53rd Monte–Carlo Television Festival

Monte–Carlo Television Festival is an international festival and competition focusing on productions for television, founded 1961 and based in Monaco.

The best of worldwide television programming has been rewarded with the Golden Nymph statuettes, copies of the “Salmacis” Nymph by the Monegasque sculptor François-Joseph Bosio (1768-1845), the original of which is on show at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The Monte Carlo festival, running this year June 9-13, awarded its coveted Golden Nymph honor for excellence in TV movies, mini-series, documentaries and news programming.
 The Golden Nymphs cover a range of categories from television films, mini-series, TV series, comedy series, documentaries and news; as well as a number of special prizes including the International TV Audience Award, the Prince Rainier III Award and the International Red Cross Committee Award.

The awards were presented during the star-studded Awards Ceremony at the Grimaldi Forum, where Prince Albert II of Monaco was joined on the red carpet by many leading US and international celebrities.

Laurent Puons, CEO of the Monte Carlo Festival de Télévision, said: "Our event in 2013 has been exceptional: beginning with a great Opening Ceremony during which Donald Sutherland was presented with the first ever Crystal Nymph Award by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.  We have been very privileged to have such a strong line-up of jury members who have dedicated a great deal of time this week to screening many of the world's top shows.  The winners they have selected are truly outstanding and we congratulate them on their achievement.  We have also been delighted to welcome an array of international stars to join us in Monaco to celebrate the very best in television content."

Other highlights of the 53rd Festival de Télévision included a number of premiere screenings and glamorous receptions organized by major television networks and studios.

                                                      GOLDEN NYMPHS 2013

Best International Drama TV Series - BREAKING BAD,
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Best European Drama TV Series - GOVERNMENT III,   DR - DANISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
IN COMPETITION
MISSING PERSONS UNIT, EYEWORKS FILM & TV DRAMA
BOMB GIRLS, MUSE ENTERTAINMENT AND BACK ALLEY FILM PRODUCTIONS
THE KILLING III,  DR
CAPADOCIA, HBO LATIN AMERICA
HOMELAND, 20TH CENTURY FOX INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
LOVE/HATE, OCTAGON FILMS
FIRST LOVE, NHK (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
THE BLUE ROSE, SOUTH PACIFIC PICTURES
DOWNTON ABBEY, CARNIVAL FILM & TELEVISION LIMITED
DOCTOR WHO, BBC

Best International Comedy TV Series -MODERN FAMILY, 20TH CENTURY FOX INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
Best European Comedy TV Series - FRESH MEAT, ALL3MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
IN COMPETITION
YOU CAN'T TAKE THE CHURCH OUT OF THE VILLAGE, FORTUNE COOKIE FILMPRODUCTION ILONA SCHULTZ & ULRIKE GROTE GBR
LOWDOWN, HIGH WIRE FILMS
CRIMI CLOWNS, GRAPPA/DCF
THE PARENTS, LP8 MÉDIA
30 ROCK, NBCUNIVERSAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
DON'T DO THIS, DON'T DO THAT,  ELEPHANT STORY
LAZY COMPANY, EMPREINTE DIGITALE / SIX PIEDS SUR TERRE 
RED DWARF X, UKTV


Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series   -                                        
WINNER - Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD

 IN-COMPETITION

 Hugh Bonneville, DOWNTON ABBEY

 Damian Lewis, HOMELAND
 Juan Manuel Bernal, CAPADOCIA
 Tsuyoshi Ihara, FIRST LOVE

 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series - 

WINNER -Ty Burrell, MODERN FAMILY

IN-COMPETITION

Adam Zwar, LOWDOWN
Daniel Brière, THE PARENTS
Guillaume De Tonquedec, DON'T DO THIS, DON'T DO THAT

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series - 
WINNER -  Sofie Gråbøl, THE KILLING III

IN-COMPETITION

Anna Gunn, BREAKING BAD

Maggie Smith, DOWNTON ABBEY

Claire Danes, HOMELAND
Yoshino Kimura, FIRST LOVE

Dolores Heredia, CAPADOCIA
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, GOVERNMENT III
Meg Tilly, BOMB GIRLS




Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series - 

WINNER - Tina Fey, 30 ROCK

IN-COMPETITION

Julie Bowen, MODERN FAMILY

Beth Buchanan, LOWDOWN
Anne Dorval, THE PARENTS
  


TELEVISION FILMS

Best Television Film - AGLAJA, M-RTL ZRT.
IN COMPETITION

DER FALL JAKOB VON METZLER, ZDF GERMAN TELEVISION
TOM, DICK & HARRIET, ENTERTAINMENT ONE
THE JEWISH CARDINAL, SCARLETT PRODUCTION
STATE CONSPIRACY, FRANCE TELEVISIONS 
AUTUMN AT THE POPLAR, KANSAI TELECASTING CORPORATION
OCCAM'S RAZOR, CZECH TELEVISION
COMPLICIT, MANY RIVERS FILMS

  
Best Director  -                                                           
WINNER - Krisztina Deák, AGLAJA                                                        

                                               

IN-COMPETITION

Stephan Wagner, DER FALL JAKOB VON METZLER

K.T. Donaldson, TOM, DICK & HARRIET

Ilan Duran Cohen, THE JEWISH CARDINAL
Laurent Herbiet, STATE CONSPIRACY
Jun Kimura, AUTUMN AT THE POPLAR HOUSE
Daniel Svatek, OCCAM'S RAZOR
Niall MacCormick, COMPLICIT





 
                                                                    Outstanding Actor in a Television Film - 
                                                                    Asher Ali, COMPLICIT

Kevin Toolis giving Arsher Ali(left) his Golden Nymph

IN-COMPETITION

David Oyelowo, COMPLICIT

Ondrej Sokol, OCCAM'S RAZOR
Lambert Wilson, STATE CONSPIRACY
Laurent Lucas,THE JEWISH CARDINAL
Steven Weber, TOM, DICK & HARRIET

Outstanding Actress in a Television Film -

WINNER - Eszter Ónodi, AGLAJA
IN COMPETITION

Zuzana Stivínová, OCCAM'S RAZOR
Mitsuki Tanimura, AUTUMN AT THE POPLAR HOUSE

MINI SERIES

Best Mini Series - LETTER TO EVA, TVE
IN COMPETITION -
HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS, SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
ALTRI TEMPI, 11 MARZO FILM SRL
MADE IN JAPAN, NHK (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
BURNING BUSH, HBO EUROPE S.R.O.
BROADCHURCH, KUDOS
DANCING ON THE EDGE, ITV STUDIOS GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT
THE WOOD BARONESS, ZIEGLER FILM GMBH & CO KG
WORLD WITHOUT END, TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS

  
Outstanding Actor in a Mini-Series -

WINNER - Ivan Trojan, Burning Bush 
IN-COMPETITION

David Tennant, BROADCHURCH

Bill Paxton, HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS

Kevin Costner, HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS
Toshiaki Karasawa, MADE IN JAPAN

 

Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series -

WINNER - Julieta Cardinali, LETTER TO EVA
IN COMPETITION

Christine Neubauer, THE WOOD BARONESS
Olivia Colman, Broadchurch

Vittoria Puccini, ALTRI TEMPI
Jaroslava Pokorná, BURNING BUSH

DOCUMENTARIES AND NEWS

Best Society Documentary - CHRONICLE OF A FORGOTTEN DEATH, POINT PROD
Best News Documentary - ON THE SPOT - WARRIORS, MTVA
IN COMPETITION
AFTER THE SILENCE, FILMPERSPEKTIVE GMBH
THE GREEK LIE, ZDF GERMAN TELEVISION
DOCZONE: SYRIA ­ BEHIND REBEL LINES, CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
TUESDAY REPORT: THE CHINA FACTORY: BEHIND SERIAL JUMPS, TELEVISION
BROADCASTS LIMITED
SECRETS OF THE SWEET FRAGRANCE, KBS - KOREAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM
IN BED WITH THE ARAB SPRING, PREMIERES LIGNES TELEVISION
LORD'S CHILDREN, CHASSEUR D'ETOILES
MELTDOWN: INSIDE THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER, NHK (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHAT KILLED ARAFAT, AL JAZEERA
CHINESE MURDER MYSTERY, TRUE VISION NORTH
EXPOSURE: THE OTHER SIDE OF JIMMY SAVILE, ITV STUDIOS
THE MIND READER - UNLOCKING MY VOICE, BBC
MISSION: INVESTIGATE, SVT - SVERIGES TELEVISION
THE PRICE OF GOLD, FOLKE RYDEN PRODUCTION


TV NEWS ITEMS -
WINNER - MARIKANA MINE MASSACRE, SKY NEWS
IN COMPETITION
CBC NEWS: THE NATIONAL - ALEPPO FIGHTING, CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
MAPPING 2012 SUMMARY, TVE
ALEPPO AIRSTRIKES, CNN INTERNATIONAL
BEING JEWISH IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, FRANCE 24
THE DANCERS OF PORT-AU-PRINCE, FRANCE TELEVISIONS
BREIVIK'S RUSSIAN FOLLOWERS, TV2 NORWAY
ARCTIC WILDLIFE AT RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, AL JAZEERA
DAMASCUS-GAUNTLET OF GUNFIRE, ITV NEWS


24-HOUR NEWS PROGRAMMES  -
WINNER - RT METEORITE, RT TV CHANNEL
IN COMPETITION
MAGNOTTA ARREST COVERAGE, CBC NEWS NETWORK
CNN COVERAGE OF CHEN GUANGCHENG'S ESCAPE, CNN INTERNATIONAL
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH NEWS 15G 14/09/2012, AL JAZEERA
LONDON HELICOPTER CRASH, SKY NEWS



INTERNATIONAL TV AUDIENCE AWARDS -

SERIES TV "DRAMA" -
WINNER - THE MENTALIST, WARNER BROS. TELEVISION
IN COMPETITION

CSI MIAMI, ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS / CBS PRODUCTIONS / JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS
HOUSE, HEEL AND TOE FILMS / BAD HAT HARRY PRODUCTIONS/ NBC UNIVERSAL TELEVISION STUDIO

SERIES TV "COMEDY " -
WINNER -THE BIG BANG THEORY, CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS / WARNER BROS TELEVISION
IN COMPETITION
MR BEAN, TIGER ASPECT PRODUCTIONS / THAMES TELEVISION / CENTRAL TELEVISION
TWO AND A HALF MEN, CHUCKLORRE PRODUCTIONS / THE TANNENBAUM COMPANY / WARNER BROS TELEVISION PRODUCTION

SOAP OPERAS -
 







WINNER - 

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, BELL- PHILLIP TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
IN COMPETITION 
LA CASA DE AL LADO, TELEMUNDO
EVA LUNA, VENEVISION / UNIVISION STUDIOS










SPECIAL AWARDS

SPECIAL PRIZE OF PRINCE RAINIER III  -
WINNER - ON THE TRAILS OF THE GLACIERS: MISSION TO CAUCASUS, SD CINEMATOGRAFICA
IN COMPETITION
99 REASONS WHY THE WORLD SHOULD NOT END, ENGELFILM
NEWSDESK - GLOBAL WARMING STRIKES BACK, MBC (MUNHWA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Amade Prize - Lord's Children (Chasseur d'Etoiles - France)
International Committee of The Red Cross Prize - Lord's Children (Chasseur d'Etoiles - France)
Signis Prize - The Jewish Cardinal (Scarlett Production - France)
Prize Of The Monaco Red Cross - Aglaja (M-RTL ZRT - Hungary)
Grand Prix for Author's Documentaries - The Forgotten (TVE - Spain)