Thaliapriset (''Svenska Dagbladets Thaliapris'') is regarded to be one of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

's finest

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

awards (together with the

Eugene O'Neill Award The Eugene O'Neill Award (Swedish: ''O'Neill-stipendiet'') is one of Sweden's finest awards for stage actors. It is a scholarship for actors at the Swedish theater. It has been awarded annually by the Royal Dramatic Theatre since 1956. Histor ...

and The Gunn Wållgren Award) and is given annually to an actor, director or a theatre personality of the stage. The annual scholarship was established in December 1951 by the daily Swedish newspaper ''

Svenska Dagbladet ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the ...

''. Throughout the years, some of the leading Swedish stage performers have received the award.

Recipients

*2007 - Sven Ahlström *2006 -

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954 in Solf, Ostrobothnia, Finland) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm, she has appeared mostly in Swedish productions. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 1987 ...

*2005 -

Rickard Günther Rickard is both an English surname and a masculine Swedish given name. It is of European origin and it is closely related to the given name Richard and the surnames Rickards and Richards. People with the surname *Bob Rickard (born 1945), founder ...

*2004 - Birgitta Egerbladh *2003 - Rickard Turpin *2002 -

Philip Zandén Philip Zandén (born 23 July 1954) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1981. He is the brother of actress Jessica Zandén. Partial filmography * '' Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry'' (1982) - Dir ...

*2001 - Birgitta Englin *2000 - Jasenko Selimovic *1999 -

Anna Pettersson Anna Maria Pettersson (5 January 1861 – 6 September 1929) was a Swedish lawyer. She was the first woman in Sweden to set up a legal agency, run by a woman, which was aimed primarily at female clients. Pettersson was also active in the Swedish N ...

*1998 -

Lena Endre Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,* primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film '' Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium series'' of films (e.g., ''The Gir ...

*1997 -

Thorsten Flinck Thorsten Flinck (born 17 April 1961 in Solna, Sweden), is a Swedish actor, director, and musician. He is known best for playing psychopaths and villains, and also for his outrageous personality both on stage and in real life. Between 1986 and 20 ...

*1996 - Staffan Valdemar Holm *1995 - Linus Tunström *1994 -

Thommy Berggren Thommy Berggren, né Tommy William Berggren (born 12 August 1937) is a Swedish actor. He is known for having starred in several films directed by Bo Widerberg, and was often considered one of the foremost Swedish film and theatre actors from t ...

*1993 -

Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (born 5 December 1934), is a Swedish actor. One of the country's most prolific stage and film actors, he is probably most widely recognised for his two heterogenous roles in the Martin Beck universe; as the eponymous killer i ...

*1992 - Finn Poulsen *1991 - Lars Molin (filmmaker) *1990 -

Peter Oskarson Peter Oskarson (born 1951) is a Swedish theatre director and actor from Stockholm.Agneta Ekmanner *1988 - Lars Rudolfsson *1987 -

Eva Bergman Eva Bergman (born 5 September 1945) is a Swedish film, theatre and television director who worked at Dramaten. She is the daughter of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, and was married to crime writer Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell ( ...

*1986 - Suzanne Osten *1985 -

Sven Lindberg Sven Lindberg (20 November 1918 – 25 December 2006) was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for the film ''Spring of Joy''. Selected ...

*1984 - Margaretha Byström *1983 - Per Mattsson *1982 -

Frej Lindqvist Frej Lindqvist (born 13 October 1937) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1961. Early life Lindqvist, who is a Swedish-speaking Finn, was born in Helsinki, Finland. During World War II, he was s ...

*1981 -

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (24 February 1921 – 16 January 1992) was a Swedish comedian and actor. History He grew up in Kungsholmen in Stockholm, where there now is a street named after him. His father was a Social Democratic politician and Car ...

*1979-1980 - Kim Anderzon *1978 - Margareta Krook *1977 -

Börje Ahlstedt Nils Börje Ahlstedt (born 21 February 1939) is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world-famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982), ''The Best Intentions'' (1992), '' Sunday's Children'' (1992) a ...

*1976 -

Olof Bergström Olof Bergström (21 November 1919 – 22 November 1984) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1943 and 1984. Selected filmography * 1945: ''Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' as Gustav, Olle's frie ...

*1975 -

Keve Hjelm Karl Evert "Keve" Hjelm (23 June 1922 – 3 February 2004) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 70 films between 1943 and 2004. At the 1st Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Rol ...

*1974 -

Ulf Johansson Ulf Johansson (born May 26, 1967) is a former Swedish biathlete. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Johansson won a bronze medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with the Swedish team. His teammates were Mikael Löfgren, Tord Wiksten, and Le ...

*1973 - Sven Wollter *1972 - Jan Malmsjö *1971 - Gunnel Lindblom *1970 -

Ernst Günther Ernst Harry Ingemar Günther (3 June 1933 – 8 December 1999) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 66 films and television shows between 1962 and 1999. He starred in the 1974 film ''Gangsterfilmen'', which entered into the 25th Berlin Inte ...

*1969 - Jan-Olof Strandberg *1968 - Lennart Hjulström *1967 -

Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal Dra ...

*1966 -

Kerstin Tidelius Kerstin Martha Tidelius (14 October 1934 – 15 February 2023) was a Swedish actress. Born in Stockholm, she worked mainly on stage with a total of about 20 film and TV appearances. Her most notable performances were Ingrid Löfgren in the long ...

*1965 -

Ulla Sjöblom Ulla Sjöblom (11 May 1927 – 3 August 1989) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''House of Women'' (1953) * ''Karin Månsdotter'' (1954) * ''Simon the Sinner'' (1954) * ''Our ...

*1964 -

Gunnel Broström Gunnel Broström (1922–2012) was a Swedish stage, film and television actress. Wright p.120 She also directed a number of television films from 1965 onwards. She was married to the journalist Gustaf Olivecrona. Selected filmography * ''Ride To ...

*1963 - Toivo Pawlo *1962 -

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Anders ...

*1961 - Ulla Smidje *1960 -

Allan Edwall Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as ''Fanny and Alexander'' (198 ...

*1959 - Gun Arvidsson *1958 -

Bengt Eklund Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor. He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series ''Vi på Saltkråkan''. Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, but also ma ...

*1957 -

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

*1956 -

Ulf Palme Ulf Henrik Palme (18 October 1920 – 12 May 1993) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm and died in Ingarö. Partial filmography * '' Black Roses'' (1945) - Gunnar Bergström * '' The Serious Game'' (1945) - Ture Törne * '' ...

*1955 - Max von Sydow *1954 -

Ingvar Kjellson Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Ingvar Kjellson, biographic article in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' Kjellson was born in Kärna, Östergötland County. He was accepted at Dramatens e ...

*1953 - Gertrud Fridh *1952 - Jarl Kulle *1951 -

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and wor ...

References

Swedish theatre awards Awards established in 1951 {{Sweden-stub