Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress | |
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Awarded for | Best Actress |
Location | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Evening Standard |
Currently held by | Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan for A Streetcar Named Desire (2023) |
The Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress, also known as the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress since 2009, is an annual award presented by the Evening Standard in recognition of achievement in British theatre.
Winners and nominees
1950s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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1955 | |||
Siobhán McKenna | Saint Joan | Joan of Arc | |
1956 | |||
Peggy Ashcroft | The Chalk Garden | Miss Madrigal | |
1957 | |||
Brenda de Banzie | The Entertainer | Phoebe Rice | |
1958 | |||
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies | Long Day's Journey into Night | Mary Tyrone | |
1959 | |||
Flora Robson | The Aspern Papers | Miss Tina |
1960s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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1960 | |||
Dorothy Tutin | Twelfth Night | Viola | |
1961 | |||
Vanessa Redgrave | As You Like It | Rosalind | |
1962 | |||
Maggie Smith | The Private Ear and The Public Eye | Doreen / Belinda | |
1963 | |||
Joan Plowright | Saint Joan | Joan of Arc | |
1964 | |||
Peggy Ashcroft | The Wars of the Roses | Margaret of Anjou | |
1965 | |||
Eileen Atkins | The Killing of Sister George | Alice "Childie" McNaught | |
1966 | |||
Irene Worth | A Song at Twilight | Hilde Latymer | |
1967 | |||
Lila Kedrova | The Cherry Orchard | Madame Ranevskaya | |
1968 | |||
Jill Bennett | Time Present | Pamela | |
1969 | |||
Rosemary Harris | Plaza Suite | Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley |
1970s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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1970 | |||
Maggie Smith | Hedda Gabler | Hedda Tesman | |
1971 | |||
Peggy Ashcroft | The Loves of Viorne | Claire Lannes | |
1972 | |||
Rachel Roberts | Alpha Beta | Nora Elliot | |
1973 | |||
Janet Suzman | Hello and Goodbye | Hester | |
1974 | |||
Claire Bloom | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | |
1975 | |||
Dorothy Tutin | A Month in the Country | Natalya Petrovna | |
1976 | |||
Janet Suzman | Three Sisters | Masha | |
1977 | |||
Alison Steadman | Abigail's Party | Beverly Moss | |
1978 | |||
Kate Nelligan | Plenty | Susan | |
1979 | |||
Vanessa Redgrave | The Lady from the Sea | Bolette |
1980s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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1980 | |||
Judi Dench | Juno and the Paycock | Juno Boyle | |
Frances de la Tour | Duet for One | Stephanie | |
1981 | |||
Maggie Smith | Virginia | Virginia Woolf | |
1982 | |||
Judi Dench | The Importance of Being Earnest and A Kind of Alaska | Lady Bracknell / Deborah | |
1983 | |||
Geraldine McEwan | The Rivals | Mrs Malaprop | |
1984 | |||
Maggie Smith | The Way of the World | Millamant | |
1985 | |||
Vanessa Redgrave | The Seagull | Arkadina | |
1986 | |||
Julia McKenzie | Woman in Mind | Susan | |
1987 | |||
Judi Dench | Antony and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | |
1988 | |||
Lindsay Duncan | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Margaret | |
1989 | |||
Felicity Kendal | Ivanov and Much Ado About Nothing | Anna / Beatrice |
1990s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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1990 | |||
Josette Simon | After the Fall | Maggie | |
1991 | |||
Vanessa Redgrave | When She Danced | Isadora Duncan | |
1992 | |||
Diana Rigg | Medea | Medea | |
1993 | |||
Fiona Shaw | Machinal | Young Woman | |
1994 | |||
Maggie Smith | Three Tall Women | A | |
1995 | |||
Geraldine McEwan | The Way of the World | Lady Wishfort | |
1996 | |||
Diana Rigg | Mother Courage and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Mother Courage / Martha | |
1997 | |||
Eileen Atkins | A Delicate Balance | Agnes | |
1998 | |||
Sinéad Cusack | Our Lady of Sligo | Mai O'Hara | |
1999 | |||
Janie Dee | Comic Potential | Jacie Triplethree |
2000s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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2000 | |||
Paola Dionisotti | Further than the Furthest Thing | Mill Lavarello | |
2001 | |||
Fiona Shaw | Medea | Medea | |
Lindsay Duncan | Mouth To Mouth and Private Lives | Laura / Amanda Prynne | |
Penelope Wilton | The Little Foxes | Regina | |
2002 | |||
Clare Higgins | Vincent In Brixton | Ursula Loyer | |
Helen McCrory | Uncle Vanya | Yelena | |
Gwyneth Paltrow | Proof | Catherine | |
2003 | |||
Sandy McDade | Iron | Fay | |
Eileen Atkins | Honour | Honor | |
Anne Mitchell | Through the Leaves | Martha | |
2004 | |||
Victoria Hamilton | Suddenly Last Summer | Catharine | |
Pam Ferris | Notes on Falling Leaves | Woman | |
Kelly Reilly | After Miss Julie | Miss Julie | |
2005 | |||
Harriet Walter | Mary Stuart | Elizabeth I | |
Eve Best | Hedda Gabler | Hedda Tesman | |
Clare Higgins | Death Of A Salesman | Linda Loman | |
Kristin Scott Thomas | As You Desire Me | Elma | |
2006 | |||
Kathleen Turner | Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? | Martha | |
Sinéad Cusack | Rock ‘n’ Roll | Eleanor / Esme | |
Frances O'Connor | Tom & Viv | Vivienne Haigh-Wood | |
2007 | |||
Anne-Marie Duff | Saint Joan | Joan of Arc | |
Billie Piper | Treats | Ann | |
Portia | The Member Of The Wedding | Berenice Sadie Brown | |
Penelope Wilton | John Gabriel Borkman | Ella Rentheim | |
2008 | |||
Margaret Tyzack | The Chalk Garden | Mrs St Maugham | |
Penelope Wilton | Miss Madrigal | ||
Lesley Sharp | Harper Regan | Harper Regan | |
2009 | |||
Rachel Weisz | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | |
Deanna Dunagan | August: Osage County | Violet Weston | |
Penny Downie | Helen | Helen | |
Juliet Stevenson | Duet for One | Stephanie Abrahams |
2010s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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2010 | |||
Nancy Carroll | After The Dance | Joan | |
Elena Roger | Passion | Fosca | |
Sheridan Smith | Legally Blonde | Elle Woods | |
Sophie Thompson | Clybourne Park | Bev | |
2011 | |||
Sheridan Smith | Flare Path | Doris, Countess Skriczevinsky | |
Samantha Spiro | Chicken Soup with Barley | Sarah | |
Kristin Scott Thomas | Betrayal | Emma | |
2012 | |||
Hattie Morahan | A Doll’s House | Nora Helmer | |
Eileen Atkins | All That Fall | Mrs. Rooney | |
Cate Blanchett | Big and Small | Lotte Kotte | |
Laurie Metcalf | Long Days Journey Into Night | Mary Tyrone | |
2013 | |||
Helen Mirren | The Audience | Queen Elizabeth II | |
Linda Bassett | Roots | Beatie Bryant | |
Lesley Manville | Ghosts | Mrs. Helene Alving | |
Billie Piper | The Effect | Connie | |
Kristin Scott Thomas | Old Times | Kate / Anna | |
2014 | |||
Gillian Anderson | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | |
Helen McCrory | Medea | Medea | |
Tanya Moodie | Intimate Apparel | Esther | |
Billie Piper | Great Britain | Paige Britain | |
Kristin Scott Thomas | Electra | Electra | |
2015 | |||
Nicole Kidman | Photograph 51 | Rosalind Franklin | |
Denise Gough | People, Places and Things | Emma | |
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Nell Gwynn | Nell Gwyn | |
Lia Williams | Oresteia | Clytemnestra | |
2016 | |||
Billie Piper | Yerma | Yerma | |
Noma Dumezweni | Linda | Linda Wilde | |
Helen McCrory | The Deep Blue Sea | Hester Collyer | |
Sophie Melville | Iphigenia In Splott | Effie | |
2017 | |||
Glenda Jackson | King Lear | King Lear | |
Laura Donnelly | The Ferryman | Caitlin Carney | |
Victoria Hamilton | Albion | Audrey | |
2018 | |||
Sophie Okonedo | Antony and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | |
Laura Linney | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Lucy Barton | |
Carey Mulligan | Girls and Boys | N/A | |
Cecilia Noble | Nine Night | Aunt Maggie | |
Lia Williams | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Jean Brodie | |
2019 | |||
Maggie Smith | A German Life | Brunhilde Pomsel | |
Hayley Atwell | Rosmersholm | Rebecca West | |
Cecilia Noble | Downstate and Faith, Hope and Charity | Ivy / Hazel | |
Juliet Stevenson | The Doctor | The Doctor | |
Anjana Vasan | A Doll’s House | Nora Helmer |
2020s
Year | Actor | Work | Character |
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2022 | |||
Jodie Comer | Prima Facie | Tessa Ensler | |
Samira Wiley | Blues for an Alabama Sky | Angel | |
Indira Varma | The Seagull | Irina Arkadina | |
Ronke Adekoluejo | Blues for an Alabama Sky | Delia | |
Sheila Atim | Constellations | Marianne | |
2023 | |||
Patsy Ferran | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | |
Anjana Vasan | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella Kowalski | |
Sophie Okonedo | Medea | Medea | |
Rachael Stirling | Private Lives | Amanda Prynne |
Multiple awards and nominations
Awards
Six awards
Four awards
Three awards
Two awards
Nominations
Four nominations
Three nominations
Two nominations
- Sinéad Cusack
- Victoria Hamilton
- Clare Higgins
- Cecilia Noble
- Sophie Okonedo
- Sheridan Smith
- Juliet Stevenson
- Anjana Vasan
- Lia Williams
See also
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
- Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
References
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- ^ Dex, Robert (2016-11-09). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The shortlist". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: Who won and why". www.standard.co.uk. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Dex, Robert (2017-11-17). "Here's the shortlist for the 2017 Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Desk, Evening Standard Arts (2017-12-04). "Evening Standard Theatre Award judges on how they chose the winners". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Read the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Thompson, Jessie (2018-11-19). "Find out the winners of this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Robert, Dex (2022-12-11). "Jodie Comer takes centre stage at Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2022". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2023 Winners announced | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
External links
- Evening Standard Theatre Award Winners 1980-2003
- Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1955-2000