Person of the Year

Blair White

Blair White is an important representative of the smallest minority in the world, namely that of thinking people. Her courage to face reality and her adamant refusal to abandon reason for public attitudes make her an important source of information about where we are going and where we really need to go.

Maggie Smith 

Maggie Smith is an extremely talented actress who has the rare ability to maintain the balance between her sense of humor and undeniable class.

Mijaín López

Mijaín López is the only athlete in the world to win the gold medal at five consecutive Olympic Games in the same discipline. His achievement proves that man can always do more and there are no physical or volitional limits in front of him.

Petar Stoychev

This year Peter Stoychev became the first person in the world to swim the Oceans Seven in less than six months. Remarkably, he did it more than twice as fast as the previous world record holder.

Simone Biles 

Simone Biles is among the people who are undisputedly the best in the world in their own discipline and continue to compete with themselves. In gymnastics, she changed perceptions of what was possible and won the hearts of the spectators at the Olympics.

 

Charm of the Year

Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal was among the most likeable stars of Euro 2024, thanks to a combination of unusual talent and a youthful will to victory.

Margot Robbie 

Margot Robbie continues to be wonderful and delight the world with her multi-layered incarnations from the darkest to the brightest of characters, celebrating talent and the special things in people.

Nikola Tsolov

Nikola Tsolov is a symbol of Bulgaria’s talented youth and brings joy to the country with both success and potential for the future.

Richard / Voix La

With his decision to participate in RuPaul’s show to support his son, La Voix’s father showed the true face of the values of our time. His famous speech about loving children and accepting people as they are reached the hearts of thousands and showed us that loving each other is our essence beyond anything else.

Yusuf Dikeç

Yusuf Dikeç charmed the whole world with his composure and showed how a confident professional succeeds.

 

Enemy of the Year

Vladimir Putin

For yet another year, Vladimir Putin is deepening the abyss between Europe and Russia and thus damaging the future of the entire world.

Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky continues to see himself as the spokesman of the free world and as time goes by this is becoming more and more worrying.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk has completely forgotten about the human in him and has reached the stage where he openly tells the public that many of the significant events in the world depend on him.

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg has apparently decided that all the world’s problems are solved and therefore chose to make a donation of 1 million dollars to none other but Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.

P Diddy

The revelations about P Diddy’s life once again show the ugly face of reality behind the spotlight: crime, violence and the complete absence of humanity.

 

Event of the Year

Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen

Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen is another step of the Bulgarians towards the civilised and developed world, opening more opportunities for our economic and cultural development.

European Football Championship and Olympic Games

The year 2024 was a rich one for the sport as it provided us with at least two major international events. The Euro Cup always fuels the spirit of the Old Continent, and the Olympics made us witness many remarkable achievements.

Release of Julian Assange

The release of Julian Assange was something that should have happened many, many years ago, and it is good to note that humanity has finally managed to do it.

Representatives of the only living species of wild horses have returned to Kazakhstan for the first time in 200 years

The return of the Przewalski’s horse is a wonderful symbol of the wild spirit of nature that is an integral part of us.

Syria toppled al-Assad’s regime

The end of Bashar al-Assad’s reign of terror is proof that tyranny is always doomed and human irreconciliation with those in power inevitably wins. And while the future is unclear, the present is sufficiently eloquent.

 

Historical Figure of the Year

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great deserves his nickname. A fighter, a ruler, a dreamer. A man who carried progress everywhere with him and could not stop before he had conquered even the sun.

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee understands how one must lead one’s life inspired by water, constantly and decisively, yet adaptively and flexibly. He believes that great goals should be pursued at all costs because they are the true meaning of life.

Georgi Asparuhov – Gundi

Georgi Asparuhov Gundi is not only an outstanding football player, but also a beloved Bulgarian. He is proof that it does not matter where you start, but where you are going. A personality who, with his talent and down-to-earth disposition, won the heart of an entire nation.

Ramesses II

Ramesses II is a symbol of many of the most important things in human history – the Egyptian civilization, the magnificence of the pharaohs, the connection to the earth and the universe, and the global battle for humanity.

River Phoenix

The image of River Phoenix preserves the beauty and rebellion of youth. He stands up for the right causes at a time when it’s not a societal trend, and his talent remains indelible in his films.

 

Fictional Character of the Year

Davis (12 Angry Men)

Davis is the bearer of absolute faith in man. He knows that no matter what the facts or society says, human nature is pure and must be respected.

Elphaba (Wicked)

Elphaba is a bearer of supreme individualism. She is the different one who refuses to put up with injustice. She is the villain. She is the hero. She is the free spirit.

Hassan (The Kite Runner)

Hassan chooses full commitment and true kindness in a world that is torn apart by violence and fear of standing up to injustice.

Simone Grove (Why women kill)

Simon is a wonderful combination of class, pretentiousness and inadequacy. Over the course of the series, she comes to understand new meanings of love and experiences her relationship with Karl in the fullest way possible.

Vanessa Ives  (Penny Dreadful)

Vanessa Ives shows us the beauty of pure darkness. The love of a starless night, of a lone raven on a withered tree, of a broken heart, and of everything people fear. Vanessa managed to defeat the Devil not with light, but with the majesty of her own darkness.