Arts Council Norway Honorary Award

Traditionally, no decision basis for the award is announced. The prize is monetary (in 2005 500,000 Kroner). Since the Council's thirtieth anniversary in December 1994, a bronze lion statuette by the sculptor Elena Engelsen has also been awarded.

• 1968 – Frits von der Lippe • 1969 – Hans Peter L'Orange, professor of archaeology • 1970 – Alf Prøysen, writer and singer • 1971 – Alf Rolfsen, painter • 1972 – Klaus Egge, composer • 1973 – Hans Heiberg, writer • 1974 – Hans Jonas Henriksen, Sami language proponent • 1975 – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, writer • 1976 – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician • 1977 – Ella Hval, actor • 1978 – Olav Dalgard, film director and critic • 1979 – Harald Sæverud, composer • 1980 – Sonja Hagemann • 1981 – Erling Stordahl • 1982 – Halldis Moren Vesaas, writer • 1983 – Sigmund Skard, professor of literature • 1984 – Helge Sivertsen, politician • 1985 – Lars Brandstrup, gallerist • 1986 – Helge Ingstad, adventurer • 1987 – Nils Johan Rud, writer and magazine editor • 1988 – Arne Skouen, film director • 1989 – Espen Skjønberg, actor • 1990 – Arne Nordheim, composer • 1991 – Synnøve Anker Aurdal, textile artist • 1992 – Iver Jåks, artist • 1993 – Erik Bye, singer • 1994 – Anne-Cath. Vestly, children's book author • 1995 – Ole Henrik Moe, gallerist, pianist • 1996 – Arve Tellefsen, violinist • 1997 – Liv Ullmann, actor • 1998 – Sverre Fehn, architect • 1999 – Finn Carling, writer • 2000 – Anne Brown, singer • 2001 – Kjartan Slettemark, artist • 2002 – Edith Roger, producer • 2003 – Jon Fosse, writer and playwright • 2004 – Jan Garbarek, saxophonist, composer • 2005 – Agnes Buen Garnås, folk musician • 2006 – Bruno Oldani, graphic designer • 2007 – Jon Eikemo, actor • 2008 – Solveig Kringlebotn, opera singer • 2009 – Mari Boine, singer • 2010 – Tor Åge Bringsværd, author • 2011 – Inger Sitter, artist • 2012 – Soon-Mi Chung and Stephan Barratt-Due, violinists • 2013 – Anne Borg, dancer • 2014 – Jan Erik Vold, poet • 2015 – Artscape Nordland