2012 Romy Awards (Austrian Film/TV) – winners

The Austrian newspaper Kurier held their 2012 Kurier Romy Awards for film and television last night at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Among the guests was Canadian actor Jason Priestley.

Til Schweiger's romantic comedy Kokowääh came out on top with two prizes. It won for Best Picture and Best Director. "Kokowääh" is the German transliteration of how they would try to say "coq au vin."

The profile of the boxing champion brothers Klitschko also claimed two awards. It won for Best Documentary and Best Documentary Producer.

While Der Mann mit dem Fagott (The Man with the Bassoon) won for Best TV-Film, the only multiple winner for television was Das Wunder von Kärnten (The Miracle of Carinthia). It won for Best Writing and Producer.

A Platinum-Romy for Lifetime Achievement was presented to underwater filmmakers and documentarians Hans and Lotte Hass.

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Complete list of winners for the 2012 Kurier Romy Awards

ROMY ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Picture
Kokowääh

Best Director
Til Schweiger, Kokowääh

Best Screenplay
Anika Decker, Detlev Buck, Rubbeldiekatz (Woman in Love)

Best TV-Film
Der Mann mit dem Fagott (The Man with the Bassoon)

Best Television Director
Christian Petzold, Dominik Graf, Christoph Hochhäusler, Dreileben (Three Lives)

Best Television Writing
Christoph Silber, Thorsten Wettcke, Das Wunder von Kärnten (The Miracle of Carinthia)

Best Television Cinematography
Mathias Neumann, Gert Kappes, Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund (The Girl on the Ocean Floor)

Best Cinematography
Hagen Bogdanski, Hotel Lux

Best Producer TV-Film
Sam Davis, Klaus Graf, Das Wunder von Kärnten (The Miracle of Carinthia)

Beste TV Documentary
Hubert von Goiserns Wirtshaustour (Hubert von Goisern's Tavern Tour)

Best Producer
Alice Brauner (CCC Filmkunst), Wunderkinder (Whiz Kids)

Best Documentary
Klitschko

Best Documentary Producer
Leopold Hoesch, Sebastian Dehnhardt, Klitschko

Best Television Documentary Producer
Dr. Heinrich Mayer-Moroni, Oliver Halmburger, Der Wettlauf zum Südpol (Race to the South Pole)

Platinum-Romy for Lifetime Achievement
Hans and Lotte Hass

PUBLIC AWARDS

Popular Actress
Birgit Minichmayr

Popular Actor
Nicholas Ofczarek

Popular Actor/Actress in TV Series
Adele Neuhauser

Popular Host
Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger

Popular Entertainment Moderator
Volker Piesczek

Popular News Anchor
Armin Wolf

Popular Comedians
Christoph Grissemann/Dirk Stermann

25th Jubilee Romy
Thaddäus Podgorski

Special Romy for Best Program Idea
ORF III, Alexander Wrabetz