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.
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            Yngve Sundvor
            
            Yngve Sundvor won the award for his direction of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Trøndelag Theatre. 
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            Yngve Sundvor
            
            Yngve Sundvor was nominated for the direction of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Trøndelag Theatre. 
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            Per-Olav Sørensen
            
            Per Olav Sørensen was nominated for the direction of Sexy by Arne Berggren, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre). 
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            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.
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            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. 
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            Tine Schwab
            
            Tine Schwab was nominated for Neville's Island by Tim Firth, The National Theatre. 
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            Per Kristian Solbakken
            
            Per Kristian Solbakken was nominated for An impossible boy by Petter S. Rosenlund, Trøndelag Theatre. 
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            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
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            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. 
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            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. 
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            Jon Fosse
            
            Playwright Jon Fosse was nominated for Night Sings Its Songs, Rogaland Theatre. 
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            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.
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            Even Stormoen
            
            Even Stormoen won the award for the role of Harpagon in The Miser by Moliére, Rogaland Theatre. 
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            Kim Haugen
            
            Kim Haugen was nominated for the role of Rick in The Nerd by Larry Shue, The National Theatre. 
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            Ingrid Lorentzen
            
            Ingrid Lorentzen was nominated for her role in Babies of Babel, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. 
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            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.
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            The Beauty Queen of Leenane
            
            The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Trøndelag Theatre. 
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            Gilles
            
            Gilles by Hugo Claus, Rogaland Theatre. 
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            Peer Pressure
            
            Peer Pressure, a collaboration project by Black Box Teater and The Norwegian Touring Theatre. 
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            The Beauty Queen of Leenane
            
            The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, Trøndelag Theatre.