The TEFI-2025 awards ceremony took place in Moscow on Monday, June 9th, recognizing excellence in Russian television. Bronze statuettes were awarded to prominent figures in the industry.
Andrey Malakhov and Vladimir Solovyov were among the winners, each receiving awards for both hosting and their respective programs. Malakhov was honored for “Hello, Andrey!” and “Malakhov” in the entertainment talk show categories, while Solovyov was recognized for “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” in the socio-political talk show categories.
Sergei Lazarev and Nikolai Baskov, hosts of “Come On, All Together!,” won in the “Host of a Prime-Time Entertainment Show” nomination. Roman Kostomarov (“Hard Workers”) was named best host of a sports show, and Dmitry Guberniev’s “Biathlon with Dmitry Guberniev” won in the “Sports Show” nomination.
In information programming, Valeria Korableva (“News 10:00”) won for best host of a daytime program, while Ernest Mackevicius (“Vesti 20.00”) won for best host of an evening program. Pavel Zarubin (“Moscow. Kremlin. Putin”) won in the “Interviewer” nomination, and Evgeny Poddubny won in the “Reporter” nomination for “Report from Volchansk. News of the Week.”
Other notable winners included Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov (“60 Minutes”) for daytime socio-political talk show, and Dmitry Kiselev (“News of the Week”) for information and analytical final program. The programs “News of the Week” and “Big Game” also received awards.
Additional awards were given to “Eduard Petrov’s Investigation: ‘Kingiseppskys’” (Journalistic Investigation), “Liberation of Avdiivka. Unknown Chronicle” (Documentary Film), “Seizure of the Airport in Makhachkala” (Information Story), “Today 16.00” (Daytime Information Program), “NEWS 20:00” (Evening Information Program), “Day of Good Deeds” (Socially Oriented Program), and “Official Inauguration of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin” (Special Television Event of the Year).
“The Voice. No Longer Children” won in the “Prime-Time Entertainment Talent Show” category, “Good morning” won in the “Morning Daily Program” category, and “100 Places to Eat” won in the “Travel Program” category.
The TEFI awards, established in 1994 by the Academy of Russian Television Foundation, recognize the highest achievements in Russian television arts.