The Norwegian Theatre Critics Award (''Den norske Teaterkritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940–45). Norwegian Critics' Association (in Norwegian) For other Norwegian Critics Awards, see the Norwegian Literature Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1950, the

Norwegian Music Critics Award The Norwegian Music Critics Award (''Den norske Musikkritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1947. Norwegian Critics' Association (in Norw ...

, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the

Norwegian Dance Critics Award The Norwegian Dance Critics Award (''Den norske Dansekritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1977. Norwegian Critics' Association (in No ...

, which has been awarded every year since 1977.

Annual Norwegian Theatre Critics Award winners

* 1939/40 – Lars Tvinde and Olafr Havrevold * 1940/41 – Gerd Egede-Nissen * 1940–45 – Not rewarded * 1946/47 – Knut Hergel and Hans Jacob Nilsen * 1947/48 –

Ada Kramm Ada Kramm (née Egede-Nissen, 14 March 1899 – 17 December 1981) was a Norwegians, Norwegian stage and film actress whose career spanned more than six decades.Helen Brinchmann Helen Brinchmann (8 August 1918 – 10 August 2016) was a Norwegian actress. She was born in Kristiania as a daughter of Alex Brinchmann (1888–1978) and Nina, née Grønvold (1891–1924). She was a sister of Arild Brinchmann. She married ship-o ...

* 1949/50 –

Aase Bye Aase Synnøve Bye (4 June 1904 – 10 July 1991) was a Norwegian actress, known from stage, film and television. in her honor, the Aase Byes pris is awarded in support of deserving artists. Personal life She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Nor ...

* 1950/51 –

Gerda Ring Gerda Ring (11 May 1891 – 12 January 1999) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the daughter of writer Barbra Ring, and married actor and theatre director Halfdan Christensen in 1922. They were parents of the actors B ...

* 1951/52 – Ragnhild Hald * 1952/53 – August Oddvar * 1953/54 – Ola Isene * 1954/55 –

Espen Skjønberg Espen Henrik Skjønberg (7 April 1924 – 26 August 2022) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen, and television. Career Skjønberg made his first movie appearances as a child in the 1932 film ''En glad gutt'' and in the 1937 Norwegian classic ...

* 1955/56 –

Stein Grieg Halvorsen Halvor Bernt Stein Grieg Halvorsen (19 October 1909 – 11 November 2013) was a Norwegian theatre actor. He was born in Kristiania, the son of composer Johan Halvorsen Johan Halvorsen (15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian compose ...

and Knut Wigert * 1956/57 – Kolbjørn Buøen * 1957/58 –

Rønnaug Alten Rønnaug Alten (9 February 1910 – 20 January 2001) was a Norwegian actress and stage instructor. Biography She was born in Tromsø, Norway. Her parents were Emil Bredenbech Melle (1878–1950) and Ragna Aass (1880–1975). After her parents' ...

* 1958/59 – Claes Gill * 1959/60 –

Ella Hval Ella Hval (born Ella Signe Quist Kristoffersen) (7 January 1904 – 17 December 1994) was a Norwegian actress. She was principally a stage actress and was also an instructor and teacher at the Nationaltheatret student school. Personal lif ...

* 1960/61 – Per Aabel * 1961/62 –

Tordis Maurstad Tordis Elfrida Maurstad (née Witzøe; 24 December 1901 – 10 January 1997) was a Norwegian stage actress. She was married to Alfred Maurstad, and the mother of Toralv Maurstad. She later married Helge Krog. She made her stage debut in Falkb ...

* 1962/63 –

Toralv Maurstad Toralv Maurstad (24 November 1926 – 4 November 2022) was a Norwegian stage, film, and television actor. He was the son of actor Alfred Maurstad and actress Tordis Maurstad (née Witzøe), and half-brother of actress Mari Maurstad. His screen d ...

* 1963/64 – Liv Strømsted * 1964/65 – Wenche Foss * 1965/66 – Per Sunderland * 1966/67 –

Georg Løkkeberg Georg Løkkeberg (20 November 1909 – 19 August 1986) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He appeared in 29 films between 1934 and 1978. He starred in the film ''The Master and His Servants'', which was entered into the 9th Berlin In ...

* 1967/68 –

Lasse Kolstad Lars "Lasse" Kolstad (10 January 1922 – 14 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor and singer. Active from the 1940s, he was known from many stage roles, but primarily as "Tevye" in ''Fiddler on the Roof''. As a secondary school student, Kolstad ...

* 1968/69 –

Aud Schønemann Aud Schønemann (13 November 1922 – 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway. She was born in Østre Aker, and was a daughter of actor August Schønemann and dancer Dagmar ...

* 1969/70 –

Arne Walentin Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessaly) ...

* 1970/71 – Henki Kolstad * 1971/72 –

Bjarne Andersen Bjarne Andersen (15 January 1909 – 13 August 1982) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director. Personal life Andersen was born in Stavanger to Emil Laurentzius Andersen and Ingeborg Bertine Osmondsdatter Udvig. He married ...

* 1972/73 –

Pål Løkkeberg Pål Løkkeberg (2 August 1934 – 29 January 1998) was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1962 and 1990. His 1967 film '' Liv'' was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected f ...

* 1973/74 –

Frank Robert Frank Robert (né Frank Robert Olstad; 12 October 1918 – 13 July 2007) was a Norwegian singer, dancer and actor. He is particularly remembered for playing the title character in the popular audio play ''Dickie Dick Dickens''. Personal life ...

* 1974/75 – Jack Fjeldstad * 1975/76 –

Bjørn Endreson Bjørn Endreson (20 January 1922 – 12 November 1998) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer, and theatre director. He was born in Bærum. He worked as actor and stage producer at Rogaland Teater from 1957 to 1960, and served as theatre direct ...

* 1976/77 –

Tormod Skagestad Tormod Skagestad (9 August 1920 – 4 January 1997) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, actor and theatre director. Biography Tormod Skagestad was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud county, Norway. Skagestad grew up in a rich cultural environm ...

* 1977/78 – Harald Heide Steen * 1978/79 – Lubos Hruza * 1979/80 –

Ingebjørg Sem Ingebjørg Sem (1 November 1931 – 31 May 2009) was a Norwegian actress. She was born in Buffalo, New York as a daughter of dr. Mathias Øvrom Sem (1891–1971) and Solveig Camilla Svensson (1897–1978). In 1952 she married actor Tor Stokke (19 ...

* 1980/81 –

Britt Langlie Britt Langlie (born 14 January 1945) is a Norwegian stage, film and television actress. Information Born in Trondheim, she made her debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1966. From 1967 she has worked at Det Norske Teatret. In 1981 she was awarded the Nor ...

* 1981/82 – Stein Winge * 1982/83 – Alexandra Myskova * 1983/84 – Kjersti Germeten * 1984/85 – Gisle Straume * 1985/86 –

Rut Tellefsen Rut Tellefsen (born 23 August 1930) is a Norwegian actress. Personal life Tellefsen was born in Malvik on 23 August 1930, a daughter of Johan Fredriksen and Anna Bergljot Smaage. She was married to actor Tom Tellefsen from 1955 to 1962, and t ...

(did not want to receive the award) * 1986/87 –

Bjørn Sundquist Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret and Nationaltheateret in Oslo, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin and H ...

* 1987/88 –

Terje Mærli Terje Mærli (born 24 December 1940) is a Norwegian playwright, stage director and theatre director. He was born in Oslo to Steffen Mærli and Inga Lysew. He was stage instructor at the Oslo Nye Teater from 1970 to 1976, at Fjernsynsteatret from 1 ...

and Christian Egemar * 1988/89 – Terje Strømdahl * 1989/90 –

Nils Ole Oftebro Nils Ole Oftebro (born ) is a Norwegian actor and illustrator. He was born in Sarpsborg. He worked for Fjernsynsteatret from 1969 to 1971. From 1971 he was assigned to Nationaltheatret. He was artistical director at Torshovteatret from 1987 to 19 ...

* 1990/91 –

Jorunn Kjellsby Jorunn Kjellsby (born 7 April 1944) is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater (1961–1963), Oslo Nye Teater (1968–1970) and Det Norske Teateret (1971–). She has also had almost 30 movies, such as ''Bryllup ...

* 1991/92 – Jon Eikemo * 1992/93 – Lise Fjeldstad * 1993/94 – Helge Hoff Monsen * 1994/95 – Svein Tindberg * 1995/96 –

Sverre Anker Ousdal Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 18 July 1944) is a Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord, Norway. Biography Ousdal made his debut in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen. He worked at the Oslo Nye Teater between 1967 and 1970, and is since 1970 part ...

* 1996/97 –

Nils Sletta Nils Sletta (23 April 1943 – 26 November 2020) was a Norwegian actor. Career Born in Tuddal in 1943, Sletta made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1964. His next assignments were with Riksteatret from 1965 to 1967, and with Trøndelag T ...

* 1997/98 – Even Stormoen * 1998/99 – Yngve Sundvor * 1999/00 –

Kjetil Bang-Hansen Kjetil Bang-Hansen (born 16 May 1940) is a Norwegian actor, dancer, stage producer and theatre director. Early and personal life Bang-Hansen was born in Oslo as the son of writer Odd Bang-Hansen and physician Elise Aas. He married dancer and chore ...

* 2000/01 –

Anders Hatlo Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

* 2001/02 –

Hildegunn Eggen Hildegunn Eggen (born 27 July 1953) is a Norwegian actress. She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, and has been assigned with the theatres Nationaltheatret and Trøndelag Teater. She received the Norwegian Theatre Criti ...

* 2002/03 –

Dennis Storhøi Jahn Dennis Storhøi (born July 15, 1960 in Fredrikstad, Norway) is a Norwegian actor. Biography He is an acclaimed theatre actor in Norway, having won several awards. However, he is known for his role as ''Herger the Joyous'' in John McTiernan' ...

* 2003/04 –

Lasse Kolsrud Lasse Kolsrud (born March 27, 1959) is a Norwegian actor and director. He has performed at the Trøndelag Theater, the Norwegian Theater, and on film. He has also directed the theater version of Frode Grytten's novel ''Bikubesong'' at the Norwe ...

* 2004/05 –

Henrik Rafaelsen Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikk ...

* 2005/06 – Øystein Røger * 2006/07 –

Sven Nordin Sven Audun Nordin (born 6 February 1957 in Oslo) is a Norwegian actor. He was hired by Oslo Nye Teater in the autumn of 1981 and had his debut in the play "Vikinger" by Johan Borgen. He is best known for his roles as Nils in the situation comedy ...

* 2007/08 – Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller * 2008/09 –

Eirik Stubø Eirik Aasan Stubø (born 16 June 1965 in Narvik, Norway) is a Norwegian stage producer and theatre director. He has been director of Rogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret in Norway, and Stockholms Stadsteater and the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sw ...

* 2009/10 –

Thorbjørn Harr Thorbjørn Harr (born 24 May 1974) is a Norwegian actor. Background Harr was discovered in a schoolyard by NRK people who were scouting for actors for youth series. Career He soon became a familiar face on programs like ''Blikkbåx'' and '' ...

* 2010/11 – Heidi Gjermundsen Broch

References

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