The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music.
Established in 1957, the award is presented annually, with winners selected by the readers of Bravo magazine.
The award was originally presented only to actors, however, in 1960, additional categories were created to recognize musical artists.
Since 1994, the ceremony has been presented in a one-hour annual show called Der Bravo-Supershow – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung (roughly translated as The Bravo-Supershow – The Gold Otto Awards) and is broadcast annually on German television.
The Otto awards are also presented in other European countries where Bravo publishes regional versions of the magazine.