The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Established in 1957, the award is presented annually, with winners selected by the readers of Bravo magazine. The award is presented in gold, silver and bronze and, since 1996, an honorary platinum statuette presented for lifetime achievement.
History The award was originally presented only to actors, however, in 1960, additional categories were created to recognize musical artists. Over time, various categories have been expanded while other categories have been merged or phased out altogether. As of 2011, the Bravo Otto is presented in a total of 11 competitive categories; Male Film Star, Female Film Star, Male TV Star, Female TV Star, Male Super Singer, Female Super Singer, Super Rapper, Super Rock Band, Super Pop Band, Comedy Star and Internet Star.
From 1957 to 1972, The Bravo Otto award ceremony was presented at the beginning of each year. Beginning in 1972, the date of the ceremony was moved to the end of the year, resulting in the awards being presented twice for the 1972 calendar year. Since 1994, the ceremony has been presented in a one-hour annual show called Der Bravo-Supershow – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung (roughly translated as The Bravo-Supershow – The Gold Otto Awards) and is broadcast annually on German television.
The Otto awards are also presented in other European countries where Bravo publishes regional versions of the magazine. The most notable of these countries include Russia, the Czech Republic and Poland. In Hungary, the awards are presented in an annual ceremony which is broadcast on television, similar to the German ceremony.
Categories The following categories have been awarded by the Otto's throughout its history, with some categories having been split or merged over time.
band: 1966–1985, 1999, since 2008 band pop: 1994–1998, 2000–2007 band rock/pop: 1986–1993 band rock: 1994–1998, 2000–2007 band hard 'n heavy: 1986–1993 school band: 2005 singer: 2008 male singer: since 1960–2007, since 2010 female singer: since 1960–2007, since 2010 duo: 1977 hip-hop: 1998–1999 hip-hop international: 2000–2007 hip-hop national: 2000–2007 dancefloor: 1991–1992, 1994 rap & dancefloor: 1993 rap & techno: 1994 shootingstar: 2003–2004, 2007, since 2010 shootingstar band: 2001–2002 shootingstar solo: 2001–2002 shootingstar male: 2000 shootingstar female: 2000 actor/actress: since 2008 actor: 1957–2007 actress: 1957–2007 TV-star: 2008 TV-Star male: since 1961–2007, since 2010 TV-Star female: since 1961–2007, since 2010 comedy-star: 2000–2007 TV-moderator: 1989–1994 male TV moderator: 1975 female TV moderator: 1975 athlete: 1973, 1983–1987, 2009 male athlete: 1972 JE, 1974–1982, 1988–1993 female athlete: 1972 JE, 1974–1982, 1988–1993 wrestler: 1992–1993 film: 2009 German film: 1978 special OTTO: 2001–2004, 2006–2007
Bravo Supershow From 1994 until 2010, the Bravo Otto ceremony was shown on private German broadcaster RTL, RTL II and ProSieben. The following is a list of hosts for each year's ceremony. 1994: Kristiane Backer; RTL II 1995: Kristiane Backer; RTL II 1996: Heike Makatsch; RTL II 1997: Jasmin Gerat and DJ BoBo; RTL II 1998: and DJ BoBo; RTL II 1999: Nova Meierhenrich and Florian Walberg; RTL II 2000: and ; RTL 2001: and ; RTL 2002: and Jessica Schwarz; RTL 2003: and Janin Reinhardt; RTL 2004: und Susan Sideropoulos; RTL 2005: Gülcan Kamps und ; RTL 2006: Oliver Pocher; ProSieben 2007: Gülcan Kamps, Annemarie Warnkross and Elton; ProSieben 2008: Mirjam Weichselbraun and Miriam Pielhau; RTL II 2010: and Louisa Mazzurana; RTL II
Winners (Gold – Silver – Bronze)
1957 actor: James Dean – Horst Buchholz – Burt Lancaster actress: Maria Schell – Gina Lollobrigida – Romy Schneider
1958 actor: Horst Buchholz – O. W. Fischer – Rock Hudson actress: Romy Schneider – Maria Schell – Ruth Leuwerik
1959 actor: O. W. Fischer – Peter Kraus – Hardy Krüger actress: Ruth Leuwerik – Romy Schneider – Sabine Sinjen
1960 actor: O. W. Fischer – Hardy Krüger – Christian Wolff actress: Sabine Sinjen – Ruth Leuwerik – Liselotte Pulver male singer: Freddy Quinn – Peter Kraus – Elvis Presley female singer: Conny Froboess – Caterina Valente – Heidi Brühl
1961 actor: O. W. Fischer – Hansjörg Felmy – Rock Hudson actress: Ruth Leuwerik – Sabine Sinjen – Liselotte Pulver male singer: Freddy Quinn – Peter Kraus – Rex Gildo female singer: Caterina Valente – Heidi Brühl – Conny Froboess TV star male: Willy Millowitsch – Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff (Kleine Stadt – ganz groß) – Joachim Fuchsberger (Zu viele Köche) TV star female: Inge Meysel (Das Fenster zum Flur) – Irene Koss (NDR continuity announcer) – (Kleine Stadt – ganz groß)
1962 actor: O. W. Fischer – Rock Hudson – Anthony Perkins actress: Ruth Leuwerik – Christine Kaufmann – Sophia Loren male singer: Freddy Quinn – Gus Backus – Peter Kraus female singer: Connie Francis – Caterina Valente – Conny Froboess TV star male: Heinz Drache () – Willy Millowitsch – Lou van Burg (Sing mit mir, spiel mit mir) TV star female: Inge Meysel – Irene Koss (NDR continuity announcer) – Margot Trooger ()
1963 actor Rock Hudson – O. W. Fischer – Anthony Perkins actress Sophia Loren – Ruth Leuwerik – Liselotte Pulver male singer: Freddy Quinn – Gus Backus – Rex Gildo female singer: Connie Francis – Caterina Valente – Conny Froboess TV star male: Edd Byrnes (77 Sunset Strip) – Robert Fuller (Laramie) – Lou van Burg (Sing mit mir, spiel mit mir) TV star female: Inge Meysel – Margot Trooger – Cordula Trantow
1964 actor: Thomas Fritsch – Rock Hudson – Pierre Brice actress: Sophia Loren – Liselotte Pulver – Doris Day male singer: Cliff Richard – Freddy Quinn – Rex Gildo female singer: Connie Francis – Conny Froboess – Rita Pavone TV star male: Robert Fuller (Laramie) – Edd Byrnes (77 Sunset Strip) – Max Eckard (Tim Frazer) TV star female: Inge Meysel – (NDR continuity announcer) – Donna Reed (The Donna Reed Show)
1965 actor: Pierre Brice – Thomas Fritsch – Lex Barker actress: Marie Versini – Sophia Loren – Doris Day male singer: Cliff Richard – The Beatles – Freddy Quinn female singer: Gitte – Manuela – Connie Francis TV star male: Robert Fuller (Laramie) – Edd Byrnes (77 Sunset Strip) – Michael Landon (Bonanza) TV star female: (NDR continuity announcer) – Donna Reed (The Donna Reed Show) – Marianne Koch ()
1966 actor: Pierre Brice – Sean Connery – Thomas Fritsch actress: Marie Versini – Sophia Loren – Liselotte Pulver male singer: Drafi Deutscher – Roy Black – Rex Gildo female singer: Manuela – Françoise Hardy – Wenche Myhre TV star male: Robert Fuller (Laramie) – Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff () – Edd Byrnes (77 Sunset Strip) TV star female: (NDR continuity announcer) – Inge Meysel (Die Unverbesserlichen) – Marianne Koch () band: The Beatles – The Rolling Stones –
1967 actor: Pierre Brice – Horst Buchholz – Sean Connery actress: Marie Versini – Liselotte Pulver – Uschi Glas male singer: Roy Black – Graham Bonney – Udo Jürgens female singer: Wenche Myhre – Manuela – TV star male: Roger Moore (The Saint) – Dietmar Schönherr (Raumpatrouille Orion) – Robert Fuller (Laramie) TV star female: Helga Anders (Die Unverbesserlichen) – Inge Meysel (Die Unverbesserlichen) – (ZDF continuity announcer) band: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Beatles – The Beach Boys
1968 actor: Pierre Brice – George Nader – Robert Hoffmann actress: Marie Versini – Helga Anders – Liselotte Pulver male singer: Roy Black – Graham Bonney – Ricky Shayne female singer: Wenche Myhre – Manuela – Peggy March TV star male: Patrick Macnee (The Avengers) – David McCallum (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) – Roger Moore (The Saint) TV star female: Diana Rigg (The Avengers) – Marianne Koch () – Inge Meysel (Die Unverbesserlichen) Band: Bee Gees – The Beatles – The Monkees
1969 actor: Pierre Brice – Robert Hoffmann – George Nader actress: Uschi Glas – Marie Versini – Senta Berger male singer: Roy Black – Udo Jürgens – Barry Ryan female singer: Manuela – Wenche Myhre – France Gall TV star male: Michael Landon (Bonanza) – Roger Moore (The Saint) – Patrick Macnee (The Avengers) TV star female Diana Rigg (The Avengers) – Inge Meysel (Die Unverbesserlichen) – Helga Anders (Die Unverbesserlichen) band: Bee Gees – The Beatles – Lords
1970 actor: Pierre Brice – Joachim Fuchsberger – Hansi Kraus actress: Uschi Glas – Gila von Weitershausen – Marie Versini male singer: Roy Black – Barry Ryan – Ricky Shayne female singer: Manuela – France Gall – Wenche Myhre TV star male: Mark Slade (The High Chaparral) – Henry Darrow (The High Chaparral) – Claus Wilcke (Percy Stuart) TV star female: Inge Meysel (Die Unverbesserlichen) – Linda Cristal (The High Chaparral) – Linda Evans (The Big Valley) band: The Beatles – The Archies – The Hollies
1971 actor: Pierre Brice – Hansi Kraus – Peter Fonda actress: Uschi Glas – Romy Schneider – Gila von Weitershausen male singer: Chris Roberts – Roy Black – Peter Alexander female singer Manuela – Daliah Lavi – France Gall TV star male: Joachim Fuchsberger (11 Uhr 20) – Fritz Wepper (Der Kommissar) – Claus Wilcke (Percy Stuart) TV star female: Peggy Lipton (The Mod Squad) – Inge Meysel (Die Unverbesserlichen) – Marianne Koch (Die Journalistin) band: Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bee Gees – Deep Purple
Beginning of 1972 actor: Ryan O'Neal – Pierre Brice – Hansi Kraus actress: Uschi Glas – Ali MacGraw – Romy Schneider male singer: Chris Roberts – Ricky Shayne – Roy Black female singer: Daliah Lavi – Manuela – Katja Ebstein TV star male: Claus Wilcke (Percy Stuart) – Joachim Fuchsberger (Heißer Sand) – Amadeus August (Quentin Durward) TV star female: Inge Meysel (Die Unverbesserlichen) – Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeannie) – Linda Cristal (The High Chaparral) band: T. Rex – Middle of the Road – The Sweet
End of 1972 actor: Ron Ely – Ryan O'Neal – Terence Hill actress: Uschi Glas – Ali MacGraw – male singer: Jürgen Marcus – Chris Roberts – Neil Diamond female singer: Juliane Werding – Melanie – Daliah Lavi TV star male: Tony Curtis (The Persuaders!) – Roger Moore (The Persuaders!) – Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek) TV star female: Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeannie) – Juliet Mills (Nanny and the Professor) – Sabine Sinjen band: The Sweet – T. Rex – Alice Cooper male athlete: Mark Spitz – Günter Netzer – Gerd Müller female athlete: Heide Rosendahl – Ulrike Meyfarth – Monika Pflug
1973 actor: Jan-Michael Vincent – Roger Moore – Terence Hill actress: Uschi Glas – Jane Seymour – Ali MacGraw male singer: David Cassidy – Bernd Clüver – Jürgen Marcus female singer: Suzi Quatro – Ireen Sheer – Daliah Lavi TV star male: Horst Janson (Der Bastian) – () – Dack Rambo (The Guns of Will Sonnett) TV star female: Susan Dey (The Partridge Family) – () – Monika Lundi band: The Sweet – The Osmonds – Slade athlete: Gerd Müller – Günter Netzer – Erwin Kremers
1974 actor: Terence Hill – Jan-Michael Vincent – Roger Moore actress: – Uschi Glas – Linda Blair male singer: David Cassidy – Bernd Clüver – Jürgen Marcus female singer: Suzi Quatro – Elfi Graf – Maggie Mae TV star male: Steve Hodson (Follyfoot) – Oliver Tobias (Arthur of the Britons) – Michael Gray (The Brian Keith Show) TV star female: Susan Dey (The Partridge Family) – Gillian Blake (Follyfoot) – (Arpad, the Gypsy) band: The Sweet – ABBA – The Osmonds male athlete: Gerd Müller – Francisco Marinho – Franz Beckenbauer female athlete: Ulrike Meyfarth – Rosi Mittermaier – Uta Schorn
1975 actor: Terence Hill – Jan-Michael Vincent – Louis de Funès actress: – Linda Blair – Christiane Gött male singer: David Cassidy – Albert Hammond – Jürgen Marcus female singer: Juliane Werding – Penny McLean – Suzi Quatro TV star male: Michael Douglas (The Streets of San Francisco) – Peter Falk (Columbo) – Michael Gray (The Brian Keith Show)