The O. E. Hasse Foundation, which the Akademie der Künste oversees, has been awarding the O. E. Hasse Prize since 1981. With this award, the Akademie ensures the legacy of the stage and film actor Otto Eduard Hasse (1903–1978), who endowed prizes to promote young talent.

The prize is awarded on an alternating basis to students of Berlin’s Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch (HfS/Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts) and the Otto Falckenberg Schule, an academy in Munich, to support and encourage outstanding talent. From 1981 to 1989, the prize was awarded annually, then every two years, and since 2003, on an annual basis again.

The selection committee for the award comprises members of the Foundation’s Board. The board includes Chairman Klaus Missbach (Vienna), Jossi Wieler (Berlin), Klaus Völker (Berlin) and André Jung (Luxembourg), who are also members of the Akademie der Künste’s Performing Arts Section.

The prize is endowed with 5,000 euros.

Laureates

2024

Antonia Siems

Laureates since 1981

2020–2024

2010–2020

2000–2009

1990–1999

1981–1989