Kristallen
Kristallen is the official annual Swedish television award, administered by the foundation . It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.
The trophy
The award trophy, created by Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune, is made out of crystal glass, a material with a long tradition in Swedish art.Award categories
The Kristallen is awarded in a number of categories:Juried awards
- Entertainment show of the year
- Series of the year
- Drama of the year
- Comedy and humour programme of the year
- Children's programme of the year
- Current events programme of the year
- Documentary of the year
- Reality show of the year
- Supporting actor of the year
- Actress of the year
- Actor of the year
- Lifestyle programme of the year
- Sports production of the year
- Young drama series of the year
- Non-fiction programme of the year
- Investigative journalism programme of the year
Awards by popular vote
- Male host of the year
- Female host of the year
- Sports presenter of the year
- Show of the year
Special award
- The recipient of the special award is chosen by the board.