Voting for the Golden Hen 2025: Who are the top nominees?

Voting for the Golden Hen 2025: Who are the top nominees?

The clock is ticking! Today, June 26, 2025, the wait is over, because the nomination for the “Golden Hen 2025” will be announced as part of the TV program “MDR um Vier – Der Starke Osten” from 4 p.m. This prestigious audience award, which is considered Germany's largest of its kind, will be awarded on September 12, 2025 in a glittering gala at the Erste. A real highlight for all fans of music, film and sport!

The moderator of the nomination program is the well-known Stephanie Müller-Spirra, who is supported by Susanne Klehn and Stefan Kobus. In the big gala, which will take place in front of around 4,500 spectators in Hall 1 of the Leipzig Trade Fair, the two entertainers Kai Pflaume and Florian Silbereisen will lead through the program. This event will not only celebrate the 30-year history of the “Golden Hen”, but also the 35th anniversary of SuperIllu and German unity.

The nominations at a glance

Five nominees compete against each other in four categories that reflect the facets of German entertainment:

• Entertainment: Barbara Schöneberger, Sebastian Pufpaff, Hazel Brugger, Bully Herbig, die Jury von „Let’s Dance“ (Motsi Mabuse, Jorge González, Joachim Llambi)
• Film & Fernsehen: Liv Lisa Fries, Friedrich Mücke, Florian Lukas, Nadja Uhl, Nora Tschirner
• Musik: Max Giesinger, Leony, Michael Patrick Kelly, Johannes Oerding, The BossHoss
• Sport: Eiskunstlaufpaar Minerva Hase & Nikita Volodin, das Turnteam Deutschland der EM 2025, Handballer vom SC Magdeburg, Biathletin Franziska Preuß und Rennrodler Felix Loch

The nominations were carefully selected by a jury made up of members from SuperIllu, MDR, rbb and NDR. It is interesting that last year's winners are not allowed to be nominated again this year. The public vote for the “Golden Hen” is now open and runs until July 9, 2025. Viewers can do so on the website here www.goldene-henne.de, by post or by telephone (at 01378-4204-XX).

A gala event in a class of its own

This first live broadcast of the “Golden Hen” on Erste promises to be an unforgettable television event, where, among other things, special tickets for the gala will also be sold. The prices for the tickets are 135 and 99 euros, and demand is already high. Fans can be sure: entertainment at the highest level is offered here!

So, dear people of Cologne, take part and show your voice in the election for the Golden Hen! An unparalleled way to support your favorite artists, you would say there's something there. The countdown is running!

Gotha Current, SuperIllu and Digital television regularly report on all the news about the “Golden Hen”. So stay tuned!