# Copihue de Oro

The Copihue de Oro is an award created by the Chilean newspaper La Cuarta to recognize figures from the world of entertainment and show business in that country. Its symbol is the flower of the species Lapageria rosea.
It has been granted by popular vote since 2005, and its presentation ceremony, normally held in December, is one of the main annual musical and television awards events held in Chile, along with the Altazor and the APES [es].
The 2011 Copihue de Oro was given in 23 categories, distributed among popular music, modeling, radio, and television in Chile. Over time, the number of categories has varied, reaching a high of 24 in 2013, falling to 18 in 2015.

## Categories
### Music

* Established Singer (2005–2006)
* Young Singer (2005–2006)
* Musical Group (2005–2008)
* Ranchero Singer or Group (until 2013)
* Folk Singer or Group (until 2013)
* Tropical Singer or Group
* Male/Female Singer (2007–2009)
* Pop-Rock Singer or Group (2009–2015)
* Romantic Singer or Group (2010–2015)
* Popular Singer or Group (since 2016)

### Variety

* Comedian/Humorist (until 2013)
* TV Model (2005–2012, 2014–2015)
* Queen of Copihue (2013, since 2016)
* Vedette (2005–2006)

### Film

* Film (until 2013)
* Actor (2005–2010)
* Actress (2005–2010)

## Career awards

* 2005 – Palmenia Pizarro
* 2006 – Lucho Gatica
* 2007 – Coco Legrand
* 2008 – Antonio Vodanovic
* 2009 – Mario Kreutzberger
* 2010 – Patricio Zúñiga [es]
* 2011 – Jorge Pedreros
* 2012 – Leo Caprile [es]
* 2013 – Zalo Reyes
* 2014 – Peter Rock
* 2015 – Tachuela Chico
* 2016 – Cecilia
* 2017 – Jorge González
* 2018 – Valnetín Trujillo
* 2019 – Pedro Carcuro [es]
* 2021 – Iván Arenas

## Hosts

| Edition | Year | Hosts |
| 1st [es] | 2005 | Leo Caprile [es] and Marlen Olivari [es] |
| 2nd [es] | 2006 | Leo Caprile [es] and Marlen Olivari [es] |
| 3rd [es] | 2007 | Leo Caprile [es] and María Eugenia Larraín |
| 4th [es] | 2008 | Leo Caprile [es] and María Eugenia Larraín |
| 5th [es] | 2009 | Leo Caprile [es] and María Eugenia Larraín |
| 6th [es] | 2010 | Leo Caprile [es] and Soledad Onetto |
| 7th [es] | 2011 | Leo Caprile [es] and Angélica Castro [es] |
| 8th [es] | 2012 | Leo Caprile [es] and Marion Cabrera |
| 9th [es] | 2013 | Leo Caprile [es], Claudia Conserva, Rafael Araneda, and Pamela Díaz |
| 10th [es] | 2014 | Karen Doggenweiler, Martín Cárcamo, Carolina de Moras, and Luis Jara |
| 11th [es] | 2015 | Diana Bolocco, Ignacio Gutiérrez, Katherine Salosny, and Gonzalo Ramírez [es] |
| 12th [es] | 2016 | Javiera Contador, Francisco Saavedra [es], Ivette Vergara, and Julio César Rodríguez [es] |
| 13th [es] | 2017 | Carolina Arregui, Felipe Vidal [es], Tonka Tomicic, and Karol Lucero |
| 14th [es] | 2018 | Monserrat Álvarez [es], Julián Elfenbein, José Miguel Viñuela [es], María Luisa Godoy, Daniel Fuenzalida, and Alejandra Valle |

## Records
### Most awards won

* 9: Luis Jara: Established Singer (2005, 2006), Best Male Singer (2007), Best Romantic Singer (2010, 2012, 2013), and Best Host (2013, 2014, 2015)
* 7: Tonka Tomicic: Best Host (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017)
* 7: Buenos Días a Todos: Best Morning Program (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

### Most awards won in different categories

* Luis Jara: Established Singer (2005, 2006), Best Male Singer (2007), Best Romantic Singer (2010, 2012, 2013), and Best Host (2013, 2014, 2015)

### Youngest winner

* Belén Soto: Best Actress (2007), age 10

### Most awards won by a male artist

* 9: Luis Jara: Established Singer (2005, 2006), Best Male Singer (2007), Best Romantic Singer (2010, 2012, 2013), and Best Host (2013, 2014, 2015)
* 6: Felipe Camiroaga: Best Host (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 – posthumous)
* 6: Willy Sabor [es]: Best Radio Broadcaster (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

### Most awards won by a female artist

* 7: Tonka Tomicic: Best Host (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017)

### Most awards won by a group

* 6: Los Jaivas: Best Folk Music Group (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

## Controversies

* In 2009, Rafael Araneda was involved in a confusing incident when it was discovered that one of his employees, Rogelio Rojas, had purchased a significant number of votes in the election for Best Host. When the story broke, Araneda publicly apologized and returned the award.
* On occasion, some winners have been booed during the presentation of the Copihue de Oro. Such was the case with Felipe Camiroaga, awarded as Best Host in 2010, whom the public blamed for the separation of Katherine Salosny from Buenos Días a Todos. A similar situation occurred with the Best Host of 2016, Luis Jara, who was booed after the departure of journalist Álvaro Sanhueza from the morning show Mucho gusto.