Telegatto

Telegatto (a composition of television and gatto, meaning "cat", after the trophy, which is a little statue representing a cat), was an Italian television award first conceived in 1971 following the contest Gran Premio internazionale dello Spettacolo, though the first award ceremony wasn't held until 1984. It was sponsored by the weekly magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni and broadcast on Canale 5. The prize was a golden cat statue with the network's initials on its face. It was inspired by a cartoon from the television series Super Classifica Show, a cult show in the 1980s and early 1990s. The award ceremony was cancelled in 2009.

On 12 March 2018, on the occasion of a press conference for the photography book dedicated to the event, and a decade after the last edition, the director of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Aldo Vitali, hypothesized the return of the event in Milan for October of the same year, to be hosted by Carlo Conti. The show, however, never resurfaced.

Hosts

 * 1984: Mike Bongiorno, Cinzia Lenzi, Gabriella Golia, Fabrizia Carminati
 * 1985: Mike Bongiorno, Cinzia Lenzi, Gabriella Golia, Alessandra Buzzi, Susanna Messaggio, Fiorella Pierobon
 * 1986: Mike Bongiorno, Milly Carlucci
 * 1987: Mike Bongiorno, Carol Alt, Renée Simonsen
 * 1988: Mike Bongiorno, Gabriella Carlucci
 * 1989: Mike Bongiorno, Heather Parisi
 * 1990: Corrado, Elisabetta Gardini
 * 1991: Corrado, Raffaella Carrà
 * 1992: Corrado, Fabrizio Frizzi and Antonella Elia
 * 1993: Corrado, Milly Carlucci
 * 1994: Corrado, Alba Parietti
 * 1995: Corrado, Mara Venier
 * 1996: Corrado, Mara Venier
 * 1997: Pippo Baudo, Milly Carlucci
 * 1998: Pippo Baudo, Milly Carlucci
 * 1999: Pippo Baudo, Milly Carlucci
 * 2000: Paolo Bonolis, Raffaella Carrà
 * 2001: Gerry Scotti, Maria De Filippi
 * 2002: Pippo Baudo, Alessia Marcuzzi
 * 2003: Pippo Baudo, Alessia Marcuzzi
 * 2004: Gerry Scotti, Raffaella Carrà
 * 2005: suspended
 * 2006: Pippo Baudo, Michelle Hunziker
 * 2007: Claudio Bisio, Vanessa Incontrada
 * 2008: Pippo Baudo, Michelle Hunziker

American Telegatto winners

 * Dallas – 1984
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark – 1985
 * Quo Vadis? – 1985
 * Dallas – 1985
 * V - Visitors – 1985 (union of V and V The Final Battle)
 * Dynasty – 1985
 * V - Visitors – 1986
 * Dallas – 1986
 * Awarded to Joan Collins for Dynasty – 1986
 * North and South – 1987
 * Dallas – 1987
 * Capitol – 1987 (special award)
 * Dynasty – 1988
 * Guiding Light – 1988
 * Dynasty – 1989
 * Happy Days – 1989 (special award)
 * Fame – 1989 (special award)
 * Loving – 1989 (special award)
 * Awarded to Sylvester Stallone – 1990
 * Awarded to Eddie Asner for Lou Grant – 1990
 * The Young and the Restless – 1990 (special award)
 * Twin Peaks – 1991
 * The Bold and the Beautiful – 1991
 * Awarded to Robert Mitchum – 1991
 * Awarded to Robert De Niro – 1991
 * Miami Vice – 1992
 * MacGyver – 1992
 * Awarded to Arnold Schwarzenegger – 1992
 * Awarded to Madonna – 1992
 * Perry Mason – 1993
 * Beverly Hills, 90210 – 1993
 * Awarded to Dustin Hoffman – 1993
 * Awarded to Michael Douglas – 1993
 * Columbo – 1994
 * Beverly Hills, 90210 – 1994
 * Magnum, P.I. – 1994
 * The Bold and the Beautiful – 1994
 * Beverly Hills, 90210 – 1995
 * Awarded to Kirk Douglas – 1995 (Platinum Award)
 * Awarded to Steven Seagal – 1995
 * Awarded to Tony Curtis – 1996 (Platinum Award)
 * Dallas – 1996
 * The X-Files – 1996
 * The Bold and the Beautiful – 1996
 * Awarded to Joe Pesci – 1996 (Platinum Award)
 * ER – 1997
 * The Bold and the Beautiful – 1997
 * Awarded to Eli Wallach – 1997 (Platinum Award)
 * Murder, She Wrote – 1999
 * Awarded to James Coburn – 2000
 * The Simpsons – 2000
 * Awarded to George Clooney – 2000
 * Awarded to Elizabeth Taylor – 2001
 * Awarded to Robert Wagner – 2001
 * Awarded to Sean Connery – 2002
 * Awarded to Peter O'Toole – 2002
 * Awarded to Ernest Borgnine – 2003
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – 2003
 * Awarded to Susan Sarandon – 2003