Rose d'Or
The Rose d'Or is an international awards festival in entertainment broadcasting and programming. The European Broadcasting Union first acquired the Rose d'Or in 1961, when it was created by Swiss Television in the lakeside city of Montreux. The awards stayed with the EBU for almost 40 years. The EBU re-acquired the awards in 2013 and successfully re-launched the event that year in Brussels, then relocated to Berlin from 2014 to 2018.
In 2014 the event took place on 17 September in Berlin, Germany. For the first time in its 53-year history, the competition categories were extended to include radio and online video programmes in addition to the traditional focus on television. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from several countries took part.
In 2019 the EBU partnered with international publishing company and digital channels business C21Media to take over the organisation of the Rose d'Or Awards. The 60th Rose d'Or was held virtually in November 2021.
Format
Categories for the 2020 awards:- Comedy: scripted and non-scripted comedy shows including sketch shows, panel, improvisation, clips, comedy specials and stand-up. Series or single programmes.
- Comedy Drama and Sitcom: scripted comedy series or one-off dramas, involving regular characters in various situations.
- Drama: scripted series or one-off dramas involving characters in various situations. A main plot can be resolved within a single episode or over a series.
- Soap or Telenovela: best multi-episode popular drama or melodrama, either on-going or limited run.
- Reality and Factual Entertainment: programmes or series in which a situation or topic is treated or created through real people or which tell their story by following real-life characters.
- Arts: programmes or series featuring performing arts and cultural programmes, stage recordings and television adaptations of performing arts or documentaries dedicated to art forms or artists.
- Documentary: factual programme or series providing in-depth analysis of a specific subject or point of view supported by evidence and informed commentary, on any subject other than the Arts.
- Studio Entertainment: studio-based game shows, variety shows, event series and specials.
- Children and Youth: all genres produced for children and youth older than 6 years. Series or single programmes will be considered.
- Social Media Video Series: original fiction or non-fiction short-form video series, that premiere on social, web, mobile and video platforms.
- Audio Entertainment: scripted or unscripted original podcast, audio-first books and radio shows. Entries accepted from producers, platforms, distributors or talent.
- Innovation in the time of Covid: Award for the programme or series, that, against all the odds, defined what television can achieve – and how television can be produced – in a time of unprecedented crisis.
- Emerging Talent Award: the Organiser, in consultation with the panel of judges, will present this award to a new talent who has made a breakthrough performance in a programme or series in the past year.
- Performance of the Year: the Organiser, in consultation with the panel of judges, will present this award to a personality who has made an outstanding performance in a programme or series in the past year.
- Lifetime Achievement: the Organiser, in consultation with the panel of judges will award the Lifetime Achievement to a personality who has made an outstanding and extensive contribution to the world of entertainment including, but not exclusively, their work in television, audio or online media.
History
The festival was founded by Marcel Bezençon, who was inspired by the need of what was then a small group of international colleagues to find programmes to fill their summer schedules. He had the idea that Switzerland could produce an entertainment programme, which could then be swapped with programmes from other national broadcasters. The festival was held in the spring to have programmes ready for broadcast in the summer, and the Golden Rose awards established as an extra incentive. As the festival grew, programme swaps ceased to be viable and the concept of the Film Kiosk was born. The awards became an important part of European television culture, and Golden Rose winners usually receive publicity in their home countries.Golden Rose winners
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2010
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
| Arts Documentary & Performing Arts | The Neighbour | NRK | Norway |
| Comedy | Benidorm Bastards | VMMa | Belgium |
| Sitcom | The Inbetweeners | E4 | United Kingdom |
| Drama & Mini Series | Hopeville | South Africa | |
| Soap & Telenovela | Date Blind | Argentina/Switzerland | |
| Children & Youth | Krimi.de – Web Attack | Germany | |
| Variety & Live Event Show | La Bohème at the Tower Block | Switzerland | |
| Game Show | Bingo Banko | TV2 | Denmark |
| Reality & Factual Entertainment | Blood, Sweat and Takeaways | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Multi-Platform | Águila Roja | RTVE | Spain |
| Social Awards | Desert Tears | Germany | |
| Social Awards | Sofa Surfers | BBC | United Kingdom |
2012
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
| Arts Documentary & Performing Arts | The Sound of Ole Bull | NRK | Norway |
| Comedy | Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Sitcom | Friday Night Dinner | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Series | Pan Am | ABC | United States |
| TV movie | Homevideo | NDR | Germany |
| Children | Horrible Histories | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Youth | Dream High | KBS | South Korea |
| Live Event Show | Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ARD | Germany |
| Game Show | The [Million Pound Drop Live] | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Factual Entertainment | Go Back To Where You Came From | SBS | Australia |
| Lifestyle | The Great British Bake Off | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Multi-Platform | Plan B | Antena 3 | Spain |
| Best of Rose 2012 | Go Back To Where You Came From | SBS | Australia |
2013
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
| Comedy | What if? | VMMa | Belgium |
| Sitcom | Spy | BSkyB | United Kingdom |
| Game Show | Oh Sit! | The CW | United States |
| Arts | Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Reality & Factual Entertainment | Make Bradford British | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Entertainment | Gruen Sweat | ABC | Australia |
2014
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Comedy | Little Mom | Dori Media Group | Israel |
| Sitcom | Toast of London | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Game Show | Pointless | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Arts | Peter and the Wolf/Pierre et le Loup | Camera Lucida Productions | France |
| Reality & Factual Entertainment | Gogglebox | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Entertainment | Circus HalliGalli | ProSiebenSat.1 Media | Germany |
2015
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Comedy | Psychobitches | Sky Arts | United Kingdom |
| Sitcom | Catastrophe | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Radio Comedy | Newsjack | BBC Radio 4 Extra | United Kingdom |
| Game Show | Wild Things | Sky One | United Kingdom |
| Arts | Our Gay Wedding: The Musical | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Reality & Factual Entertainment | Street Jungle | Canal D | Canada |
| Entertainment | The Graham Norton Show | BBC | United Kingdom |
2016
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Comedy | Inside No. 9 | BBC Two | United Kingdom |
| Sitcom | Raised by Wolves | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Game Show | Pick Me! | ITV | United Kingdom |
| Reality & Factual Entertainment | The Real Marigold Hotel | BBC Two | United Kingdom |
| Entertainment | Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | SVT | Sweden |
| Drama | River | BBC One | United Kingdom |
2017
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Comedy | Fleabag | BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Sitcom | Henry IX | Gold | United Kingdom |
| Game Show | Bigheads | ITV | United Kingdom |
| Reality & Factual Entertainment | You Can't Ask That | ABC iview | Australia |
| Entertainment | Stasera casa Mika | Rai 2 | Italy |
| Drama | Nobel | NRK | Norway |
| Children & Youth | Anti Bully Club | Skyhigh TV | Netherlands |
| Arts | Balletboyz | BBC Two | United Kingdom |
| TV movie | The Verdict | ARD | Germany |
| Entertainer of the Year | James Corden | United Kingdom | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Angela Lansbury | United Kingdom |
2018
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Comedy | Grotesco's Seven Masterpieces – The Refugee Crisis: a musical | SVT | Sweden |
| Sitcom | Detectorists | BBC Four | United Kingdom |
| Drama | The Crown | Netflix | United Kingdom |
| Limited Series and TV Movie | A Very English Scandal | BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality | Damming the Nile | BBC News | United Kingdom |
| Reality & Factual Entertainment | Down the Road | VRT | Belgium |
| Arts | Betroffenheit | BBC Four | United Kingdom |
| Game Show | Sorry voor alles | VRT | Belgium |
| Entertainment | Roberto Bolle – Danza con me | Rai 1 | Italy |
| Children & Youth | The Highway Rat | BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Entertainer of the Year | Jan Böhmermann | Germany | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Joanna Lumley | United Kingdom |
2019
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Soap or Telenovela | Orphans of a Nation | Globo | Brazil |
| Children & Youth | ZombieLars | NRK | Norway |
| Arts | The Greenaway Alphabet | NTR | Netherlands |
| Audio Entertainment | 13 Minutes to the Moon | BBC World Service | United Kingdom |
| Social Media Video Series | SWIPE | NPO 3 | Netherlands |
| Studio Entertainment | Michael McIntyre's Big Show | BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Comedy | Baroness von Sketch Show | CBC | Canada |
| Reality and Factual Entertainment | The Repair Shop | BBC Two | United Kingdom |
| Comedy Drama and Sitcom | Arde Madrid | Movistar+ | Spain |
| Drama | Chernobyl | Sky UK/HBO | United Kingdom/United States |
| Golden Rose | Chernobyl | Sky UK/HBO | United Kingdom/United States |
| Performance of the Year | Ricky Gervais for After Life | Netflix | United Kingdom |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Maren Kroymann | Germany |
2020
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Comedy | Woke | Hulu | United States |
| Comedy Drama and Sitcom | Sex Education | Netflix | United Kingdom/United States |
| Drama | Babylon Berlin | Sky Deutschland | Germany |
| Soap or Telenovela | Victoria Small | Telefe | Argentina |
| Reality and Factual Entertainment | The School That Tried To End Racism | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Documentary | Once Upon a Time in Iraq | BBC Two | United Kingdom |
| Golden Rose | Once Upon a Time in Iraq | BBC Two | United Kingdom |
| Arts | Wim Wenders, Desperado | ARD | Germany |
| Studio Entertainment | The Wonderbox | France 3 | France |
| Children & Youth | First Day | ABC | Australia |
| Social Media Video Series | Content | ABC | Australia |
| Innovation in the Time of Covid | Homefest: James Corden's Late Late Show Special | CBS | United States |
| Audio Entertainment | Tunnel 29 | BBC Radio 4 | United Kingdom |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | David Attenborough | United Kingdom | |
| Emerging Talent Award | Daisy Edgar-Jones for Normal People | BBC Three | United Kingdom |
2021
| Category | Winner | Network | Country |
| Soap or Telenovela | Two Lives/Dos vidas | RTVE | Spain |
| Children & Youth | Horrible Histories Black History Special | CBBC | United Kingdom |
| Studio Entertainment | Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Comedy | Bo Burnham: Inside | Netflix | United States |
| Audio Entertainment | I'm Not a Monster | BBC Sounds/BBC Radio 5 Live/BBC Panorama/Frontline PBS | United Kingdom |
| Arts | Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra | ABC | Australia |
| News and Current Affairs | Storming the Capitol: The Inside Story | Apple TV+/BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Golden Rose | Storming the Capitol: The Inside Story | Apple TV+/BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Multiplatform Series | InterConnected: Fred Gets Feedback | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Comedy Drama and Sitcom | Call My Agent! | Netflix/France Télévisions | France |
| Reality and Factual Entertainment | Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace | ITV | United Kingdom |
| Documentary | 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Apple TV+/BBC One | United Kingdom |
| Drama | Help | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Brenda Blethyn | United Kingdom | |
| Performance of the Year | Omar Sy for Lupin | Netflix | France |
| Emerging Talent Award | Nida Manzoor for We Are Lady Parts | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
2022
The nominations were announced on 4 November 2022. The ceremony was held on 28 November 2022 and presented by Alex Horne.The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
2023
The nominations were announced on 6 November 2023. The ceremony was held at the Kings Place in London and hosted by David Baddiel on 27 November 2023.The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Soap or Telenovela | Children and Youth |
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| Multiplatform Series | Comedy Entertainment |
| Documentary | News and Current Affairs |
| Audio Entertainment | Arts |
| Factual Entertainment and Reality | Studio Entertainment |
| Comedy Drama and Sitcom | Drama |
| Competition Reality | Performance of the Year |
| Emerging Talent | Lifetime Achievement |
2024
The nominations were announced on 11 November 2024. The ceremony was held at the Kings Place in London and hosted by Sophie Duker on 2 December 2024.The winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Soap or Telenovela | Children and Youth |
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| Multiplatform | Comedy Entertainment |
| Documentary | News and Current Affairs |
| Audio | Arts |
| Factual Entertainment and Reality | Studio Entertainment |
| Comedy Drama and Sitcom | Drama |
| Competition Reality | Performance of the Year |
| Emerging Talent | Lifetime Achievement |