The Žanka Stokić ( sr-Cyrl, Жанка Стокић) is the distinguished award for acting in Serbian theater. It is awarded only to actresses. History of the award begins in 2001 when famous Serbian actress

Mira Stupica Miroslava "Mira" Stupica ( sr-cyr, Мирослава Мира Ступица; née Todorović; 17 August 1923 – 19 August 2016) was a Serbian actress best known for her work in the theater, but also had extensive career on television and in f ...

(1923-2016) celebrated her 60-years of acting. On the stage, she publicly called for establishing the ''Velika Žanka award'' (''Great Žanka''), in honor of

Žanka Stokić Živana "Žanka" Stokić ( sr-cyr, Живана Жанка Стокић; 24 January 1887 – 21 July 1947) was a Serbian actress. Though most popular for her work in comedy, she also excelled in dramatic roles. Often referred to as the "Serbian S ...

(1887-1947), today generally considered the best theatrical Serbian actress ever. Ill-fated Žanka, once the most celebrated Serbian actress was jailed and condemned (nearly being executed in the process) by the

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regime in the post-war

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as a collaborator during

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, simply because she was performing during the war years. Mira Stupica and her husband, famous Slovenian- Yugoslav theatrical director and theater manager

Bojan Stupica Miroslava "Mira" Stupica ( sr-cyr, Мирослава Мира Ступица; née Todorović; 17 August 1923 – 19 August 2016) was a Serbian actress best known for her work in the theater, but also had extensive career on television and in f ...

were great admirers of Žanka Stokić, and Bojan Stupica managed to convince new authorities to let her act again, but she died before she returned to the stage. Also, Mira Stupica pointed out that there are no appropriate awards for actresses in their prime, when they are too old for the debutant awards and still too young for the life-time awards. In 2002 it was announced that new annual award will be established next year, under the name of Žanka Stokić award. Stupica was the president for life of the award jury. In 2020, it was announced that the award will become biennial, initially for the 2020–2021 period.

Laureates

Laureates: * 2003:

Svetlana Bojković Svetlana "Ceca" Bojković ( sr-cyr, Светлана "Цеца" Бојковић; born 14 December 1947) is a Serbian actress. She began her career in 1967 in the film '' Jednog dana moj Jamele'', but her greatest movie success came ten years la ...

(1947) * 2004:

Milena Dravić Milena Dravić ( sr-Cyrl, Милена Дравић, ; 5 October 1940 – 14 October 2018) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film, television and theatre actress. She played the mother of Brad Pitt in the 1988 film '' The Dark Side of the Sun''. Biograp ...

(1940-2018) * 2005: Radmila Živković (1952) * 2006: (1942-2015) * 2007:

Ružica Sokić Ružica Sokić ( sr-cyr, Ружица Сокић; 14 December 1934 – 19 December 2013) was a Serbian actress and writer. Biography She was born in Belgrade, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Sokić began her acting career in 1957 and was cred ...

(1934-2013) * 2008:

Seka Sablić Jelisaveta "Seka" Sablić ( sr-cyr, Јелисавета "Сека" Саблић; born 13 June 1942) is a Serbian actress. She has performed in theatre houses in Belgrade and on TV and film. She is the winner of major theatre awards in Serbia and ...

(1942) * 2009: (1961) * 2010: (1955) * 2011:

Mirjana Karanović Mirjana Karanović ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Карановић; born 28 January 1957) is a Serbian actress, film director and screenwriter. Considered one of the best Serbian and Yugoslavian actresses of all time, she is probably the best known f ...

(1957) * 2012: Ljiljana Blagojević (1955) * 2013: (1952) * 2014:

Mira Banjac Mira Banjac ( sr-Cyrl, Мира Бањац; born 4 November 1929) is a Serbian actress. She won a number of awards, including an award for her work in ''Mamaroš'' from Brazil and Golden Medal for Merits of Republic of Serbia. Personal life B ...

(1929) * 2015:

Anita Mančić Anita Mančić ( sr-cyr, Анита Манчић; born 30 September 1968) is a Serbian actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1990. Selected filmography Bulevar revolucije References External links

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(1968) * 2016:

Jasna Đuričić Jasna Đuričić (; born 16 April 1966) is a Serbian actress and academic, best known for playing the title role in the Bosnian film ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Academy Awar ...

(1966) * 2017:

Olga Odanović Olga Odanović Petrović ( sr-cyr, Олга Одановић Петровић; born 29 August 1958) is a Serbian theater and film actress. She graduated from acting in 1985 on the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, in the class of Professor Mil ...

(1958) * 2018:

Nataša Ninković Nataša Ninković ( sr-Cyrl, Наташа Нинковић; born 22 July 1972) is a Serbian actress, best known for her roles in the films ''Savior'', ''War Live'', '' The Professional'' and '' The Trap''. Personal life Ninković was born on 2 ...

(1972) * 2019:

Gorica Popović Gorica Popović ( sr-cyr, Горица Поповић; born 13 August 1952) is a Serbian theatre, television and film actress. She was also a former member of the rock band Suncokret. Selected filmography Film References External links * ...

(1952) * 2021:

Tanja Bošković Tanja Bošković ( sr-Cyrl, Тања Бошковић; born 27 June 1953) is a Serbian actress. She has performed in more than forty films since 1974. Selected filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boskovic, ...

(1953)

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