Kristallen

Kristallen (meaning The Crystal) is the official Swedish television award, administered by the foundation Det svenska tevepriset. 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
Kristallen is awarded in a number of categories, including the following:

Juried awards

 * Entertainment show of the year
 * Series of the year
 * Drama of the year
 * Humour programme of the year
 * Children's and teenager's programme of the year
 * Current events programme of the year
 * Documentary of the year
 * Reality show 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 Det svenska tevepriset board.

2010 winners
The Kristallen prizes for 2010 were awarded on 3 September 2010.

2011 winners
The Kristallen prizes for 2011 were awarded on 9 September 2010.

2021
In 2021, the awards were presented on 27 August. The Thin Blue Line (Tunna blå linjen) won "Best TV Drama and Best Programme of the year" at the annual Swedish television awards, the Kristallen TV Awards.