The Steiger Award or Der Steiger is an international award established in 2005 and presented annually by the award organization based in Bochum, Germany. The title refers to steiger (mining foreman), reflecting the qualities of responsibility, honesty, openness and hard work valued in the Ruhr region where the award is presented.
The award was created by private initiative and is presented annually to individuals who are notable for accomplishments in charity, music, film, media, sports, the environment and building of the European community.
Past winners include Nena, Egon Bahr, Udo Jürgens, Jean-Claude Juncker, Boris Becker, David Frost, Bob Geldof, Maximilian Schell, Richard Chamberlain, Stefanie Powers, Robin Gibb, Christopher Lee, Mark Knopfler, Klaus Meine, Roger Daltrey, Jean-Michel Jarre, Bonnie Tyler and Peter Lindbergh.
Laureates
2000s
2005 Charity: Farah Pahlavi Tolerance: Shimon Peres Music: Robin Gibb Media: Friedrich Nowottny Environment: Film: Pierre Brice Art: Young: Liel Kolet Lifetime Achievement: Bonnie Tyler
2006 Charity: José Carreras Music: Peter Maffay Media: Sabine Christiansen Environment: Mohamed ElBaradei Film: Friedrich von Thun Art: James Rizzi Sport: Boris Becker Europe: Jean-Claude Juncker Young: Tokio Hotel Lifetime Achievement: Heinz Sielmann
2007 Charity: Rupert Neudeck Tolerance: Hamid Karzai Music: Wolfgang Niedecken Media: Peter Scholl-Latour Environment: Achim Steiner Film: Manfred Krug & Iris Berben Art: Franz Beckenbauer Sport: Hans-Dietrich Genscher Europe: US5 Young: Joachim Fuchsberger Political courage: Gabriele Pauli
2008 Charity: Claudia Cardinale Tolerance: Hans Küng Music: Udo Jürgens Media: Maybrit Illner Environment: Erivan Haub Film: Dieter Pfaff Art: Aliza Olmert Sport: Jens Lehmann & Egidius Braun Europe: Edmund Stoiber Young: Jimi Blue & Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht Entertainment: Hape Kerkeling Special prize: Hélène Grimaud
2009 Charity: Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Tolerance: Roman Herzog Music: Bob Geldof Media: David Frost Film: Veronica Ferres Art: Gottfried Helnwein Sport: Europe: Romano Prodi & Aleksander Kwaśniewski Lifetime Achievement: Maximilian Schell Entertainment: Dieter Hallervorden
2010s 2010
Charity: Eva Köhler Music: Marius Müller-Westernhagen Media: Alfred Biolek Environment: Film: Armin Mueller-Stahl Art: Robert Wilson Sport: Haya bint Hussein Europe: Boris Tadić Young: Christopher Lee
2011 Charity: Cherie Blair Tolerance: Egon Bahr Music: Mark Knopfler & Roger Daltrey Media: Reinhold Beckmann Environment: Stefanie Powers Film: Klaus Maria Brandauer Art: Frank Gehry Sport: Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko Europe: José Manuel Barroso Lifetime Achievement: Richard Chamberlain
2012 Charity: Queen Silvia of Sweden Tolerance: Horst Köhler Music: Lou Reed Media: Peter Kloeppel Environment: Hannes Jaenicke Film: Christine Neubauer Art: Wolfgang Joop Europe: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Young: Tim Bendzko Lifetime Achievement: Christiane Hörbiger Ruhr Prize: Steven Sloane
2013 Tolerance: Kurt Masur Music: Scorpions Environment: Michael Otto Film: Jürgen Prochnow Art: Albert Watson Sport: Rudi Völler Europe: Kurt Biedenkopf & Alfred Grosser Young: Liselotte Pulver International Music: Jean-Michel Jarre
2014 Charity: Queen Sofía of Spain Tolerance: Karl Lehmann Music: Ute Lemper Media: Johannes B. Kerner Film: Hannelore Hoger Sport: German Olympic Sports Confederation Lifetime Achievement: Buzz Aldrin Ruhr Prize: Hans-Joachim Watzke Special prize: Quincy Jones
2019 Charity: Uschi Glas Music: & Santiano Media: Anne Will Film: Senta Berger & Michael Mendl Sport: Andrej Plenković Europe: Lukas Rieger Young: Heino Ruhr Prize:
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