The National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts () was created in Chile in 1992 under Law 19169 as one of the replacements of the National Prize of Art. It is granted "to the person who has distinguished themselves by their achievements in the respective area of the arts" (Article 8 of the aforementioned law). It is part of the National Prize of Chile.
The prize, which is awarded every two years, consists of a diploma, the sum of 6,576,457 pesos () which is adjusted every year, according to the previous year's consumer price index, and a pension of 20 (approximately US$1,600).
Winners Year Artist Age Profession Delivered by 1993 63 Playwright 1995 Bélgica Castro 74 Actress 1997 Raúl Ruiz 56 Film director 1999 78 Actress José Pablo Arellano 2001 Malucha Solari 81 Ballerina 2003 78 Actress Sergio Bitar 2005 Theater director 2007 Theater director and playwright Yasna Provoste 2009 68 Theater director Mónica Jiménez 2011 Juan Radrigán 74 Playwright Carolina Schmidt 2013 Egon Wolff 87 Playwright Carolina Schmidt 2015 Héctor Noguera 78 Actor and theater director Adriana Delpiano 2017 Alejandro Sieveking 82 Playwright Adriana Delpiano
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