9th OTO Awards----
SND, Bratislava, Slovakia----Overall winner
Mário Kollár----Hall of Fame
Emília Vášáryová----Život Award
Mesto tieňov ----KRAS Award
Vilomeniny ----◄ 8th | 10th ►
The 9th OTO Awards, honoring the best in Slovak popular culture for the year 2008, took time and place on March 11, 2009, at the former Opera building of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. The ceremony broadcast live STV. The host of the show was Jozef Pročko, featuring guest appearances by Michal Hudák and Juraj Mokrý.
| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | News Host | style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Sports Host or Commentator |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Jarmila Lajčáková (née Hargašová)
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Lenka Čviriková (née Hriadelová)
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| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Journalist | style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Entertainer |
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Zlatica Švajdová (née Puškárová)
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Adela Banášová
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| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Actor | style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Actress |
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Tomáš Maštalír
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Diana Mórová
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| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Program | style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Show |
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Slovensko má talent – Markíza
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Modré z neba – Markíza |
| Series | |||
| ★ Ordinácia v ružovej záhrade – Markíza Panelák – JOJ Profesionáli – JOJ |
| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Male Singer | style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Female Singer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Mário Kollár
| scope=row valign=top | ★ Jana Kirschner |
| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Overall winner | width=273 | ★ Mário Kollár | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Hall of Fame | width=273 | ★ Emília Vášáryová | |
| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | Život Award | width=273 | ★ Mesto tieňov – Markíza | |
| style=background:#F0DC82 width=273 | width=273 | ★ Vilomeniny – Markíza
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In addition, the winning actress Diana Mórová has been voted by public as the best-dressed woman of the ceremony in an online-based poll run by Topky.sk, accumulating 43%. The actress wore a champagne-golden colored gown by a local fashion designer, Andrea Paldan, including a set of jewels made of diamonds and golden topazes by Elen Russo.[1] The runner-up Adela Banášová, she scored 26%, while Lenka Hriadelová received 17% of the total votes.[2]
The broadcast of the awards gained Jednotka a 42.3% 12+ ratings share and was watched by 731,000 viewers, marking the second highest numbers for the show in the history and the most watched television program during prime time.[3] [4] Compared to its predecessor, the 9th OTO attracted 20,000 viewers more than in 2008.[4] According to the STV network, the real-time event was the leader in all target groups that night, sharing audiences only with a TV JOJ series, Panelák.[4]
Almost two years later, the local Council for Broadcast and Retransmission (Rada pre vysielanie a retransmisiu) in Slovakia imposed on December 20, 2011, a fine of €3,000 to RTVS for "a prohibited direct support of sale, purchase and rental of goods, or services of the sponsor in the sponsored program OTO 2008",[5] or rather for the Adela Banášová's acceptance speech during the event.[5] She then said:
Well, I want to thank viewers of TV Markíza and[6] [I] want to thank viewers of all televisions for [that], by means of their viewership, they create a pleasant competitive environment. I want to thank, I've spoken of TV Markíza twice to be sure, and [I] definitely believe [that] I am standing here also because I'm Fun Rádio,[5] [6] and so also this way.[6]