The Academy presents its Annual Awards

Spanish Television obtains eight awards, of the 31 for which it was nominated, while Antena 3 and Cuatro achieve three each. Telecinco and La Sexta managed to take an award to their respective showcases. Concha Velasco has received recognition from the Academy of Television Sciences and Arts with the award for Lifetime Achievement.

Juan Ramón Lucas and Julia Otero have been in charge of hosting the gala of the 11th Annual Awards of the Academy of Television Sciences and Arts held tonight at the Gran Casino of Aranjuez. A ceremony broadcast on TVE's La 2 that has been somewhat lackluster due to the numerous technical and production errors despite the false live broadcast in which it was broadcast with a delay of half an hour. Directed and produced by Simón Stern, it was executive produced by Pepe Carbajo, produced by Paco Amescua, lit by Ángel Blanco, set by David Bello and script by Carlos Torres.

Spanish Television, which started with about 31 candidates, has finally achieved eight, becoming the great winner of the night. Antena 3 and Cuatro have won three awards each, while Telecinco and La Sexta have only won one statuette per channel for their citrines. As usual, Tell Me How It Happened once again swept the screen, winning four of its eleven nominations.

But the real star of the night was the actress and presenter Concha Velasco, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award granted by the Academy. During the award ceremony, the Minister of Culture, Angeles González-Sinde, highlighted her enthusiasm and dedication to her profession. Velasco wanted to highlight that there have been very few women recognized with this award, taking advantage of the occasion to vindicate the role of women on television.

During the ceremony, the Academy also wanted to grant, for the first time in its history, a 2008 International Recognition Award, which in this case went to the Guatemalan reporter, Sergio Sánchez, for his social commitment to the scourge of gender violence in that country, in which 722 women died last year. The television journalist works for the news program Noti7 on Channel 7 of Radio Televisión Guatemala. In recent years, she has carried out research and denunciation work that highlights feminicide in that country, a complex and deep-rooted problem due to which two women die every day in Guatemala.

PALMARES TELEVISION ACADEMY AWARDS 2009

FICTION PROGRAM

Aida (Telecinco)

Tell me how it happened (The 1)

The Boarding School (Antenna 3)

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

Buenafuente (The Sixth)

The Anthill (Four)

I know what you did (The Sixth)

PRESENTATION OF ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS

Andreu Buenafuente (Buenafuente – laSexta)

José Miguel Monzón. Wyoming (The Intermediate – laSexta)

Pablo Motos (The Anthill - Four)

INFORMATION PROGRAM

Strays (Four)

Weekly Report (The 1)

59 Seconds (The 1)

SERIES ACTOR

Imanol Arias (Tell me how it happenedor – The 1)

Carlos Hipólito (Missing and White Glove – The 1)

Paco Leon (Aida – Telecinco)

SERIES ACTRESS

Ana Duato (Tell me how it happened – The 1)

Luisa Martin (Missing y The Wanninkhof case – The 1)

Concha Velasco (Heirs – The 1)

TV FILM

The Wanninkhof Case (The 1)

The Punishment (Antenna 3)

20-N. Franco's last days (Antenna 3)

SCRIPT

Loving in troubled times (The 1)

Buenafuente (The Sixth)

Tell me how it happened (The 1)

MUSIC FOR TELEVISION (New Category)

Mario de Benito (Tell me how it happened – The 1)

Carlos Jean/ Russian Red (Manhunters – Antenna 3)

Pedro Martínez López (Loving in troubled times – The 1)

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM

Club Super 3 (Channel 33-K3 of Television of Catalonia)

The Lunnis (1 and 2)

Megatrix (Antenna 3)

PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION PROGRAMS

Ana Blanco (Newscast 1 – The 1)

Lorenzo Milá (News 2, I have a question for you and Weekly Report – The 1)

Matías Prats (News 2 – Antenna 3)

MAKEUP AND CHARACTERIZATION

Nacho Díaz and Oscar del Monte (Nui Girl – The 2)

Carla Orete, Jesús Gil, Vanesa Somolinos, Pilar Carbonero (Tell me – The 1)

José Quetlás Rubio (Pluto BRB Nero – The 2)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING DIRECTION

David Arribas (The Boarding School – Antenna 3)

Paco Escamilla (The Big Quiz - Four)

Tote Trenas, Teo Delgado, Miguel Ángel Mora (Tell me – The 1)

DIRECTOR

Euro 2008 Self-promotion Team (Self-promotions – Four)

Gabriel Garcia (Tell me – The 1)

Víctor Santamaría (Bullfighting and Soccer Broadcast – Canal+)

Jordi Vives (look who's dancing – TVE 1)

THEMATIC CHANNEL

History Channel

24 Hour Channel

Disney Channel

DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM

Documentos TV (The 2)

On Cover (The 2)

Madrilenians around the world (Telemadrid)

DIRECTOR

Agustín Crespi, Antonio Cano, Sergio Cabrera, Manuel Palacios, Antonio Cuadri, Azucena Rodríguez and Moisés Ramos (Tell me – The 1)

Juan Andrés García Ropero (I know what you did – laSexta)

Pablo Motos and Jorge Salvador (The Anthill - Four)

PRODUCER

Michelangelo Bernadeau (Tell me – The 1)

TVE Olympic Sports and Media Team. Beijing 2008 (2008 Beijing Olympics – La 1, La 2, Teledeporte, Rtve.es, Canal TVE HD)

Francisco Romacho (Spain Direct – The 1)

ART DIRECTION AND SCENOGRAPHY

Fernando González (The Boarding School – Antenna 3)

Gonzalo Gonzalo, José Manuel López, Roberto Carvajal, Carlos Llanos, Beatriz Luján, Fernando Navarro (Tell me – The 1)

Pepe Reyes (costume) and Marcelo Pacheco (The Lady – The 1)

BEST AUTONOMOUS INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM

Technopolis (Channel Sur)

BEST AUTONOMOUS ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

The Conqueror of the end of the world (Basque Television)

BEST AUTONOMOUS FICTION PROGRAM

Father Casares (Galicia Television)

BEST AUTONOMOUS DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM

My camera and me (Telemadrid)

BEST CHILDREN'S AUTONOMOUS PROGRAM

Fadapaca (Television de Catalunya)