The winners of the 2021 Taras Shevchenko National Prize: Ukrainian filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych (L), writer Oksana Lutsyshyna and photographer Borys Mykhailov. Taras Shevchenko National Prize is the annual state award that honors the most prominent figures of Ukraine’s culture and art.
Ukraine’s highest state award for culture and arts, the Taras Shevchenko National Prize, also known as Shevchenko Award, has announced the winners of its 2021 edition.
The award holders were named during the online stream on March 9, marking the 207th anniversary of the birth of Shevchenko, the iconic Ukrainian poet and national symbol.