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).
Winners
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 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