The Hedda Award 1999
Best direction
Best direction is to surpass other good directions through:
*choice of style and/or style elements and how this/these are executed and adjusted to the totality of the production
*how style and/or style elements are adjusted to and established in relation to the material the production discusses or is based on (the dramaturgy/reading)
*innovation in style.
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Stein Winge
Stein Winge won the award for the direction of Il Trittico by Puccini, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.
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Alexander Mørk-Eidem
Alexander Mørk-Eidem was nominated for the direction of The Hour of the Lynx by P. O. Enquist, The National Stage.
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Yngve Sundvor
Yngve Sundvor was nominated for the direction of Hunger after the novel by Knut Hamsun, a collaboration project between Oslo Moderne Teater (Oslo Modern Theatre) and The National Theatre.
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Stein Winge
Stein Winge was nominated for the direction of Il Trittico by Puccini, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.
Best production
Best production is to surpass other productions through:
*current interest.
*format.
*context/event.
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Hunger
Hunger after the novel by Knut Hamsun, a collaboration project between Oslo Moderne Teater (Oslo Modern Theatre) and The National Theatre, won the award.
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Babette's Feast
Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen, Hålogaland Theatre, was nominated.
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Rent
Rent by Jonathan Larson, Trøndelag Theatre, was nominated.
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Hunger
Hunger after the novel by Knut Hamsun, a collaboration project between Oslo Moderne Teater (Oslo Modern Theatre) and The National Theatre, was nominated.
Best visual design
The best visual design is to surpass other good works through:
*conceptual autonomy (that the stage design is an artistic work in itself) balanced with conceptual function (the dramaturgic dimensions of the room).
*relation to related art forms (visual art, design, architecture).
*innovation, in particular related to stage design/the profession of theatre and related art forms.
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Iben Sandemose
Iben Sandemose won the award for the stage design for Angel Fur by Iben Sandemose, Totalteatret.
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Iben Sandemose
Iben Sandemose was nominated for the stage design for Angel Fur by Iben Sandemose, Totalteatret.
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Kari Gravklev
Kari Gravklev was nominated for No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, The Norwegian Theatre.
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John Kristian Alsaker
John-Kristian Alsaker was nominated for Pinocchio, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.
Open category
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Jo Strømgren
Jo Strømgren won the award for the choreography for Bindingsverk for Carte Blanche and Ten Years Later for Jo Strømgren Kompani.
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Halldis Hoaas
Halldis Hoaas was nominated for the dramaturgy of Pinocchio for The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Babette's Feast for The Arctic Theatre and Vardøger* (Warning spirits) for The Arctic Theatre in collaboration with The Sami National Theatre Beaivváš.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
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Jo Strømgren
Jo Strømgren was nominated for the choreography for Bindingsverk for Carte Blanche and Ten Years Later for Jo Strømgren Kompani.
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Øyvind Berg
Øyvind Berg was nominated for his translation of Hamlet.
Particularly excellent performance
The particularly excellent performance is to surpass other good performances through:
*qualities of craft.
*artistic qualities.
*unpredictability.
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Anne Krigsvoll
Anne Krigsvoll won the award for the role of Idun Hov in Shame after the novel by Bergljot Hobæk Haff, The National Theatre.
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Per Christian Ellefsen
Per Chr. Ellefsen was nominated for the role of Elling in Elling & Kjell Bjarne by Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre).
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Morten Espeland
Morten Espeland was nominated for The Hour of the Lynx by P. O. Enquist, The National Stage.
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Anne Krigsvoll
Anne Krigsvoll was nominated for the role of Idun Hov in Shame after the novel by Bergljot Hobæk Haff, The National Theatre.