Norwegian Ibsen Award

The Norwegian Ibsen Award (Norwegian: ) is awarded to promote Norwegian drama and is awarded only to playwrights, named after playwright Henrik Ibsen.

History The prize is awarded by Skien municipality, the hometown of author and playwright Henrik Ibsen, and has been awarded every year since 1986. The prize is awarded to a Norwegian playwright who has published a new work in the past year which has been produced by a professional theater, radio theater, or on television. It may also be awarded for the cumulative work in authoring dramatic works.

Formerly, the prize was awarded annually in Skien on March 20, in commemoration of the birthday of Henrik Ibsen. Since 2008 it has been awarded in September at the International Ibsen Conference held in Skien, together with the International Ibsen Award () established in 2008 and first awarded to British theatre and film director Peter Brook.2008 Ibsen Prize award (in Norwegian)

Since 2005 the prize has consisted of a monetary award of 150,000 kroner and a statuette of Ibsen designed by Nina Sundbye.

The jury consists of six members, one from each of these organizations: Norwegian Critics' Association () Norwegian Drama Forum () Norwegian Stage Instructor Association () Norwegian Theater Directors' Association () Oslo National Academy of the Arts/University of Oslo () Skien municipality with Theatre Ibsen ()

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Prizewinners 1986 – Arne Skouen for overall dramatic contributions 1987 – Peder Cappelen for 1988 – Odd Selmer for 1989 – Julian Garner for 1990 – Edvard Rønning for 1991 – Marit Tusvik for 1992 – Bjørg Vik for 1993 – Norvald Tveit for overall dramatic contributions 1994 – Eva Sevaldson for 1995 – Terje Nordby for 1996 – Jon Fosse for Namnet 1997 – Jesper Halle for 1998 – Petter S. Rosenlund for 1999 – Cecilie Løveid for and for overall dramatic contributions 2000 – Tor Åge Bringsværd for overall dramatic contributions 2001 – Nina Valsø for 2002 – Niels Fredrik Dahl for 2003 – Wetle Holtan for 2004 – Per HV Schreiner for 2005 – Maria Tryti Vennerød for 2006 – Liv Heløe og Finn Iunker 2007 – Christopher Grøndahl for Tundra and for Silent Winds of Blackpool 2008 – Edvard Hoem for 2009 – Christopher Nielsen for 2010 – Kate Pendry for 2011 – Lennart Lidström for 2012 - Fredrik Brattberg for 2014 - Johan Harstad for Osv. 2015 - Cecilie Løveid for 2016 - Mette Edvardsen for We to be 2017 – Tore Vagn Lid, Cecilie Løveid and Nordahl Grieg for 2018 – Malmfrid Hovsveen Hallum for 2019 – Demian Vitanza for 2020 – Lisa Charlotte Baudouin Lie for

Norwegian Ibsen Award

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