The organization Fritt Ord (lit. "Free Word") awards two prizes to support freedom of speech; the Fritt Ord Award (Norwegian: Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award (Norwegian: Fritt Ords honnør).
These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Award:
1976 : Johan Vogt
1977 : Henrik Groth
1978 : Kim Friele
1979 : Stein Mehren
1980 : Andrey Sakharov
1982 : Lech Walesa and Hallvard Rieber-Mohn
1983 : Kjetil Bang-Hansen
1984 : Nordnorsk forfatterlag
1985 : Den illegale presses forening
1986 : Magli Elster and Torolf Elster
1987 : Nansen Academy
1988 : Leo Eitinger
1989 : Erik Bye
1990 : Charta 77
1991 : Nordland Akademi for Kunst og Vitenskap
1992 : Annette Thommessen
1993 : Rolv Ryssdal
1994 : William Nygaard
1995 : Hanne Sophie Greve
1996 : Arne Skouen
1997 : Kåre Willoch
1998 : Alexander Nikitin
1999 : NRK P2
2000 : Thomas Chr. Wyller
2001 : Nils Christie
2002 : Aslam Ahsan and Shabana Rehman
2003 : Berge Furre
2004 : Unni Wikan
2005 : Nina Witoszek
2006 : Bjørgulv Braanen
2007 : Terje Tvedt
2008 : Per-Yngve Monsen
2009 : Nina Karin Monsen
2010 : Bushra Ishaq and Abid Q. Raja
2011 : Anders Sømme Hammer
2012 : Sara Azmeh Rasmussen
2013 : Per Fugelli
2014 : Anne Sender
2015 : Robin Schaefer and Jan Erik Skog
2016 Walid al-Kubaisi and Loveleen Rihel Benna
These are the laureates of the Fritt Ord Honorary Award:
1979 : Hans Heiberg
1980 : Philip Houm, Hermod Skånland, Anne Ma Ødegaard
1981 : none
1982 : Hans Børli
1983 : none
1984 : Arvid Hanssen, Lars Roar Langslet, Alf Steinsøy, Anne-Lisa Amadou
1985 : Johs. Andenæs, Carsten Smith, Dag Sørli
1986 : Åge Rønning, Odd Kvaal Pedersen, Radio Immigranten, Anders Bratholm
1987 : Petter Wessel Zapffe, Harald Tveterås, Birgitte Grimstad, Lillebjørn Nilsen
1988 : Barthelemy Niava
1989 : Hå Gamle Prestegard, Espevør Husmorlag, Thomas Thiis-Evensen
1990 : Jahn Thon, Egil Bakke, Edvard Beyer, Elisabeth Gording, Bestemødrene foran Stortinget, Sidsel Mørck
1991 : Stiftelsen Aur Prestegård
1992 : Odd Abrahamsen, Arquebus Krigshistorisk museum, Svein Ellingsen, Erik Hillestad, Egil Hovland
1993 : Jon Godal, Sverre Ødegaard, Arild Haaland, Dagmar Loe, Anne-May Nilsen
1994 : Carl Fredrik Thorsager, Helga Arntzen
1995 : Harald Noreng, Hans P.S. Knudsen
1996 : Kari Risvik, Kari Vogt, Christian Norberg-Schulz, Rune Slagstad, Cato Guhnfeldt, Axel Jensen, Knut Wigert
1997 : Nasa Borba
1998 : Kristin Brudevoll, Erik Damman, Ørnulf Ranheimsæter
1999 : Aldo Keel
2000 : Tor Bomann-Larsen, Hans Fredrik Dahl, Geir Hestmark, Geir Kjetsaa, Torill Steinfeld, Jan Otto Hauge, Reidar Hirsti, Ivan Kristoffersen, Arve Solstad, Kadra Yusuf
2001 : Åsne Seierstad
2002 : Ottar Brox, Åge Hovengen
2003 : Willy A. Kirkeby
2004 : Kristian Ottosen
2005 : Trygve Refsdal, Hermund Slaattelid
2006 : Tom Martinsen
2007 : Janet Garton, Ljubiša Rajić, Ebba Haslund, Sissel Benneche Osvold, Niels Christian Geelmuyden
2008 : Arnhild Lauveng
2009 : Else Michelet, Erik Fosse, Mads Gilbert
2010 : Harald Eia, Dag O. Hessen, Bjørn Vassnes
2011 : Odd S. Lovoll
2012 : Simon Flem Devold, Louiza Louhibi, Nina Johnsrud
2013 : Per Edgar Kokkvold, Nils E. Øy
