Norwegian Theatre Critics Award

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The Norwegian Theatre Critics Award (Den norske Teaterkritikerprisen or Kritikerprisen) is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (Norsk Kritikerlag) and has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940-45). [1] For other Norwegian Critics Awards, see the Norwegian Literature Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1950, the Norwegian Music Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the Norwegian Dance Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1977.

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Annual Norwegian Theatre Critics Award winners

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References

  1. ↑ "Mottakere av Teaterkritikerprisen". Norwegian Critics' Association (in Norwegian)
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