbach, as best director in the category television films / series and series for Naked Among Wolves (ARD/MDR)
 * Ferdinand von Schirach and André Georgi, for achievements as a book author and as a screenwriter of the story and the film Volksfest (ZDF)
 * Helene Fischer, for The Helene Fischer Show 2014 (ZDF)
 * Mario Barth, for Mario Barth reveals! (RTL)
 * Patrick Hörl, as director and producer of the documentary Fukushima – Nothing is as it was (BR)
 * Eckhart Querner, as author of the documentary Der Sänger Christian Gerhaher (BR)
 * Andrea Mocellin and Thomas Muggenthaler, as authors of the documentary Crime Love – by Polish forced laborers and German women (BR)
 * Felicitas Woll, as best actress in the categories television films / series and series for her role in The Disobedience (Sat.1)
 * Matthias Brandt, as best actor in the categories television films / series and series for his role in A Faithful Husband (ARD / HR)

2014

 * Otto Waalkes, honorary award of the Bavarian Prime Minister for his life's work
 * Julia Koschitz, Best Actress in the TV Film category for her role in Take Care of Him! (ZDF)
 * Kai Wiesinger, best actor in the TV film category for his role in the docudrama The Resignation (Sat.1)
 * Gisela Schneeberger, Best Actress in the Series and Series category for her role in The Spin Cycle (BR)
 * Alexander Held, best actor in the series and series category for his role in Munich Murder (ZDF)
 * Young talent promotion award of the LfA Förderbank Bayern for the producers Lüthje Schneider Hörl Film GbR for their television series Lerchenberg of the ZDF
 * Thomas Liesen, as author and producer in the information category for the film Live, love, forget – Alzheimer's at 40 (ARD)
 * André Schäfer, as director and producer in the information category for Willy Brandt – Memories of a Politician's Life (ARD/WDR)
 * Hilmer Rolff, as a producer in the information category for the miniseries From Spreewaldgurken to FKK – Die DDR privat (n-tv)
 * Günter Schütter, as author for the television film Polizeiruf 110: Death makes angels out of us all (ARD/BR)
 * Gero Steffen, as cameraman for the television film Tatort: Auf immer Dein (ARD/WDR)
 * Friedemann Fromm, as director of Weissensee, 2. Season (ARD)
 * Palina Rojinski, Nikeata Thompson and Howard Donald, as a jury on Got to Dance (ProSieben and Sat.1)
 * Ralf Blasius, as author and director of the documentary Terra X: Expedition Germany – A journey through 500 million years (ZDF)
 * Sylvia Griss and Franz Xaver Karl, as editors of Capriccio (BR)
 * Kai Pflaume, as host and discussion partner of the series Show me your world (ARD)

2013

 * Ruth Maria Kubitschek, honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister for her life's work
 * Nadja Uhl as best actress in the television film category for her roles in Operation Sugar (ARD/WDR, BR) and The Tower (ARD/MDR, BR, NDR, WDR, SWR, RBB)
 * Robert Atzorn as best actor in the television film category for his role in The Case of Jakob von Metzler (ZDF)
 * Caroline Peters as best actress in the series and series category for her role in Mord mit Aussicht – The Venus of Hengasch (ARD)
 * Charly Hübner as best actor in the series and series category for his role in Polizeiruf 110 – Fischerkrieg (ARD/NDR)
 * Alicia von Rittberg: Young Talent Award of the LfA Förderbank Bayern for her performance as an actress in And all have been silent (ZDF)
 * Katharina Schüttler, Miriam Stein, Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling and Ludwig Trepte: Special prize for the ensemble of actors in Generation War (ZDF)
 * Guido Knopp as head of the Weltenbrand series (ZDF)
 * Frank Rudnick as the author of Innocent in prison – victims of justice and their fight against wrongful convictions (VOX)
 * Sebastian Dehnhardt, Manfred Oldenburg and Jobst Knigge as authors and directors of the documentary Drei Leben: Axel Springer (ARTE/ZDF)
 * Jochen Alexander Freydank for directing Und weg bist du (SAT.1)
 * Rola Bauer as producer for World Without End (SAT.1)
 * Christian Lyra and Sebastian Wehlings as Writers of Add a Friend (TNT Series)
 * Oliver Welke as moderator of the heute-show (ZDF)
 * Arne Kreutzfeldt as Executive Producer of Undercover Boss – Kamps (RTL)
 * Denis Scheck as moderator of freshly printed – new books with Denis Scheck (ARD/BR, NDR, WDR, HR)

2012

 * Udo Wachtveitl and Miroslav Nemec, honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister for their life's work
 * Anna Loos, actress, for The Teacher (ZDF)
 * Armin Rohde, actor, for going it alone (ARD/BR)
 * Anja Kling, actress, for Hannah Mangold & Lucy Palm (SAT.1)
 * Matthias Brandt, actor, for Polizeiruf 110 – Because they don't know what they do (ARD/BR)
 * Friedrich Ani and Ina Jung, screenwriters, for The Invisible Girl (ZDF/arte)
 * Maria von Heland, director, for Die Sterntaler (ARD/SWR)
 * Andreas Prochaska, director, for A Day for a Miracle (ZDF)
 * Andreas Bareiss and Sven Burgemeister, producers, for Die Rache der Wanderhure (SAT.1)
 * Monika Anthes and Edgar Verheyen, Reporter, for Das System Wiesenhof (ARD Exclusiv) ARD/SWAR
 * Peter Kloeppel, presenter and author, for September 11 – How one day changed our lives (RTL)
 * Birgit Kappel and Sabina Wolf, authors, for The economy in the sights of online criminals (ARD Exclusiv) ARD/BR
 * Monika Gruber, Comedian, for The Big Nonsense Variety Show, Monika Gruber live 2011, Grünwald Friday comedy (ProSieben/BR)
 * Sylvie van der Vaart and Daniel Hartwich, moderators, for Let's Dance (RTL)
 * Harald Lesch, Moderator, for Adventure Research: Drilling or chilling? The way to the super child (ZDF)
 * Henryk M. Broder and Hamed Abdel-Samad, moderators, for Either Broder – Die Deutschland-Safari (ARD/HR/BR/SR)
 * Young Talent Award of the LfA Förderbank Bayern for Rüdiger Heinze and Stefan Sporbert for Screams of the Forgotten (ProSieben)

2011

 * Iris Berben, honorary award of the Bavarian Prime Minister for her life's work
 * Antonia Rados, Special Prize for Middle East Reporting (RTL/n-tv)
 * Vladimir Burlakov, actor, young talent award for Marco W. – 247 days in Turkish prison (SAT.1)
 * Andreas Kuno Richter for his documentary Der Verrat. How the Stasi abused children and young people as spies (RTL/n-tv)
 * Mike Lingenfelser and Thomas Kießling, authors of The Biofuels Scandal – Climate Policy in a Dead End (BR)
 * Johannes Hano, author of the travel report China's borders (ZDF)
 * Max Färberböck, director, for sow number four. A Lower Bavaria thriller (BR)
 * Hermine Huntgeburth, director, for Neue Vahr Süd (ARD/WDR/Radio Bremen)
 * Dominik Graf, director, for Im Angesicht des Verbrechens (ARD/WDR)
 * Stefan Scheich and Robert Dannenberg, authors of Der letzte Bulle (SAT.1)
 * Ute Biernat, producer of X Factor (VOX)
 * Richard Ladkani and Volker Tittel for The Vatican – The Hidden World (ARD/BR)
 * Markus Kavka for the music documentary Number One! – Ozzy Osbourne (Cable 1)
 * Andrea Sawatzki as best actress in the TV film category for Bella Vita (ZDF neo)
 * Frederick Lau as best actor in the television film category for Neue Vahr Süd
 * Lisa Wagner (actress) as best actress in the series category for Tatort: Never be free again
 * Henning Baum as best actor in the series and series category for Der letzte Bulle

2010

 * Klaus Doldinger, honorary award of the Bavarian Prime Minister
 * Till Endemann, special prize for directing Flight into the Night – the Accident at Überlingen (ARD)
 * Jörg Wontorra for one-two (Sport1)
 * Peter Mezger for foreign reporting from Iran (BR/ARD)
 * Düzen Tekkal and Jan Rasmus for Extra Special: Fear of the new neighbors (RTL)
 * Niki Stein for writing and directing Until Nothing Remains (ARD/SWR)
 * Carolin Hecht for the book Alone among students (Sat.1)
 * Nina Gummich, Young Talent Award for her role in Alone Among Pupils
 * Stefan Raab as initiator and jury president for Our Star for Oslo (ProSieben/ARD)
 * Uta von Borries and Stephan Rebelein for 37 degrees – life on the smallest foot (ZDF)
 * Thomas Kufus and Volker Heise for 24h Berlin – A day in the life (ARTE/RBB)
 * Senta Berger as best actress in the television film category for her role in the film Frau Böhm says no (WDR/ARD)
 * Herbert Knaup for best actor in the television film category for his role in the film Thanksgiving
 * Annette Frier as best actress in the series and series category for her role in the series Danni Lowinski (Sat.1)
 * Florian Martens as best actor in the series and serials category for his role in the crime series Ein starkes Team (ZDF)

2009

 * Christoph Süß, Presenter of quer [Across] (ARD/BR)
 * Richard C. Schneider, Correspondent of Bayerischer Rundfunk, for Tage des Schreckens [Days of fear] (ARD/BR)
 * Roland Suso Richter, Special award for Mogadischu (ARD/BR and SWR)
 * Julia von Heinz, Nachwuchsförderpreis (Youth Award) for screenplay and director of Standesgemäß [According to social status] (ARD/BR und SWR)
 * Matti Bauer, writer and director of Domspatzen (arte/BR)
 * Falko Korth and Thomas Riedel as writers and directors of the documentary Freiheit! Das Ende der DDR [Freedom! The end of the German Democratic Republic] (Sat.1)
 * Silke Zertz, writer of Wir sind das Volk [We are the people] (Sat.1)
 * Bora Dağtekin for Doctor's Diary (RTL)
 * Walter Moers for Die drei Bärchen und der blöde Wolf [The three little bears and the big daft wolf] (ARD/WDR)
 * Christian Rach for Rach, der Restaurant-Tester [Rach, the restaurant reviewer] (RTL)
 * Dr. Petra Lidschreiber for Ein Jude der Deutschland liebte [A Jew who loved Germany] (ARD/rbb)
 * Anja Kling as best actress in the category television film for Wir sind das Volk [We are the people] (Sat.1)
 * Ken Duken as best actor in the category television film for A Long Way Home (2008 film) (ARD/SWR)
 * Diana Amft as best actress in the category series for Doctor's Diary (RTL)
 * Manfred Zapatka as best actor in the category series for KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst [Permanent criminal investigation service] (ZDF)
 * Christiane Hörbiger, Bavarian Prime Minister's award for Der Besuch der alten Dame [The visit of the old Lady] (ARD), Zwei Ärzte sind einer zu viel [Two doctors are one more than needed] (ZDF) and for lifetime achievement

2008

 * Katharina Wackernagel as Best Actress in the television film category for Contergan (film) (ARD) and Mein Mörder kommt zurück [My murderer returns] (ZDF)
 * Edgar Selge as Best Actor in the television film category for Angsthasen [Scaredy-cats] (BR/ARD)
 * Alexandra Neldel as Best Actress in the series category for Unschuldig [Innocent] (ProSieben)
 * Axel Milberg as Best Actor in the series category for Doktor Martin (ZDF)
 * Karsten Scheuren as writer and director of Galileo Special Grab in eisigen Höhen – Bergung aus der Todeszone [A grave in icy heights – rescue from the zone of death] (ProSieben)
 * Thomas Präkelt as writer and producer of Der Arbeitsbeschaffer [The job-finder] (RTL)
 * Wolf von Lojewski as writer and director of Meine Heimat, Deine Heimat – mit Wolf von Lojewski durch Ostpreußen [My homeland, your homeland – through East Prussia with Wolf von Lojewski] (ZDF)
 * Hermine Huntgeburth for directing  [Hellion] (WDR/NDR/Arte/ARD)
 * Detlef Michel as writer of Eine folgenschwere Affäre [An affair with consequences] (ZDF)
 * Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka for Fröhliche Weihnachten! – mit Wolfgang & Anneliese [Merry Christmas with Wolfgang & Anneliese] (Sat.1)
 * Hape Kerkeling for Kerkeling liest – Ich bin dann mal weg [Kerkeling reads – So I'm gone now] (RTL)
 * Thomas Weidenbach and Shi Ming as writers, directors, and producers of Chinas Größenwahn am Yangtse [China's megalomania on the Yangtze] (arte/ARD)
 * Janina Stopper, Nachwuchsförderpreis (Youth Award) for her supporting role as Mother Anne Kempf in the Tatort episode Kleine Herzen [Little Hearts] (ARD)
 * Dieter Kronzucker, Bavarian Prime Minister's award
 * Trixter Film GmbH Michael Coldewey and Simone Kraus, special award for the development and implementation of virtual characters in the film The Secret of Loch Ness (Sat.1)

2007

 * Rosemarie Fendel as Best Actress for Das zweite Leben [Second Life] (BR/ARD)
 * Friedrich von Thun as Best Actor for Helen, Fred und Ted (ARD – BR as coproducer)
 * Saskia Vester as Best Actress for KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst (ZDF)
 * Christian Ulmen as Best Actor for Dr. Psycho (ProSieben)
 * Rosalie Thomass Nachwuchsförderpreis (Youth Award) for her theatrical performances in (among others) Polizeiruf 110:  (ARD)
 * Friedemann Fromm for directing, among others, the Tatort episode "Außer Gefecht" [Incapacitated] (BR/ARD)
 * Juliane Schuler for the long-term documentary film Marcel – Ein Kämpchen, das wär' schön (BR/ARD)
 * Cordula Stratmann in the Comedy category for Schillerstraße [Schiller Street] (Sat.1)
 * Daniel Speck for his screenplay for Kiss me Kismet [My crazy Turkish wedding] (ProSieben)
 * Holly Fink for cinematography in the miniseries Die Flucht [March of Millions] (ARD)
 * Richard Gress, special award for his documentary about the Surma people in Ethiopia: Voxtours: Reise zu den letzten Gladiatoren [Voxtours: journey to the last gladiators] (VOX)
 * Ralf Benkö for his reportage about astronaut Thomas Reiter Ein Deutscher im All (RTL)
 * Manfred Oldenburg for his sports documentary Das verflixte dritte Tor – Wembley '66 – Die wahre Geschichte [That damn third goal – Wembley '66 – The true story] (ZDF)
 * Bayerischer Rundfunk, special award for the charity event Sternstunden [Magic Moments]
 * Frank Elstner, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

2006

 * Heike Makatsch as actress in the area of television plays for Margarete Steiff (film)
 * Matthias Brandt as actor in the area of television plays for In Sachen Kaminski [Concerning Kaminski]
 * Jutta Speidel as best actress in a serial for Um Himmels Willen [For Heaven's sake]
 * Fritz Wepper as best actor in a serial for Um Himmels Willen
 * Felicitas Woll Youth Award for her performance in the TV film Dresden
 * Beate Langmaack for a screenplay of Polizeiruf 110 episode Vorwärts wie rückwärts [Forwards like backwards]
 * Frank Plasberg in the field of information for his moderation of the political program Hart aber fair [Hard but fair]
 * Matti Geschonneck for directing the television films The News (2005 film) and 
 * Frank-Markus Barwasser (also known as Erwin Pelzig) and the BR show Aufgemerkt! Pelzig unterhält sich [Attention! Pelzig chats] in the field of entertainment
 * Nico Hofmann, special award for Dresden, The Airlift [The Airlift] and Storm Tide (2006 film) [Storm Tide]
 * Joachim Lang for the children's show Tigerenten Club (ARD)
 * Klaus Feichtenberger for book and direction of ZDF series Expedition – der Kontinent [Expedition – the continent]
 * Lisa Eder and Thomas Wartmann for book and direction of the documentary Jenseits von Samarkand – eine usbekische Liebesgeschichte [Beyond Samarkand – an Usbek love story] (SWR/arte)
 * Jürgen Ast and Daniel Ast for the documentary Abrechnung mit Stalin – das Jahr 1956 [Settling the score with Stalin – the year 1956] (Arte/RBB)
 * Jens Kemper and Mark Brauckmann for the RTL documentary Mein Chef der Bundeskanzler – Ludwig Erhard aus der Nähe und in Farbe [My boss the chancellor – Ludwig Erhard close-ups in colour]
 * Hannelore Elsner, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

2005

 * Ulrike Kriener for her performance as an actress in Kommissarin Lucas – Vergangene Sünden [Commissioner Lucas – Sins of the past] and Kommissarin Lucas – Vertrauen bis zuletzt [Trust until the end] (ZDF)
 * Ulrich Mühe und Gregor Edelmann for the script and acting performance in Der letzte Zeuge (ZDF)
 * Heike Richter-Karst for producing of the Polizeiruf 110 episodes "Winterende" [End of the winter] and "Dumm wie Brot" [Thick as a brick] (NDR/ARD)
 * Franz Xaver Bogner for book and direction of the series München 7 (BR)
 * Christoph Maria Herbst for his acting performance in the entertainment series Stromberg (Pro7)
 * Isabel Kleefeld for directing the television film Das Gespenst von Canterville [The ghost of Canterville] (Sat.1)
 * Bastian Pastewka for his performance as an actor in the broadcast Ohne Worte [Wordless] (RTL)
 * Sebastian Koch for his acting performance in the television film Speer und Er Speer and Him (WDR/NDR/BR/ARD/ORF)
 * Andrea Morgenthaler for the documentary Joseph Goebbels (SWR/WDR/ARD)
 * Dan Setton and Helmar Büchel for directing the report In Gottes Namen – Die Rekruten des Heiligen Krieges [In the name of God – the recruits of the Holy War] (Spiegel TV/RTL)
 * Theo Koll for presenting the broadcast Frontal 21 (ZDF), as a proxy for the entire editorial staff
 * Rainer Kaufmann for directing the television films Queen of Cherries (ZDF) and Marias letzte Reise [Maria's last journey] (BR/ARD)
 * Evita Bauer for book and direction of Lena Christ – Heimat und Sehnsucht [Lena Christ – homeland and longing] (BR)
 * Monica Bleibtreu, Nina Kunzendorf and Michael Fitz, special award for their acting performances in the television film Marias letzte Reise (BR/ARD)
 * Joachim Fuchsberger, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

2004

 * Kaspar Heidelbach and Götz Weidner for the television film A Light in Dark Places [Das Wunder von Lengede] (Sat.1)
 * Axel Stäck for the script of the television film Prince Charming (2003 film) (ProSieben)
 * Dagmar Manzel for the television film Leben wäre schön [Life would be nice] (BR/ARD)
 * Veronica Ferres for the television films Annas Heimkehr [Anna's returning home] (BR/ARD), Für immer verloren [Lost forever] (Sat.1) and Stärker als der Tod [Stronger than death] (ZDF)
 * Tobias Moretti for the television film Swabian Children (film) (BR/SWR/ARD/Arte/ORF/SF DRS)
 * Wolfgang Stumph for the TV series Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall [Stubbe – From case to case] (ZDF)
 * Marc Conrad and Friedrich Wildfeuer for the TV series Abschnitt 40 (RTL)
 * Heidi Umbreit and Bernd Umbreit for the documentary "Sam und Tim – geboren an der Grenze des Lebens" [Sam and Tim – born at the edge of life] from the series Menschen hautnah [Close to people] (WDR/ARD)
 * Meinhard Prill for the episode "Von Himmel und Erde – Alltag im Kloster Landshut-Seligenthal" [On Heaven and Earth – Life in the Landshut-Seligenthal monastery] from the series Irgendwo in Bayern [Somewhere in Bavaria] (BFS) and "Kulisse für alle Zeiten – der Stadtplatz von Eggenfelden" [A scenery for eternity – the town square of Eggenfelden] from the program series Unter unserem Himmel [Under our skies] (BFS)
 * Dominique Klughammer for the film Jung, erfolgreich – arbeitslos [Young, successful… unemployed] from the program series 37° (ZDF)
 * Danuta Harrich-Zandberg and Walter Harrich for the documentary Der Contergan-Skandal [The contergan row] (NDR/ARD)
 * Hape Kerkeling for the entertainment program Die 70er Show [The 70's show] (RTL)
 * Artem Demenok and Andreas Christoph Schmidt, special award for the documentary Helden ohne Ruhm – der 17. Juni 1953 [Heroes without glory – 17 June 1953] (RBB/ARD/Arte)
 * Ruth Drexel, Special award for lifetime achievement
 * Harry Valérien Bavarian Prime Minister's award

2003

 * Anke Engelke and Olli Dittrich for Blind Date – Taxi nach Schweinau (ZDF)
 * Götz George and Klaus J. Behrendt for Mein Vater [My father] (WDR/ARD)
 * Matti Geschonneck for Die Mutter [The mother] (WDR/ARD)
 * Hannelore Hoger for the Bella Block episode "Tödliche Nähe" [Fatal closeness] (ZDF)
 * Maybrit Illner for the Berlin Mitte political magazine (ZDF)
 * Rebecca Immanuel and Christoph M. Ohrt for the Edel & Starck series (Sat.1)
 * Max Thomas Mehr for the screenplay of "Sebnitz – die perfekte Story" [Sebnitz – the perfect story] from the series Ein Tag mit Folgen [A day with consequences] (arte)
 * Jan Mojto for producing Napoléon (ZDF)
 * Jochen Richter for Landschaften der Erde [Landscapes of the Earth] (BR/ARD)
 * Anneke Kim Sarnau for Final Hope (NDR/ARD)
 * Britta Stöckle for the screenplay for Geht nicht, gibt’s nicht [lit.: 'It won't work', doesn't work.] (ZDF)
 * Hilmar Thate for Operation Rubikon (ProSieben)
 * Willi Weitzel for Willi will's wissen (BR/WDR/KI.KA)
 * Andre Zalbertus and Peter Kloeppel for Kanzler, Krisen, Koalitionen [Chancellors, crises, coalitions] (RTL)
 * Special award for Horst Tappert in Derrick (ZDF)
 * Special award for the editors of 50 years of Tagesschau (ARD)
 * Helmut Dietl, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

2002

 * Pablo Bach and Jens Klüber for Revenge of the Rats (ProSieben)
 * Heinz Baumann for Adelheid und ihre Mörder (NDR/ARD)
 * Rainer Berg and Peter Keglevic for Dance with the Devil (2001 film) (Sat.1)
 * Monica Bleibtreu, Veronica Ferres, Jürgen Hentsch, Sebastian Koch, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Sophie Rois for Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman [The Mann family – a novel of the century]
 * Peter Dudzik for reporting from the Middle East (BR/ARD)
 * Gisela Graichen as the author of the archaeology series Schliemanns Erben Schliemann's heirs (ZDF)
 * Mariele Millowitsch for the serie Nikola (RTL)
 * Jens Niehuss for "Einsatz für den Flugzeugträger: Leben auf der USS-Roosevelt" [A mission for the aircraft carrier: Life on USS Roosevelt] (ProSieben)
 * Werner Reuß as editorial chief of BR-alpha
 * Charlotte Roche for Fast Forward (VIVA)
 * Jens Schanze and Börres Weiffenbach for the documentary Otzenrather Sprung [The Otzenrath jump] (ZDF/3Sat)
 * Dieter Thoma and Volker Weicker for Skispringen: Vierschanzentournee [Ski jumping: Four Hills Tournament] (RTL)
 * Special award for Heinrich Breloer and Horst Königstein in Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman
 * Vicco von Bülow, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

2001

 * Aiman Abdallah and Susanne Wiesner for the popular science series Galileo (ProSieben)
 * Hans-Christoph Blumenberg and Ulrich Lenze for the television film Deutschlandspiel [The Germany Game] (ZDF/Arte)
 * Sebastian Dehnhardt, Christian Frey and Meinhard Prill for Die Vertriebenen – Hitlers letzte Opfer [The displaced – Hitler's last victims] (MDR/NDR/ARD)
 * Heino Ferch and Roland Suso Richter for the television film The Tunnel (Sat.1)
 * Vivian Naefe, Miroslav Nemec and Udo Wachtveitl for Tatort (BR/ARD)
 * Christiane Hörbiger for the soap Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau [Julia – an extraordinary lady] (SR/ARD/ORF)
 * Christian Jeltsch for Einer geht noch [One for the road!] (BR/SWR/arte) und Rote Glut [Red heat] (ZDF/Arte)
 * Peter Schönhofer and Thomas Grimm for Faust – der Tragödie erster und zweiter Teil Faust– acts 1 and 2 (ZDF/Arte/3sat/ZDF-Theaterkanal)
 * Sandra Maischberger for her political talk show Maischberger (n-tv)
 * Gert Scobel for Kulturzeit [Culture time] (3sat)
 * Michael Mandlik for reporting from Rome and Vatican City (BR/ARD)
 * Günther Jauch, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

2000

 * Martina Gedeck for acting performance in Deine besten Jahre [Your best years] (Arte/ZDF)
 * Bernd Grote for the series 2000 Jahre Christentum [2000 years of Christendom]
 * Bernadette Heerwagen for Der Schandfleck [The eyesore]
 * Hans-Hermann Hertle and Gunther Scholz as directors of Als die Mauer fiel. 50 Stunden, die die Welt veränderten [When the Berlin Wall fell. 50 hours that changed the world] (SFB)
 * Janusch Kozminski and Richard Chaim Schneider as producer of Wir sind da! – Juden in Deutschland nach 1945 [We're there! Jews in Germany after 1945] (WDR/BR)
 * Jan-Josef Liefers for directing and acting performance in Jack’s Baby
 * Peter Lohmeyer for acting performance in Der Elefant in meinem Bett [The elephant in my bed]
 * Hans Werner Meyer for acting performance in Und morgen geht die Sonne wieder auf [And tomorrow the sun will rise again] and Die Cleveren [The smart ones] (RTL)
 * Christine Neubauer for acting performance in Frische Ware [Fresh goods] (BR)
 * Elmar Paulke for the documentary Boris Becker – I did it my way (DSF)
 * Julian Pölsler, Hans-Michael Rehberg and Bernadette Heerwagen, special award for directing Der Schandfleck (BR/ARD)
 * Antje Schmidt for the TV films Und morgen geht die Sonne wieder auf (RTL) and Der Elefant in meinem Bett (ProSieben)
 * Hartmut Schoen for the TV film Waiting Means Death (ZDF)
 * Walter Flemmer, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1999

 * Bayerischer Rundfunk for the ARD network reporting on the Kosovo War (Dr. Gerhard Fuchs and Sigmund Gottlieb as proxies)
 * Thomas Berger and Barbara Jago for the script to Busenfreunde 2 – Alles wird gut [Bosom Buddies 2 – It's going to be alright]
 * Suzanne von Borsody for Days of Darkness (1999 film) (WDR) and Die Mörderin [The murderess] (ZDF)
 * Axel Engstfeld for Im Bannkreis des Nordens – Labyrinth des Todes [Under the spell of the North – Labyrinth of death]
 * Oliver Hirschbiegel for Todfeinde – Die falsche Entscheidung [Sworn enemies – The wrong decision]
 * Dariusz Jablonski for Der Fotograf [The photographer]
 * Kathi Leitner für Einmal leben [Living for once]
 * Jan Peter for the episode "Drei Tage im August" [Three days in August] from the History series (ZDF)
 * Dieter Pfaff for the episode "Sperling und der brennende Arm" [Sperling and the burning arm] from the Sperling police series
 * Harald Schmidt for Die Harald Schmidt Show (Sat.1)
 * Dror Zahavi for the episode "Die Todfreundin" [lit: the deadly girlfriend] from the series Doppelter Einsatz
 * Jo Baier, special award for the television play Der Laden [The store] after the novel by Erwin Strittmatter
 * Thomas Gottschalk, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1998

 * Friedhelm Brebeck for his reports on the various crises in the former Yugoslavia
 * Karoline Eichhorn for the TV film Daybreak (1998 film)
 * Heiner Gatzemaier, Ingeborg Jacobs and Hartmut Seifert for the documentary series OP – Schicksale im Klinikum [OP – Fate and fortunate in the clinic]
 * Hans Grimmelmann for the TV film Blind Date – Flirt mit Folgen [Blind Date – a fateful flirt]
 * Paul Hengge for the TV film Das Urteil (1997 film) [The verdict]
 * Günther Jauch and Marcel Reif for presenting the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League semi finals football game Real Madrid C.F. vs Borussia Dortmund
 * Heiner Lauterbach for the TV films The Scorpion (1997 film) and Opernball [Opera Ball]
 * Klaus Löwitsch for the TV film Das Urteil (1997 film) [The verdict]
 * Franka Potente for the TV film Opernball [Opera Ball]
 * Roland Suso Richter for the TV film The Bubi Scholz Story
 * Nina Steinhauser for Tötet die Hure – Der Fall Maria Stuart [Kill the whore – the case of Mary, Queen of Scots]
 * Dominik Graf special award for the TV films The Scorpion (1997 film), Dr. Knock and Das Wispern im Berg der Dinge [The whispering inside the mountain of things]
 * Peter Ustinov, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1997

 * Percy Adlon for directing Hotel Adlon (BR/Arte)
 * Heinrich Breloer special award for the TV film Death Game (1997 film)
 * Markus Fischötter and Andre Zalbertus for Einmal Hölle und zurück [Return ticket to hell]
 * Evelyn Hamann for acting performance in Adelheid und ihre Mörder (ARD)
 * Corinna Harfouch for acting performance in Der Ausbruch [The prison break] and Gefährliche Freundin [Dangerous girlfriend]
 * Guido Knopp for the documentary series Hitlers Helfer [Hitler's helpers] (ZDF)
 * Antje-Katrin Kühnemann for presenting the medical series Die Sprechstunde [The consultation] (BR)
 * Rainer Laux for editing Leben im Ghetto [Life in the Ghetto]
 * Ulrich Noethen for acting performance in Der Ausbruch [The prison break] and Busenfreunde [Bosom buddies]
 * Johannes Reben as the author of Bruder Esel [Brother Donkey]
 * Gernot Roll as cinematographer for Refuge (Unter die Haut) and A Girl Called Rosemary
 * Christoph Waltz for acting performance in You Are Not Alone: The Roy Black Story
 * Peter Welz for Viel Spaß mit meiner Frau [Have fun with my wife]
 * Eduard Zimmermann, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1996

 * Mario Adorf, Günter Strack and Heinz Hoenig for the TV film The Shadow Man (miniseries) (ZDF)
 * Jo Baier for the comedy Der schönste Tag im Leben [The best day in your life] (ZDF)
 * Monika Baumgartner, Bettina Kupfer and Kathrin Waligura for the TV films Sau sticht [lit. (the) sow jabs], Das Wunschkind, Für alle Fälle Stefanie (ZDF)
 * Michael von Dessauer for the series Welt der Wunder [World of Miracles] (Pro Sieben)
 * Andrzej Falber and Ekkehard Kuhn for the documentary film Schlesien – Brücke in Europa Silesia – a bridge in Europe (ZDF)
 * Christel Hinrichsen for the documentary series Lebenslinien [Life lines] (BR)
 * Nico Hofmann for directing the action series The Sandman (1995 film) (RTL2)
 * Peter Kloeppel for the news series RTL aktuell (RTL)
 * Siegfried Lowitz, special award for acting performance
 * Erni Singerl, special award for acting performance
 * Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1995

 * Gerd Anthoff for acting performance in Über Kreuz (BR/ARD)
 * Wolf Bachofner, Karl Markovics and Tobias Moretti for the police series Inspector Rex (Sat.1)
 * Reinhold Beckmann for the football magazine Ran – Sat.1 Bundesliga (Sat.1)
 * Cornelia Froboess for acting performance in Judgment Day (1994 film) (RTL)
 * Martina Gedeck for acting performance in Hölleisengretl (ZDF)
 * Max Grießer, Thomas Hackenberg, April Hailer, Geert Müller-Gerbes and Lutz Reichart for the series Wie bitte? [Excuse me?] (RTL)
 * Armin Maiwald for the episode "Nachkriegsmaus" [Post-war Mouse] from the children's series Die Sendung mit der Maus (WDR/ARD)
 * Imo Moskowicz for directing Über Kreuz [Across] (BR/ARD)
 * Christian Rischert for the portrait of the city of Vienna, Wiener Lust [Viennese lust] (BR/ARD)
 * Andreas Christoph Schmidt for the documentary film Festung Berlin – Der Untergang der Reichshauptstadt [Fortress Berlin – The downfall of the Reich's capital] (SFB/ARD)
 * Oliver Storz, special award for the television film Three Days in April (SDR/ARD/Arte)
 * Uschi Glas, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1994

 * Wigald Boning, Olli Dittrich, Stefan Jürgens, Mirco Nontschew, Tanja Schumann, Esther Schweins and Hugo Egon Balder as of the comedy show RTL Samstag Nacht (RTL)
 * Joachim Bublath for the series Abenteuer Forschung [The adventure of research] and Die knoff-hoff Show [The 'knoff-hoff' show (a pun on the English "know-how")] (ZDF)
 * Max Färberböck for the TV films Einer zahlt immer [There's always one who's got to pay] and Bella Block (ZDF)
 * Wolf Gaudlitz for the documentary Gezählte Tage [Numbered days] (Radio Bremen/ARD)
 * Arabella Kiesbauer for the talk show Arabella (ProSieben)
 * Jennifer Nitsch for the series Nur eine kleine Affäre [Only a small affair] (ZDF)
 * Udo Samel for the TV film Durchreise [Transit] (ZDF)
 * Thekla Carola Wied for the television play Ich klage an [I accuse] (Sat.1)
 * Henric L. Wuermeling, special award for the documentary Netzwerk [Network] (BR/ARD)
 * Gerd Ruge, special award for his reports as ARD correspondent in Moscow
 * Willy Millowitsch, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1993

 * Ingo Bethke und Ulrich Brochhagen for the TV film Pulverfaß Provinz. Der 17. Juni 1953 im Bezirk Halle [The provincial tinderbox – the 17 June 2953 in the Halle district] (MDR)
 * Gero von Boehm for the TV film Schöpfer Mensch [Creator Man] (SWF)
 * Franz Xaver Bogner for the TV film Madame Bäurin [Madame farmer] (BR)
 * Harald Juhnke for the TV film The Parrot (film) (BR)
 * Leslie Malton and Dieter Wedel for the TV film  (ZDF)
 * Linda de Mol for the series Traumhochzeit [Wedding of your dreams] (RTL)
 * Otto Schenk for the TV films Duett (WDR/ORF) and Die Sternstunde des Josef Bieder [Josef Bieder's moment of glory] (SDR/ORF)
 * Karl Heinz Willschrei for "Poker" from the detective series Wolffs Revier [Wolff's precinct] (Sat.1)
 * Herbert Reinecker, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1992

 * Jürgen Bretzinger and Susanne Schneider for the TV film Fremde liebe Fremde [Stranger, dear stranger] (BR)
 * Sabine Christiansen for the news program Tagesthemen (ARD)
 * Maxim Dessau for the portrait Ugorski, denn seinen Freunden gibt er's schlafend [Ugorski – for he gives to his friends when they sleep] (ZDF)
 * Christian Frey and Heiner Sylvester for the TV film Clara Mosch oder die schöpferische Zersetzung [Clara Mosch, or the creative disintegration] (MDR)
 * Götz George and Hajo Gies for the Tatort TV episode  [The Schimanski case] (WDR)
 * Detlev Kleinert for the report Die Hölle von Sarajewo [The hell of Sarajevo] (BR)
 * Roger Willemsen for the talk show 0137 (Premiere)
 * Rudolf Mühlfenzl, honorary award
 * Hans Christian Blech, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1991

 * Ernst Arendt and Hans Schweiger for the TV film "Lied der Landschaft" [Song of the landscape] from the series "Tiere vor der Kamera" [lit.: animals in front of the camera] (BR)
 * Erich Böhme for the talk show Talk im Turm [Talk in the tower] (Sat.1)
 * Heinrich Breloer and Georg M. Hafner for the television play Kollege Otto – Die Coop-Affäre [Colleague Otto – the co op affair] (WDR)
 * Hellmuth Karasek, Sigrid Löffler and Marcel Reich-Ranicki for the series Das literarische Quartett [The literary Quartet] (ZDF)
 * Hape Kerkeling for the program Total Normal [Totally normal] (Radio Bremen)
 * Employees of the correspondent posts of ARD and ZDF in East Berlin
 * Willy Purucker for the series Löwengrube [The lion's den] (BR)
 * Peter Scholl-Latour for the documentary series Das Schwert des Islam [The sword of Islam]
 * Sönke Wortmann, for the television film A Crazy Couple (ZDF)

1990

 * Jo Baier for the television film "Rosse" (BR)
 * Jurek Becker, Manfred Krug and Werner Masten for the series Liebling Kreuzberg (SFB/NDR/WDR)
 * Karin Brandauer for the TV films Marleneken [dialect for 'Little Marlene'] (ZDF) and Verkaufte Heimat [Sold homeland] (ORF/NDR)
 * Nikolaus Brender and Georg M. Hafner for the report El Expectador – Der Tod schreibt mit [El Expectador – Death is taking notes] (WDR)
 * Eva Mieke for the TV film Marleneken (ZDF)
 * Günter Rohrbach for the series Rote Erde [Red soil] (WDR)
 * Hartmut Schoen for the documentary Kälte, Mord und Perestroika [Cold, murder, and Perestroika] (ZDF)
 * Dieter Wieland for the series Topographie [Topography] (BR)
 * Peter von Zahn, Bavarian Prime Minister's award

1989

 * Fritz Egner for the show Dingsda [lit.: 'thingy'] (BR)
 * Marianne Hoppe for the television play Bei Thea [At Thea's] (ZDF)
 * Günther Jauch for the series Menschen [People], Na siehste [lit.: Look (I told you)] and Das aktuelle Sportstudio (ZDF)
 * Franz Peter Wirth for Die unruhige Nacht [Restless night] and Ein Stück Himmel [A Square of Sky]
 * Henric L. Wuermeling for the TV series August '39 – Elf Tage zwischen Frieden und Krieg [August '39 – Eleven days between peace and war] (ARD)
 * Dana Vávrová and Werner Stocker for Herbstmilch [Autumn Milk]
 * Rüdiger Proske for the TV series Mitten in Europa – Deutsche Geschichte [In the heart of Europe – History of Germany] (Sat.1)
 * Helmut Ringelmann, Bavarian Prime Minister's award