The Hedda Award 1998

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.

Winners
  • Yngve Sundvor

    Yngve Sundvor won the award for his direction of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Trøndelag Theatre.

Nominated (3)
  • Yngve Sundvor

    Yngve Sundvor was nominated for the direction of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Trøndelag Theatre.

  • Per-Olav Sørensen

    Per Olav Sørensen was nominated for the direction of Sexy by Arne Berggren, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre).

  • Gábor Zsámbéki

    Gábor Zsámbeki was nominated for the direction of The Miser by Moliére, Rogaland Theatre.

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.

Winners
  • Unni Walstad

    Unni Walstad won the award for Guten og Stjerna* (The Boy and the Star) by Barbro Lindgren/Georg Riedel, The Norwegian Theatre.

    *Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Nominated (3)
  • Tine Schwab

    Tine Schwab was nominated for Neville's Island by Tim Firth, The National Theatre.

  • Per Kristian Solbakken

    Per Kristian Solbakken was nominated for An impossible boy by Petter S. Rosenlund, Trøndelag Theatre.

  • Unni Walstad

    Unni Walstad was nominated for Guten og Stjerna* (The Boy and the Star) by Barbro Lindgren/Georg Riedel, The Norwegian Theatre.

    *Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Open category

Winners
  • Kristin Bredal

    Lighting designer Kristin Bredal won the award for her lighting design for Seks Øyne* (Six Eyes), The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.

    *Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Nominated (3)
  • Kristin Bredal

    Lighting designer Kristin Bredal was nominated for her lighting design for Seks Øyne* (Six Eyes), The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.

    *Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

  • Jon Fosse

    Playwright Jon Fosse was nominated for Night Sings Its Songs, Rogaland Theatre.

  • Ei forestilling om Læstadius* (A performance about Læstadius)

    Totalteatret for the production Ei forestilling om Læstadius (1996).

Particularly excellent performance

The particularly excellent performance is to surpass other good performances through:

*qualities of craft.

*artistic qualities.

*unpredictability.

Winners
  • Even Stormoen

    Even Stormoen won the award for the role of Harpagon in The Miser by Moliére, Rogaland Theatre.

Nominated (3)
  • Kim Haugen

    Kim Haugen was nominated for the role of Rick in The Nerd by Larry Shue, The National Theatre.

  • Ingrid Lorentzen

    Ingrid Lorentzen was nominated for her role in Babies of Babel, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet.

  • Even Stormoen

    Even Stormoen was nominated for the role of Harpagon in The Miser by Moliére, Rogaland Theatre.

Production of the year

Best production is to surpass other productions through:

*current interest.

*format.

*context/event.

Winners
Nominated (3)
  • Gilles

    Gilles by Hugo Claus, Rogaland Theatre.

  • Peer Pressure

    Peer Pressure, a collaboration project by Black Box Teater and The Norwegian Touring Theatre.

  • The Beauty Queen of Leenane

    The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Trøndelag Theatre.