Expressen Gives Out Culture Awards

On Monday, Swedish tabloid Expressen gave out its annual culture prizes. The Björn Nilsson Prize for the year’s best culture journalist went to to reporter Johan Hakelius. The prize was first awarded to Björn Nilsson himself in 1994. The award includes SEk 30,000 and a statuette. A Bit of George’s Hat, a theater prize, went to director Alexander Mörk-Eidem, the Heffaklumpen prize for culture for kids went to the children’s theater Barnens Underjordiska Scen and the Spelmannen music prize went to Åke Holmquist. A new prize, Ankan – the duck – for satire went to Liv Strömqvist.