Lauritzen Award Explained

The Lauritzen Award (Danish: Lauritzen-prisen) is a Danish film award which is handed every year to a female and a male Danish actor once a year by the Lauritzen Fonden.^[1]

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

2021 – Anette Støvelbæk and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
2020 – Postponed
2019 – Preben Kristensen and Maria Rossing
2018 – Inge Sofie Skovbo and Mads Mikkelsen
2017 – Danica Curcic and Ole Thestrup
2016 – Solbjørg Højfeldt and Jesper Christensen
2015 – Karen-Lise Mynster and Peter Plaugborg
2014 – Marianne Høgsbro and Thure Lindhardt^[2]
2013 – Birthe Neumann and Søren Malling^[3]
2012 – Sidse Babett Knudsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas^[4]
2011 – Lene Maria Christensen and Ulf Pilgaard
2010 – Paprika Steen and Olaf Johannessen
2009 – Jesper Langberg and Ditte Hansen
2008 – Henning Jensen and Tina Gylling Mortensen
2007 – Bodil Jørgensen and Dejan Čukić
2006 – Meike Bahnsen and Janus Bakrawi
2005 – Jannie Faurschou and Nicolas Bro
2004 – Trine Dyrholm and Ole Lemmeke
2003 – Anne-Vibeke Mogensen and Søren Sætter-Lassen
2002 – Ann Eleonora Jørgensen and Lars Mikkelsen
2001 – Sofie Gråbøl and Jens Jørn Spottag
2000 – Birgitte Simonsen and Kim Veisgaard
1999 – Ellen Hillingsø and Aksel Erhardsen
1998 – Andrea Vagn Jensen and Frits Helmuth
1997 – Karen Wegener and Morten Kirkskov
1996 – Lisbeth Gajhede and Mikael Birkkjær
1995 – Jens Albinus and Søren Pilmark
1994 – Henning Moritzen
1993 – Jørgen Reenberg^[5]

Recipients of the Henkel Award

- 1995 Charlotte Bøving 1994 Tammi Øst
1993 Annika Johannessen
1992 Kirsten Rolffes
1991 Benedikte Hansen
1990 Bodil Kjer
1990 Ditte Gråbøl
1989 Helle Hertz
1988 Kirsten Lehfeldt
1987 Lily Broberg
1986 Malene Schwartz
1985 Birthe Neumann
1984 Karen-Lise Mynster
1983 Lisbeth Dahl
1982 Berthe Quistgaard
1981 Stina Ekblad
1980 Ulla Henningsen
1979 Susse Wold
1978 Lise Ringheim
1977 Kirsten Olesen
1976 Ann-Mari Max Hansen
1976 Merete Volstedlund
1973 Birgitte Federspiel
1972 Astrid Villaume
1971 Ghita Nørby
1970 Bodil Udsen
1969 Birgitte Price
1968 Karin Nellemose
1967 Lone Hertz
1966 Lily Weiding
1965 Bodil Kjer

Notes and References

Web site: Lauritzen-prisen.
Web site: Thure Lindhardt og Marianne Høgsbro får Lauritzen-priser. September 24, 2014. jyllands-posten.dk.
Web site: Birthe Neumann og Søren Malling får Lauritzen-priser. September 25, 2013. fyens.dk.
Web site: Sidse Babett og Nikolaj Lie Kaas scorede den store pris. Gitte Nielsen, Berlingske. Nyhedsbureau. September 13, 2012. www.bt.dk.
Web site: Tidligere uddelinger.