Rose d'Or
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The Rose d'Or (Golden Rose) is an international awards festival in entertainment broadcasting and programming. Eurovision 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 Eurovision for almost 40 years. Eurovision re-acquired the awards in 2013 and successfully re-launched the event that year in Brussels.
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. The Rose d'Or rewards originality, quality and creativity and sets the gold standard of excellence in entertainment programming.
Format
There are six Award categories for television and online video:
- Comedy (non-scripted and scripted comedy shows excluding sitcoms, but including sketches, panel, improvisation, clips, comedy specials and stand-up routines.)
- Sitcom (scripted situational comedy shows involving regular characters in various everyday situations, in a limited number of sets. A main plot is to be resolved within an episode.)
- Game Show (studio or location-based shows which, through a range of physical or mental challenges, culminate in winners and losers. This category includes quizzes, panel games, reality programmes, and puzzle-based shows.)
- Reality and Factual Entertainment (programmes in which a situation or topic is treated through real-life characters or actors (reenactment) or programmes which follow real-life characters.)
- Arts (programmes featuring stage recordings and television adaptations of performing arts, or documentaries dedicated to art forms or artists.)
- Entertainment (variety and event show programmes, single or continuing episodes which showcase performing talent.)
There are three radio Award categories:
- Comedy (non-scripted and scripted comedy shows excluding sitcoms, but including sketches, panel, improvisation, clips, comedy specials and stand-up routines.)
- Reality and Factual Entertainment (programmes in which a situation or topic is treated through real-life characters or actors (reenactment) or programmes which follow real-life characters.)
- Entertainment (variety and event show programmes, single or continuing episodes which showcase performing talent.)
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 innovative concept of the Film Kiosk was born. This idea – widely copied since then – rapidly turned the Rose d'Or into one of the world's most important entertainment programme markets. The awards became an important part of European television culture, and Golden Rose winners usually receive much prestige and publicity in their home countries.
Golden Rose winners
- 1961:
The Black and White Minstrel Show (BBC, UK) - 1962:
Kaskad (SR, Sweden) - 1963:
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (CBS, United States) - 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 / SF DRS, Switzerland)
- 1970:
Les six évadés (CST, Czechoslovakia) - 1971:
Lodynski's Flohmarkt Company (ORF, Austria) - 1972: The Marty Feldman 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, United States)
- 1979:
Rich Little's Christmas Carol (CBC, Canada) - 1980: Dream Weaver (CBC, Canada)
- 1981: Mikhail Baryshnikov on Broadway (ABC, United States)
- 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, United States)
- 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: The 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, United States)
- 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: Pop Idol (Thames TV/ITV, UK)
- 2003: Faking It (RDF Media / Channel 4, UK)
2004
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Specials | Amelia | Rhombus | Canada |
| Comedy | Creature Comforts | Aardman Animations / ITV | UK |
| Game Show | My New Best Friend | Tiger Aspect | UK |
| Music | One Bullet Left | SF DRS | Switzerland |
| Reality Show | Wife Swap | Channel 4 | UK |
| Sitcom | Peep Show | Channel 4 | UK |
| Soap | Saint Tropez (Sous le soleil) | Marathon | France |
| Variety | Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Granada Television | UK |
| Press Prize | Little Britain | BBC | UK |
| Paper format | From Rust to Riches | Team Gryttjom | Sweden |
| Pilot award | Fur TV | MTV | UK |
| Charity award | Peter Ustinov | UK | |
| Honorary Rose | John de Mol | Netherlands | |
| Best performances: | |||
| Comedy | F: Anke Engelke in Ladykracher | Brainpool / Sat.1 | Germany |
| M: Harry Hill in Harry Hill's TV Burp | Avalon | UK | |
| Sitcom | F: Felicitas Woll in Berlin, Berlin | Studio Hamburg | Germany |
| M: Martin Freeman in Hardware | Talkback Thames | UK | |
| Soap | F: Bénédicte Delmas in Sous le soleil | Marathon | France |
| M: Shane Richie in EastEnders | BBC | UK | |
| Game show | Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
Granada Television | UK |
2005
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Specials | The Cost Of Living | DV8 Films | |
| Comedy | Little Britain | BBC | UK |
| Game Show | Test the Nation | Talent TV / BBC | UK |
| Music | Flashmob – The Opera | BBC | UK |
| Reality Show | Supernanny | Channel 4 | UK |
| Sitcom | Nighty Night | BBC | UK |
| Soap | Verbotene Liebe | ARD | Germany |
| Variety | Strictly Come Dancing | BBC | UK |
| Press Prize | Schillerstraße | Hurricane Fernseh Productions | Germany |
| Paper format | Daycare Dilemma | SBS | Sweden |
| Pilot award | Dinner Dating | First Entertainment | Germany |
| Charity award | Bob Geldof | Ireland | |
| Honorary Rose | Herbert Kloiber | Germany | |
| Best performances: | |||
| Comedy | F: Pippa Haywood in Green Wing | Channel 4 | UK |
| M: David Walliams and Matt Lucas in Little Britain | BBC | UK | |
| Sitcom | M: Peter Kay in Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere | Channel 4 | UK |
| F: Zoë Wanamaker in My Family | BBC | UK | |
| Soap | F: Lesley-Anne Down in The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | United States |
| M: Pat Nolan in Fair City | RTÉ | Ireland | |
| Game show | Thomas Gottschalk in Wetten, dass..? | Germany | |
2006
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Specials | Girl in a Mirror | ABC TV | Australia |
| Comedy | Look Around You | BBC | UK |
| Game Show | Deal or No Deal | Channel 4 | UK |
| Music | Gospel in Paradiso | Netherlands | |
| Reality Show | The Apprentice | BBC | UK |
| Sitcom | Extras | BBC | UK |
| Soap | Verliebt in Berlin | Sat.1 | Germany |
| Variety | Friday Night Project: Billie Piper | Channel 4 | UK |
| Press Prize | Pastewka | Sat.1 | Germany |
| Paper format | |||
| Pilot award | Alex FM | Germany | |
| Charity award | Fuji Television | Japan | |
| Honorary Rose | Ricky Gervais | UK | |
| Best performances: | |||
| Comedy | F: Jo Joyner in Swinging | Five | UK |
| M: Chris Lilley in The Nominees | ABC | Australia | |
| Sitcom | M: Bastian Pastewka in Pastewka | Sat.1 | Germany |
| F: Ashley Jensen in Extras | BBC | UK | |
| Soap | F: Alexandra Neldel in Verliebt in Berlin | Sat.1 | Germany |
| M: Jack Wagner in The Bold and the Beautiful | US | ||
| Game show | Stephen Fry in QI | BBC | UK |
2007
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Documentary | Young@Heart | Channel 4 | UK |
| Comedy | The Vicar of Dibley | BBC | UK |
| Performing Arts | Peter and the Wolf | Channel 4 | UK |
| Performing Arts: Special Mention | Car men | NPS | Netherlands |
| Reality | Secret Millionaire | Channel 4 | UK |
| Reality: Special Mention | My Last Words | Palm Plus Productions | Netherlands |
| Show | The Pyramid | Castor Multimedia | Croatia |
| Sitcom | Not Going Out | BBC | UK |
| Soap | Con Passionate | S4C | UK |
| Soap: Special Mention | Home Affairs | SABC | South Africa |
| Best of 2007 Special Prize | Young@Heart | Channel 4 | UK |
| Opera Special Prize | Man on the Moon | Channel 4 | UK |
| Opera Special Prize: Special Mention | Mozart 22 - Le Nozze di Figaro | Unitel GmbH & Co KG | Germany |
2008
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Documentary | Strictly Bolshoi | Channel 4 | UK |
| Comedy | Kombat Opera Presents | BBC Two | UK |
| Drama | Skins | E4 | UK |
| Drama: Special Mention | The Street II | BBC | UK |
| Entertainment | Hider in the House | BBC Two | UK |
| Game Show | Power of 10 | CBS | US |
| Performing Arts | Mozart's Magic Flute - Onstage and Backstage | Schweizer Fernsehen | Switzerland |
| Reality | The Phone | AVRO | Netherlands |
| Sitcom | The IT Crowd | Channel 4 | UK |
| Best Entertainer | Peter Serafinowicz | BBC Two | UK |
| Best of 2008 | Kombat Opera Presents | BBC Two | UK |
2009
| Category | Winner | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Documentary | The Curse of the Mona Lisa | Channel 4 | UK |
| Comedy | Rick Mercer Report | CBC | Canada |
| Drama | Windfall & Misfortunes | Canada | |
| Entertainment | El hormiguero | Cuatro | Spain |
| Game Show | Relentless | ITV | UK |
| Performing Arts | The Eternity Man | ABC Television | Australia |
| Performing Arts: Special Mention | La Traviata at Zurich Main Station | Switzerland | |
| Reality | I Survived a Japanese Game Show | ABC | US |
| Sitcom | My Family | BBC One | UK |
| Best of 2009 | I Survived a Japanese Game Show | ABC | US |
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 | 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 | Television 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 | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy | Psychobitches | Sky Arts | United Kingdom |
| Sitcom | Catastrophe | Channel 4 | 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 | Television 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 | Television network | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy | Fleabag | BBC Three | 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 |