The Arts Council Norway Honorary Award () is awarded annually by the Arts Council Norway. The prize is awarded annually to a person who has made a significant contribution to Norwegian art and culture. The prize committee does not solicit nominations and the decision on award is made in closed meeting. Traditionally, no decision basis for the award is announced.
The prize is monetary (in 2005 500,000 Kroner). Since the Council's thirtieth anniversary in December 1994, a bronze lion statuette by the sculptor Elena Engelsen has also been awarded.
Recipients 1968 – Frits von der Lippe 1969 – Hans Peter L'Orange, professor of archaeology 1970 – Alf Prøysen, writer and singer 1971 – Alf Rolfsen, painter 1972 – Klaus Egge, composer 1973 – Hans Heiberg, writer 1974 – Hans Jonas Henriksen, Sami language proponent 1975 – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, writer 1976 – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician 1977 – Ella Hval, actor 1978 – Olav Dalgard, film director and critic 1979 – Harald Sæverud, composer 1980 – Sonja Hagemann 1981 – Erling Stordahl 1982 – Halldis Moren Vesaas, writer 1983 – Sigmund Skard, professor of literature 1984 – Helge Sivertsen, politician 1985 – Lars Brandstrup, gallerist 1986 – Helge Ingstad, adventurer 1987 – Nils Johan Rud, writer and magazine editor 1988 – Arne Skouen, film director 1989 – Espen Skjønberg, actor 1990 – Arne Nordheim, composer 1991 – Synnøve Anker Aurdal, textile artist 1992 – Iver Jåks, artist 1993 – Erik Bye, singer 1994 – Anne-Cath. Vestly, children's book author 1995 – Ole Henrik Moe, gallerist, pianist 1996 – Arve Tellefsen, violinist 1997 – Liv Ullmann, actor 1998 – Sverre Fehn, architect 1999 – Finn Carling, writer 2000 – Anne Brown, singer 2001 – Kjartan Slettemark, artist 2002 – Edith Roger, producer 2003 – Jon Fosse, writer and playwright 2004 – Jan Garbarek, saxophonist, composer 2005 – Agnes Buen Garnås, folk musician 2006 – Bruno Oldani, graphic designer 2007 – Jon Eikemo, actor 2008 – Solveig Kringlebotn, opera singer 2009 – Mari Boine, singer 2010 – Tor Åge Bringsværd, author 2011 – Inger Sitter, artist 2012 – Soon-Mi Chung and Stephan Barratt-Due, violinists 2013 – Anne Borg, dancer 2014 – Jan Erik Vold, poet 2015 – Artscape Nordland
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