Crown Prince Couple's Awards
The Crown Prince Couple's Awards are a set of culture and social prizes awarded annually by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. The awards were established in 2004 as a gift from the Bikuben Foundation on the occasion of the couple's marriage.
Description
There are currently four awards: the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize and the Crown Prince Couple's Social Prize, each worth 500,000 Danish kroner and two cultural Stardust prizes of 50,000 kroner each, awarded to rising stars.The objective of the awards is to highlight and recognize exceptional achievement in the arts and culture and in social work. The Culture Prize honours a Danish or Greenlandic artist with international potential while the Social Prize honours a groundbreaking Danish or Greenlandic project with international stature in the social sphere. The Stardust Prizes honour and highlight two young Danish or Greenlandic artists who are set to make a name.
Recipients
- 2005
- * Film director Per Fly
- * Red Barnet
- 2006
- * Artist Olafur Eliasson
- * Julemærkefonden
- 2007
- * Actress Sonja Richter
- * Ventilen, a support organisation for lonely young people
- 2008
- * Musician Tina Dickow
- * Morgencaféen for hjemløse
- 2009
- * Cellist Andreas Brantelid
- * Musician Nanna Fabricius Øland and photographer Joakim Eskildsen
- 2010
- * Landsforeningen af væresteder
- * Rådgivningscenteret og mødestedet Bagland and værestedet Amarngivat
- 2011
- * Architect Bjarke Ingels
- * Writer Josefine Klougart and the band The William Blakes
- 2012
- * Illustrator and writer Jakob Martin Strid
- * Ungdommens Røde Kors
- * Accordionist Bjarke Mogensen and singer Nive Nielsen
- 2013 - The awards were presented in the Sydney Opera House on 28 Oktober 2013
- *Artists participating in the first seasons of the television drama series Forbrydelsen and Borgen: Søren Sveistrup, main scriptwriter of Forbrydelsen, Seasons 1 to 3, Sofie Gråbøl, actress; Birger Larsen, director; Eric Kress, photographer; Niels Sejer, production designer; as well as Adam Price, main scriptwriter of Borgen 1-2, Sidse Babett Knudsen, actress; Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, director; Lasse Frank, photographer; Søren Gam, production designer
- * Voluntary organisation Natteravnene
- * Violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen and singer/songwriter Karen Marie Ørsted / MØ
- 2014 - Presented in Musikkens Hus, Aalborg, on 27 September
- *Designer Cecilie Manz
- *Support organisation TUBA
- *Photographer Lærke Posselt and actress Johanne Louise Schmidt