Kristallen
# Kristallen

Kristallen (meaning The Crystal) is the official Swedish television award, administered by the foundation Det svenska tevepriset [sv]. 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 [sv] board.

## 2010 winners

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

### Juried awards

| Category | Winner |
| - | - |
| Entertainment | På spåret, SVT |
| Series | Mästarnas mästare, SVT |
| Drama | Millennium, SVT |
| Humour | Solsidan, TV4 |
| Children's and teenager's | Wild kids, SVT |
| Current events | Världens konflikter, SVT |
| Documentary | Drottningen och jag, SVT |
| Reality show | Svenska Hollywoodfruar, TV3 |
| Life style | Arga Snickaren, Kanal5 |
| Investigative programme of the year | Den andra våldtäkten by Uppdrag Granskning, SVT |

### Public vote

| Category | Winner |
| - | - |
| Male host | David Hellenius, TV4 |
| Female host | Anne Lundberg, SVT |
| Sports presenter | André Pops, SVT |
| Show | Solsidan Jarowskij/FLX, TV4 |

### Special award

* Winner
* Stina Lundberg Dabrowski

## 2011 winners

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

### Juried awards

| Category | Winner |
| - | - |
| Entertainment | Så mycket bättre, TV4 |
| Series | Sveriges Mästerkock, TV4 |
| Drama | Våra vänners liv, SVT |
| Humour | Solsidan, TV4 |
| Children's and teenager's | Buskul, SVT |
| Current events | Veckans brott, SVT |
| Documentary | Ångrarna, SVT |
| Reality show | Rebecca & Fiona, SVT |
| Life style | Pluras kök, TV3 |
| Investigative programme of the year | Sanningen om Sommerlath by Kalla Fakta, TV4 |

### Public vote

| Category | Winner |
| - | - |
| Male host | Filip & Fredrik, Kanal 5 |
| Female host | Anne Lundberg, SVT |
| Sports presenter | André Pops, SVT |
| Show | Mästarnas mästare, SVT |

### Special award

* Winner
* Tom Alandh

## 2021

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

