FULL SHORTLIST
Best Actress in a Play
* Alison Steadman - Enjoy at the Gielgud
* Fiona Shaw - Mother Courage & Her Children at the NT Olivier
* Helen Mirren - Phedre at the NT Lyttelton
* Juliet Stevenson - Duet for One at the Almeida & Vaudeville
* Lesley Sharp - The Rise & Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville
* Rachel Weisz - A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse
The CAPITAL BREAKS Best Actor in a Play
* David Harewood - The Mountaintop at Theatre 503 & Trafalgar Studios 1
* Dominic West - Life Is a Dream at the Donmar Warehouse
* Jude Law - Hamlet, Donmar West End at Wyndham's
* Ken Stott - A View from the Bridge at the Duke of York's
* Mark Rylance - Jerusalem at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Samuel West - Enron at the Royal Court Downstairs
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
* Amanda Drew - Enron at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Carol Macready - Enjoy at the Gielgud
* Hayley Atwell - A View from the Bridge at the Duke of York's
* Kate Fleetwood - Life Is a Dream at the Donmar Warehouse
* Michelle Dockery - Burnt by the Sun at the NT Lyttelton
* Miriam Margolyes - Endgame at the Duchess
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
* David Dawson - Comedians at the Lyric Hammersmith
* John Shrapnel - Phedre at the NT Lyttelton & King Lear at the Young Vic
* Mackenzie Crook - Jerusalem at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Marc Warren - The Rise & Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville
* Patrick Stewart - Hamlet, RSC at the Novello
* Simon Paisley Day - Entertaining Mr Sloane at Trafalgar Studios 1
Best Actress in a Musical
* Charlotte Wakefield - Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith & Novello
* Hannah Waddingham - A Little Night Music at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Garrick
* Jane Horrocks - Annie Get Your Gun at the Young Vic
* Kathryn Evans - Sunset Boulevard at the Comedy
* Patina Miller - Sister Act at the London Palladium
* Samantha Spiro - Hello, Dolly! at the Open Air
The SEE TICKETS Best Actor in a Musical
* Alexander Hanson - A Little Night Music at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Garrick
* Aneurin Barnard - Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith & Novello
* Jason Donovan - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace
* Julian Ovenden - Annie Get Your Gun at the Young Vic
* Rowan Atkinson - Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
* Tony Sheldon - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
* Jessie Buckley - A Little Night Music at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Garrick
* Jodie Prenger - Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
* Julia Sutton - Sister Act at the London Palladium
* Lesley Garrett - Carousel at the Savoy
* Maureen Lipman - A Little Night Music at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Garrick
* Sheila Hancock - Sister Act at the London Palladium
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
* Burn Gorman - Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
* Clive Carter - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace
* Daniel Crossley - Hello, Dolly! at the Open Air
* Gabriel Vick - A Little Night Music at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Garrick
* Iwan Rheon - Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith & Novello
* Oliver Thornton - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace
The MOBIUS INDUSTRIES Best Solo Performance
* Alan Cumming - I Bought a Blue Car Today at the Vaudeville
* Clare Higgins - The Fever at the Royal Court Downstairs
* David Hare - Berlin at the NT Lyttelton & Wall at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Derren Brown - Derren Brown: Enigma at the Adelphi
* Rob Brydon - Rob Brydon Live! at the Apollo
* Sadie Frost - Touched at Trafalgar Studios 2
The LES MISERABLES 25th Anniversary Award for Best Ensemble Performance
* Arcadia - at the Duke of York's
* Dancing at Lughnasa - at the Old Vic
* On the Waterfront - at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
* Our Class - at the NT Cottesloe
* The Great Game - at the Tricycle
* The Power of Yes - at the NT Lyttelton
The MILK TWO SUGARS Best Takeover in a Role
* Brian Conley - Hairspray at the Shaftesbury
* Edward Bennett - Hamlet, RSC at the Novello
* John Barrowman - La Cage aux Folles at The Playhouse
* Melanie C - Blood Brothers at the Phoenix
* Omid Djalili - Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
* Roger Allam - La Cage aux Folles at The Playhouse
The NICK HERN BOOKS Best New Play
* Burnt by the Sun by Peter Flannery - at the NT Lyttelton
* Enron by Lucy Prebble - at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth - at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Punk Rock by Simon Stephens - at the Lyric Hammersmith
* The Habit of Art by Alan Bennett - at the NT Lyttelton
* The Mountaintop by Katori Hall - the Theatre503 & Trafalgar Studios 1
Best New Comedy
* Calendar Girls by Tim Firth - at the Noel Coward
* England People Very Nice by Richard Bean - at the NT Olivier
* New Boy by Russell Labey - at Trafalgar Studios 2
* Public Property by Sam Peter Jackson - at Trafalgar Studios 2
* The Priory by Michael Wynne - at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Timing by Alistair McGowan - at the King's Head
The SUPERBREAK Best New Musical
* Been So Long by Arthur Darvill & Che Walker - at the Young Vic
* Dreamboats & Petticoats by Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran - at the Savoy
* Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Allan Scott & Stephan Elliott - at the Palace
* Sister Act by Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Cheri & Bill Steinkellner - at the London Palladium
* Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater - at the Lyric Hammersmith & Novello
* Thriller Live! by AdrIan Grant - at the Lyric
The EMG Best Play Revival
* A Streetcar Named Desire - at the Donmar Warehouse
* A View from the Bridge - at the Duke of York's
* Arcadia - at the Duke of York's
* Enjoy - at the Gielgud
* Three Days of Rain - at the Apollo
* Waiting for Godot - at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
The AMBASSADOR TICKETS Best Musical Revival
* A Little Night Music - at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Garrick
* Annie Get Your Gun - at the Young Vic
* Carousel - at the Savoy
* Hello, Dolly! - at the Open Air
* Oliver! - at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
* Sunset Boulevard - at the Comedy
The SHAKESPEARE 4 KIDZ Best Shakespearean Production
* All's Well That Ends Well - at the NT Olivier
* Hamlet - Donmar West End at Wyndham's
* Hamlet - RSC at the Novello
* Othello - at Trafalgar Studios 1
* The Winter's Tale - at the Old Vic
* Twelfth Night - Donmar West End at Wyndham's
Best Director
* Gregory Doran - Hamlet, RSC at the Novello
* Ian Rickson - Parlour Song at the Almeida & Jerusalem at the Royal Court
* Nicholas Hytner - Phedre & The Habit of Art at the NT Lyttelton
* Rupert Goold - Enron at the Royal Court Downstairs
* Sam Mendes - The Cherry Orchard & The Winter's Tale at the Old Vic
* Trevor Nunn - Inherit the Wind at the Old Vic & A Little Night Music at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Garrick
Best Set Designer
* BrIan Thomson - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace
* Christopher Oram - A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse & Twelfth Night, Donmar West End at Wyndham's
* Lizzie Clachan - Money, Shunt at Bermondsey Street & Treasure Island at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
* Miriam Buether - Judgment Day & When the Rain Stops Falling at the Almeida
* Peter McKintosh - Prick Up Your Ears at the Comedy, Entertaining Mr Sloane at Trafalgar Studios 1 & Hello, Dolly! at the Open Air
* William Dudley - Peter Pan at Kensington Gardens
The WHITE LIGHT Best Lighting Designer
* Johanna Town - Speaking in Tongues at the Duke of York's
* Kevin Adams - Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith & Novello
* Mark Henderson - Enron at the Royal Court
* Mike Robertson - On the Waterfront at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
* Natasha Katz - Sister Act at the London Palladium
* Neil Austin - Life Is a Dream at the Donmar Warehouse & Madame de Sade, Donmar West End at Wyndham's
Best Choreographer
* Adam Cooper - Carousel at the Savoy & Shall We Dance at Sadler's Wells
* Anthony Van Laast - Sister Act at the London Palladium
* Bill T Jones - Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith & Novello
* Gary Lloyd - Thriller Live! at the Lyric
* Ross Coleman - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Palace
* Stephen Mear - Hello, Dolly! at the Open Air
The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer of the Year
* Diana Vickers - The Rise & Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville
* Jaime Winstone - The Fastest Clock in the Universe at Hampstead
* Lenny Henry - Othello at the Trafalgar Studios 1
* Nicholas Hoult - New Boy at Trafalgar Studios 2
* Patina Miller - Sister Act at the London Palladium
* Tom Sturridge - Punk Rock at the Lyric Hammersmith
Best Off-West End Production
* F**king Men - at the King's Head
* Forbidden Broadway - at the Menier Chocolate Factory
* Kursk - at the Young Vic
* Kurt & Sid - at Trafalgar Studios 2
* Stovepipe - at the West 12 Shopping Centre
* The Pirates of Penzance - at the Union Theatre
The BOOKING OFFICE Best Regional Production
* Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall - Bristol Old Vic & tour
* It's a Wonderful Life - New Wolsey, Ipswich
* Spend Spend Spend - Watermill, Newbury
* The Caretaker - Liverpool Everyman & Theatre Royal Bath
* The Light in the Piazza - Leicester Curve
* The Winslow Boy - Rose, Kingston & tour
The GROUPLINE Best West End Show
* Billy Elliot
* Hairspray
* Jersey Boys
* Les Miserables
* Mamma Mia!
* The Lion King
* The Phantom of the Opera
* War Horse
* We Will Rock You
* Wicked
The AKA Theatre Event of the Year
* Peter Pan returning to Kensington Gardens in a purpose-built theatre pavilion
* The Bridge Project at the Old Vic
* The inaugural Udderbelly season at the Southbank Centre
* The launch of NT Live
* The pairing of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Waiting for Godot
* Two outstanding Tricycle cycles: The Great Game (Afghanistan) and Not Black and White
Special mentions:
* The West End Hamlet head-to-head between David Tennant and Jude Law
* The spread of Sunday openings, led by the National
* Michael Jackson tributes outside Thriller Live!
* ATG's £90 million purchase of Live Nation's 16 theatres
