The InfoMedia Albania Awards (often shortened to IMA Awards) is an Albanian and Kosovo television awards ceremony, initiated in 2011 by the television news website InfoMedia Albania (IMA). The InfoMedia Albania Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public.
The first ceremony was held in 2011 through a vote on IMA's Facebook page. Voting continued through its official website from 2014 onwards.
Voting process The public vote is an online poll that takes place on the InfoMedia Albania website; viewers can select from a longlist of nominees, with the process verified by an independent adjudicator. The results are widely reported in the Albanian and Kosovo media with worldwide media coverage of some categories.
Editions Edition Month of Start 1st March 2011 2nd March 2014 3rd March 2015 4th 5 November - 10 December 2016 6th 1 December - 31 December 2017 7th TBA
Winners
2011: 1st edition AwardWinnerBest Music ChannelMy MusicBest TV Male PresenterAdi KrastaBest TV Female PresenterRudina MagjistariBest Political TV ShowOpinion (TV Klan)Best Talk ShowOra 5PM (Vizion Plus)Best TelenovelaTeresa (Telemundo)Best Albanian Singer/GroupAurela GaçeBest Foreign Singer/GroupKaty PerryBest TV Serie for TeensNaruto (via DigitAlb)Best TV Serie Lost (via Top Channel)Best Albanian Reality Show Dancing with the Stars (Vizion Plus)Best Film of the Year Harry PotterThe Event of The YearFIFA World Cup 2010IMA Special AwardCocktail Show
2014: 2nd edition AwardWinnerShow of The Year Dancing with the Stars 4 – Vizion PlusBest Comic Show Apartamenti 2XL - Vizion PlusBest Investigative ShowFiks Fare - Top ChannelBest Afternoon ShowVizioni i Pasdites - Vizion PlusBest Entertainment ShowE Diell - Top ChannelBest Cultural ShowJo Vetëm Modë - TV KlanBest Music ShowKënga Magjike - TV KlanBest Youth Show Heart Attack – Agon ChannelBest Program of the Information and Analysis Zonë e Ndaluar - Vizion PlusBest Morning Show 7 pa 5 – Vizion PlusBest Political ProgramOpinion – TV Klan Best Sportive Program Proçesi Sportiv – Top ChannelTalent Show of The Year The Voice of Albania – Top ChannelBest Talent Show Urbanika – A1 ReportBest Talent Show for Children1001 Pse?! – Top ChannelBest Game / Quiz Show Për Vete – Top ChannelBest news TV edition News - Top ChannelBest Male News Reader Dhimiter Gjoka – Albanian ScreenBest Female News ReaderMira Kazhani – Vizion PlusMale TV Person of the YearErmal MamaqiFemale TV Person of the YearFiori Dardha – Top ChannelThe Newly TV Character of the Year Klea HutaThe Best Social Person of the Year Ermal MamaqiBest DirectorArdit GjebreaBest Show ProducerZefina HasaniBest Albanian ActElhaida DaniBest Generalist TV ChannelTop ChannelThe Best Turkish SerieKaradayi - Vizion PlusBest News ChannelA1 ReportBest Music ChannelMy Music - DigitalbBest Digital ChannelTPlus - DigitalbThe Best Italian SeriesSquadra Antimafia - Palermo oggi - Top ChannelThe Best American SeriesHouse - TV KlanBest Kosovo Debate TV ShowZona e Debatit - Klan KosovaBest Kosovo Entertainment ShowPrive - Klan KosovaSocial Show of the Year (Special Award without voting)Thumb – Nitro Shqip
2015: 3rd edition AwardThe WinnerBest Generalist TV ChannelTop ChannelBest Local TV ChannelChannel OneBest News ChannelA1 ReportBest Music ChannelMAD AlbaniaThe Best Digital PlatformeDigitalbBest TV Male PresenterLedion LiçoBest TV Female PresenterAlketa VejsiuThe Best TV CoupleFatma Haxhialiu and Aulona MustaBest TV Show AuthorEraldo RexhoBest TV News ReaderIsli IslamiThe Newly TV CharacterFatma MethasaniSocial Character of the Year (Special Award without voting)Ambra MedaThe Newness TV FormatMaster Chef AlbaniaBest Morning Show Wake Up në Top ChannelBest Debate/Political ProgramOpinion - TV KlanBest Afternoon ShowTakimi i Pasdites - Top ChannelBest Entertainment Show E Diell - Top ChannelBest Talent ShowThe Voice of AlbaniaBest Event FormatFest 53 - RTSHBest Game / Quiz Show 100 Milionë - Top ChannelBest Comic Show Portokalli - Top ChannelBest Investigative ShowFiks Fare - Top ChannelBest Satire ShowBypass Show - Vizion PlusBest Showbizz ShowGjithcka ShqipBest Talk ShowKontrataBest New Year night showAuthochtonus - Top ChannelBest Sportive ShowProçesi Sportiv - Top ChannelBest News EditionLajme - Top ChannelBest WEB Show Formatda Sara - A1 ReportBest DramaScandal - Vizion PlusBest Soap/TelenovelaBiddai - TV KlanBest Turkish SerieValley of the Wolves - Vizion PlusBest TV PortalTop ChannelBest TV AppTop Channel
References
External links Official website