| Bambi Award | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Bambi in Berlin, 2013 | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in international media and television |
| Country | Germany |
| Presented by | Hubert Burda Media |
| Website | bambi-awards |
The Bambi,[1] often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character.[2] They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
Frequent awardees include Heinz Rühmann (12), Peter Alexander, O. W. Fischer, and Johannes Heesters (10), Sophia Loren (9), Maria Schell (8). Rock Hudson (6), Franz Beckenbauer, Pierre Brice (5), and Céline Dion (3).[3]
- ^ "Bambi - Deutschlands Wichtigster Medienpreis" (in German). Bambi Official Website. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Bambi-Verleihung 2008: Bambi Gala in Offenburg" (in German). Die TopNews. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "BAMBI.en - About Bambi - Facts - Facts & Figures". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.