This list of European television awards is an index to articles about notable awards for contributions in various fields of television in Europe. The list gives the home country of the organization that grants the awards, although the awards are not necessarily restricted to television in that country.
The countries are organized by region following the United Nations geoscheme for Europe, as shown below:
Western Europe Southern Europe Eastern Europe Northern Europe |
Award | Sponsor | Notes |
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European Film Academy Achievement in Fiction Series Award | European Film Academy | Fiction series [1] |
Prix Europa | Prix Europa | Best European Television, Radio and Online productions [2] |
Rose d'Or | European Broadcasting Union, C21Media | Entertainment broadcasting and programming [3] |
Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
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Austria | Romy (TV award) | Kurier newspaper | Various categories [4] |
Belgium | Joseph Plateau Award | Flanders International Film Festival Ghent | Belgian film productions, various categories [5] |
Belgium | Vlaamse Televisie Sterren | Flemish Television Academy, Eén, VTM (TV channel) | Flemish television awards in fifteen categories [6] |
France | 7 d'Or | Télé 7 Jours magazine | Excellence in Television [7] [8] [9] |
France | FIPA awards | Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels | Non-fiction films for all screens and all formats [10] |
France | Jules Verne Award | Jules Verne Adventures | Excellence in exploration, environmental and cinematic achievements [11] |
France | Export award | TV France International | best-selling French television programs worldwide, in the three categories: animation, documentary and drama [12] |
Germany | Bambi Award | Hubert Burda Media | Personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public" [13] [14] |
Germany | Bavarian TV Awards | Government of Bavaria | Various categories [15] |
Germany | Deutscher Comedypreis | Köln Comedy Festival | German television comedy [16] |
Germany | Deutscher Fernsehpreis | Deutscher Fernsehpreis | Award for television programming by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. [17] [18] |
Germany | Felix-Rexhausen Award | Bund Lesbischer und Schwuler JournalistInnen | Mainstream media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives [19] |
Germany | German Soap Award | mypromi.de and VIPshare Media | German Soap Operas and Telenovelas [20] [21] [22] |
Germany | Goldene Europa | Saarländischen Rundfunk | Oldest German Television award for artists and entertainers, awarded from 1968 to 2003. [23] |
Germany | Goldene Kamera | Funke Mediengruppe | German film and television award [24] |
Germany | Grimme-Preis | Grimme-Institut | Television award [25] [26] [27] |
Germany | Heinrich Greif Prize | Ministry of Culture of the Democratic Republic of Germany | Contribution to the state's cinema and television industry. [28] |
Germany | Telestar | Das Erste and ZDF | Former German television award, succeeded in 1999 by the Deutscher Fernsehpreis. [29] |
Monaco | Golden Nymph Award | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Excellence in international television [30] [31] |
Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
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Greece | "Prosopa" Greek Television Awards | Ethnos newspaper, WIND Hellas | Best production, best drama series, best comedy series, best actor etc. [32] |
Italy | Flaiano Prizes | Associazione Culturale Ennio Flaiano | Creative writing, cinema, theater and radio-television. [33] [34] |
Italy | Eutelsat TV Awards | Eutelsat | Thematic television broadcast across Europe, Africa and the Middle East via the satellites of Eutelsat [35] |
Italy | Prix Italia | RAI | Italian television, radio-broadcasting and website awards [36] |
Italy | Telegatto | TV Sorrisi e Canzoni magazine | Italian television award [37] |
Italy | Venice TV Awards | egta, ACT (Association of Commercial TV) and IMZ | 15 categories [38] |
Portugal | Golden Globes (Portugal) | Golden Globes Academy (SIC TV and Caras magazine) | Various categories [39] |
Portugal | Prémio Autores | Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores | Various media and categories [40] |
Spain | Premios Feroz | Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España | Film and television, various categories [41] |
Spain | Premios Ondas | Radio Barcelona (Cadena SER) | Professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry. [42] |
Spain | Premios People en Español (2013) | People en Español magazine | Various categories [43] [44] On 5 October 2013 was announced the list of nominees. [45] [46] |
Spain | TP de Oro | Teleprograma magazine | Mostly Spanish but also foreign television series. [47] |
Spain | Your World Awards | Telemundo (United States) | Achievements of Hispanics and Latinos in the media including TV shows, movies, music, fashion, and sports. [48] |
Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
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Czech Republic | Czech Lion Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries | Czech Lion Award for Best TV Series | Best Czech television film or miniseries [49] |
Czech Republic | Czech Lion Award for Best TV Series | Česká filmová a televizní akademie | Best Czech television series [50] |
Poland | Polish Academy Award for Best TV Series | Polish Film Academy | Director, main producer and original broadcaster of the best Polish TV series [51] |
Russia | Golden Eagle Award (Russia) | National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia | Excellence in cinematic achievements [52] |
Russia | TEFI | Russian Academy of Television | Various sectors such as television shows, notable people in the television industry etc. [53] [54] |
Slovakia | OTO Awards | Art Production Agency | Popular culture on TV [55] [56] |
Slovakia | Plus 7 dní Award for TV Act of the Year | Plus 7 dní | Most recognized television host of the past year in Slovakia [57] |
Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
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Finland | Venla award | Yle TV1, Yle TV2, MTV3, Nelonen, and Yle Fem | Replaced with the Golden Venla gala and award after 2010 [58] |
Finland | Golden Venla | Finnish Television Academy (MTV3, Yle, Sanoma and SATU ry) | Best Finnish television programs, their creators and performers [59] [60] |
Finland | Telvis | Katso magazine | Various categories [61] |
Ireland | IFTA Film & Drama Awards | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish creative talent working in their respective fields across Film & Drama production and Television Programming [62] |
Ireland | Jacob's Award | Jacob's | First Irish television awards (until 1993) [63] |
Ireland | TV Now Awards | TV Now magazine | Favourite television moments from the previous year [64] |
Norway | Gullruten | Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening | Annual award for the Norwegian TV industry [65] |
Norway | Komiprisen | NRK | Categories: humour, stand up, revue, and comedy [66] |
Sweden | Kristallen | Det svenska tevepriset | Official Swedish television award [67] |
United Kingdom | Asian Viewers Television Awards | Rajan Singh | Award show held in London which honours the best of Asian Television [68] |
United Kingdom | BFI TV 100 | British Film Institute | Best British television programmes of any genre that had been screened up to 2000 [69] |
United Kingdom | British Academy Television Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | The best in television [70] |
United Kingdom | British Academy Cymru Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Welsh awards [71] |
United Kingdom | British Academy Scotland Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Scottish awards [72] |
United Kingdom | British Academy Television Craft Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Technical achievements [73] |
United Kingdom | British Comedy Awards | ITV plc | Notable comedians and entertainment performances [74] [75] |
United Kingdom | The British Environment and Media Awards | World Wide Fund for Nature | Professional article, programme, website or campaign, written, produced or undertaken in the UK [76] [77] |
United Kingdom | British Television Advertising Awards | British Arrows | Best moving image advertising in the UK [78] |
United Kingdom | Crime Thriller Awards | Crime Writers' Association, ITV3 | Crime thriller fiction [79] |
United Kingdom | Digital Spy Reader Awards | Digital Spy (Hearst Communications) | Based on poll of the site's readers for the best moments in various categories. [80] |
United Kingdom | Greatest Britons | ITV (TV network) | Best of British talent. One-off awards (2007) [81] |
United Kingdom | Inside Soap Awards | Inside Soap | British and Australian soap operas and their actors [82] |
United Kingdom | National Reality Television Awards | IEG Global and National Media Group | Cast and crew from the reality TV industry and US [83] |
United Kingdom | National Television Awards | ITV (TV network) | Various categories voted on by the general public [84] [ deprecated source ] |
United Kingdom | Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon | Various categories, voted by young people [85] |
United Kingdom | Pride of Britain Awards | Daily Mirror , Lidl, ITV, Good Morning Britain and The Prince's Trust. | British people who have acted bravely or extraordinarily in challenging situations [86] |
United Kingdom | Royal Television Society awards | Royal Television Society | Various categories [87] [88] [89] |
United Kingdom | Sandford St Martin Trust Awards | Sandford St Martin Trust | Excellence in religious broadcasting [90] |
United Kingdom | Screen Nation Film and Television Awards | Screen Nation committee | British and international film and television talent of African heritage [91] |
United Kingdom | The British Soap Awards | ITV (TV channel) | Best of British soap operas [92] |
United Kingdom | TRIC Awards | Television and Radio Industries Club | Achievement in television and radio [93] |
United Kingdom | TV Choice Awards | TV Choice magazine | Awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers of TV Choice [94] |
United Kingdom | Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award | International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Television writing award for non-American novice writers under the age of 30. [95] |
United Kingdom | WFTV Awards | Women in Film and Television (UK) | Most talented women in UK film, TV and digital media. [96] [97] |
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