Alfréd Radok Awards

Former Czech theatre awards

Alfréd Radok Awards
Awarded for	Achievement in Czech theatre
Sponsored by	Aura–Pont Svět a Divadlo
Country	Czech Republic
Presented by	Nadace Alfréda Radoka
First awarded	1992
Last awarded	2013
Website	http://www.cenyradoka.cz/

The Alfréd Radok Awards (Ceny Alfréda Radoka) were presented annually by the Endowment for the Alfréd Radok Awards in collaboration with the theatre and literary agency Aura-Pont and the magazine Svět a Divadlo (The World and Theatre) for achievements in Czech theatre, starting in 1992.^[1] The category of Best Performance was the first created. In 1995, the categories Best Play, Best Stage Design, Talent of the Year, Theatre of the Year, Best Actor, and Best Actress were created. The winners were selected by vote by theatre critics. 2013 was the last year the award ceremony was held. It was followed in 2014 by the Ceny divadelní kritiky (Theater Critics Awards), awarded by Svět a Divadlo for staging categories, and Anonymní dramatická soutěž agentury Aura-Pont (Anonymous drama competition of Aura-Pont agency).^[2]

Winners in the principal categories were as follows:

Best Actor

1995 – Tomáš Töpfer for Jacobowski in Jacobowski and the Colonel
1996 – Jiří Ornest for Ludwig in Ritter, Dene, Voss
1997 – Miroslav Táborský for Jindřich in Konec masopustu
1998 – Karel Roden for Bruno in Le Cocu Magnifique
1999 – Martin Huba for Bruscon in Der Theatermacher
2000 – Jan Potměšil for Richard III in Richard III
2001 – David Prachař for Faust in Tragická historie o doktoru Faustovi
2002 – Jan Tříska for Lear in King Lear
2003 – Michal Čapka for Šaryk in Heart of a Dog
2004 – Boris Rösner for Harpagon in The Miser
2005 – Jan Vondráček for Lelio in The Liar
2006 – Martin Finger for Světanápravce in Světanápravce (Der Weltvebesserer)
2007 – Erik Pardus for Pavel I. in Smrt Pavla I.
2007 – Jaroslav Plesl for Christy Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World
2007 – Martin Finger for Josef K. in Proces
2008 – Jaromír Dulava for Předseda in Ptákovina
2009 – Martin Pechlát for Goebbels in Goebbels/Baarová
2010 – David Novotný for Muž in Muž bez minulosti
2011 – Martin Pechlát for Andreas Karták in Legenda o svatém pijanovi
2012 – Ivan Trojan for Bůh in Ucpanej systém
2013 – Karel Dobrý for Opričník Andrej Danilovič in Den opričníka

Best Actress

1994 – Barbora Hrzánová in The Seagull
1995 – Ivana Hloužková for Maryša in Maryša
1996 – Emília Vášáryová for The Younger Sister in Ritter, Dene, Voss
1997 – Lucie Trmíková for Terezka in Terezka
1998 – Iva Janžurová for Winnie in Happy Days
1999 – Pavla Tomicová for Maryša in Maryša - po pravdě však Mařka
2000 – Klaudia Dernerová for Katěrina Izmajlova in Lady Macbeth Mcenského újezdu
2001 – Marie Málková for Madelaine in La Terrasse
2002 – Marie Málková for Ms. Stavrogin in The Devils
2003 – Marie Málková for Ms. Zittel in Heldenplatz
2004 – Daniela Kolářová for The Mother in Am Ziel
2005 – Jaroslava Pokorná for Hedvik in The Wild Duck
2006 – Kate Aldrich for Sesto in La clemenza di Tito
2007 – Helena Dvořáková for Faidra in Faidra
2008 – Soňa Červená in Zítra se bude...
2009 – Kateřina Burianová for Violet Westonová in Srpen v zemi indiánů
2010 – Ivana Uhlířová for Alžběta in Víra, láska, naděje
2011 – Helena Dvořáková for Ysé in Polední úděl
2012 – Ivana Hloužková for Miroslav Tichý in Tichý Tarzan
2013 – Tereza Vilišová for Amy in Můj romantický příběh

Best Play

1995 – Sestra Úzkost by Pitínský, Čep and Deml
1996 – Ritter, Dene, Voss by Thomas Bernhard
1997 – Terezka by Lenka Lagronová
1998 – Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
1999 – Jeminkote, psohlavci by Iva Peřinová
2000 – Faust Is Dead by Mark Ravenhill
2001 – Tales of Common Insanity by Petr Zelenka
2002 – The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh
2003 – The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh
2004 – Nagano by Martin Smolka and Jaroslav Dušek
2005 – Akvabely by David Drábek
2006 – Má vlast by Iva Klestilová
2007 – Zázrak v černém domě by Milan Uhde
2008 – Odcházení by Václav Havel
2009 – Náměstí bratří Mašínů by David Drábek
2010 – Očištění by Petr Zelenka
2011 – Jedlíci čokolády by David Drábek
2012 – Brian by Miroslav Krobot
2013 – Plejtvák by Milan Šotek

New Artist

1995 – Zuzana Stivínová (actress)
1996 – Martin Dohnal (composer)
1997 – Petra Špalková (actress)
1998 – Petr Krušelnický (mime artist)
1999 – Martin Čičvák (director)
2000 – Richard Krajčo (actor)
2001 – Miroslav Krobot (actor) /though he is a director/
2002 – Ondřej Sokol (actor and director)
2003 – Lucie Žáčková (actress)
2004 – Magdaléna Borová (actress)
2005 – Gabriela Vermelho
2006 – Ivana Uhlířová (actress)
2007 – Jiří Havelka (director)
2008 – Štěpán Pácl (director)
2009 – Vojtěch Dyk (actor)
2010 – Štěpán Pácl (director)
2011 – Michal Isteník (actor)
2012 – Braňo Holiček (director, actor)
2013 – Patrik Děrgel (actor)

References

^ "Václav Havel's 'Leaving' Nominated for Radok Awards" Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ARCHA Theatre
^ "Ceny divadelní kritiky 2014" [Theater Critics Awards 2014]. svetadivadlo.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 March 2021.