Status: 05/31/2022 12:33 p.m
The Grimme Prize is considered the most coveted television prize – this year a report on corona intensive care patients and a quiz show by the entertainer Winterscheidt were awarded. There were 19 awards in total.
A report on corona intensive care patients and a quiz show by entertainer Joko Winterscheidt won the renowned Grimme Prize this year. The Grimme jury announced a total of 19 prizes and honors in Essen.
Report on Corona winter
The report “Charité intensive: Station 43” (RBB) reports on the pandemic and the Corona winter 2020/21 in a Berlin intensive care unit. “Charité intensive” preserves a piece of everyday hospital life during a pandemic that is not at all everyday. And, by the way, tells stories of true heroes.”
“Winterscheidt relinquishes control”
About the award for the ProSieben format “Who’s stealing the show?” Grimme director Frauke Gerlach said: “Joko Winterscheidt gives up control. That’s what makes it exciting.” In the quiz show, contestants can conquer the role of the quiz master. “It is remarkable that creativity in the entertainment sector was able to successfully break up the oppressive everyday life in media reporting during the pandemic,” praised the jury.
Katrin Eigendorf for Afghanistan reports
This year, Katrin Eigendorf (ZDF) received the award for “Special Journalistic Achievement” for her “excellent reporting on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan,” according to the Grimme jury.
The entertainer and comedian Anke Engelke received a special honor from the award sponsor of the German Adult Education Association (DVV). Engelke keeps holding up a mirror to us “with her unique irony,” said DVV President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, according to the manuscript.
children during the pandemic
The broadcast concept of “Am Limit?! Now we’re talking!” (HR) put children and young people in the foreground and let them tell about their personal experiences and limitations in the corona pandemic, according to the jury. Christine Rütten and Petra Boberg were awarded the special prize for this concept.
In the Fiction category, two awards go to the director and actor Bjarne Mädel: In the TV film “Delivered” (BR/ARTE) he plays a single father in precarious circumstances. In “Sörensen hat Angst” (NDR) he embodies the role of a police inspector affected by anxiety disorders and at the same time makes his directorial debut. In addition, “The Ibiza Affair” (Sky), “Tina mobil” (RBB) and the “Polizeiruf 110 – Sabine” (NDR) are awarded.
experiences with depression
In the entertainment category, a format with Kurt Krömer again received an award. In “Chez Krömer | guest: Torsten Sträter” (RBB), the comedian and actor speaks openly about his own experiences with depression, it said.
The Grimme Awards will be presented at a big gala on August 26th in the Marl Theater. They are regarded as Germany’s most coveted trophy for quality television. From more than 760 submissions, the Grimme Institute nominated 74 contributions for the award. The award has been presented annually since 1964.