It should have been the Bavarian Oscars, but a presenter who offends many people overshadowed the awarding of the art awards in the Gärtnerplatztheater.
It should be the Bavarian Oscars, says Art Minister Markus Blume at the beginning of the Bavarian art awards ceremony. And Monday evening in the blue-lit Gärtnerplatztheater with shimmering robes, chocolates with blue lettering and many guests from the Bavarian cultural landscape would definitely have had potential. The focus should actually be on 19 excellent artists. But in the end, despite sparkling wine, tinsel cannons and goat cheese strudel with thyme honey under glittering chandeliers, the theme of the evening was above all a presenter who, well, was out of time.