''Osobnosť televíznej obrazovky'' (''Television Screen Personality''), more commonly abbreviated as ''OTO'', was a Slovak awards show recognizing the public figures and the work of popular culture in the country. Established by Art Production Agency (APA) in 2000, the television poll-based awards were voted on by the general viewing audiences. The annual ceremonies of the accolades were screened live by the national television network

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, usually in March for the previous calendar year. The categories awarded regularly, included

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Actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

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and Female Singer, as well two special awards;

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and Absolute ''OTO''. The announcement of awards' discontinuation was announced in 2022, following negative controversies in previous years, pandemic delays, declining popularity and high production costs.

Ceremonies

Superlatives

With ten awards having received in main categories,

Adela Vinczeová Adela Vinczeová (; born 12 October 1980) is a Slovak radio and television presenter. She has presented television shows such as ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'' season 1, the Anděl Awards, and the Czech Lion Awards. Biography Vinczeová is th ...

is the most successful participant in the so far history of the ''OTO'' Awards poll, making her the most voted

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and Host in general. She is followed by Marcel Merčiak who has accumulated nine as trophies as

, while

Miroslav Žbirka Miroslav "Miro" Žbirka (21 October 1952 – 10 November 2021) was a Slovak pop and rock singer and songwriter, widely popular in 1980s Czechoslovakia. Born in Bratislava to a Slovak father and an English mother, he sang in Slovak, English, and ...

and Patrik Herman have each scored seven wins, these as the most favorite Male Singer and TV Journalist, respectively. Herman also holds the record for the highest number of consecutive wins per category. Including special achievements, Vinczeová leads with fifteen wins in total, while Merčiak with twelve. Besides, he is the only winner having scored at least in two categories per year, both the special (2012) and regular (2015–2017). The third participant with the highest number of ''OTO'' awards in general, is

Zdena Studenková Zdena Studenková (born May 19, 1954) is a Slovak film and stage actress, and a musical theater singer.For biographical information concerning Studenková, use her general links. She is the holder of the most number of ''OTO'' Awards, having w ...

with eight wins. Within multiple nominees, Žbirka himself remains the most successful to date, having earned sixteen nominations in a row to his credit, all made since the second season of the show. His runners-up are Sportscaster Lenka Čviriková with fifteen nominations, and Herman and Merčiak; the latters with fourteen nominating bids.

Reception

TV ratings

During the first decade, the show attracted in average over 700,000 viewers per ceremony, reaching its peak with a total audience of more than 855,00 viewers for the 7th season. Subsequently held ceremonies marked the second highest numbers for the title as whole. The 9th and 10th season were watched by 731,000 and 778,000 people respectively, with the latter being televised on two STV sister's channels at the same time;

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(STV 1) and Trojka (STV 3). Since the 2010s, the show format gains considerably less roughly half a million audiences each year , yet still making it the most watched television program within prime time in the region. The 12th season of the TV poll, or rather the only aired on a Friday instead, produced also the lowest ratings ever for the program; only 464,000 viewers that year.

References

External links

''OTO Awards'' – Winners and nominees
(From 2000 onwards)
''OTO Awards'' – Winners and nominees
(From 2000 to 2009) {{DEFAULTSORT:OTO Awards Culture of Slovakia Slovak television awards Awards established in 2000 2000 establishments in Slovakia

Categories

Latest awards

Special awards