The
Rose d'Or (
English:
Golden Rose) is a
television award. It has been given
annually in spring since 1961 at the
Festival Rose d'Or.
Since
2004, the festival has been held in Lucerne
, Switzerland
. Before 2004 the festival was held in Montreux
,
Switzerland, thus the Golden Rose of
Montreux.
The Awards are focused on entertainment-based programming, thus
excluding dramas, documentaries and other genres usually more
celebrated at other awards ceremonies.
Format
There are currently eight different categories at the festival,
from 2004 each having its own Golden Rose award. Previously, only
one overall programme won the Golden Rose, with other individual
category winners being awarded Silver and Bronze Roses. The
categories are: Comedy, Sitcom, Soap (Popular Drama), Reality Show,
Variety, Music, Game Show, Arts & Specials. There are also
individual prizes for Best Female & Male Comedian, Best Sitcom
Actress & Actor, Best Soap Actress & Actor, Best Game Show
Host. There is also a Press Prize for most innovative programme,
and a Special Prize for best Arts & Specials programme. Each
category is judged by a jury of international producers and
broadcasters.
Being the only television festival to focus primarily on the
entertainment section of the medium, it has become the prime focus
and most important occasion for many of those working in that
genre. Roughly forty countries are usually represented at the
festival. As well as involving various programme screenings and
conferences, the festival has also become an important marketplace,
where broadcasters go to buy and sell entertainment
programmes.
History
The festival was founded by
Marcel
Bezançon, who was inspired by the regular need of broadcasters
to find programmes to fill their summer schedules with.
He had the
idea that Switzerland could produce an entertainment programme, which
could then be swapped with programmes from other broadcasters
around Europe and the world, each having a variety of programmes to
then fill their schedules with. The festival was thus held
in the spring to have programmes ready for broadcast in the summer,
and the Golden Rose awards established as an extra incentive. The
awards very quickly became an important part of European television
culture, and Golden Rose winners usually receive much prestige and
publicity in their home countries for achieving the feat.
Golden Rose winners
- 1961:
The Black and
White Minstrel Show (BBC, UK
)
- 1962:
Kaskad (SR, Sweden
)
- 1963:
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (CBS,
USA
)
- 1964:
Happy End (SSR / TSR, Switzerland)
- 1965:
The Cold Old Days (YLE, Finland
)
- 1966:
L'Arroseur arrosé (ORTF,
France
)
- 1967:
The Frost Report (BBC, UK)
- 1968:
Historias de la Frivolidad (TVE, Spain
)
- 1969:
Holiday in Switzerland (SRG / DRS,
Switzerland)
- 1970:
Les six évadés (CST, Czechoslovakia
)
- 1971:
Lodynski's Flohmarkt Company (ORF,
Austria
)
- 1972:
Marty Feldman's Comedy
Machine (UKIB, UK)
- 1973:
The N.S.V.I.P.'s (SR TV1,
Sweden)
- 1974:
Don Juan (TVE, Spain)
- 1975:
Fatti e Fattacci (RAI
, Italy
)
- 1976:
The Nor-Way to Broadcasting (NRK
, Norway
)
- 1977:
The Muppet Show (UKIB, UK)
- 1978: The Shirley MacLaine Special - Where Do We Go From
Here? (CBS, USA)
- 1979:
Rich Little's Christmas Carol (CBC, Canada
)
- 1980:
Dream Weaver (CBC, Canada)
- 1981:
Mikhail Baryshnikov on Broadway (ABC, USA)
- 1982:
Dizzy Feet (UKIB / Central, UK)
- 1983:
Al Paradise (RAI, Italy)
- 1984:
I am a Hotel
(CBC, Canada)
- 1985:
The Paul Daniels Magic Easter Show (BBC, UK)
- 1986:
Penn and Teller Go Public (CPB, USA)
- 1987:
The Prize (SVT,
Sweden)
- 1988: The Comic Strip
Presents... The
Strike (Channel 4, UK)
- 1989:
Hale & Pace (UKIB / LWT, UK)
- 1990:
Mr. Bean (UKIB
/ Thames, UK)
- 1991:
A Night on Mount Edna (LWT, UK)
- 1992:
Brian Orser: Night Moves (CBC, Canada)
- 1993:
Kids in the Hall
(Broadway, Canada)
- 1994:
Sevillanas (Sogepaq, Spain)
- 1995:
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Ginger / Channel 4, UK)
- 1996:
Itzhak Perlman - In the Fiddler's House (CPB, USA)
- 1997:
Cold Feet (Granada Television, UK)
- 1998:
Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (Rhombus, Canada)
- 1999:
The League of
Gentlemen (BBC, UK)
- 2000:
The Mole (VRT
, Belgium
)
- 2001:
Lenny Henry in Pieces
(Tiger Aspect / BBC, UK)
- 2002: French and
Saunders
- 2003:
Faking It (RDF Media / Channel 4,
UK)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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