Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award

The Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award (Norwegian: Ibsenstatuetten) was awarded by the Government of Norway in commemoration of playwright Henrik Ibsen on the occasion of the 2006 Ibsen Year, the 100th anniversary of Ibsen's death. The prize was awarded to 14 actors and 3 officials of state. ^[1]

Henrik Ibsen

Laureates

Officials of state

• Queen Sonja of Norway, the Ibsen Year's high protector
• Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt, the protector of the International Ibsen Gala Performance in Egypt. The prize was awarded by Queen Sonja.^[2]
• Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign Minister of Norway, for the active involvement of the Foreign Ministry in the Ibsen Year. The prize was awarded by Lars Roar Langslet.^[3]

Actors

• Cate Blanchett, who played the title role in Hedda Gabler in the Sydney Theatre Company's visiting performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The prize was awarded by the Minister of Equality Karita Bekkemellem.^[4]
• Liv Ullmann
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Annette Bening
• Bibi Andersson
• Isabelle Huppert
• Glenda Jackson
• Shaoli Mitra
• Ghita Nørby
• Natalja M. Tenjakova
• Angela Winkler
• Franca Nuti
• Wenche Foss
• Lise Fjeldstad

See also

• International Ibsen Award

References

1. "Ibsen-året 2006". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
2. "Sonja ga Mubarak Ibsen-pris : Ny Tid". Nytid.no. Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
3. "Utenriksminister Støre mottok Ibsenprisen for 2006". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
4. "Ibsen.net". Ibsen.net. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

External links

• List of laureates - Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs