German television award 2001
The third presentation of the German Television Prize took place on October 6, 2001 in Cologne's Coloneum. The award ceremony was moderated by Anke Engelke and Hape Kerkeling . The recording was broadcast by Sat.1 .
Award winners
| price | Award winner / film / series | Nominations |
| Best TV film / multi-part | The tunnel (SAT.1) |
Beyond (ZDF / ARTE) The Policewoman (ARD / WDR) |
| Best Series / Best Actor Series | Oliver Stokowski for Der Ermittler (ZDF / SF DRS) |
Hans-Werner Meyer and Astrid M. Fünderich for Die Cleveren (RTL) Martin Lindow for Der Fahnder (ARD / WWF) |
| Best documentation | Small, fast and out of control (3sat / HR) |
Munich - Secrets of a City (BR) Innocent - Guilty? - The story of Peter Pompetzki (ARD / HR) |
| Best report | The decision-makers - hearings in the asylum procedure (ARD / WDR / 3sat) |
Escape across the Himalayas - Tibet's children on their way into exile (ZDF) Woe to you getting old - Cheated by the supervisor (NDR) |
| Best information broadcast / best moderation information: | Michel Friedman for Friedman (ARD / HR) |
Astrid Frohloff for 18:30 (SAT.1) Sabine Christiansen for Sabine Christiansen (ARD / NDR) |
| Best entertainment show / best moderation entertainment | Harald Schmidt for The Harald Schmidt Show (SAT.1) |
Johannes B. Kerner for The Johannes B. Kerner Show (ZDF) Popstars (RTL2) |
| Best comedy | Kaya Yanar for What are you looking at ?! (SAT 1) |
Michael Herbig for bully parade (ProSieben) Hape Kerkeling for In the world laughs (Sat.1) |
| Best sports show | Oliver Welke for ran (SAT.1) |
Dirk Thiele and Sigi Heinrich for World Championships in Athletics (Eurosport) Hagen Boßdorf for Tour de France 2001 (ARD / SR) |
| Best Director TV Film / Multi-Part | Andreas Dresen for The Police Officer (ARD / WDR) |
Max Färberböck for Jenseits (ZDF / ARTE) Sherry Hormann for Bella Block: Guilt and Love (ZDF) |
| Best book TV film / multi-part | Ruth Toma for Romeo (ZDF) |
Holger Karsten Schmidt for the death penalty - A German behind bars (RTL), Der Briefbomber (ZDF / ORF / ARTE) Peter Steinbach and Christoph Busch for anniversaries (ARD / WDR) |
| Best Actor Leading Role TV Film / Multi-Part | Matthias Habich for anniversaries (ARD / WDR) |
Ulrich Noethen for Vera Brühne (SAT.1) Jürgen Tarrach for Wambo (SAT.1) |
| Best Actress, Leading Role, TV Film / Multi-Part | Corinna Harfouch for Vera Brühne (SAT.1) |
Cornelia Schmaus and Katja Studt for Murderers (ZDF / ARTE) |
| Best Actor, Supporting Role | Uwe Ochsenknecht for Vera Brühne (SAT.1) |
Karl Fischer for Der Briefbomber (ZDF / ORF / ARTE) Sebastian Koch for Der Tunnel (Sat.1) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anna Thalbach for Tatort: Child Death (ARD / WDR) |
Cosma Shiva Hagen for section 40 (RTL), Bella Block: Guilt and Love (ZDF) Imogen Kogge for Sperling and the crocodile in the trash (ZDF) |
| Best camera | Carl-Friedrich Koschnick for Beyond (ZDF / ARTE) |
Holly Fink for Nightmare of a Marriage (RTL), Jenny Berlin - End of Fear (ZDF) Michael Hammon for Die Polizistin (ARD / WDR) |
| Best cut | Trevor Holland for section 40 (RTL) |
Mona Bräuer for Boys in Love (ProSieben), Rote Glut (ZDF / ARTE) Barbara Hennings for Nightmare of a Marriage (RTL) |
| Best music | Paul Vincent Gunia , Tito Larriva , Sema Mutlu , Derya Mutlu for The Scream of the Butterfly (ZDF / ARTE) |
Renaud Garcia-Fons for Sperling and the last taboo (ARTE / ZDF) Jörg Lemberg for Tatort: Kindstod (ARD / WDR) |
| Best equipment (set design and / or costume) | Harald Turzer (production design) for Night of Angels (RTL), Der Runner (ProSieben) |
Annette Ganders (production design) for Dizzying Heights (ARD / SWR / ARTE) |
| Sponsorship award |
Miriam Stein (actress) for Das Mädchen aus der Fremde (ARD / NDR / RTSI) Britta Wauer (author) for Heldentod - the tunnel and the lie (ZDF / ARTE) |
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| Honorary award of the donors | Peter Scholl-Latour |