Award: Bavarian Television Prize from Klum to Nuhr to Böhmermann

After the German Television Prize, Jan Böhmermann can now also put the Bavarian Television Prize on his shelf. For the show “Let yourself be monitored” he received the Blue Panther TV & Streaming Award in the Entertainment category in Munich. Böhmermann handled the studio audience’s data protection mishaps in a great and loving way, without becoming didactic, the jury explained its decision. However, presenter Eva Karl-Faltermeier looked in vain for the award winner in the hall: Böhmermann was not present, instead there was a photo of him on the sofa in front of the stage. The rapper Eko Fresh spoke the eulogy for him: “You’re not just anyone, you’re not just good, you’re the best!”

Heidi Klum was also honored with an entertainment award. The jury praised the 19th season of “Germany’s Next Top Model” (GNTM) for its role model function in entertainment TV by setting a strong example of diversity and tolerance. In a pink evening gown, surrounded by show participants, Klum accepted the award and explained that she deliberately chose a diverse cast in order to make underrepresented groups such as plus size models and older models visible. Long-time GNTM juror Thomas Hayo also emphasized how much Klum is committed to “diversity”.

Söder honors Dieter Nuhr

Also prominent was the honorary laureate Dieter Nuhr, who was recognized for his sharp-tongued, ironic style, with which he combines profound humor and social criticism. Prime Minister Markus Söder praised the cabaret artist for holding a mirror up to politics and speaking from the hearts of many people. Nuhr himself explained in his acceptance speech that satire is more difficult today because many things are taken too seriously. He also emphasized how the political climate had changed and that left-wing anti-Semites were suddenly appearing at universities.

Great honors for a goblin

There was also a special honor for a Munich goblin: Director Marcus H. Rosenmüller and the production company Neue Super were awarded a porcelain panther for “New Stories from Pumuckl”. The jury praised the loving animation and the charm of the famous goblin, which had already thrilled children in the 1980s.

Maxton Hall becomes best series

The series “Maxton Hall – The World Between Us” from Prime Video was also honored and received the award for best series. Further awards went to Aaron Altaras for his role in “The Doubts” and to Katharina Stark, who played an interpreter in the first Auschwitz trial in the Disney series “Deutsches Haus”.

In the culture/education category, the documentaries “I am! Margot Friedländer” and “We were in the AfD – dropouts report” received awards. The audience award for “Most Popular Social Media Content” went to TikTok star Tahsim Durgun for “Thank you, here’s the recipe.” Lorenzo Germeno received the young talent award for the series “Naked over Berlin”.

According to the organizers, a total of 17 trophies were awarded at the Blue Panther TV & Streaming Award. The recipients of the award, which is supported by the Free State, are the Bavarian State Center for New Media (BLM), Bayerischer Rundfunk, ZDF, 3sat, RTL Deutschland, Sky Deutschland, Netflix, Prime Video and the ProSiebenSat.1 Group.