Alfréd Radok Awards
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The Alfréd Radok
Awards (Ceny Alfréda Radoka) are presented annually by the Endowment for the Alfréd Radok Awards in collaboration with the Aura–Pont agency and the magazine Svět a Divadlo (The World and Theatre) for achievements in Czech
theatre. The prize for Best Performance was first awarded in 1992. In 1995, the categories of Best Play, Best Stage Design, Talent of the Year, Theatre of the Year, Best Actor and Best Actress were created. The winners are selected by vote by theatre critic
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Winners in the principal categories have been as follows.
Alfréd Radok
Alfréd Radok was a distinguished Czech stage director.He worked as the stage director of the National Theatre in Prague in the years 1948 to 1949 and 1966 to 1968. Radok's work belongs to the top of the Czech stage direction of the 20th century...
Awards (Ceny Alfréda Radoka) are presented annually by the Endowment for the Alfréd Radok Awards in collaboration with the Aura–Pont agency and the magazine Svět a Divadlo (The World and Theatre) for achievements in Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
theatre. The prize for Best Performance was first awarded in 1992. In 1995, the categories of Best Play, Best Stage Design, Talent of the Year, Theatre of the Year, Best Actor and Best Actress were created. The winners are selected by vote by theatre critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
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Winners in the principal categories have been as follows.
Best Actor
- 2005 – Jan VondráčekJan VondráčekJan Vondráček is a Czech actor. He starred in the film Operace Silver A under director Jiří Strach in 2007.-References:...
for Lelio in The Liar
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- Ivan Řezáč for Arnolphe in The School for WivesThe School for WivesThe School for Wives is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements. It was first staged at the Palais Royal theatre on 26 December 1662 for the brother of the King...
- Ivan TrojanIvan TrojanIvan Trojan is a Czech actor.He graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1988 and Realistické divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého in Prague-Smíchov. In 1992 he moved to Divadlo na Vinohradech...
for Léon ThereminLéon ThereminLéon Theremin was a Russian and Soviet inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. He is also the inventor of interlace, a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal, widely used in video and television technology...
in Teremin- 2004 – Boris RösnerBoris RösnerBoris Rösner was a Czech actor. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.-References:...
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The MiserL'Avare is a 1668 five-act satirical comedy by French playwright Molière. Its title is usually translated as The Miser when the play is performed in English....
- 2004 – Boris Rösner
- Jan BudařJan BudařJan Budař, alias Pavel Bedura is a Czech actor, director, singer, composer and script writer.-Biography:Jan graduated from Brno's Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in 2000. He started his career in Brno's theatres under the tutelage of Vladimír Morávek, one of the most acclaimed Czech...
for Mr. Stavrogin in The DevilsThe Devils (novel)Demons is an 1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Though titled The Possessed in the initial English translation, Dostoyevsky scholars and later translations favour the titles The Devils or Demons.... - Alois ŠvehlíkAlois ŠvehlíkAlois Švehlík is a Czech actor.After graduation from a technical secondary school he joined theatre in Kladno. Later he moved to Most, Olomouc and Liberec. Currently he is member of National Theatre in Prague...
for He in From the Unknown- 2003 – Michal Čapka for Šaryk in Heart of a DogHeart of a DogHeart of a Dog , a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, is a biting satire of the New Soviet man written in 1925 at the height of the NEP period, when Communism appeared to be weakening in the Soviet Union....
- 2003 – Michal Čapka for Šaryk in Heart of a Dog
- Richard Krajčo for title role in Die Hamletmaschine
- Jiří Langmajer for title role in HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
- 2002 – Jan TřískaJan TrískaJan Triska or Jan Tříska is a Czech-American actor.-Early life and career:He was born in Prague. Before his emigration he performed in the theater and had many roles in movies, the movie version of Radúz a Mahulena and in the communist propaganda piece 30 Cases of Major Zeman...
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King LearKing Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...
- 2002 – Jan Tříska
- Martin HubaMartin HubaMartin Huba is a Slovak actor and director on stage and in film.In 1964 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava . He joined the Východoslovenské štátne divadlo in Košice. In 1967 he moved to the theater Divadlo na Korze in Bratislava, where he remained till its closure in...
for Sir in The DresserThe DresserThe Dresser is a 1983 film which tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his charge's life together. It is based on a screenplay by Ronald Harwood, in turn based on his successful 1980 West End and Broadway play of the same name.The film was directed by Peter... - Jaromír Dulava for Coleman Connor in The Lonesome WestThe Lonesome WestThe Lonesome West is a play by contemporary Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, part of his Connemara trilogy, which includes The Beauty Queen of Leenane and A Skull in Connemara...
- 2001 – David Prachař for Faust in Tragická historie o doktoru Faustovi
- 2000 – Jan PotměšilJan PotmešilJan Potměšil is a Czech actor.In summer 1989, he finished his lectures at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and joined Divadlo na Vinohradech. Later that year, he hooked up with other students and actors who were going to Ostrava to persuade the miners to support the...
for Richard III in Richard IIIRichard III (play)Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England. The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified... - 1999 – Martin Huba for Bruscon in Der Theatermacher
- 1998 – Karel RodenKarel RodenKarel Roden is a Czech actor, known for his roles in Hellboy and The Bourne Supremacy.Roden's father and grandfather were also actors. After studying theatrical art in Prague he has played many roles in theatres and movies. First, he graduated school of ceramic, then he was admitted to the Academy...
for Bruno in Le Cocu Magnifique - 1997 – Miroslav TáborskýMiroslav TáborskýMiroslav Táborský is a Czech actor who has appeared on Czech television series, as well as in American movies....
for Jindřich in Konec masopustu - 1996 – Jiří Ornest for Ludwig in Ritter, Dene, Voss
- 1995 – Tomáš Töpfer for Jacobowski in Jacobowski and the Colonel
- Ivan Řezáč for Arnolphe in The School for Wives
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Best Actress
- 2005 – Jaroslava Pokorná for Hedvik in The Wild DuckThe Wild DuckThe Wild Duck is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.-Plot:The first act opens with a dinner party hosted by Håkon Werle, a wealthy merchant and industrialist. The gathering is attended by his son, Gregers Werle, who has just returned to his father's home following a self-imposed...
- 2004 – Daniela KolářováDaniela Kolárová- Film :* Kawasaki's Rose * Vratné lahve … Eliška* Tmavomodrý svět … Haniččina matka* Oběti a vrazi … matka* Cesta z města … matka Markéty* V erbu lvice … Anežka...
for The Mother in Am Ziel - 2003 – Marie Málková for Ms. Zittel in Heldenplatz
- 2002 – Marie Málková for Ms. Stavrogin in The DevilsThe Devils (novel)Demons is an 1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Though titled The Possessed in the initial English translation, Dostoyevsky scholars and later translations favour the titles The Devils or Demons....
- 2001 – Marie Málková for Madelaine in La Terasse
- 2000 – Klaudia Dernerová for Katěrina Izmajlova in Lady Macbeth Mcenského újezdu
- 1999 – Pavla Tomicová for Maryša in Maryša - po pravdě však Mařka
- 1998 – Iva JanžurováIva JanžurováIva Janžurová is a Czech actress. She attended grammar school in České Budějovice, but her love to theatre won after all and in 1963 she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague...
for Winnie in Happy DaysHappy Days (play)Happy Days is a play in two acts, written in English, by Samuel Beckett. He began the play on 8 October 1960 and it was completed on 14 May 1961. Beckett finished the translation into French by November 1962 but amended the title... - 1997 – Lucie Trmíková for Terezka in Terezka
- 1996 – Emília VášáryováEmília VášáryováEmília Vášáryová is a Slovak stage and screen actress, referred to as the First Lady of Slovak Theater. During her over five decades long career, she has received numerous awards including the Meritorious Artist , Alfréd Radok Award , Czech Lion Award Golden Globet Award , and most recently the...
for The Younger Sister in Ritter, Dene, Voss - 1995 – Ivana Hloužková for Maryša in Maryša
Best Play
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- 2004 – Nagano by Martin SmolkaMartin SmolkaMartin Smolka is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.- Works :1983* Slzy ;1985-19881988* Music for Retuned Instruments;1989* Zvonění for solo percussion;* Nocturne;...
and Jaroslav Dušek - 2003 – The Lieutenant of InishmoreThe Lieutenant of InishmoreThe Lieutenant of Inishmore is a black comedy by playwright Martin McDonagh, first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in 2001.-Plot:...
by Martin McDonaghMartin McDonaghMartin McDonagh is an Irish-British playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter. Although he has lived in London his entire life, he is considered one of the most important living Irish playwrights.-Life:... - 2002 – The Lonesome WestThe Lonesome WestThe Lonesome West is a play by contemporary Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, part of his Connemara trilogy, which includes The Beauty Queen of Leenane and A Skull in Connemara...
by Martin McDonagh - 2001 – Tales of Common InsanityTales of Common InsanityTales of Common Insanity is a play by Petr Zelenka which won the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Play. After its opening in Prague, the play received productions in other Czech cities, as well as translations and productions in Slovakia, Kraków, Poland, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Germany,...
by Petr ZelenkaPetr ZelenkaPetr Zelenka is an award-winning Czech playwright and director of theatre and film. His films have been recognized at international festivals in Moscow and Rotterdam... - 2000 – Faust Is Dead by Mark RavenhillMark RavenhillMark Ravenhill is an English playwright, actor and journalist.His most famous plays include Shopping and Fucking , Some Explicit Polaroids and Mother Clap's Molly House . He made his acting debut in his monologue Product, at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
- 1999 – Jeminkote, psohlavci by Iva Peřinová
- 1998 – ArcadiaArcadia (play)Arcadia is a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge...
by Tom StoppardTom StoppardSir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, FRSL is a British playwright, knighted in 1997. He has written prolifically for TV, radio, film and stage, finding prominence with plays such as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, The Real Thing, and Rosencrantz and... - 1997 – Terezka by Lenka Lagronová
- 1996 – Ritter, Dene, Voss by Thomas BernhardThomas BernhardThomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Bernhard, whose body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II," is widely considered to be one of the most important German-speaking authors of the postwar era.- Life :Thomas Bernhard was...
- 1995 – Sestra Úzkost by Pitínský, Čep and Deml
Talent
- 2005 – Gabriela Vermelho
- 2004 – Magdaléna BorováMagdaléna BorováMagdaléna Borová is a Czech actress.In 2005 she graduated from Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Afterwards she joined National Theatre in Prague . She appeared in the movie Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště and in two TV films produced by Česká televize...
(actress) - 2003 – Lucie Žáčková (actress)
- 2002 – Ondřej SokolOndrej SokolOndřej Sokol , is a Czech director, actor and translator.Sokol was born at Šumperk, Czechoslovakia. After studying five years at Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague he joined a theatre in Mladá Boleslav. Three years later he moved to The Drama Club in Prague...
(actor and director) - 2001 – Miroslav KrobotMiroslav KrobotMiroslav Krobot is a Czech theatre director and film actor. He starred in the film The Man from London, which was entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Wrong Side Up...
(actor) /though he is a director/ - 2000 – Richard Krajčo (actor)
- 1999 – Martin Čičvák (director)
- 1998 – Petr Krušelnický (mime artistMime artistA mime artist is someone who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art, involving miming, or the acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech. In earlier times, in English, such a performer was referred to as a mummer...
) - 1997 – Petra Špalková (actress)
- 1996 – Martin Dohnal (composer)
- 1995 – Zuzana Stivínová (actress)