Balgarianovinite.com Set designer Mladen Mladenov and actress Maria Stefanova received this year’s two highest honors at the Askeer Awards ceremony, held at the Bulgarian Army Theatre on Sunday evening. Mladenov was presented with the honorary statuette, while Stefanova received the grand prize for her overall contribution to the theatrical arts.
The awards ceremony took place for the 35th time on May 24 — the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture, and of Slav Letters. The awards honoured productions and artists whose works premiered between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026.
The ceremony was opened by Georgi Karkelanov, chair of the A’Askeer Foundation.
The award for best production went to The Airship in Love. The Fate of the Poet by the Plovdiv Drama Theater.
The award for contemporary Bulgarian drama was handed out to Elena Telbis for Elephant in the Room, staged at Theatre 199.
Teodor Kisyov was awarded in the rising star category.
The award for best supporting actress went to Maria Sotirova for her role in Berlin, Berlin.
Alexey Kozhuharov received the award for best supporting actor for his role in the same production.
In the set design category, Nikol Trendafilova received the award for her work on The Maids and Trainspotting.
The costume design award went to Marina Raytchinova for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, while Petya Dimanova was honoured in the theatrical music category for the same production.
In the one-person show category, actor Yavor Baharov received the award for Three Kings.
The award for best lead actress was shared by Elena Telbis, Kristina Yaneva, and Svetlana Yancheva for their performances in The New Dance Hall.
The award for best lead actor was shared by Ivaylo Hristov and Atanas Atanasov for their performances in The Last Night of Socrates.
The best director award went to Zafir Radjab for Albion.
Among the guests attending the ceremony were National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova, Prime Minister Rumen Radev and his spouse Desislava Radeva, Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev, Deputy Minister of Defence Katerina Gramatikova-Ivanova, Sofia Municipality Deputy Mayor for Culture and Tourism Irina Dakova, Bulgarian National Television Director General Milena Milotinova and Bulgarian National Radio Director General Milen Mitev. Bulgarian Army Theatre Hosts Annual Askeer Awards 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-25 07:52:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law