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The winners of the 2023 Rose d’Or Awards have been announced in a ceremony in London hosted by comedian and writer, David Baddiel. Major awards go to shows from the Belgium, Germany, France, Norway, Turkey, as well as the USA and the UK. The Performance of the Year Award goes to Sarah Lancashire for her extraordinary portrayal of Catherine Cawood in the BBC’s Happy Valley. The Emerging Talent Award goes to US rising star Ayo Edebiri for her break-out performance in the comedy hit, The Bear. The Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Josee Dayan, the legendary French director, writer and producer credited with bringing major stars, including Gerard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve, to Television. The Rose d’Or Awards has defined the gold standard for excellence and achievement in International TV and Audio programme making since 1961.

Chair of the Rose d’Or, Mark Rowland said: “The Rose d’Or Awards 2023 saw a wider range of subjects and treatments than ever before, with over 700 entries from 30 countries. It was a tough challenge for the judges – it came down to an incredibly strong group of finalists and to these worthy winners. For anyone who hasn’t watched these shows yet, you have a treat in store!”

Jean Philip De Tender, EBU Deputy Director General/Director Media said: “A Rose d’Or award is an accolade, an achievement, and a celebration of the very best programme making. This has been a vintage year for outstanding drama, compelling documentaries, and news and current affairs programmes that get under the skin of the essential issues. Programming that will stay with me for a very long time. Congratulations to the award winners who have told these stories and impacted us all. And kudos to the Rose d’Or team who consistently deliver this great showcase for outstanding work and for our industry. It has never been in such good shape.”

The full list of winners is as follows:

Soap or Telenovela
Another Love
Tims&B Productions/ Global Agency/ FOX TV/ Türkiye


Children and Youth
Dome 16
Tordenfilm/ Global Screen/ NRK/ Norway


Multiplatform
Capture: who’s looking after the children?
Financial Times/ UK


Comedy Entertainment
A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou
BBC Studios Productions Comedy & Guilty Party Pictures/ Netflix/ UK


Emerging Talent
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
FX Productions/ Hulu


Documentary
The Man Who Played With Fire
Raw TV/ Sky/ Sky Documentaries/ UK


News and Current Affairs
children of the Taliban
Moondogs/ Dogwoof/ Channel 4/ Germany


Audio
The Shamima Begum Story
BBC News Long Form Audio/ BBC Sounds and BBC 5 Live/ UK


Arts
Nothing Compares
Tara Films & Ard Mhacha Productions in association with Field of Vision, Screen Ireland, BFI Doc Society Fund, ie:entertainment and Northern Ireland Screen/ Sky/ Sky Documentaries/ UK


Performance of the Year
Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley
Lookout Point in co-production with AMC for BBC/ BBC Studios/ BBC/ AMC/ UK


Factual Entertainment and Reality
Justice in Jail
Woestijnvis/ Primitives/ Play Media/ Belgium


Studio Entertainment
The 1% Club
Magnum Media/ BBC Worldwide/ ITV1/ UK


Competition Reality
Destination X
Geronimo/ Be-Entertainment/ DPG Media/ VTM/ Belgium


Lifetime Achievement
Josée Dayan
legendary French director/producer/writer


Comedy Drama and Sitcom
Parlement – Staffel 2
Cinétévé, Studio Hamburg Serienwerft/ France TV Distribution/ France TV, ONE, WDR, SWR/ France


Drama
The White Lotus Series 2
HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District/ Project Zeus/ HBO/ Sky Atlantic/ USA