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2004 in Switzerland
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Incumbents
Events
Awards
Literary awards
Film awards
Other
Deaths
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Events from
2004 in
Switzerland
.
Incumbents
Joseph Deiss
--
President of the Confederation
2004
[
1
]
Samuel Schmid
-- Vice-
President of the Confederation
2004
[
1
]
Max Binder
--
President of the National Council
2004
Fritz Schiesser
--
President of the Council of States
2004
Heinz Aemisegger
- President of the
Federal Supreme Court
2003-2004
Giusep Nay
- Vice-President of the
Federal Supreme Court
2003-2004
Events
Main article:
2004
Awards
Literary awards
Aargauer Literaturpreis
2004:
Anna Felder
Prix Dentan
2004:
Jean-Michel Olivier
for "L'enfant secret"
Gottfried-Keller-Preis
2004:
Klaus Merz
Prix Littéraire Lipp Suisse
2004:
Yvette Z'Graggen
for "Un étang sous la glace"
Prix Georges-Nicole
2004:
Jean-Euphèle Milcé
for "L'Alphabet des nuits"
Prix Eugène Rambert
2004:
Thomas Bouvier
Prix Edouard Rod
2004:
Georges Haldas
Grosser Schillerpreis
2005:
Erika Burkart
ZKB Schillerpreis
2004:
Christoph Keller
for "Der beste Tänzer"
Solothurner Literaturpreis
2004:
Barbara Honigmann
Spycher: Literaturpreis Leuk
2004:
Felicitas Hoppe
and
Marcel Beyer
Film awards
Swiss Film Prize
2004 (Schweizer Filmpreis/Prix du cinéma suisse)
Fiction: "
Jagged Harmonies: Bach vs. Frederick II
" by
Dominique de Rivaz
Documentary: "Mais in Bundeshuss - Le génie helvétique" by
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Short film: "L'escalier" by
Frédéric Mermoud
Performance in a leading role:
Bettina Stucky
as "Meier Marilyn" in "
Meier Marilyn
" by
Stina Werenfels
Performance in a supporting role:
Gilles Tschudi
as "Secretary Goltz" in "
Jagged Harmonies: Bach vs. Frederick II
" by
Dominique de Rivaz
Special Jury Prize:
Corinna Glaus
for casting the film "
Ready, Steady, Charlie!
"
Golden Leopard
2004: Private by
Saverio Costanzo
Berner Filmpreis
:
Dieter Fahrer
for the documentary "Que sera?"
Luzerner Filmpreis
: "The Last Connection" by
Marcel Baumann
and "Wackelkontakt" by
Ralph Etter
Cinéma Tout Ecran
2004: Best Film "
Avanim
" by
Raphaël Nadjari
Zürcher Filmpreis
:
"Im Nordwind" by
Bettina Oberli
, "Verflixt verliebt" by
Peter Luisi
, "Ma famille africaine" by
Thomas Thümena
, "
Krokus
– as long as we live" by
Reto Caduff
.
Fred van der Kooij
, film director, and
Matthias Brunner
, movie theater director.
See also:
List of film awards
Other
Swiss Award
2003:
Swiss of the Year:
Roger Federer
Culture:
Mario Botta
, architect
Economy:
Hansueli Loosli
, member of management
Coop
.
Entertainment:
DJ Bobo
Politics:
Micheline Calmy-Rey
Society:
Jacob Kellenberger
, president
ICRC
.
Sports:
Roger Federer
Marcel Benoist Prize
2004:
Adriano Aguzzi
,
neuropathologist
at
University of Zurich
Swiss
Big Brother Award
2004 (5th)
Government:
Hansruedi Fehrlin
, corps commander of the
Swiss Air Force
(use of
surveillance drones
)
Business:
santésuisse
(
Tarmed
system)
Workplace:
Zurich Municipal Police
(email surveillance)
Lifetime achievement:
Josef Leu
,
National Councillor
CVP
/
LU
(parliamentary work)
Winkelried
-Award:
Daniele Jenni
(attorney of
WEF
opponents)
Prix Evenir
2004: Team
Veloland Schweiz
(Markus Capirone, Thomas Ledergerber, Martin Utiger and Peter Anrig)
Prix Gaïa
2004:
André Beyner
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
2004:
Hans Clevers
and
Alec J. Jeffreys
Schweizer KleinKunstPreis
2004:
Jean Claude Sassine
and
Andreas Thiel
National
Latsis-Prize
2004:
Simon Gächter
Miss Suisse
2004:
Fiona Hefti
Miss Suisse Romande
2004:
Céline Nusbaumer
Hans-Reinhart-Ring
2005:
Dominique Catton
Credit Suisse Sports Awards
2004:
Swiss Sportsperson of the Year
Female:
Karin Thürig
Male:
Roger Federer
Team:
Patrick Heuscher
and
Stefan Kobel
,
beach volleyball
players
Newcomer:
Marcel Hug
Disabled:
Urs Kolly
Coach:
Rolf Kalich
ThinkQuest Swiss Web Awards
2004: "Neeracherried ein Flachmoor"
Grand Prix of the Fondation vaudoise pour la promotion et la création artistiques
2004:
Thierry Lang
Wakker Prize
2004: City of
Biel/Bienne
Prix Walo
2003
Public's favorite:
Sven Epiney
Honorary:
César Keiser
and
Margrit Läubli
Pop:
Lunik
Rock:
Patent Ochsner
Volksmusik:
Original Streichmusik Alder
Comedy:
Lorenz Keiser
Actor:
Esther Gemsch
Film:
Achtung, fertig, Charlie!
Newcomer:
Mia Aegerter
TV:
Lüthi & Blanc
Kunstpreis der Stadt Zürich
:
Pierre Favre
Johann-Jakob-Bodmer-Medaille
:
Ilma Rakusa
See also:
Balzan Prize
,
Rose d'Or
Deaths
February 1:
O. W. Fischer
, 89, German actor,
Ticino
resident since the 1960s
March 17:
Monique Laederach
, 65, French and German language author
March 29:
Peter Ustinov
, 82, actor
March 31:
Hedi Lang
, 72, politician, first woman to preside the National Council, member of the government the canton of Zurich
April 15:
Hans Gmür
, 77, theatre author, director, composer, and producer
April 17:
Edmond Pidoux
, 95, author
April 24:
José Giovanni
, 80, French author, crime writer, film producer
May 1:
Felix Haug
, 52, pop musician (
Double
)
June 15:
Ulrich Inderbinen
, 103, mountain guide
June:
Rolf Wüthrich
, 65,
football
player
July 1:
Ettore Cella
, 90, actor, director, author, and translator
July 4:
Jean-Marie Auberson
, 84, orchestra conductor
July 14:
Hans A. Pestalozzi
, 75, author, manager, social critic
August 22:
Ota Šik
, 84, Czech economist and politician, professor at
St. Gallen
August 24:
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
, 78, Swiss-born American psychiatrist
August 28:
Sigi Feigel
, 83, attorney
September 29:
Alberto Camenzind
, 90, architect (Professor emeritus at the ETH Zurich)
October 22:
Jean-François Leuba
, 70, politician
October 30:
Ernst Cincera
, 77, National Councillor
November 21:
Uwe Scholz
, 45, German dance choreographer, director Zurich Opera ballet (1985–1991)
November 26:
Hans Schaffner
, 96, member of the Federal Council in the 1960s
November 27: 7 fire fighters in
Gretzenbach
December 16:
Dietrich Schwanitz
, 64, German professor and author, grew up in Switzerland.
December 17:
Gyula Marsovsky
, 68,
Grand Prix motorcycle rider
December 22:
Peter Schärer
, 71, dean of Dental School,
Zurich
References
1
2
"Presidents of the Confederation"
.
www.admin.ch
. Retrieved
23 January
2024
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