The ''7 d'Or'' or ''Sept d'Or'' (

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for "Seven of Gold" or "Golden Seven") was a French television 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 TV shows). 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 Le Lido 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 Direct 8, 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 France Télévisions to try to bring back the ceremonies in 2012.

List of award winners

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complete list of winners
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References

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External links

Complete list of winners
on the site of

Overview of the 7 d'Or
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