The ''7 d'Or'' or ''Sept d'Or'' ( French for "Seven of Gold" or "Golden Seven") was a

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production award (similar in nature to the

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s), presented by '' Télé 7 Jours'' (a weekly French

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with listings of

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). The awards were presented in the fall of each year from 1985 to 2003 (no awards were presented in 1992, 1998 and 2002) during a televised "Night of the 7 d'Or" awards ceremony (1988 and 2003 were not televised). The first ceremonies took place in

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in Paris. Since 2003, several attempts have been made to bring back the "7 d'Or" awards. In 2005, some sources announced a possible return of the awards, produced by

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; in 2008, a second return was mentioned on

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, but this project didn't come to fruition; in late November 2011, the editor in chief of ''Télé 7 Jours'' announced that negotiations were taking place with

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to try to bring back the ceremonies in 2012.

List of award winners

The following is a list of the ''7 d'Or'' award winners:List compiled from th
complete list of winners
on the site of Première

References

*''This article is based on the equivalent article from the

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, retrieved on April 28, 2012.'' {{reflist

External links

Complete list of winners
on the site of Première
Overview of the 7 d'Or
on the

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French television awards Awards established in 1985 1985 establishments in France Awards disestablished in 2003 2003 disestablishments in France