Leonard Statuette

Leonardstatuetten (The Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association.^[1] The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Leonard Schanke, one of Norway's most important revue personalities.^[2] The prize is regarded the highest distinction in Norwegian revue.^[3] First awarded in 1968, the statuette is given to persons with a significant and lasting importance to Norway's entertainment industry.

Prize winners

Arvid Nilssen, first recipient of the Leonard Statuette

Otto Nielsen, winner 1979

The Dizzie Tunes (1993 recipients) with Grethe Kausland (1991 recipient)

This is a list of prize winners:

• 1968 – Arvid Nilssen, actor ^[4]
• 1969 – Leif Juster, actor
• 1970 – not awarded
• 1971 – Kari Diesen, actress ^[5]
• 1972 – Arve Opsahl actor
• 1973 – Bias Bernhoft, revue writer ^[6]
• 1974 – Jens Book-Jenssen, actor
• 1975 – Carsten Byhring, actor
• 1976 – Rolf Just Nilsen, actor ^[7]
• 1977 – Einar Schanke, instructor and composer
• 1978 – Rolv Wesenlund, actor
• 1979 – Otto Nielsen, revue writer
• 1980 – Arild Feldborg, revue writer ^[8]
• 1981 – Alfred Næss, revue writer ^[9]
• 1982 – Knut Solberg, scenographer
• 1983 – Elsa Lystad, actress
• 1984 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., actor
• 1985 – Arild Haga, revue writer
• 1986 – Elisabeth Granneman, actress ^[10]
• 1987 – Sølvi Wang, actress
• 1988 – not awarded
• 1989 – not awarded
• 1990 – Yngvar Numme, actor ^[11]
• 1991 – Grethe Kausland, actress
• 1992 – not awarded
• 1993 – Dizzie Tunes: Tor Erik Gunstrøm, Svein-Helge Høgberg, Einar Idland, Øyvind Klingberg, Yngvar Numme, actors ^[11]
• 1994 – Bjørn Sand, revue writer
• 1995 – Erik Diesen, revue writer ^[12]
• 1996 – not awarded
• 1997 – Øystein Sunde, artist/composer/text writer
• 1998 – Hege Schøyen and Øivind Blunck, actors
• 1999 – Arthur Arntzen, humorist and satirist ^[13]
• 2000 – Dag Frøland, actor
• 2001 – KLM (Trond Kirkvaag, Knut Lystad, Lars Mjøen, actors)
• 2002 – Odd Børretzen, humorist and satirist
• 2003 – Brit Elisabeth Haagensli, actor
• 2004 – not awarded
• 2005 – Andreas Diesen, revue historian
• 2006 - not awarded
• 2007 - Jon Skolmen, actor ^[14]
• 2008 - Jakob Margido Esp, actor and humorist ^[3]

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Leonard-statuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
2. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Einar Schanke". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
3. "Leonard-statuetten gikk til Jakob Margido Esp". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian) (NTB). 8 December 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
4. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Arvid Nilssen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
5. Eggum, Jan; Ose, Bård; Steen, Siren, ed. (2005). "Diesen, Kari". Norsk pop & rockleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Vega Forlag. pp. 133–134. ISBN 82-92489-09-6. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
6. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Bias Bernhoft". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
7. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Rolf Just Nilsen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
8. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Arild Feldborg". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
9. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Alfred Næss". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
10. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Elisabeth Granneman". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
11. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Yngvar Numme". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
12. Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Erik Diesen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
13. Kristoffersen, Ivan. "Arthur Arntzen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
14. "Skolmen vant revypris". Se og Hør (in Norwegian). 10 December 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2010.