Who was awarded the TEFI Award

Since 1994, the TEFI Prize has been awarded by the specially created for this "Academy of Russian Television", uniting 555 artists and leading experts in the field of television. It is intended to stimulate and popularize domestic producers of television content - both individuals and production centers, studios, television and film companies. In the last week of spring, the award ceremony took place for the 17th time.

According to the conditions of the competition, works created and aired since June 1, 2010 will participate in it. until August 31, 2011 Three works are presented in 48 nominations of the competition, and the nominations themselves are divided into two groups, which are conditionally called "Professions" and "Faces". The announcement of the winners and the presentation of awards in each group took place separately. The nominees in the "Faces" section recognized the result of voting at the Moscow Musical Theater on the evening of May 29, and in the "Profession" group the statuettes of Orpheus by sculptor Ernst Neizvestny were handed out to the owners at the Novaya Opera theater four days earlier.

Of the programs of the entertainment genre in the New Opera, the prizes marked the program "Searchlight Paris Hilton" (in two categories) and "Surprise Me!" (for the best design of a television program). The whole group of creators of the programs “One for All” (nomination “Producer of a television program”) and “Big Difference” (category “Scriptwriter of a television program”) also received awards. Alexander Zhigalkin for his work on the sketch show "6 frames" was noted as the best director of the television program, and in the nomination "Television Program Operator" TEFI received Vladimir Brezhnev for work on the ice show "Dancing with the Stars - 2011".

Received awards and work in more serious genres. In the nomination "Program on science (cycle)", the prize was awarded to the television project "Evolution", as the best program on classical music TEFI received the program "Sati. Neskuchnaya klassika". Two episodes of the documentary series “Battle for the North” were awarded in two different nominations. Feature films and TV series were also not left without awards - bronze figurines were awarded to the series “Beautiful Seraphim” (Karine Foliyants - the best screenwriter of the series), “Podsadnaya” (Andrey Kivinov - the best screenwriter of the miniseries), “Fortress” (in four nominations), “Closed school "(in two).

At the Musical Theater, awards were also given to the creators of both entertainment and information and analytical programs. Here, the TEFI Prize awarded the comedy series Traffic Light, the television games What? Where? When? and the second season of Cruel Intentions. Representatives of REN TV received awards in all categories of news programs - five more joined the two Orpheans of four days ago. The only one who was able to break into the tight structure of REN TV was Alexander Arkhangelsky, who, as the host of the program “Meanwhile, ” shared with Marianna Maksimovskaya the victory in the nomination “Leader of the information and analytical program”. On this day, one more award was brought to the creators of the television series "Podsadnaya", "Trace" and "Beautiful Seraphim."

The links provided under this article can be downloaded from the official website of the contest full lists of nominees and winners of TEFI. In addition, on the main page of this web resource you can watch the award-winning recording online. There is also a complete list of academy members who, by voting, determine the winners of the competition.