The Alfréd Radok Awards (''Ceny Alfréda Radoka'') were presented annually by the Endowment for the
Alfréd Radok
Alfréd Radok (17 December 1914 in – 22 April 1976) was a distinguished Czech people, Czech stage director and film director. Radok's work belongs with the top Czech stage direction of the 20th century. He is often cited as a ''formalist'' in h ...
Awards in collaboration with the theatre and literary agency Aura-Pont and the magazine ''Svět a Divadlo'' (The World and Theatre) for achievements in
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
theatre, starting in 1992. The category of Best Performance was the first created. In 1995, the categories Best Play, Best Stage Design, Talent of the Year, Theatre of the Year, Best Actor, and Best Actress were created. The winners were selected by vote by theatre critics. 2013 was the last year the award ceremony was held. It was followed in 2014 by the ''Ceny divadelní kritiky'' (Theater Critics Awards), awarded by ''Svět a Divadlo'' for staging categories, and ''Anonymní dramatická soutěž agentury Aura-Pont'' (Anonymous drama competition of Aura-Pont agency).
Winners in the principal categories were as follows:
Best Actor
* 1995 –
Tomáš Töpfer for ''Jacobowski'' in ''Jacobowski and the Colonel''
* 1996 –
Jiří Ornest for ''Ludwig'' in ''Ritter, Dene, Voss''
* 1997 –
Miroslav Táborský
Miroslav Táborský (born 9 November 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actor who has appeared in Czech television series, as well as in American films.
Táborský studied physics at the University of Hradec Králové, and then graduated ...
for ''Jindřich'' in ''Konec masopustu''
* 1998 –
Karel Roden
Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962) is a Czech actor, popularly known for his roles in ''Hellboy'' and '' The Bourne Supremacy'', and his voice work in ''Grand Theft Auto IV''.
Life and career
Roden followed his father and grandfather into acting. ...
for ''Bruno'' in ''Le Cocu Magnifique''
* 1999 –
Martin Huba for ''Bruscon'' in ''
Der Theatermacher''
* 2000 –
Jan Potměšil for ''Richard III'' in ''
Richard III
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...
''
* 2001 –
David Prachař for ''Faust'' in ''Tragická historie o doktoru Faustovi''
* 2002 –
Jan Tříska
Jan Tříska (; 4 November 1936 – 25 September 2017) was a Czech actor who played over 160 roles across stage, film, and television. He worked in the United States after emigrating there in the 1970s, but later returned to his native country f ...
for ''Lear'' in ''
King Lear
''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...
''
* 2003 –
Michal Čapka for ''Šaryk'' in ''
Heart of a Dog
''Heart of a Dog'' (, ) is a novella by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov. A biting satire of Bolshevism, it was written in 1925 at the height of the New Economic Policy, a period during which communism appeared to be relaxing in the Soviet Union. ...
''
* 2004 –
Boris Rösner for ''Harpagon'' in ''
The Miser
''The Miser'' (; ) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré), theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris.
This is a character com ...
''
* 2005 –
Jan Vondráček
Jan Vondráček (born 16 August 1966 in Prague) is a Czech actor and dubber. He starred in the film '' Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach in 2007. Since 9 January 2023, he has been the voice announcer for Trams in Prague, as part of ...
for ''Lelio'' in ''The Liar''
* 2006 –
Martin Finger for ''Světanápravce'' in ''Světanápravce'' (Der Weltvebesserer)
* 2007 –
Erik Pardus for ''Pavel I.'' in ''Smrt Pavla I.''
* 2007 –
Jaroslav Plesl
Jaroslav Plesl (born 20 October 1974) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* '' Grandhotel'' (2006)
* '' Men in Rut'' (2009)
* '' Největší z Čechů'' (2010)
* '' Sunday League – Pepik Hnatek's Final Match'' (2012)
* ''Family Film
...
for ''Christy Mahon'' in ''
The Playboy of the Western World''
* 2007 –
Martin Finger for ''Josef K.'' in ''Proces''
* 2008 –
Jaromír Dulava
Jaromír Dulava (born 18 December 1960) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* '' Housata'' (1980)
* ''The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday'' (1992)
* '' Černí baroni'' (1992)
* ''Dark Blue World'' (2001)
* ''Román pro ženy'' (2001 ...
for ''Předseda'' in ''Ptákovina''
* 2009 –
Martin Pechlát for ''Goebbels'' in ''Goebbels/Baarová''
* 2010 –
David Novotný for ''Muž'' in ''Muž bez minulosti''
* 2011 –
Martin Pechlát for ''Andreas Karták'' in ''Legenda o svatém pijanovi''
* 2012 –
Ivan Trojan
Ivan Trojan (born 30 June 1964) is a Czech people, Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time. With four Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role, Czech Lions for Best Actor in a Leading Role, he has ...
for ''Bůh'' in ''Ucpanej systém''
* 2013 –
Karel Dobrý for ''Opričník Andrej Danilovič'' in ''Den opričníka''
Best Actress
* 1994 –
Barbora Hrzánová in ''
The Seagull
''The Seagull'' () is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 in literature, 1895 and first produced in 1896 in literature#Drama, 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramati ...
''
* 1995 –
Ivana Hloužková for ''Maryša'' in ''Maryša''
* 1996 –
Emília Vášáryová
Emília Vášáryová, Doctor Artis Dramaticae ( hon.) (; born 18 May 1942) is a Slovak stage and screen actress, whom '' Variety'' and other publications refer to as the "First Lady of Slovak Theater". During a career of more than five decades ...
for ''The Younger Sister'' in ''Ritter, Dene, Voss''
* 1997 –
Lucie Trmíková for ''Terezka'' in ''Terezka''
* 1998 –
Iva Janžurová
Iva Janžurová (born 19 May 1941) is a Czech actress. She attended school in České Budějovice and in 1963, she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 1964, she became the main member of Vinoh ...
for ''Winnie'' in ''
Happy Days
''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marsha ...
''
* 1999 –
Pavla Tomicová for ''Maryša'' in ''Maryša - po pravdě však Mařka''
* 2000 –
Klaudia Dernerová
Klaudia Dernerová (born 21 June 1971) is a Slovak opera soprano and Alfréd Radok Award winner.
She received the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Actress in 2000 for her portrayal of the title role in a Czech production of the Dmitri Shostakovich ...
for ''Katěrina Izmajlova'' in ''Lady Macbeth Mcenského újezdu''
* 2001 –
Marie Málková for ''Madelaine'' in ''La Terrasse''
* 2002 –
Marie Málková for ''Ms. Stavrogin'' in ''
The Devils''
* 2003 –
Marie Málková for ''Ms. Zittel'' in ''Heldenplatz''
* 2004 –
Daniela Kolářová for ''The Mother'' in ''
Am Ziel''
* 2005 –
Jaroslava Pokorná for ''Hedvik'' in ''
The Wild Duck
''The Wild Duck'' (original Norwegian title: ''Vildanden'') is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It explores the complexities of truth and illusion through the story of a family torn apart by secrets and the intrusion of a ...
''
* 2006 –
Kate Aldrich for ''Sesto'' in ''
La clemenza di Tito
(''The Clemency of Titus''), K. 621, is an ''opera seria'' in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Caterino Mazzolà, after Pietro Metastasio. Mozart completed the work in the midst of composing ''Die Zauberfl ...
''
* 2007 –
Helena Dvořáková for ''Faidra'' in ''Faidra''
* 2008 –
Soňa Červená in ''Zítra se bude...''
* 2009 –
Kateřina Burianová for ''Violet Westonová'' in ''Srpen v zemi indiánů''
* 2010 –
Ivana Uhlířová for ''Alžběta'' in ''Víra, láska, naděje''
* 2011 –
Helena Dvořáková for ''Ysé'' in ''Polední úděl''
* 2012 –
Ivana Hloužková for ''Miroslav Tichý'' in ''Tichý Tarzan''
* 2013 –
Tereza Vilišová for ''Amy'' in ''Můj romantický příběh''
Best Play
* 1995 – ''Sestra Úzkost'' by Pitínský, Čep and Deml
* 1996 – ''Ritter, Dene, Voss'' by
Thomas Bernhard
* 1997 – ''Terezka'' by
Lenka Lagronová
* 1998 – ''
Arcadia'' by
Tom Stoppard
Sir Tom Stoppard (; born , 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and politi ...
* 1999 – ''Jeminkote, psohlavci'' by
Iva Peřinová
* 2000 – ''Faust Is Dead'' by
Mark Ravenhill
Mark Ravenhill (born 7 June 1966) is an English playwright, actor and journalist.
Ravenhill is one of the most widely performed playwrights in British theatre of the late-twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His major plays include '' Shoppi ...
* 2001 – ''
Tales of Common Insanity'' by
Petr Zelenka
* 2002 – ''
The Lonesome West'' by Martin McDonagh
* 2003 – ''
The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' by
Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh ( ; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his Absurdism, absurdist Black comedy, dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has won List of awards and no ...
* 2004 – ''Nagano'' by
Martin Smolka and
Jaroslav Dušek
* 2005 – ''Akvabely'' by
David Drábek
* 2006 – ''Má vlast'' by
Iva Klestilová
* 2007 – ''Zázrak v černém domě'' by
Milan Uhde
* 2008 – ''Odcházení'' by
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...
* 2009 – ''Náměstí bratří Mašínů'' by
David Drábek
* 2010 – ''Očištění'' by
Petr Zelenka
* 2011 – ''Jedlíci čokolády'' by
David Drábek
* 2012 – ''Brian'' by
Miroslav Krobot
* 2013 – ''Plejtvák'' by
Milan Šotek
New Artist
* 1995 –
Zuzana Stivínová
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna ( Polish), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Sho ...
(actress)
* 1996 – Martin Dohnal (composer)
* 1997 –
Petra Špalková (actress)
* 1998 – Petr Krušelnický (
mime artist
A mime artist, or simply mime (from Greek language, Greek , , "imitator, actor"), is a person who uses ''mime'' (also called ''pantomime'' outside of Britain), the acting out of a story through body motions without the use of speech, as a the ...
)
* 1999 –
Martin Čičvák Martin may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Europe
* Martin, Croatia, a village
* Martin, Slovakia, a city
* Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain
* M ...
(director)
* 2000 –
Richard Krajčo (actor)
* 2001 –
Miroslav Krobot (actor) /though he is a director/
* 2002 –
Ondřej Sokol (actor and director)
* 2003 –
Lucie Žáčková (actress)
* 2004 –
Magdaléna Borová (actress)
* 2005 – Gabriela Vermelho
* 2006 –
Ivana Uhlířová (actress)
* 2007 –
Jiří Havelka Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include:
B
*Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister
* Jiří Baborovský, Czech physi ...
(director)
* 2008 –
Štěpán Pácl (director)
* 2009 –
Vojtěch Dyk
Vojtěch Dyk (born 23 July 1985, in Prague) is a Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three ...
(actor)
* 2010 –
Štěpán Pácl (director)
* 2011 –
Michal Isteník
Michal (; ; ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel, making ...
(actor)
* 2012 –
Braňo Holiček (director, actor)
* 2013 –
Patrik Děrgel (actor)
References
External links
Archived official website''Svět a Divadlo'' official websiteAura–Pont official website
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Czech theatre awards
Awards established in 1992
Awards disestablished in 2014
1992 establishments in Czechoslovakia
2014 disestablishments in the Czech Republic