The Reumert Award (Danish: Årets Reumert) is an annual Danish awards ceremony to recognize excellence in theatre achievements in

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. The award was founded by the in 1998, and has been handed annually since then. There are 16 award categories as well as 10 talent awards. A jury of ten specialists in theatre selects the recipients, who receive a statuette and a prize. As of 2016, the recipients also receive an amount of money. The recipients of the Reumert Award of Honour receive DKK 200,000, the recipients of the Talent Prize receive DKK 35,000 and all other categories-recipients receive DKK 40,000. The Reumert prize is named after the Danish actor Poul Reumert (1883–1968).

Recipients

Reumert Award of Honour

From 1998–2013 the award was called the Bikuben Award of Honour. Since 2014 it is called the Award of Honour (Årets hæderspris). * 1998

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 ...

, actor * 1999 Lisbeth Balslev, opera singer * 2000

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'' ...

, actor * 2001 , dramatist, director, actor, and theatre manager * 2002

Nikolaj Hübbe Nikolaj Hübbe (born 30 October 1967) was artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet until 31 October 2024 when the American Amy Watson was appointed as his replacement. Career Since becoming artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, Hüb ...

, royal ballet dancer * 2003

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 ...

, actor * 2004

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 ...

, actor * 2005 Preben Kristensen, actor * 2006

Thomas Lund Thomas Haubro Lund (born 2 August 1968) is a retired badminton player from Denmark who affiliate with Kastrup Magleby club. Career Lund was one of the world's leading doubles specialists of the 1990s, particularly in mixed doubles. He was a s ...

, dancer * 2007 Stig Fogh Andersen, royal opera singer * 2008 Kirsten Olesen, actor * 2009 Silja Schandorff, dancer * 2010

Jytte Abildstrøm Jytte Abildstrøm (25 March 1934 – 2 January 2025) was a Danish film and theatre actress, and theatre manager. She appeared in 40 films between 1956 and 2006. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She and her husband Søren Mygind are the paren ...

, actor and theatre manager * 2011

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 ...

, actor * 2012

Tim Rushton Timothy John Rushton MBE (born 18 March 1963 in England) is a British choreographer and from 2001 to 2018 artistic leader of the Copenhagen-based Danish Dance Theatre, Denmark's largest modern dance company. Tim Rushton was trained at The Royal ...

, choreograph and the leader of Dansk Danseteater * 2013 , director * 2014 , actor * 2015 Kirsten Dehlholm, theatre leader and director * 2016 Lisbet Dahl, actor and director

Reumert Special Award

The name of this award was Reumert Special Award (Årets Reumert Særpris) in 2000 and 2002, and again since 2014. In 2012–13 it was called the Reumert Jury Award. * 2000 Preben Harris, actor and director * 2002 Jacob Schokking, director * 2012 "BLAM!" with Neander Teater * 2013 "Manifest 2083", CaféTeatret * 2014 "Boys Don't Cry", Mungo Park and Eventministeriet, Det Kongelige Teater * 2015 "Ungdom", Republique * 2016 "Hår på den", Teater Grob and Frit Fald

Reumert for Best Performance

* 1999 "Personkreds 3", Betty Nansen Teatret/Edison * 2000 "Sælsomt Mellemspil", Det Kgl. Teater * 2001 "Hamlet", Aalborg Teater * 2002 "Når vi døde vågner", Betty Nansen Teatret * 2003 "Kabale og Kærlighed", Det Kgl. Teater * 2004 "Flugt", Det Kgl. Teater * 2005 "Demokrati", Betty Nansen Teatret * 2006 "Havfruen", Kaleidoskop og Cirkus Cirkör * 2007 "Nick Cave Teaterkoncerten", Aarhus Teater * 2008 "Et Drømmespil", Betty Nansen Teatret * 2009 "Breaking the Waves", Odense Teater * 2010 "Richard III" på Det Kgl. Teater * 2011 "Den unge Werthers lidelser", Det Kgl. Teater * 2012 "Mågen", Det Kongelige Teater * 2013 "Skakten", Aarhus Teater og CaféTeatret * 2014 "Metamorfoser", Det Kongelige Teater * 2015 "Beton", Aalborg Teater * 2016 "Lad den Rette komme ind", Odense Teater

Reumert for Best Actress

* 1999

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 ...

for "Aske til Aske – Støv til Støv", Husets Teater * 2000 Kirsten Olesen for "Sælsomt Mellemspil", Det Kongelige Teater * 2001 for "Så enkel er kærligheden", Rialto Teatret * 2002

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 ...

for "4:48 Psykose", Betty Nansen Teatret/ Edison * 2003

for "Fra regnormenes liv", Det Danske Teater * 2004

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 ...

for "Dødsdansen", Betty Nansen Teatret/Edison * 2005 for "Anna Karenina", Aalborg Teater * 2006 for "Den Kaukasiske Kridtcirkel", Det Kongelige Teater * 2007

for "Pietà", Husets Teater, and "Håndbog i overlevelse", Teater Grob * 2008

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 ...

for "Et drømmespil", Betty Nansen Teatret * 2009

for "Ansigtet mod væggen", Holland House and Café Teatret and "Stuk", Det Kongelige Teater * 2010 for "Bygmester Solness", Det Kongelige Teater * 2011 for "Marguerite Viby – en pige med pep", Off/Off Production, and "Hitler on the Roof", Leman & Rosenbaum * 2012 Kirsten Olesen for "Gengangere", Det Kongelige Teater * 2013

for "Kirsebærhaven", Aalborg Teater * 2014 for "Indenfor murene", Aalborg Teater * 2015

for "Det der er", Husets Teater * 2016

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 ...

for "Tørst", performed on the Abelone Koppel

Reumert for Best Actor

* 1999 "Personkreds 3", Edison, Betty Nansen Teatret * 2000

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 ...

, "København", Betty Nansen Teatret * 2001 , "The Phantom of the Opera” * 2002

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 ...

"Peer Gynt” * 2003

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 ...

, "Festen", Mammutteatret * 2004

Gyrd Løfqvist Gyrd Løfqvist (2 June 1921 – 1 May 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1945 to 2006. Löfqvist came from a Norwegian-Swedish family living in Denmark. His mother was Norwegian, which gave him the Norweg ...

for "Gæsten", Teatret ved Sorte Hest * 2005 Henning Jensen, "Pinocchios Aske", Det Kongelige Teater * 2006

, "Indenfor murene", Det Kongelige Teater * 2007 Nicolas Bro for "Faust", Det Kongelige Teater * 2008 Nicolas Bro, "Hamlet", Det Kongelige Teater * 2009 Jens Albinus, "Stuk", Det Kongelige Teater * 2010

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 ...

for "Richard III", Det Kongelige Teater * 2011 for "Udslet Hornsleth", Teater V * 2012 Jens Albinus for "Jeppe på Bjerget", Aarhus Teater * 2013 Ole Lemmeke for "Bang og Betty", Folketeatret * 2014 Søren Sætter-Lassen, for "Faderen", Det Kongelige Teater * 2015 Olaf Johannessen for "Samtale før døden", Betty Nansen Teatret, "Mefisto", Betty Nansen Teatret og "Heksejagt", Det Kongelige Teater * 2016 Olaf Johannessen for "Puntila", Det Kongelige Teater

Reumert Talent Award

2014

* Benita Bünger, dancer, for her performance in ''Come Fly Away'', Den Kongelige Ballet.

2016

* Franciska Zahle, scenographer, for her scenography for Melodien der blev væk på Nørrebro Teater. * , actor, for his performance in ''Lad den rette komme ind'' and ''Brødrene Løvehjerte'' on Odense Teater. * Liv Helm, instruktør, for her iscenesættelse af Salamimetoden på Aarhus Teater, and ''Og nu: verden!'' på Husets Teater. * Marie Knudsen Fogh, actor, for her performance in Richard III and Daemon on Aalborg Teater. * Morten Grove Frandsen, singer, for his performance in Leaves, Sort/Hvid and Copenhagen Opera Festival. * Nanna Rossen, singer, for his performance in Hairspray, Tivoli and Thomas Langkjær Entertainment. *

Simon Sears Simon Sears (born 25 January 1984) is a Danish actor. Early life and education Sears was born in Roskilde to an Italian father and Danish mother. He was raised in the town of Solrød Strand, and has two older siblings. When he was younger, Sear ...

, actor, for his performance in ''Sidst på dagen er vi alle mennesker'' on Mammutteatret. * Tobias Praetorius, dancer, for his performance in ''Short Time Together'', Den Kongelige Ballet.

References

{{Reflist 1998 establishments in Denmark Danish awards Theatre awards

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