‘Vanguard' & ‘On A Day In September' Win Big At The Monte-Carlo TV Festival's Golden Nymph Awards; ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop' Takes Jury Prize
Swedish drama Vanguard and German TV movie On A Day In September landed multiple accolades at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival's Golden Nymph Awards, while the cast of Good Cop/Bad Cop was given the Special Jury Prize.
Vanguard won Best Series. It follows Jan Stenbeck after the Swedish media mogul's transformative years in 1970s New York. Jakob Oftebro won Best Actor for his portrayal of the Stenbeck in the series.
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German drama On A Day In September won Best Film. It revolves around a 1958 meeting of two charismatic leaders: French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Hélène Alexandridis won Best Actress for her portrayal of Yvonne de Gaulle, wife of Charles, in the TV movie.
Good Cop/Bad Cop star Luke Cook, series creator John Quaintance, and Jeff Wachtel, whose Future Shack produces the show were at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival this week. The cast of the series were awarded the Jury Special Prize. The show is on The CW and Roku and Stan in Australia.
The jury for the drama categories was headed by Judith Light. 'At this particular time in our world where we are so divided and facing numerous challenges; where our cultures, where our artistry and creativity is being questioned, and in some cases, erased, there is no better place to come together to remind ourselves, and the world that it is our artistry and our creativity that is most needed,' she said at the ceremony.
Viewers also had their say, and awarded Lockerbie drama The Bombing of Pan Am 103 the Public Prize.
Robin Wright, meanwhile, was at the ceremony to receive the Festival's highest honor, the Crystal Nymph. She was in revealing mood earlier in the week, opening up on her battle for equal pay with Kevin Spacey on House of Cards and sharing her thoughts on the biz, including the threat AI poses to industry jobs.
The Festival's awards also cover news and docs. Witness – Please Enjoy Our Tragedies landed Best News Program and powerful Gisèle Pelicot project Drugged And Abused: No More Shame Best Documentary. Children In The Fire won two awards.
Elsewhere, YouTube star Squeezie won the Festival's inaugural Digital Award.
The awards and closing ceremony were held in Monte Carlo's Grimaldi Forum in the presence of the Prince and Princess of Monaco, who presented several of the accolades. In his speech, Prince Albert II of Monaco said: 'I am pleased that our prestigious Golden Nymph Awards continue to flourish year on year and I would like to extend my congratulations to all the winners. It was a pleasure to honor a talented actress, Ms Robin Wright with the Crystal Nymph, in recognition of an outstanding and inspiring career.'
Check out the full roster of Golden Nymph winners here
SCRIPTED
BEST FILM: On A Day In September
BEST SERIES: Vanguard
BEST CREATION: Don't Give Up
BEST ACTRESS: Hélène Alexandridis
BEST ACTOR: Jakob Oftebro
JURY SPECIAL PRIZE: Cast of Good Cop/Bad Cop
PUBLIC PRIZE: The Bombing of Pan Am 103
FACTUAL & NEWS
BEST NEWS PROGRAM: Witness – Please Enjoy Our Tragedies
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Drugged And Abused: No More Shame
JURY SPECIAL PRIZE: Children In The Fire
PRINCE RAINIER III SPECIAL PRIZE: Rewilding Sharks
AMADE PRIZE: Children In The Fire
MONACO RED CROSS PRIZE: L'ange de Boutcha
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