Leonardstatuetten (Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association .[1] The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's most important revue personalities.[2] The prize is regarded the highest distinction in Norwegian revue .[3] Awarded from 1968 to 2013, the statuette was given to persons with a significant and lasting importance to Norway's entertainment industry.[1] The statuette was again awarded in 2019, when Eldar Vågan was the recipient.[4]
Prize winners
Arvid Nilssen , first recipient of the Leonard StatuetteOtto Nielsen , winner 1979The Dizzie Tunes (1993 recipients) with Grethe Kausland (1991 recipient) Odd Børretzen , winner 2002 Ingrid Bjørnov , won the prize in 2013 This is a list of prize winners:[1]
1968 – Arvid Nilssen , actor [5]
1969 – Leif Juster ,[1] actor
1970 – not awarded
1971 – Kari Diesen , actress [6]
1972 – Arve Opsahl ,[1] actor
1973 – Bias Bernhoft , revue writer [7]
1974 – Jens Book-Jenssen ,[1] actor
1975 – Carsten Byhring ,[1] actor
1976 – Rolf Just Nilsen , actor [8]
1977 – Einar Schanke ,[1] instructor and composer
1978 – Rolv Wesenlund ,[1] actor
1979 – Otto Nielsen ,[1] revue writer
1980 – Arild Feldborg , revue writer [9]
1981 – Alfred Næss , revue writer [10]
1982 – Knut Solberg,[1] scenographer
1983 – Elsa Lystad ,[1] actress
1984 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr. ,[1] actor
1985 – Arild Haga ,[1] revue writer
1986 – Elisabeth Granneman , actress [11]
1987 – Sølvi Wang ,[1] actress
1988 – not awarded
1989 – not awarded
1990 – Yngvar Numme , actor [12]
1991 – Grethe Kausland ,[1] actress
1992 – not awarded
1993 – Dizzie Tunes : Tor Erik Gunstrøm, Svein-Helge Høgberg, Einar Idland, Øyvind Klingberg, Yngvar Numme , actors [12]
1994 – Bjørn Sand ,[1] revue writer
1995 – Erik Diesen , revue writer [13]
1996 – not awarded
1997 – Øystein Sunde ,[1] artist/composer/text writer
1998 – Hege Schøyen and Øivind Blunck ,[1] actors
1999 – Arthur Arntzen , humorist and satirist [14]
2000 – Dag Frøland ,[1] actor
2001 – KLM (Trond Kirkvaag , Knut Lystad , Lars Mjøen ,[1] actors)
2002 – Odd Børretzen ,[1] humorist and satirist
2003 – Brit Elisabeth Haagensli ,[1] actor
2004 – not awarded
2005 – Andreas Diesen ,[1] revue historian
2006 - not awarded
2007 - Jon Skolmen , actor [15]
2008 - Jakob Margido Esp , actor and humorist [3]
2009 – not awarded
2010 – Rune Gokstad and Øystein Bache [1]
2011 – not awarded
2012 – Linn Skåber [1]
2013 – Ingrid Bjørnov [1]
2014 to 2018 – not awarded
2019 – Eldar Vågan [4]