The Lauritzen Award () is a Danish

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which is handed every year to a female and a male Danish

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once a year by the Lauritzen Fonden. The prize is currently 250,000 DDK to each recipient since 2010. The prize was established in 1965 as the Henkel-prisen (Henkel Award), which was given to a female actor from 1965 to 1995. From 1965 to 2000 the Lauritzen Award / the Henkel Award was 50,000 DDK, from 2001 to 2009 the prize was 150,000 DDK. The recipients are chosen of a prize-commeettee, which currently consists of these members: Jens Ditlev Lauritzen, chair person, Lauritzen Fonden, Geir Sveaass, stage director, Piv Bernth, representing, DR-Culture, Poul Nesgaard, head of the Danish Film School (Den Danske Filmskole), Rikke Rottensten, editor and writer of theatrical reviews for Kristeligt Dagblad, Lars C. W. Wallenberg who writes theatrical reviews for Børsen, Kasper Wilton, head of the theater Folketeatret, Jan Lauritzen representing the Lauritzen family. The Lauritzen Fonden currently hands five other film awards: *Visionsprisen - 100,000 DDK - is handed to an individual or organization or a group who had the courage to try something completely new and who had a strong artistical vision. *Hædersprisen - 100,000 DDK is given to an experienced actor late in his or her glorious career in film, TV-series or on stage *Backstage-prisen - 50,000 DDK is handed to a back-stage person in film, TV or TV-series *Wauw-prisen - 30,000 DDK is handed to an experienced actor who plays in a non-expected kind of role. *“Believe in You“-prisen - 20,000 DDK is handed to a young talented actor.

Recipients of the Lauritzen Award

* 2024 –

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (born 16 January 1982) is a Danish actress. She has been nominated for three Robert Awards and one Bodil Award. Born in Hillerød and raised in Birkerød, Sørensen aspired to an acting career after watching the West ...

and Anders W. Berthelsen * 2023 –

Johanne Louise Schmidt Johanne Louise Schmidt (born 16 October 1983) is a Danish actress who has performed on both stage and in film. In September 2014, she received the Stardust Award, one of the Kronprinsparrets Priser presented by the Danish crown prince and his wi ...

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Lars Brygmann Lars Brygmann (born 17 February 1957) is a Danish actor. He graduated from acting school in 1987 and went on to perform in a number of theatres in Denmark. His television and film debut came in 1995. He is the brother of actors Martin Martin ma ...

* 2022 – Signe Egholm Olsen and

Esben Smed Esben Smed (born 13 July 1984) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Sommeren '92'' (2015), '' A Fortunate Man'' (2018), and '' Daniel'' (2019), as well as the television series ''Follow the Money "Follow the money" is ...

* 2021 –

Anette Støvelbæk Anette Støvelbæk (born 27 July 1967) is a Danish actress. She was born in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The c ...

and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard * 2020 – Postponed * 2019 –

Preben Kristensen Preben Kristensen (born 14 March 1953) is a Danish actor. He first came to attention as one of the musical comedy trio Linie 3 in 1979. He was educated from the drama school of Aarhus Theatre in 1978 and has since the played at most major th ...

and Maria Rossing * 2018 – Inge Sofie Skovbo and

Mads Mikkelsen Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. He rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the Pusher (film series), ''Pusher'' film trilogy (1996, 2004), Detective Sergea ...

* 2017 – Danica Curcic and

Ole Thestrup Ole Svane Thestrup (12 March 1948 – 2 February 2018) was a Danish actor. He appeared in many Danish films, particularly those directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, as well as television and theatre roles. He had a recurring role in the political dra ...

* 2016 –

Solbjørg Højfeldt Solbjørg Højfeldt (born 10 June 1947, in Copenhagen) is a Danes, Danish actress. She has performed in more than fifty films since 1978. She is married to Danish actor Henning Jensen (actor), Henning Jensen. Selected filmography Awards * B ...

and

Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has made the transition to English language projects, including '' The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mysterious vill ...

* 2015 –

Karen-Lise Mynster Karen-Lise Mynster (born 15 January 1952, Aalborg) is a Danish actress who gained popularity in 1978 while performing the role of Eliza in ''My Fair Lady'' at Copenhagen's Det Danske Teater. She is however remembered above all for her role as Ulla ...

and Peter Plaugborg * 2014 – Marianne Høgsbro and

Thure Lindhardt Thure Frank Lindhardt (; born 24 December 1974) is a Denmark, Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Teater, Odense Theatre in 1998. Life and career Lindhardt grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's ...

* 2013 –

Birthe Neumann Birthe Neumann (born 30 April 1947 in Vanløse, Copenhagen) is a Danish actress. In 1972 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre, and was shortly afterwards employed as an actress at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. At t ...

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Søren Malling Søren Dyrberg Malling (; born 3 February 1964) is a Danish actor. Career Raised in Kjellerup, Malling trained at Skuespillerskolen at Odense Teater in 1992. He is best known for his role as Inspector Jan Meyer in the Danish TV crime thriller ...

* 2012 –

Sidse Babett Knudsen Sidse Babett Knudsen (; born 22 November 1968) is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy '' Let's Get Lost'', for which she received both the Robert and Bodil ...

and

Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film ''The Boys from St. Petri'' i ...

* 2011 – Lene Maria Christensen and

Ulf Pilgaard Ulf Pilgaard (15 November 1940 – 28 October 2024) was a Danish actor. Life and career Pilgaard was born in Skive, Denmark on 15 November 1940. The son of a priest, he initially studied theology before transitioning to a career in acting. ...

* 2010 –

Paprika Steen Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films '' Festen'', '' The Idiots'', Mifune, and '' Open Hearts''. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nell ...

and Olaf Johannessen * 2009 –

Jesper Langberg Jesper Langberg (20 October 1940 – 29 June 2019) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films. Biography He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was the son of actor Sigurd Langberg and younger brother of actor Ebbe Langb ...

and Ditte Hansen * 2008 –

Henning Jensen Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league champi ...

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Tina Gylling Mortensen Tina may refer to: People *Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places * Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia * Tina, Guadalcanal, Solom ...

* 2007 –

Bodil Jørgensen Bodil Jørgensen, a Danish Film actress was born on 3 March 1961 in Vejle, Denmark. She is known for her roles in The Idiots (1998), Nothing's All Bad (2010) and Klinkevals (1999). Apart from multiple movies, she has also acted in numerous TV s ...

and

Dejan Čukić Dejan Čukić ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Чукић; born 25 November 1966) is a Serbian- Danish actor. He appeared in the Wallander Wallander may refer to: TV, film, books * Kurt Wallander, a fictional Swedish police inspector in novels by Henning ...

* 2006 – Meike Bahnsen and

Janus Bakrawi In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Janus (''Ianu ...

* 2005 – Jannie Faurschou and

Nicolas Bro Nicolas Bro (born 16 March 1972) is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Background Bro grew up in a family of actors; his mother is Danish actress Helle Hertz and father is the actor Christoffer Bro. His brother Anders Peter Bro is a ...

* 2004 –

Trine Dyrholm Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national r ...

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Ole Lemmeke Ole Lemmeke (born 10 January 1959 in Copenhagen) is a Danish actor. He is known for his work in ''Besat'', ''Magnetisøren's femte vinter'' and ''Den russiske sangerinde''. As of 2012, he was playing the role of Herman Bang Herman Joachim Ban ...

* 2003 – Anne-Vibeke Mogensen and

Søren Sætter-Lassen Søren Sætter-Lassen (born 11 July 1955) is a Danish stage, film and television actor. Early life and education Sætter-Lassen attended Tranegårdskolen in Gentofte and Gentofte State School, graduating in 1973. From 1975 to 1978, he traine ...

* 2002 –

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (born 16 October 1965) is a Danish film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her work in the TV series ''Taxa'' (1997–1999) and '' The Killing'' (2007), and for her film roles in '' Italian for Beginner ...

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Lars Mikkelsen Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (; born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He is known for his roles as Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the Danish police procedural '' The Killing'', the character Charles Augustus Magnussen in the t ...

* 2001 –

Sofie Gråbøl Sofie Gråbøl (; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a number of films, with her breakthrough role in the 1986 Danish film '' Early Spring'', directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, playing the lead role in the film version of ...

and

Jens Jørn Spottag Jens Jørn Spottag (born 13 December 1957) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1987. Selected filmography References External links

* 1957 births Living people Danish male film actors {{Denmark-acto ...

* 2000 – Birgitte Simonsen and Kim Veisgaard * 1999 – Ellen Hillingsø and

Aksel Erhardsen :''See Kusaila for the 7th-century Berber leader.'' Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel. People with the name include: * Aksel Agerby (1889–1942), Danish composer, organist, and music admin ...

* 1998 –

Andrea Vagn Jensen Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ref ...

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Frits Helmuth Frits Helmuth (3 July 1931 – 12 December 2004) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Osvald Helmuth and is the father of Mikael Helmuth and P ...

* 1997 –

Karen Wegener Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding white woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand * House of Karen, a historic ...

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Morten Kirkskov Morten Kirkskov (born 28 March 1963) is a Danish actor, theatre director and writer. He was appointed artistic director of the Royal Danish Playhouse for the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen in 2015. Career Morten Kirkskov graduated from dra ...

* 1996 – Lisbeth Gajhede and

Mikael Birkkjær Mikael Birkkjær (born 14 September 1958) is a Danish actor. Raised in Copenhagen, Birkkjær trained at Skuespillerskolen at Odense Teater in 1985. He is best known internationally for his roles as Phillip Christensen in the Danish TV political d ...

* 1995 –

Jens Albinus Jens Albinus (born 3 January 1965 in Bogense) is a Danish actor and director.''Usikker på indersiden. Interview: Jens Albinus'' Jyllands-Posten, 16 December 2005, Must, Side 28 Selected filmography * ''Anton'' (1996) – as Lærer, a teacher ...

and

Søren Pilmark Søren Louis Pilmark (born 16 October 1955) is a Danish actor. Pilmark has worked as a film and theatrical actor, a director, and as an author. Søren Pilmark er sammen med hans kone Susanne ambassadør foSOS Børnebyerne Career Theater ...

* 1994 –

Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * '' John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Car ...

* 1993 –

Jørgen Reenberg Jørgen Reenberg (8 November 1927 – 9 November 2023) was a Danish stage and film actor. He appeared in 30 films from 1948 onwards. He was the brother of Danish film director Annelise Reenberg. He made his film debut in ''Three Years Later'' ...

Recipients of the Henkel Award

*1995

Charlotte Bøving Charlotte most commonly refers to: *Charlotte (given name), a feminine form of the given name Charles ** Princess Charlotte (disambiguation) ** Queen Charlotte (disambiguation) *Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, a city *Charlotte (cake), ...

*1994

Tammi Øst Tammi Øst (born 1 October 1958) is a Danish actress. Øst was born in Copenhagen, and was trained at the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1982. In 1988 she played the leading role of Katinka in Max von Sydow's Katinka ...

*1993 Annika Johannessen *1992 Kirsten Rolffes *1991

Benedikte Hansen Benedikte Hansen (born 24 September 1958) is a Danish actress, best known for her role as Hanne Holm in the television series '' Borgen''. Biography Hansen was born on 24 September 1958, to Flemming Hansen (died 2003) and his wife Aase Riegels ...

*1990 Bodil Kjer *1990

Ditte Gråbøl Ditte Gråbøl (born 22 June 1959 in Copenhagen) is a Danish actress. She trained at Aarhus Teater and graduated in 1984. Having worked at Jomfru Ane Teatret, she has appeared in a number of revues, among others the Cirkusrevyen more than once. Sh ...

*1989 Helle Hertz *1988 Kirsten Lehfeldt *1987

Lily Broberg Lily Broberg (19 September 1923 – 30 July 1989) was a Danish stage and film actress. Born in Skørring, Jutland, Denmark, she died in Frederiksberg and was buried at the Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård ...

*1986

Malene Schwartz Malene Schwartz (born 10 August 1936) is a Danish film actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1955. In the TV series ''Matador'' she played the role of Maude Varnæs. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. Pa ...

*1985

*1984

*1983 Lisbeth Dahl *1982 Berthe Quistgaard *1981

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 ...

*1980

Ulla Henningsen Ulla Henningsen (born 7 March 1951, Kalundborg) is a Danish actress and singer. She gained popularity in the late 1970s when she appeared in the popular television series ''Matador''. As a stage performer, Henningsen has appeared in classical and m ...

*1979

Susse Wold Susse Wold (born 17 November 1938) is a Danish actress whose career has spanned five decades. Born Lise Wold in Denmark, she is the daughter of actress Marguerite Viby. She quickly became a leading lady at Det Kongelige Teater (The Royal Danis ...

*1978

Lise Ringheim Lise Ringheim (15 May 1926 – 25 September 1994) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1943 and 1993. She was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' Vi arme syndere'' (1952) * ''We W ...

*1977 Kirsten Olesen *1976 Ann-Mari Max Hansen *1976 Merete Volstedlund *1973

Birgitte Federspiel Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 –February 2, 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (''Ordet'') and 1959 (''En fremmed banker på'').Astrid Villaume Astrid Villaume (3 November 1923 – 12 February 1995) was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her Bodil Award-winning title role in the 1950 film '' Susanne''. Danish film historian Morten Piil described Villaume's appeal as a c ...

*1971

Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera singer ...

*1970

Bodil Udsen Bodil Birgitte Udsen (12 January 1925 – 26 February 2008) was a Danish actress. She was a student at the Rysensteen Gymnasium in Copenhagen in 1944 and entered film in 1955. She also worked extensively in Danish theatre and appeared in the ...

*1969 Birgitte Price *1968 Karin Nellemose *1967 Lone Hertz *1966

Lily Weiding Lily Weiding (22 October 1924 – 15 June 2021) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows from 1942 to 2008. She starred in the film ''Be Dear to Me'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film ...

*1965 Bodil Kjer

References

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