The 2026 laureates:

Dror Feiler

Jan Myrdals big prize – The Lenin Award goes to Dror Feiler. "With uncompromising humanism, artistic integrity and political courage, composer, musician, artist and activist Dror Feiler has consistently fought war, fascism, racism and oppression and tirelessly defended artistic freedom and international solidarity..." Click to read the full justification.

Molly Nilsson

Jan Myrdal's small prize – the Robespierre Prize goes to Molly Nilsson for "...an internationally acclaimed musical artistry characterized by consistent independence, intellectual integrity and moral courage, where personal experience is combined with sharp social criticism and an unwavering belief in the freedom of art..." Click to read the full justification.

Read all about the award ceremony in Varberg 7 November here!

The Lenin Award

“A kick in the nuts aimed at the powers that be”. That’s how Lasse Diding describes the purpose of Jan Myrdal's big prize – the Lenin Award that since 2009 is awarded every year to an author or artist in Sweden, who operates with social criticism and in a rebellious leftist tradition. With the prize money amounting to 100,000 SEK, the Lenin Award is one of the bigger cultural awards in Sweden – and without a shadow of a doubt the most contentious! Jan Myrdal's small prize – the Robespierre Prize amounts to 25,000 SEK and should reward a young Swedish writer or artist, who operates in a critical spirit.