Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport) is an annual Polish cultural award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka since 1993.
It is presented in six major categories: literature, film, theatre, classical music, popular music, visual arts (and entertainment up until 2005). In 2002 a new, seventh category was added: creator of culture while in 2016 the eighth category added was digital culture.
According to the editorial declaration, the award is a distinction for creators who make the fastest progress, surprise with new achievements, their activities bode well in the future and thus deserve care, support and promotion in the world. The award's name was conceived as a symbolic passport to the world's art. It is usually given to relatively young creators, often for outstanding debuts.
List of laureates
2025 Film: Emi Buchwald Stage: Katarzyna Minkowska Book: Stanisław Łubieński Classical music: Aleksandra Słyż Popular music: Sw@da x Niczos Visual arts: Ant Łakomsk Digital culture: Tomasz Kisilewicz (11 Bit Studios) Creator of culture: Tomasz Lipiński Readers' Passport: Yehuda Prokopowicz
2024 Film: Kamila Tarabura Stage: Wojciech Grudziński Book: Jul Łyskawa Classical music: Gabriela Legun Popular music: Kuba Więcek Visual arts: Monika Drożyńska Digital culture: Kamil Dyszewski (NAFO) Creator of culture: Marek Koterski Readers' Passport: Sandra Drzymalska
2023 Film: Paweł Maślona Theatre: Katarzyna Szyngiera Book: Jacek Świdziński Classical music: Karolina Mikołajczyk and Iwo Jedencki Popular music: Hania Rani Visual arts: Marta Nadolle Digital culture: Starward Industries Creator of culture: Józef Hen Readers' Passport: Łona
2022 Literature: Grzegorz Piątek Film: Jan Holoubek Theatre: Jakub Skrzywanek Classical music: Anna Sułkowska–Migoń Popular music: 1988, or Przemysław Jankowiak Visual arts: Agata Słowak Digital culture: Anna and Jakub Górniccy (Outriders) Creator of culture: Dorota Masłowska, Ryszard Poznakowski, Wilhelm Sasnal
2021 Literature: Łukasz Barys Film: Aleksandra Terpińska Theatre: Dominik Strycharski Classical music: Teoniki Rożynek Popular music: Ralph Kaminski Visual arts: Jana Shostak Digital culture: Tomasz Konrad Ostafin Creator of culture: Kasia Nosowska
2020 Literature: Mira Marcinów Film: Piotr Domalewski Theatre: Teatr 21 Classical music: Ania Karpowicz Popular music: Siksa Visual arts: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas Digital culture: Marta Malinowska Creator of culture: Lech Janerka and Bożena Janerka
2019 Literature: Dominika Słowik Film: Bartosz Bielenia Theatre: Weronika Szczawińska Classical music: Jakub Józef Orliński Popular music: Błażej Król Visual arts: Weronika Gęsicka Digital culture: Dawid Ciślak Creator of culture: Olga Tokarczuk
2018 Literature: Małgorzata Rejmer Film: Joanna Kulig Theatre: Marta Górnicka Classical music: Aleksander Nowak Popular music: Dawid Podsiadło Visual arts: Diana Leonek Digital culture: Piotr Barszczewski, Krzysztof Cybulski, Krzysztof Goliński, Jakub Koźniewski Creator of culture: Krystyna Janda
2017 Literature: Marcin Wicha Film: Jagoda Szelc Theatre: Michał Borczuch Classical music: Joanna Freszel Popular music: Hańba! Visual arts: Norman Leto Digital culture: Studio Bloober Team
2016 Literature: Natalia Fiedorczuk-Cieślak Film: Jan P. Matuszyński Theatre: Anna Smolar Classical music: Marzena Diakun Popular music: Wacław Zimpel Visual arts: Daniel Rycharski Digital culture: Michał Staniszewski (Studio Plastic) Creator of culture: Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski
2015 Literature: Łukasz Orbitowski Film: Magnus von Horn Theatre: Ewelina Marciniak Classical music: Marcin Świątkiewicz Popular music: Kuba Ziołek Visual arts: Tymek Borowski Creator of culture: CD Projekt
2014 Literature: Zygmunt Miłoszewski Film: Jan Komasa Theatre: Radosław Rychcik Classical music: Kwadrofonik Popular music: Pablopavo Visual arts: Jakub Woynarowski Creator of culture: Agnieszka Holland
2013 Literature: Ziemowit Szczerek Film: Dawid Ogrodnik Theatre: Jolanta Janiczak and Wiktor Rubin Popular music: Marcin Masecki Visual arts: Aneta Grzeszykowska Creator of culture: Tomasz Stańko
2012 Literature: Szczepan Twardoch Film: Marcin Dorociński Theatre: Iwan Wyrypajew Classical music: Magdalena Bojanowicz and Maciej Frąckiewicz Popular music: Très.b Visual arts: Julita Wójcik Creator of culture: Krzysztof Penderecki and Elżbieta Penderecka
2011 Literature: Mikołaj Łoziński Film: Rafael Lewandowski Theatre: Krzysztof Garbaczewski Classical music: Aleksandra Kuls Popular music: Julia Marcell and Maciej Szajkowski Visual arts: Nicolas Grospierre Creator of culture: Jerzy Jarocki
2010 Literature: Ignacy Karpowicz Film: Paweł Sala Theatre: Paweł Demirski and Monika Strzępka Classical music: Wioletta Chodowicz Popular music: Macio Moretti Visual arts: Wojciech Bąkowski
2009 Literature: Piotr Paziński Film: Borys Lankosz and Xawery Żuławski Theatre: Sandra Korzeniak Classical music: Barbara Wysocka Popular music: L.U.C. Visual arts: Karol Radziszewski Creator of culture: Paweł Althamer
2008 Literature: Sylwia Chutnik Film: Małgorzata Szumowska Theatre: Paweł Łysak Classical music: Artur Ruciński Popular music: Maria Peszek Visual arts: Maciej Kurak Creator of culture: Krystian Lupa2007 Literature: Michał Witkowski Film: Łukasz Palkowski Theatre: Michał Zadara Classical music: Łukasz Bobrowicz Popular music: Krzysztof Grabowski Visual arts: Joanna Rajkowska Creator of culture: Andrzej Wajda
2006 Literature: Jacek Dehnel Film: Sławomir Fabicki Theatre: Maja Kleczewska Music: Agata Szymczewska Popular music: Fisz and Emade Visual arts: Grupa Twożywo Creator of culture: Maria Janion
2005 Literature: Marek Krajewski Film: Przemysław Wojcieszek Theatre: Jan Klata Classical music: Rafał Blechacz Visual arts: Robert Kuśmirowski Entertainment: Skalpel Creator of culture: Paweł Dunin-Wąsowicz
2004 Literature: Sławomir Shuty Film: Wojtek Smarzowski Theatre: Paweł Szkotak Classical music: Agata Zubel Visual arts: Cezary Bodzianowski Entertainment: Leszek Możdżer Creator of culture: Wojciech Trzciński
2003 Literature – Wojciech Kuczok Film – Andrzej Jakimowski Theatre – Danuta Stenka Music – Kuba Jakowicz Visual arts – Monika Sosnowska Entertainment – Andrzej Smolik Creator of culture – Marek Żydowicz
2002 Literature – Dorota Masłowska Film – Piotr Trzaskalski Theatre – Krzysztof Warlikowski Music – Dominik Połoński Visual arts – Marcin Maciejowski Entertainment – Anna Maria Jopek Creator of culture – Roman Gutek
2001 Literature – Paweł Huelle Film – Robert Gliński Music – Mariusz Treliński Theatre – Piotr Cieplak Visual arts – Katarzyna Józefowicz Entertainment – Agnieszka Chylińska
2000 Literature – Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar Film – Maja Ostaszewska Theatre – Paweł Miśkiewicz Music – Stanisław Drzewiecki Visual arts – Dominik Lejman Entertainment – Ryszard Tymon Tymański
1999 Literature – Marek Bieńczyk Film – Krzysztof Krauze Theatre – Agnieszka Glińska Music – Paweł Mykietyn Visual arts – Leon Tarasewicz Entertainment – Myslovitz
1998 Literature – Jerzy Pilch Film – Dorota Kędzierzawska Theatre – Grzegorz Jarzyna Music – Rafał Kwiatkowski Visual arts – Jarosław Modzelewski Entertainment – Kazik Staszewski
1997 Literature – Andrzej Sapkowski Film – Jerzy Stuhr Theatre – Anna Augustynowicz Music – Dariusz Paradowski Visual arts – Katarzyna Kozyra Entertainment – Kayah
1996 Literature – Olga Tokarczuk Film – Łukasz Kośmicki Theatre – Krzysztof Rau Music – Olga Pasiecznik Visual arts – Zofia Kulik Entertainment – Grzegorz Ciechowski
1995 Literature – Stefan Chwin Film – Marcel Łoziński Theatre – Jolanta Ptaszyńska Music – Stefan Sutkowski Visual arts – Mirosław Bałka Entertainment – Wojciech Waglewski
1994 Literature – Marcin Świetlicki (declined the award) Film – Jan Jakub Kolski Theatre – Krystyna Meissner Music – Piotr Anderszewski Visual arts – Ryszard Górecki Entertainment – Edyta Bartosiewicz
1993 Literature – Teodor Parnicki Film – Jacek Bławut Theatre – Tadeusz Słobodzianek Music – Stanisław Leszczyński Visual arts – Stasys Eidrigevičius Entertainment – Kasia Nosowska
See also
List of European art awards Nike Award Silesius Poetry Award Angelus Award Wisława Szymborska Award Polish literature
References
External links Award homepage