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This is what we call awards season. After all the many award events, there it comes the annual Bambi Awards. The 59th Annual Bambi Awards has been held Thursday November 29th in Duesseldorf, Germany, with Hollywood celebrities ranging from TV actress Eva Longoria to Barbadian singer Rihanna among the attendances.

As of Longoria, the tiny actress was one among the other award winners, being presented with a Bambi gold statue for International TV Series. The award regular, seen sporting a wine-colored strapless dress and some seriously blinging earrings, had her Bambi engraved with her married name, Eva Longoria Parker.

Bambi Awards, takes place every year under the patronage of German publisher Hubert Burda with awards nominees ranging from individuals from such fields as communication, entertainment and show business as well as economy, politics and sports, also recognized Queen Rania of Jordan with an Honorary Bambi for her engagement for children.

Italian actress Sophia Loren, meanwhile, was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement" Bambi. American actor Tom Cruise and German former boxing world champion Henry Maske were also Bambi recipients, respectively in the category "Courage" and "Comeback."

Prior to the award show, there was the Charity-Gala "Tribute to Bambi" held the day before November 28th in Dusseldorf with funds raised will be used to help poor children. Visit Bambi Awards' official site to catch pics of the guests and get the full list of the award winners.