The Hedda Award (Heddaprisen) is a Norwegian theatre award, first presented in 1998. It is named after the character "Hedda" from Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler . Among its categories, which have varied over the years, are: Best Theatre Production, Best Direction, Best Stage Performance, and occasionally an honorary prize. The prize is administered by the Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras (Norsk teater- og orkesterforening) in collaboration with the Norwegian Theater Leaders' Forum (Norsk teaterlederforum). [1] [2]
Recipients of the Honorary Prize have included Wenche Foss (in 2002), Jon Fosse (2003), and Toralv Maurstad and Espen Skjønberg (both in 2005). [3] [4] Else Nordvang in 2008, Edith Roger in 2010 and Bjørn Sundquist in 2017. [5]
Prismottaker | Award | Year | for... |
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Nina Ellen Ødegård | Best Actress | 2017 | |
Jan Sælid | Best Actor | 2017 | |
Hildegunn Eggen | Best Supporting Actress | 2017 | |
Toralv Maurstad | Best Supporting Actor | 2017 | |
Sigrid Strøm Reibo | Best Direction | 2017 | |
Orlando | Production of the year | 2017 | |
Brune | Best production for children | 2017 | |
We come from far, far away | Best production for youth | 2017 | |
Robert Wilson | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2017 | |
Ove Alexander Jamt Dahl, Morten Halle, Christine Lohre and Olav Nordhagen | Best Audiovisual Design | 2017 | |
Arne Lygre | Best Stage Text | 2017 | |
Ensemble «Edda» | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2017 | |
Bjørn Sundquist | Hedda Honorary Award | 2017 | |
Ane Dahl Torp | Best Actress | 2016 | |
Kåre Conradi | Best Actor | 2016 | |
Mari Hauge Einbu | Best Supporting Actress | 2016 | |
Per Schaanning | Best Supporting Actor | 2016 | |
Tore Vagn Lid | Best Direction | 2016 | |
Solaris korrigert | Production of the year | 2016 | |
Den sommeren pappa ble homo | Best production for children and youth | 2016 | |
Sjur Miljeteig | Best Audiovisual Design | 2016 | |
Tore Vagn Lid and Cecilie Løveid | Best Stage Text | 2016 | |
Olav Myrtvedt | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2016 | |
Beaivváš Sámi Našunálateáhter | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2016 | |
Marie Blokhus | Best Actress | 2015 | |
Torbjørn Eriksen | Best Actor | 2015 | |
Lena Kristin Ellingsen | Best Supporting Actress | 2015 | |
Espen Skjønberg | Best Supporting Actor | 2015 | |
Hanne Tømta | Best Direction | 2015 | |
Hamlet | Production of the year | 2015 | |
Wizard of Oz | Best production for children and youth | 2015 | |
Bård Lie Thorbjørnsen | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2015 | |
Verdensteatret | Best Audiovisual Design | 2015 | |
Alexander Mørk-Eidem | Best Stage Text | 2015 | |
Hundre hemmeligheter | Best production for children and youth | 2015 | |
Lisa Lie and PONR | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2015 | |
Mariann Hole | Best Actress | 2014 | |
Vidar Magnussen | Best Actor | 2014 | |
Renate Reinsve | Best Supporting Actress | 2014 | |
Sigmund Sæverud | Best Supporting Actor | 2014 | |
Tyra Tønnessen | Best Direction | 2014 | |
Perpleks | Production of the year | 2014 | |
Bård Lie Thorbjørnsen | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2014 | |
Eirik Hegdal, Asle Karstad and Trondheim Voices | Best Audiovisual Design | 2014 | |
Alan Øyen and Andrew Wale | Best Stage Text | 2014 | |
Verdensteatret | Hedda Honorary Award | 2014 | |
Gisken Armand | Best Actress | 2013 | |
Ingar Helge Gimle | Best Actor | 2013 | |
Kine Bendixen | Best Supporting Actress | 2013 | |
Espen Klouman Høiner | Best Supporting Actor | 2013 | |
Oskaras Koršunovas | Best Direction | 2013 | |
Stalker | Production of the year | 2013 | |
Eg – Ik, Ich, I | Best production for children and youth | 2013 | |
Lawrence Malstaf | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2013 | |
Roger Gihlemoen | Best Audiovisual Design | 2013 | |
De utvalgte | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2013 | |
Ane Dahl Torp | Best Actress | 2012 | |
Mattis Herman Nyquist | Best Actor | 2012 | |
Gjertrud Jynge | Best Supporting Actress | 2012 | |
Torbjørn Eriksen | Best Supporting Actor | 2012 | |
Sigrid Strøm Reibo | Best Direction | 2012 | |
Abrahams barn | Production of the year | 2012 | |
Veggen | Best production for children and youth | 2012 | |
Boya Bøckman | Best Visual Design | 2012 | |
Thorbjørn Harr, Mariann Hole and Jan Gunnar Røise | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2012 | |
Heidi Gjermundsen Broch | Best Actress | 2011 | |
Henrik Mestad | Best Actor | 2011 | |
Liv Bernhoft Osa | Best Supporting Actress | 2011 | |
Herman Bernhoft | Best Supporting Actor | 2011 | |
Peer Perez Øian | Best Direction | 2011 | |
John-Kristian Alsaker, Torbjørn Ljunggren and Øyvind Wangensteen | Best Visual Design | 2011 | |
Det eviga leendet | Production of the year | 2011 | |
Oslo Internasjonale Teater | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2011 | |
Trine Wiggen | Best Actress | 2010 | |
Anders Mordal | Best Actor | 2010 | |
Valborg Frøysnes | Best Supporting Actress | 2010 | |
Christian Skolmen | Best Supporting Actor | 2010 | |
Victoria Meirik | Best Direction | 2010 | |
Vi som er hundre | Production of the year | 2010 | |
Før det ringer | Best production for children and youth | 2010 | |
Milja Salovaara | Best Visual Design | 2010 | |
Sogn og Fjordane Teater director of the Theatre Terje Lyngstad | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2010 | |
Edith Roger | Hedda Honorary Award | 2010 | |
Birgitta Victoria Svendsen | Best Actress | 2009 | |
Mads Ousdal | Best Actor | 2009 | |
Kirsti Stubø | Best Supporting Actress | 2009 | |
Pål Rønning | Best Supporting Actor | 2009 | |
Eirik Stubø | Best Direction | 2009 | |
En vanlig dag i helvete | Production of the year | 2009 | |
Operasjon Almenrausch | Theatre project of the year | 2009 | |
Ellen Ruge | Best Stage/Costume/Lighting Design | 2009 | |
Jungle Book | Best production for children and youth | 2009 | |
Kjersti Sandal | Best Actress | 2008 | |
Anders Baasmo Christiansen | Best Actor | 2008 | |
Mari Maurstad | Best Supporting Actress | 2008 | |
Morten Espeland | Best Supporting Actor | 2008 | |
Anne-Karen Hytten | Best Direction | 2008 | |
Mann = Mann | Most Notable Theater Project | 2008 | |
Ingrid Tønder | Best Stage/Costume/Lighting Design | 2008 | |
Vinterdvale | Best production for children and youth | 2008 | |
Christopher Nielsen | Most Promising Newcomer | 2008 | |
Tormod Lindgren | Honorable Achievement | 2008 | |
Elsa Nordvang | Hedda Honorary Award | 2008 | |
Birgitte Larsen | Best Actress | 2007 | |
Sven Nordin | Best Actor | 2007 | |
Hildegunn Eggen | Best Supporting Actress | 2007 | |
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen | Best Supporting Actor | 2007 | |
Øyvind Osmo Eriksen | Best Direction | 2007 | |
Growth of the Soil [Markens Grøde] | Most Notable Theater Project | 2007 | |
Nora Furuholmen and Joakim Moe Røisland | Best Stage/Costume/Lighting Design | 2007 | |
Betre utan ball | Best production for children and youth | 2007 | |
Alexander Rybak | Most Promising Newcomer | 2007 | |
Per Chr. Revholt and Ket Iren Lødemel | Honorable Achievement | 2007 | |
Ingunn Beate Øyen | Best Actress | 2006 | |
Øystein Røger | Best Actor | 2006 | |
Lise Fjeldstad | Best Supporting Actress | 2006 | |
Nils Ole Oftebro | Best Supporting Actor | 2006 | |
Sophia Jupiter | Best Direction | 2006 | |
Bollywood Ibsen - Fruen fra Det indiske hav | Most Notable Theater Project | 2006 | |
Jūratė Paulėkaitė | Best Stage/Costume/Lighting Design | 2006 | |
Trollprinsen | Best production for children and youth | 2006 | |
Erlend Sandem | Most Promising Newcomer | 2006 | |
Sogn og Fjordane Teater | Honorable Achievement | 2006 | |
Nina Ellen Ødegård | Honorable Artistic Achievement | 2005 | |
Grusomhetens Teater | Performing Arts Hub Norway's Award | 2005 | |
Sebastian Hartmann | Best Direction | 2005 | |
Staff at Rogaland Teater | Honorable Achievement | 2005 | |
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal | Most Promising Newcomer (and Hedda grant) | 2005 | |
Peer Gynt | Production of the year | 2005 | |
Christian Friedländer | Best Stage/Costume/Lighting Design | 2005 | |
Espen Skjønberg and Toralv Maurstad | Hedda Honorary Award | 2005 | |
Jan Grønli | Particularly excellent performance | 2004 | |
Purpur og gull | Production of the year | 2004 | |
Gábor Zsámbéki | Best Direction | 2004 | |
Ingrid Nylander | Best Stage/Costume/Lighting Design | 2004 | |
Jesper Halle | (Open category) | 2004 | |
Lasse Kolsrud | Most Promising Newcomer (and Hedda grant) | 2004 | |
Baktruppen | Performing Arts Hub Norway's Award | 2004 | |
Marianne Westby | Simen's Grant | 2004 | |
Laila Goody | Particularly excellent performance | 2003 | |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Production of the year | 2003 | |
Kjetil Bang-Hansen | Best Direction | 2003 | |
Tre mødre - ex auditorio | Best production for children and youth | 2003 | |
Kari Gravklev | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2003 | |
Bjørnar Teigen | Most Promising Newcomer (and Hedda grant) | 2003 | |
Oddvar Nilsen | Simen's Grant | 2003 | |
Arlene Wilkes | Particularly excellent performance | 2002 | |
There | Production of the year | 2002 | |
Tamas Ascher | Best Direction | 2002 | |
John-Kristian Alsaker | Best Stage/Costume/Lighting Design | 2002 | |
Lisbeth Narud | (Open category) | 2002 | |
Wenche Foss | Hedda Honorary Award | 2002 | |
Terje Strømdahl | Particularly excellent performance | 2001 | |
Runar Hodne | Best Direction | 2001 | |
Amadeus | Production of the year | 2001 | |
Gerd Zoe Christiansen | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2001 | |
Marit Moum Aune | (Open category) | 2001 | |
Trond Espen Seim | Particularly excellent performance | 2000 | |
Alexander Mørk-Eidem | Best Direction | 2000 | |
Personkrins 3:1 | Production of the year | 2000 | |
Aage Gaup and Berit Marit Hætta | Best Stage/Costume Design | 2000 | |
Teater Ibsen | (Open category) | 2000 | |
Anne Krigsvoll | Particularly excellent performance | 1999 | |
Stein Winge | Best Direction | 1999 | |
Sult | Production of the year | 1999 | |
Jo Strømgren | (Open category) | 1999 | |
Iben Sandemose | Best Stage/Costume Design | 1999 | |
Even Stormoen | Particularly excellent performance | 1998 | |
Yngve Sundvor | Best Direction | 1998 | |
Skjønnhetsdronninga | Production of the year | 1998 | |
Kristin Bredal | (Open category) | 1998 | |
Unni Walstad | Best Stage/Costume Design | 1998 |
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