The National Theater Award () is a cultural prize that is awarded annually by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
It was created in the 1950s and today is awarded annually by the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music. It recognizes and rewards the work of the entirety of an individual's professional life, or outstanding new contributions in the theatrical field.
Awardees Year Awardees 1946 Enrique Jardiel Poncela 1949 Mary Carrillo 1952 Miguel Mihura 1954 José López Rubio 1955 Adela Carboné 1957 Antonio Buero Vallejo 1959 Miguel Narros 1960 José Bódalo 1961 Mary Carrillo 1962 Lauro Olmo Amelia de la Torre Aurora Redondo Alberto González Vergel María Luz Morales Juan Guerrero Zamora. 1963 Gustavo Pérez Puig 1967 José María Prada 1969 Irene Gutiérrez Caba 1970 Julia Gutiérrez Caba 1971 Antero Guardia 1972 Concha Velasco José Bódalo María Fernanda D'Ocón 1973 Manuel Mampaso Alfredo Mañas 1974 Adolfo Marsillach 1978 Teatre Lliure 1979 Francisco Morales Nieva 1980 Antonio Buero Vallejo Carmen Carbonell 1981 Rafael Alberti Guillermo Marín 1982 José Carlos Plaza 1983 Not awarded 1984 Lluís Pasqual Anna Lizaran 1985 Nuria Espert Fernando Fernán-Gómez 1986 José Luis Alonso de Santos Alfonso Sastre 1987 Miguel Narros Ana Marzoa 1988 José Luis Gómez Gerardo Vera 1989 Josep Maria Flotats Emilio Burgos 1990 José Estruch José Sanchis Sinisterra 1991 Lluís Pasqual José Pedro Carrión 1992 Berta Riaza Manuel de Blas 1993 La Fura dels Baus Ur Teatro 1994 Guillermo Heras Els Joglars 1995 Teatro de La Abadía 1996 Amparo Rivelles 1997 Nati Mistral 1998 Manuel Galiana 1999 María Jesús Valdés 2000 Ramon Fontserè 2001 Fernando Arrabal 2002 José Luis López Vázquez 2003 Gustavo Pérez Puig 2004 2005 2006 Josep Maria Pou 2007 Juan Mayorga 2008 2009 Vicky Peña 2010 2011 2012 Blanca Portillo 2013 Ramón Barea 2014 2015 2016 Concha Velasco2017 Kamikaze Teatro2018 Julieta Serrano2019 Andrés Lima Fernández de Toro2020 Sala de Teatro Cuarta Pared2021 Juan Diego Botto2022 Petra Martínez and Juan Francisco Margallo Rivera2023 Ana Zamora2024 Teatro del Barrio2025 Angélica Liddell
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