Eugene O'Neill Award
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The Eugene O'Neill Award (also known as The Eugene O'Neill Scholarship Award or The Eugene O'Neill Acting Award), is one of Sweden's finest acting awards for actors of the stage. It was established by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill
and first handed out in 1956.
Just before Eugene O'Neill died in 1953 he drew up a will where he gave the then not yet staged play Long Day's Journey Into Night
(written in 1941) to the Royal Dramatic Theatre
, Sweden's national theatre, along with exclusive first performance rights. The gesture was as thanks for Dramaten's continued interest in staging his plays (more so than any other theatre in the world), and for the Swedes' appreciation of his work long before he became recognized internationally, or even in his home country (O'Neill was also the winner of the Nobel Prize
in Literature in 1936). Later on, his widow Carlotta O'Neill also gave Dramaten the performing rights to A Touch of the Poet
(written in 1942), Hughie
and More Stately Mansions
. She also 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 scholarship award.
The award is bestowed yearly on the 16th of October (O'Neill's birthday) and is, according to O'Neill's own wishes, given to "highly deserving actors of Dramaten". Recipients of the award are decided by Dramaten's board of directors.
The prize money currently consists of SEK 30,000 (approximately 4,000 USD).
As an extra honour to Eugene O'Neill
, the first award was granted the two actors who played the leading parts of William and Mary Tyrone in the original staging of Long Day's Journey Into Night at Dramaten in February 1956; Lars Hanson
and Inga Tidblad - already in this time legendary thespians of the Swedish stage since the early 1920s and most definitely "highly deserving actors".
And throughout the years it has continued to be given to Sweden's very finest theatre actors.
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
and first handed out in 1956.
Just before Eugene O'Neill died in 1953 he drew up a will where he gave the then not yet staged play Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night is a 1956 drama in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play is widely considered to be his masterwork...
(written in 1941) to the Royal Dramatic Theatre
Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's eight running stages....
, Sweden's national theatre, along with exclusive first performance rights. The gesture was as thanks for Dramaten's continued interest in staging his plays (more so than any other theatre in the world), and for the Swedes' appreciation of his work long before he became recognized internationally, or even in his home country (O'Neill was also the winner of the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
in Literature in 1936). Later on, his widow Carlotta O'Neill also gave Dramaten the performing rights to A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet is a play by Eugene O'Neill.It and its sequel, More Stately Mansions, were intended to be part of a nine-play cycle entitled A Tale of Possessors Self-Dispossessed...
(written in 1942), Hughie
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 New York during the summer of 1928. The play is essentially a long monologue delivered by a small time hustler named Erie Smith to the hotel’s new night clerk Charlie Hughes,...
and More Stately Mansions
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 did not want posthumously finished or produced...
. She also 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 scholarship award.
The award is bestowed yearly on the 16th of October (O'Neill's birthday) and is, according to O'Neill's own wishes, given to "highly deserving actors of Dramaten". Recipients of the award are decided by Dramaten's board of directors.
The prize money currently consists of SEK 30,000 (approximately 4,000 USD).
As an extra honour to Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
, the first award was granted the two actors who played the leading parts of William and Mary Tyrone in the original staging of Long Day's Journey Into Night at Dramaten in February 1956; Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson was a Swedish film and stage actor, internationally mostly remembered for his motion picture roles during the silent film era.-Biography:...
and Inga Tidblad - already in this time legendary thespians of the Swedish stage since the early 1920s and most definitely "highly deserving actors".
And throughout the years it has continued to be given to Sweden's very finest theatre actors.
Recipients
- 1956 - Lars HansonLars HansonLars Hanson was a Swedish film and stage actor, internationally mostly remembered for his motion picture roles during the silent film era.-Biography:...
and Inga Tidblad - 1957 - Tora TejeTora TejeTora Teje was a Swedish theatre and silent film actress. She appeared in ten films between 1920 and 1939.-Filmography:* Gubben kommer * Giftas * Damen med kameliorna * 33.333...
- 1958 - Anders HenriksonAnders HenriksonAnders Henrikson was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 57 films between 1913 and 1965. He also directed 30 films between 1933 and 1956.-Selected filmography:Actor* Den starkaste...
- 1959 - Gunn WållgrenGunn WållgrenGunn Wållgren, born Gunnel Margaret Haraldsdotter Wållgren , was a Swedish actress.Considered one of Sweden's finest and also to date most appreciated actresses, Wållgren was famous for her fragile and sensual way of acting, her warm and rich inner soulfulness, and her never failing ability of...
- 1960 - Ulf PalmeUlf PalmeUlf Palme was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm, and died in Ingarö, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* Only a Mother * Prison * Girl with Hyacinths...
- 1961 - Eva DahlbeckEva DahlbeckEva Dahlbeck was a Swedish actress and author.Eva Dahlbeck was born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs near Stockholm. She attended the prestigious acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1941 to 1944, and acted on the Theatre's stage from 1944 to 1964...
- 1962 - Olof SandborgOlof SandborgOlof Sandborg was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1962.-Reference:...
- 1963 - Georg RydebergGeorg RydebergGeorg Rydeberg was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1932 and 1981.-Selected filmography:* Hem från Babylon * Two Womena * For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth...
- 1964 - Sif RuudSif RuudSif Ruud, born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 140 films.-Selected filmography:* It Rains on Our Love * Port of Call * Thirst...
- 1965 - Holger LöwenadlerHolger LöwenadlerHolger Löwenadler was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1947 film A Ship to India. He appeared in the 1951 film Divorced, which was written by Bergman...
- 1966 - Gertrud FridhGertrud FridhGertrud Fridh was a Swedish stage and film actress.Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She worked in the 1940s and 50s at the city theatres in Gothenburg and Malmö...
- 1967 - Olof WidgrenOlof WidgrenOlof Widgren was a Swedish stage and film actor...
- 1968 - Irma ChristensonIrma ChristensonIrma Christenson was a Swedish actress notable for her many roles on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, and many films as well....
- 1969 - Jan-Olof StrandbergJan-Olof StrandbergJan-Olof Strandberg is a Swedish stage and film actor. He has appeared in 45 films since 1947. On stage one of his most famous parts is as Vladimir in Samuel Becketts Waiting For Godot, at Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre .He appeared in Erland Josephsons play Blomsterplockarna at...
- 1970 - Birgitta ValbergBirgitta ValbergBirgitta Valberg is a Swedish actress who attended the Dramatens elevskola.- Filmography :*1992 - Söndagsbarn*1989 - Peter och Petra*1980 - Flygnivå 450*1977 - Paradistorg...
- 1971 - Anders Ek
- 1972 - Anita BjörkAnita BjörkAnita Björk is a Swedish actress.Born in Tällberg, Dalarna, Anita Björk attended Dramatens elevskola in 1942-45....
- 1973 - Olle HildingOlle HildingOlle Hilding was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1973.-Reference:...
- 1974 - Margaretha KrookMargaretha KrookMargaretha Krook 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 Spring.-Selected Filmography:...
- 1975 - Ernst-Hugo JäregårdErnst-Hugo JäregårdErnst-Hugo Alfred Järegård, was a Swedish cult actor.-Biography:...
- 1976 - Toivo PawloToivo PawloToivo Pawlo was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1978.-Selected filmography:* Rabies * The Magician * Made in Sweden...
- 1977 - Ulla SjöblomUlla SjöblomUlla Sjöblom was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1988.-Selected filmography:* Karin Månsdotter * Wild Birds * The Magician * Rötmånad...
- 1978 - Ingvar KjellsonIngvar KjellsonIngvar Kjellson is a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978.-Reference:* , at Dramaten...
- 1980 - Allan EdwallAllan EdwallJohan Allan Edwall 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...
- 1981 - Aino TaubeAino TaubeAino Taube was a Swedish film and theatre actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1988.-Selected filmography:* They Staked Their Lives * Secrets of Women...
- 1982 - Jarl Kulle
- 1983 - Ulf JohansonUlf JohansonUlf Olav Johanson was a Swedish stage and film actor...
- 1984 - Margaretha ByströmMargaretha ByströmMargaretha Byström is a Swedish actress , writer and director. Margaretha is most famous for her portrayal as the elegant and ambitious Katarina Remmer in the long running Swedish soap opera Rederiet.-External links:...
- 1985 - Sven LindbergSven LindbergSven Lindberg was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden.-Selected filmography:*Music in Darkness *Dreams *Musik ombord *Face to Face...
- 1986 - Mona MalmMona MalmMona Malm is a Swedish actress. She began her career with the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater in 1957.-Selected filmography:* Smiles of a Summer Night * The Seventh Seal...
- 1987 - Hans StrååtHans StrååtHans Strååt was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1941 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Port of Call * Miss April * Love Me! -External links:...
- 1988 - Bibi AnderssonBibi AnderssonBibi Andersson is a Swedish actress.-Early life:Bibi Andersson was born as Berit Elisabeth Andersson in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, the daughter of Karin , a social worker, and Josef Andersson, a businessman...
and Jan MalmsjöJan MalmsjöJan Wilhelm Malmsjö is a Swedish stage and actor, musical star and singer. He is married to Marie Göranzon and father to Jonas Malmsjö.-Biography:... - 1989 - Gunnel LindblomGunnel LindblomGunnel Lindblom , is a Swedish film actress and director. As an actor she has been particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in Miss Julie for BBC Television...
- 1990 - Thommy BerggrenThommy BerggrenThommy Berggren is a Swedish actor. He is known for having starred in several films directed by Bo Widerberg and was often considered as one of the foremost Swedish film and theatre actors from the early 60s to the mid 2000s when he retired. He starred in the Oscar nominated Raven's End , directed...
- 1991 - Börje AhlstedtBörje AhlstedtNils Börje Ahlstedt is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like Fanny and Alexander , The Best Intentions , Sunday's Children and Saraband . Ahlstedt has also worked with the directors Bo Widerberg and Kay Pollak.Börje Ahlstedt was...
- 1992 - Erland JosephsonErland JosephsonErland Josephson is a Swedish actor and author. He is best known to international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Theodoros Angelopoulos.-Biography:...
- 1993 - Lena EndreLena EndreLena Endre is a Swedish actress. She was born in Lidingö, Stockholm County, and grew up in Härnösand, Ångermanland and Trollbäcken, Tyresö. She had her breakthrough in the Swedish TV-series Varuhuset and Lorry in the 1980s. Since then she has acted in a number of TV-series and movies, both in...
- 1994 - Lennart HjulströmLennart HjulströmLennart Hjalmar Hjulström is a Swedish actor and director. He is married to Gunilla Nyroos and father to Niklas and Carin Hjulström...
- 1995 - Stina EkbladStina EkbladStina Ekblad ) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 1987 for her performances in Amorosa and Ormens väg på hälleberget and was nominated again in 1996 for her performance in Pensionat Oskar.Ekblad was born in the Ostrobothnian village of Solf in...
- 1996 - Per MyrbergPer MyrbergPer Nils Myrberg is a Swedish singer and actor.Born in Stockholm, Myrberg has appeared in 45 films since 1957. He is father to Olle and Fredrik Myrberg.-Selected filmography:* The Judge * The Pleasure Garden...
- 1997 - Krister HenrikssonKrister HenrikssonJan Krister Allan Henriksson is a Swedish actor. He is best known for playing Kurt Wallander in a series of television movies based on the novels by Henning Mankell.- Biography :...
- 1998 - Marie GöranzonMarie GöranzonBritt-Marie Elisabeth Göranzon Malmsjö is a Swedish actress.Marie Göranzon is since 1967 part of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble. She trained at Dramatens elevskola 1964-67....
- 1999 - Keve HjelmKeve HjelmKarl Evert "Keve" Hjelm was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 70 films between 1943 and 2004.-Selected filmography:* Girl with Hyacinths * Raven's End * Love 65...
- 2000 - Lil TerseliusLil TerseliusLil Terselius is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2000.-References:* , Dramaten...
- 2001 - Örjan RambergÖrjan RambergRalf Örjan Valter Ramberg, né Rahmberg , is a Swedish actor, born in Örgryte, Gothenburg.-Biography:Örjan Ramberg started his acting career in musicals with successful leading parts in the original Swedish stagings of Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar...
- 2002 - Pernilla AugustPernilla AugustPernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and script-writer. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a long time collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his The Best Intentions...
- 2003 - Björn GranathBjörn GranathBjörn Gösta Tryggve Granath is a Swedish actor.Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He has starred in a broad range of films from comedies to dramas. He was active as an actor and director on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm between the years 1987-2007...
- 2004 - Irene LindhIrene LindhIrene Lindh is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2004. Lindh studied at the Dramatens elevskola from 1964 to 1967.-References:* , Dramaten...
- 2005 - Reine BrynolfssonReine BrynolfssonReine Claes-Göran Brynolfsson is a Swedish actor.-Selected filmography:*The Serpent's Way *In the Shadow of the Raven *The White Viking *Svart Lucia *House of Angels...
- 2006 - Lena NymanLena NymanAnna Lena Elisabet Nyman was a Swedish film and stage actress.Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious , where she, in pseudo-documentary fashion, played a character of the same name as herself, and its sequel I...
- 2007 - Rolf SkoglundRolf SkoglundRolf Skoglund is a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2007.-References:* , Dramaten...
- 2008 - Anita WallAnita WallAnita Wall is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2008.-Reference:...
- 2009 - Hans KlingaHans KlingaHans Gösta Klinga is a Swedish stage and film actor and director. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2009.-Externa länkar:* , Dramaten...
- 2010 - Malin EkMalin EkMalin Ek is a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2010. She is the daughter of actor Anders Ek and choreographer Birgit Cullberg.-References:* , Dramaten...