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 The Royal Dramatic Theatre (, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The theatre has been at its present lo ...

since 1956. EugeneONeillStamp1967

History

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (1888–1953) was a noted American playwright. He was a four winner of the

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

for drama and was the

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for literature in 1936. Just before Eugene O'Neill died in 1953, he drew up a will in which he gave the then not yet staged play ''

Long Day's Journey Into Night ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' is a play in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939–1941 and first published posthumously in 1956. It is widely regarded as his magnum opus and one of the great American plays of the ...

'' (written in 1941) to Sweden's

, along with exclusive first performance rights. The play had its world premiere in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

on February 2, 1956. The gesture was as thanks for the Royal Dramatic Theatre's continued interest in staging his plays (more so than any other theatre in the world), and for Swedish appreciation of his work long before he became recognized internationally, or in his home country. Later his widow American stage and film actress

Carlotta Monterey Carlotta Monterey (born Hazel Nielsen Tharsing; December 28, 1888 – November 18, 1970) was an American stage and film actress. She was the third and final wife of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Carlotta Monterey was born Hazel Nielsen Tharsing o ...

(1888– 1970), also gave the Royal Dramatic Theatre the performing rights to ''

A Touch of the Poet ''A Touch of the Poet'' is a Play (theatre), play by Eugene O'Neill completed in 1942 but not performed until 1958, after his death. It and its sequel, ''More Stately Mansions'', were intended to be part of a nine-play cycle entitled ''A Tale ...

'' (1942), ''

Hughie ''Hughie'' is a short two-character play by Eugene O'Neill set in the lobby of a small hotel on a West Side street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, during the summer of 1928. The play is essentially a long monologue delivered by a small-time hu ...

'' (1942) and ''

More Stately Mansions ''More Stately Mansions'' is a play by Eugene O'Neill. Originally intended to be part of a nine- play cycle entitled ''A Tale of Possessors Self-Dispossessed'', ''Mansions'' was an incomplete rough draft written between 1936 and 1939 that O'Neill ...

'' (posthumous). She refused staging fees for his plays in Sweden, provided that 8% of the royalties from the revenues of each performance were given to the Eugene O'Neill Memory Fund, which manages the money for the Eugene O'Neill Award. The scholarship is bestowed annually on the 16th of October, the anniversary of O'Neill's birthday. In accordance with O'Neill's own wishes, it is given to "highly deserving actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre". Recipients of the award are decided by Dramaten's board of directors. As an extra honour to

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of Realism (theatre), realism, earlier associated with ...

, the first award was granted to the two actors who played the leading parts of James and Mary Tyrone in the original staging of ''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in February 1956;

Lars Hanson Lars Mauritz Hanson (26 July 1886 – 8 April 1965) was a Swedish film and stage actor, internationally mostly remembered for his motion picture roles during the silent film era. Biography Born in Göteborg, Sweden, Hanson began his career on t ...

(1886–1965) and

Inga Tidblad Inga Sofia Tidblad (29 May 1901 – 12 September 1975) was a Swedish actress. She was one of the most praised actresses in Swedish theatre. Biography Tidblad was born in Stockholm to engineer Otto Tidblad and this wife, Helga (ne Krumlinde). ...

(1901–1975).

Recipients

*1956 –

and

*1957 –

Tora Teje Tora Teje (17 January 1893 – 30 April 1970) was a Swedish theatre and silent film actress. She appeared in ten films between 1920 and 1939. Filmography * '' Gubben kommer'' (1939) * ''Getting Married'' (1926) * ''The Lady of the Camellias ...

*1958 –

Anders Henrikson Anders Henrik Henrikson (13 June 1896 – 17 October 1965) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1965. He also directed 30 films between 1933 and 1956. Selected filmography Actor * ''The ...

*1959 –

Gunn Wållgren Gunn Wållgren (born Gunnel Margaret Haraldsdotter Wållgren; ; (16 November 1913 – 4 June 1983) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She is best remembered for her role in Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander. Personal Life Gunn ...

*1960 –

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 * ''M ...

*1961 –

Eva Dahlbeck Eva Elisabet Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedes, Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Brink of Life'' (1958). Dahlbeck ...

*1962 –

Olof Sandborg Olof Sandborg (April 30, 1884 in Gothenburg – March 26, 1965 in Stockholm) was a Sweden, Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1962. Filmography * ''The Voice of Passion, Blodets röst'' (1913) * ''Lady Marion's Su ...

*1963 –

Georg Rydeberg Olof Georg Rydeberg (21 July 1907 – 22 February 1983) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1981. He was married to the Finnish actress Birgit Sergelius. Partial filmography * '' International Ma ...

*1964 –

Sif Ruud Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 14 ...

*1965 –

Holger Löwenadler Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's '' A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in '' Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances inclu ...

*1966 –

Gertrud Fridh Gertrud Fridh (26 November 1921 – 11 October 1984) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She worked in the 1940s and 1950 ...

*1967 –

Olof Widgren Johan Olof Widgren, né ''Pettersson'' (9 June 1907 – 6 March 1999) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1967. He was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1989. He began by acting in student ...

*1968 –

Irma Christenson Irma Christenson (14 January 1915 – 21 February 1993) was a Swedish actress notable for her many roles in the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, and in many films. Christenson was born in the small village of Hunnebostrand. She studied at ...

*1969 –

Jan-Olof Strandberg Jan-Olof Strandberg (9 September 1926 – 2 May 2020) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in 45 films since 1947. On stage one of his most famous parts was as Vladimir in Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'', at Sweden's Royal Dram ...

*1970 –

Birgitta Valberg Birgitta Valberg (16 December 1916 – 29 March 2014) was a Swedish actress. She was best known for her work in several Ingmar Bergman films made over 30 years, including the Bergman-produced '' Paradise Place'' (1977). For her role in this ...

*1971 –

Anders Ek Anders Ek (7 April 1916 – 17 November 1979) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and died in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous ...

*1972 –

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. Björk 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 ...

*1973 –

Olle Hilding Olle Hilding (born Hilding Olof Johansson; 19 July 1898 – 9 November 1983) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in motion pictures between 1923-1982. Biography Hilding Olof Johansson was born and died in the Katarina Parish of ...

*1974 –

Margaretha Krook Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook (15 October 1925 – 7 May 2001) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1974. In 1976, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for the film '' Release the Prisoners to Sprin ...

*1975 –

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 ...

*1976 –

Toivo Pawlo Toivo Pawlo (25 December 1917 – 14 June 1979) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1978. At the 12th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor for his r ...

*1977 –

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) * '' ...

*1978 –

Ingvar Kjellson Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Sweden, Swedish stage and film actor.Ingvar Kjellson, biographic article in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' Kjellson was born in Linköping Municipality, Kärna, Östergötland County ...

*1980 –

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'' (1982). ...

*1981 –

Aino Taube Aino Regina Taube (11 July 1912 – 3 June 1990) was a Swedish film and theatre actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1988. Selected filmography * '' Skipper's Love'' (1931) * '' Students in Paris'' (1932) * '' A Stolen Waltz'' ...

*1982 –

Jarl Kulle Jarl Lage Kulle (28 February 1927 – 3 October 1997) was a Swedish film and stage actor and director, and father of Maria Kulle. Kulle was born in the village of Truedstorp, outside Ekeby, Sweden, and was the son of the merchant Nils Kull ...

*1983 –

Ulf Johanson Ulf Olav Johanson (also credited as Johnason and Johansson) (3 February 1922 in Stockholm – 15 February 1990 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1983. Selected filmography * ''Hans majestäts rival'' (1943 ...

*1984 – Margaretha Byström *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 Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best ...

*1986 –

Mona Malm Mona Kristina Wahlman (24 January 1935 – 12 January 2021), better known by her stage name Mona Malm, was a Swedish film, stage, and television actress. Born in 1935 to Harald Ericsson and Inez Malmberg, she began her career with the Swedish Ro ...

*1987 –

Hans Strååt Hans Olof Strååt (17 October 1917 – 26 January 1991) was a Swedish people, Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1941 and 1987. Partial filmography * ''Bright Prospects'' (1941) - Student * ''Scanian Guerilla'' (1941) - Gueri ...

*1988 –

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 Andersson ...

and

Jan Malmsjö Jan Wilhelm Malmsjö (born 29 May 1932) is a Swedish stage and film actor, musical star and singer. He is married to Marie Göranzon and is the father of Jonas Malmsjö. Biography Malmsjö was born in Lund, Sweden. He trained at the Royal ...

*1989 –

Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director. Career As an actress, Lindblom was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the l ...

*1990 –

Thommy Berggren Thommy Berggren (born Tommy William Berggren; 12 August 1937) is a Swedish actor. He was a frequent collaborator of director Bo Widerberg, and was primarily active between the early 1960s and mid-2000s. Early life Tommy William Berggren was bor ...

*1991 –

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 ...

*1992 –

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career ...

*1993 –

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 G ...

*1994 –

Lennart Hjulström Lennart Hjalmar Hjulström (18 July 1938 – 3 July 2022) was a Swedish actor and director. He was married to Gunilla Nyroos and father of Niklas and Carin Hjulström. His father was Filip Hjulström. Partial filmography *1983: '' Berget ...

*1995 –

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as wel ...

*1996 –

Per Myrberg Per Nils Myrberg (; 11 July 1933 – 28 December 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor. He appeared in many films since 1957 including ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. He also was a singer, having success at Svensktoppen. Early life Myrberg ...

*1997 –

Krister Henriksson Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Early life Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Norrtäl ...

*1998 –

Marie Göranzon Britt-Marie Elisabeth Göranzon Malmsjö (born 27 October 1942) is a Swedish actress. Marie Göranzon has been part of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble since 1967. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1964 to 1967. ...

*1999 –

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 Best Actor for his role in '' Raven's End''. ...

*2000 – Lil Terselius *2001 –

Örjan Ramberg Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg ( Rahmberg; born 26 February 1948) is a Swedish actor born in Örgryte, Gothenburg. Biography Örjan Ramberg started his acting career in musical theater, musicals with leading parts in the original Swedish stagi ...

*2002 –

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born 13 February 1958), also known as Pernilla Östergren Pernilla Wallgren, and Pernilla Wallgren-Östergren, is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. She was a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman and ...

*2003 –

Björn Granath Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Life and career Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He starred in a broad range of roles fr ...

*2004 – Irene Lindh *2005 –

Reine Brynolfsson Reine Claes-Göran Brynolfsson (born 15 January 1953) is a Swedish actor. He was born in Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the f ...

*2006 –

Lena Nyman Anna Lena Elisabet Nyman (23 May 1944 – 4 February 2011) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's ''491'' (1964) and got her breakthrough in his '' I Am Curious (Ye ...

*2007 –

Rolf Skoglund Rolf Fredrik Skoglund (11 August 1940 – 28 June 2022) was a Swedish actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2007. References External links Rolf Skoglund on Swedish Film Database* Rolf Skoglund Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal ...

*2008 –

Anita Wall Kerstin ''Anita'' Wall (born 11 July 1940), is a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography She began acting at eleven years of age at Vår teater, a children's theatre, playing Pippi Longstocking and other roles. From 1958 to 1959, she was ...

*2009 –

Hans Klinga Hans Gösta Klinga (17 April 1949 – 26 January 2025) was a Swedish stage and film actor and film director. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2009. Klinga died on 26 January 2025, at the age of 75.Malin Ek Malin Ek (born 18 April 1945) is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2010. She is the daughter of actor Anders Ek (the 1971 O'Neill Award laureate) and choreographer Birgit Cullberg. She won the award for ...

*2011 –

Johan Rabaeus Johan Rabaeus (born ''Carl Magnus Olof Johan Rabéus'' 31 July 1947) is a Swedish actor who was born in Stockholm but grew up in Paris and Geneva. He is known for portraying very unpleasant characters, such as Erik Ponti's sadistic stepfather i ...

*2012 –

Kristina Törnqvist Kristina is a feminine given name and a variant of Christina. Notable people and characters with the name include: People *the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden * Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer * Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actr ...

*2013 – Pontus Gustafsson *2014 –

Thérèse Brunnander Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to: Persons Therese *Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *Therese of Br ...

*2015 – Per Mattsson *2016 –

Melinda Kinnaman Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress. Early life Kinnaman is a dual citizen of Sweden and the United States. Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her fathe ...

*2017 –

Jonas Karlsson Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a Swedish actor and author. Karlsson was born in Salem. He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie '' Details''. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, i ...

*2018 – Ingela Olsson *2019 –

Erik Ehn Erik Ehn is an American playwright and director known for proposing the Regional Alternative Theatre movement. The former dean of theater at CalArts, the California Institute of Arts, he is the former head of playwriting and professor of theatre ...

*2020 –

Marie Richardson Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richa ...

References

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Dramaten official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eugene O'neill Award Swedish theatre awards Awards established in 1956 Eugene O'Neill Award winners 1956 establishments in Sweden Eugene O'Neill

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