At the “Blue Panther” award on Wednesday, TV and streaming stars took center stage. Anna Ermakova, in particular, attracted attention on the red carpet.
The “Blue Panther – TV & Streaming” award ceremony took place in Munich on Wednesday evening. Known as the Bavarian Television Prize until 2021, the celebratory gala honors creatives and productions from the fields of TV, streaming and online entertainment. But before the awards ceremony began, the stars appeared on the red carpet in front of BMW Welt. Anna Ermakova in particular attracted attention.
The “Let’s Dance” winner and daughter of tennis star Boris Becker appeared in a shimmering cream-colored robe with a special cut. The asymmetrical shoulder section fell long over the back, but allowed a lot of skin to show through through the cut-outs at the front. A cutout ran across Anna Ermakova’s cleavage to her waist. One side area remained completely uncovered and showcased the 23-year-old’s trained midsection. The dress ended in a long train on the floor.
Prizes for Joko Winterscheidt, Dunja Hayali and Tim Mälzer
The room then went back to the winners of the “Blauer Panther – TV & Streaming” award. This year’s honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister went to the journalist Dunja Hayali. Markus Söder praised her formative achievements on German television. The 49-year-old stands for “a clear compass against racism, misogyny and discrimination against minorities. With facts, wisdom and humor she advocates tolerance, integration and a democratic culture of discussion,” he praised.
At the gala, moderated by Katrin Müller-Hohenstein and Tobias Krell, numerous popular productions were able to celebrate awards. For example, presenter Joko Winterscheidt received a prize in the culture/education category for his new documentary series about climate change, “The World’s Most Dangerous Show,” published on Amazon Prime Video. Together with his partner Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, he was also honored in the entertainment division for their hit format “Joko & Klaas versus ProSieben”.
Star chef Tim Mälzer and actor André Dietz received an award in the entertainment category for their VOX show “Zum Schwarzwälder Hirsch – an extraordinary kitchen crew,” in which 13 people with Down syndrome work in a restaurant for a month.
The Munich actress Jeanette Hain won “Best Actress” in the fiction category. She was honored for her performance in the German streaming series “Luden – Kings of the Reeperbahn,” which was released on Prime Video at the beginning of the year. Akeem van Flodrop (“I don’t work here”, ZDFneo) was named best actor.
The romantic German historical series “The Empress,” which appeared on the streaming service Netflix, was also awarded a Panther. Series creator Katharina Eyssen received it for “Best Screenplay” in the fiction category. Oscar winner Caroline Link received the award for best director for her first television series “Safe” (ZDFneo). In the fiction category, “Yesterday we were still children” (ZDF) won the audience award as the most popular series. Others of the 20 prizes went to Saskia Geisler and Kristian Kähler (“Propaganda Battle for Ukraine”, ARTE) and to a team of reporters from Bayerischer Rundfunk (“Dirty Little Secrets”).