The SwissAward was a prize that honored outstanding Swiss personalities. The prize was awarded in January at a gala event that was broadcast by the Swiss television stations SRF , RTS and RSI .
Allocation mode
Prize winners should be people who have made a positive impression in the past year on their courage , innovation , creativity or individuality. The event was organized by SRG SSR and the Swisslos lottery with the support of various media from the Ringier publishing house . For the years 2002–2015, six outstanding personalities from politics , business , culture , show business , sport and society each received a SwissAward. The television audience chose the Swiss of the year from the 18 nominees . In December of the previous year, the Swiss athletes of the year were selected at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards .
Between the award ceremonies, the main winners of the lottery million lot were drawn. From 2003 to 2012 Sandra Studer (together with Rainer Maria Salzgeber ) was the moderator of the gala , from 2013 Susanne Wille led the award ceremony. Starting in January 2015, the SwissAward was presented in three languages. By sending led Sven Epiney , Mélanie Freymond and Christa Rigozzi .
In November 2015, the Swiss radio and television company SRF announced that it would not be broadcasting from 2017 to save money.
Award winners
2015
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Christine Bär-Zehnder , Mayor of Riggisberg and refugee helper
Martine Brunschwig Graf , Heidi Tagliavini
economy
Bruno Giussani , TED European Director
Hans Hess , Urs Kessler
Culture
Xavier Koller , film director ( Schellen-Ursli )
Joël Dicker , Nora Gomringer
show
Nick Beyeler , acrobat
Sophie Hunger , Lo & Leduc
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Stan Wawrinka , Daniela Ryf , Marcel Hug )
society
Katrin Hagen , surgeon in Nepal
Lino Guzzella , Brigitte Heller
Audience award 1
Polo Hofer , dialect rocker
Bastian Baker , Beatrice Egli
Lifetime Award
Bruno Ganz , actor
1 award ceremony in a live broadcast on December 5, 2015.
2014
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Didier Burkhalter , Federal President and OSCE Chairman
Ruth Dreifuss , Heidi Tagliavini
economy
Albert Baumann , head of Micarna SA
Jean-Claude Biver , Oskar J. Schwenk
Culture
Sabine Boss , film director ( Dr Goalie bin ig )
Alex Capus , Patricia Kopatchinskaja
show
Bastian Baker , singer-songwriter
Beatrice Egli , Daniele Finzi Pasca
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Roger Federer 1 , Dominique Gisin , Marcel Hug )
society
Sabine Hediger , health specialist, emergency helper in the fight against the Ebola epidemic
Jean-Marie Etter , Antonio Lanzavecchia
Lifetime Award
Udo Jürgens , musician 2
1 nomination as Swiss Athlete of the Year 2014. At his own request, Federer did not run for the election of Swiss of the Year, as he received this title in 2003.
2 Posthumous honor received from manager Freddy Burger . The nomination took place in October 2014.
2013
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Thomas Minder , entrepreneur and Council of States, initiator of the «rip-off initiative»
Johanna Bartholdi , Susanne Hochuli
economy
Beni Stöckli jun. , CEO Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
Dominique Biedermann , Thomas Binggeli
Culture
Markus Imhoof , film director ( More than Honey )
Christa de Carouge , Joël Dicker
show
Stephan Eicher , chansonnier
Bastian Baker , Cabaret Divertimento
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Stanislas Wawrinka , Giulia Steingruber , Ueli Steck )
society
Hans Rudolf Herren , entomologist, recipient of the Right Livelihood Award
Patrick Aebischer , Tanja Grandits
Lifetime Award
Dimitri , clown
2012
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Jakob Kellenberger , former ICRC president
Paolo Bernasconi , Christine Egerszegi-Obrist
economy
Daniel and Markus Freitag, founders of FREITAG lab.ag
Roberto Agosta , Albert M. Baehny
Culture
Cecilia Bartoli , opera singer
Philippe Jordan , Ursula Meier
show
77 Bombay Street , folk and indie rock band
Bastian Baker , Gerry Hofstetter
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Dario Cologna , Nicola Spirig , Edith Wolf-Hunkeler )
society
Bineta Diop , women's rights activist and founder of “Femmes Africa Solidarité”
Carlo Centonze , Rolf-Dieter Heuer
Lifetime Award
Adolf Ogi , former Federal Councilor
2011
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Karin Keller-Sutter , Police and Justice Director and Councilor of States
Joseph Deiss , Heidi Tagliavini
economy
Carl Elsener junior , President and Delegate of the Board of Directors of Victorinox
Harry Hohmeister , Peter Spuhler
Culture
Mummenschanz , mask theater ensemble
Jean-Stéphane Bron , Bice Curiger
show
Freddy Nock , high wire artist and world record breaker
Bligg , stress
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Didier Cuche , Sarah Meier , Pierluigi Tami )
society
André Borschberg / Bertrand Piccard , founders of Solar Impulse
Antonio Ereditato , Nils Jent
Lifetime Award
Liselotte Pulver , actress
2010
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Pascale Bruderer , National Councilor
Adolf Ogi / Moritz Leuenberger , Cornelio Sommaruga
economy
Felix Richterich , Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ricola
Hans-Ulrich Müller , Peter Spuhler
Culture
Martin Suter , writer
Egon Ammann , Melinda Nadj Abonji
show
Sophie Hunger , singer and songwriter
Bligg , Freddy Nock
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Simon Ammann , Ariella Kaeslin , Kilian Wenger )
society
Marianne Kaufmann / Rolf Maibach , medical helpers in Haiti
Patrick Aebischer , Fabiola Gianotti
Lifetime Award
Emil Steinberger , cabaret artist
2009
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Otto Ineichen , National Councilor and entrepreneur
Pierre Kohler , Johann Schneider-Ammann
economy
Barbara Artmann , managing director of Künzli Swiss Schuh
Jean-Claude Biver , Christoph Franz
Culture
Dimitri , clown
Pipilotti Rist , Peter Zumthor
show
Tina Turner , pop singer who lives in Switzerland
Michelle Hunziker , Stefanie Heinzmann
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Didier Cuche , Ariella Kaeslin , Dany Ryser )
society
René Prêtre , cardiac surgeon and pediatrician
Mirjam Christ-Crain , Bertrand Piccard
Lifetime Award
Ferdy Kübler , former racing cyclist
2008
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf , Federal Councilor
Thomas Minder , Rudolf Strahm
economy
Jean-Pierre Roth , President of the Swiss National Bank
Michael Näf , Pierin Vincenz
Culture
Herzog & de Meuron , architects
Jacques Chessex , Albert Kriemler
show
Zep , comic artist ( Titeuf )
Stress , Ursus & Nadeschkin
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “Swiss of the Year” ( Fabian Cancellara , Heinz Frei , Ariella Kaeslin )
society
Giovanni Lombardi , tunneling engineer
Evelyne Binsack , Felicitas Pauss
Lifetime Award
Hans Erni , painter and sculptor
2007
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Carla Del Ponte , former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague
Isabelle Chassot , Christine Egerszegi-Obrist
economy
Daniel Borel , Former Logitech Chairman
Ernesto Bertarelli , Jasmin Staiblin
Culture
Ernst Beyeler , art collector
John M. Armleder , Samuel Keller
show
Marc Forster , film director ( kite runner )
Philippe Becquelin , Simon Enzler
Sports
not awarded, but three nominations for “ Swiss of the Year ” ( Jörg Abderhalden , Edith Hunkeler , Simone Niggli-Luder )
society
Karin Mölling , virologist and AIDS researcher
Barbara E. Ludwig , Maurizio Molinari
2006
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Dick Marty , Member of the National Council and Member of the Council of Europe
Doris Leuthard , Rolf Bloch
economy
Heliane Canepa , CEO Nobel Biocare
Robin Cornelius , Gabrielle Manser
Culture
Stephanie Glaser , actress ( Die Herbstzeitlosen )
Charles Lewinsky , Claude Nobs
show
Daniele Finzi Pasca , choreographer at the Olympic Winter Games in Turin
Lauriane Gilliéron , Melanie Winiger
Sports
not awarded because Roger Federer could no longer be nominated
society
Giorgio Noseda , doctor, President of Cancer Research Switzerland
Hans Küng
Lifetime Award
Nicolas Hayek , CEO Swatch Group
2005
category
winner
other nominees
politics
Carla Speziali , Mayor of Locarno
Doris Leuthard , Peter Spuhler
economy
Peter Sauber , long-standing Formula 1 racing team owner ( Sauber-Petronas )
Heliane Canepa , Philippe Gaydoul
Culture
Maurice Müller , art patron, founder of the Zentrum Paul Klee
Zep , Marc Forster
show
Massimo Rocchi , cabaret artist
Fiona Hefti , Thierry Meury
Sports
Thomas Lüthi , motorcycle world champion
Stéphane Lambiel , Simone Niggli-Luder
society
Franco Cavalli , doctor, cancer specialist
Marisa Jaconi , Elias Tresch
2004
2003
2002
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ "SRF implements austerity measures" SRF media release from November 19, 2015
↑ Dialect rocker Polo Hofer wins “SwissAward” audience award , SRF, December 5, 2015, accessed on December 6, 2015.
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