“RONZHEIMER.” has just been awarded the BAMBI 2025 in the “Culture” category. Paul Ronzheimer impressively demonstrates how podcasts as a cultural medium can inspire, …
BAMBI
Germany’s most important media award
BAMBI is a benchmark for success and popularity in Germany, a platform for people and topics that make our country special. BAMBI highlights the things that are important in and for Germany, and the things that – from a German perspective – are important for the world as a whole.
Launched in 1948, it was originally a film award voted for by readers of “Film Revue”. The first winner was actor Marika Rökk, whose daughter gave the cute little deer its name. Today, BAMBI is one of Germany’s most important media events – and a long-standing social media star. The first major social media offensive was launched in 2011 and the official Facebook page now has more than 200,000 likes, while around 50,000 people follow BAMBI on Twitter.
The winners of the BAMBI 2024 are:
- Entertainment: Robbie Williams (Winner)
- Sport: Toni Kroos (Winner)
- Courage: Margot Friedländer (Winner)
- Actor International: Kevin Costner (Winner)
- Actress National: Jella Haase (Winner)
- Comedy: Tedros (Teddy) Teclebrhan (Winner)
- Music National: Shirin David (Winner)
- Actor National: Lars Eidinger (Winner)
- Silent Heros: Bernd Siggelkow (Winner)
- Culture: Sven Väth (Winner)
- Audience Award: Maxton Hall (Winner)
- Our Earth: Reinhold Messner (Winner)
- Legend: Bryan Adams (Winner)
BAMBI Stories
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BAMBI 2025
Zartmann wins the Audience BAMBI award for hopeful songs that reflect society
The audience has decided: Zartmann receives the BAMBI award in the "Music Act of the Year"– Audience category for his honest and melancholic songs …
BAMBI 2025
Roland Kaiser honoured with the “Lifetime Achievement” BAMBI for his unifying power
Roland Kaiser wins the BAMBI 2025 Award in the “Lifetime Achievement” category, recognizing his artistic consistency, his close bond with his audience, and his …
BAMBI 2025
Michelle Hunziker and Feli present the BAMBI Awards 2025
The countdown is on: tomorrow, November 13, the Bavarian capital will once again be the centre of media attention. Hubert Burda Media will present the …
The Tribute to BAMBI Foundation launched the #BambihilftKindern (BAMBI helps children) campaign on 23 November 2020 to highlight the experiences of children in need during Germany’s second lockdown. The phrase “children in need” can have many meanings – children may be economically disadvantaged, subjected to violence or terminally ill. With the help of celebrity spokespersons, the initiative aims to raise public awareness of such situations. The campaign centres around a themed week with digital content such as video messages, panel discussions and concerts by famous faces to give a voice to those who usually go unheard.
The Tribute to BAMBI Foundation is constituted under civil law, a recognised non-profit organisation and holds the prestigious DZI seal, which verifies that an organisation manages its donations carefully and responsibly.
About BAMBI
A record-breaking golden deer
300 meters
The longest red carpet to date was 300 meters. In 2008, it guided the stars into Offenburg’s Oberrheinhalle to mark BAMBI’s 60th anniversary. The first BAMBI ceremony was held in 1948 and was attended by a select group of people. BAMBI first went public on 27 December 1953 at Hamburg’s Passage Theatre with a red carpet spanning just 7.8 meters. This year’s red carpet measures 240 meters.
12 Bambis
With 12 BAMBIS, Heinz Rühmann has the most golden deer to his name. Also leading the pack are Peter Alexander and O.W. Fischer (10 each), Sophia Loren and Maria Schell (9 each), Inge Meysel (7) and Gina Lollobrigida (6). Only twoBAMBIS have been awarded posthumously – one in 1979 to the versatile TV star Peter Frankenfeld and one to Christoph Schlingensief, who died of cancer in summer 2010 at the age of 49.
7 minutes and 53 seconds
In 2007, Tom Cruise gave the longest ever BAMBI acceptance speech, lasting 7 minutes and 53 seconds. He used 1319 words to express his delight. The shortest speech was given by Horst Buchholz, consisting of a simple “Thanks”.
1,500 working hours
1,500 hours are invested in the BAMBI ceremony. It takes a full five days just to set up for the event.
11,500 flowers
The venue is decorated with 11,500 flowers, including 5,000 roses. 6,000 crystal glasses by Zwiesel 1872 adorn the tables, along with 8,500 pieces of cutlery.
2,500 grams
BAMBI statues weigh 2,500 grams. They are forged in bronze at a temperature of 1,250°C and then gilded with 18-carat gold. If all the BAMBI statues awarded to date were stacked on top of one another, they would be over 100 meters taller than Ulm Minster, currently the world’s tallest church at 161.53 meters.
The BAMBI jury
BAMBI is an impressive tribute to the heroes of our time, a symbol of recognition: Those who have achieved something extraordinary over the course of the year, moved hearts, helped selflessly, or provided perfect entertainment are awarded Germany’s most important media prize.
The BAMBI Jury for 2024 is composed of managing directors, editors-in-chief from leading media houses, and external experts from various societal fields:
Jens-Peter Behr (Deputy Editor-in-Chief TV Digital / Hörzu / TVdirekt / Gong / Streaming), Florian Festl (Editor-in-Chief Focus Online), Carsten Fiedler (Editor-in-Chief BurdaForward), Daniel Funke, Sophie Grützner (Editor-in-Chief Instyle), Stefan Kobus (Editor-in-Chief SuperIllu), Alexandra Link (Deputy Editor-in-Chief Digital Elle, Elle Decoration, Esquire, and Harper’s Bazaar), Georg Meck (Editor-in-Chief Focus / Focus Money), Mateja Mögel (Editor-in-Chief Freundin), Robert Pölzer (Editor-in-Chief Bunte), Franziska Reich (Editor-in-Chief Focus), Robert Schneider (Editor-in-Chief Bild), Daniel Steil (Managing Director BurdaForward), and Kai Winckler (Editor-in-Chief Freizeit Revue) make up the Bambi Jury. The jury is chaired by Philipp Welte, Member of the Executive Board at Hubert Burda Media.
Contact
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