Designer of the Year
Winner: Ralph Koltai for Brand at the National Theatre
Nominees:
- Eileen Diss for The Homecoming at the Garrick
- Farrah for Henry VI, RSC at the Aldwych
- Ralph Koltai for Brand at the National Theatre
- Tanya Moiseiwitsch for The Double Dealer at the National Theatre
Director of the Year
Winner: Terry Hands for Henry VI, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Bill Bryden and Sebastian Graham-Jones for Lark Rise at the National Theatre
- Terry Hands for Henry VI, RSC at the Aldwych
- Christopher Morahan for The Philanderer at the National Theatre
- Harold Prince for Evita at the Prince Edward
Actor of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Alan Howard for Coriolanus, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Alan Howard for Coriolanus, RSC at the Aldwych
- Derek Jacobi for Ivanov at the Old Vic
- Timothy West for The Homecoming at the Garrick
- Nicol Williamson for Inadmissible Evidence at the Royal Court
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Dorothy Tutin for The Double Dealer at the National Theatre
Nominees:
- Eileen Atkins for Twelfth Night at the Old Vic
- Ingrid Bergman for Waters Of The Moon at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
- Wendy Hiller for Waters Of The Moon at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
- Dorothy Tutin for The Double Dealer at the National Theatre
Actor of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Tom Conti for Whose Life Is It Anyway? at the Mermaid and the Savoy
Nominees:
- Gordon Chater for The Elocution Of Benjamin Franklin at the Mayfair
- Tom Conti for Whose Life Is It Anyway? at the Mermaid and the Savoy
- John Gielgud for Half-Life at the National Theatre
- Peter McEnery for The Jail Diary Of Albie Sachs, RSC at the Warehouse
Actress of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Joan Plowright for Filumena at the Lyric
Nominees:
- Yvonne Bryceland for The Woman at the National
- Sylvia Miles for Vieux Carre at the Piccadilly
- Kate Nelligan for Plenty at the National Theatre
- Joan Plowright for Filumena at the Lyric
Comedy Performance of the Year
Winner: Ian McKellen for The Alchemist, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Sheila Hancock for Annie at the Victoria Palace
- Geraldine McEwan for Look After Lulu at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
- Ian McKellen for The Alchemist, RSC at the Aldwych
- Donald Sinden for Shut Your Eyes And Think Of England at the Apollo
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Winner: English National Opera for their enterprising repertoire
Nominees:
- English National Opera for their enterprising repertoire
- Colin Davis, Musical Director, The Royal Opera
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Robert Eddison for Twelfth Night at the Old Vic
Nominees:
- Michael Bryant for The Double Dealer at the National Theatre
- Robert Eddison for Twelfth Night at the Old Vic
- Julian Glover for Coriolanus, RSC at the Aldwych
- Robert Stephens for Brand at the National Theatre
Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Elizabeth Spriggs for Love Letters on Blue Paper at the National Theatre
Nominees:
- Brenda Bruce for The Lady’s Not For Burning at the Old Vic
- Susan Fleetwood for The Woman at the National Theatre
- Patricia Hayes for Filumena at the National Theatre
- Elizabeth Spriggs for Love Letters on Blue Paper at the National Theatre
Performance of the Year in a Musical
Winner: Elaine Paige for Evita at the Prince Edward
Nominees:
- David Essex for Evita at the Prince Edward
- Roy Hudd for Oliver! at the Albery
- Stratford Johns for Annie at the Victoria Palace
- Elaine Paige for Evita at the Prince Edward
Production of the Year in Opera
Winner: Lohengrin, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
- La Fanciulla del West, The Royal Opera, at the Royal Opera House
- Lohengrin, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
- Luisa Miller, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
- The Seven Deadly Sins, English National Opera at the London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet
Winner: Robert Cohan, Artistic Director, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, at Sadler’s Wells
Nominees:
- Christopher Bruce, choreography for Ballet Rambert, at Sadler’s Wells
- Robert Cohan, Artistic Director, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, at Sadler’s Wells
- Siobhan Davies, Harmonica Breakdown at Sadler’s Wells
- Lynn Seymour, The Royal Ballet’s A Month In The Country at the Royal Opera House
Production of the Year in Ballet
Winner: A Month In The Country, The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
- A Month In The Country, The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
- People Alone, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, at Sadler’s Wells
- Praeludium, Ballet Rambert, at Sadler’s Wells
- Song Of The Earth, The Stuttgart Ballet at the London Coliseum
Comedy of the Year
Winner: Filumena by Eduardo De Filippo, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, at the Lyric
Nominees:
- Filumena by Eduardo De Filippo, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall at the Lyric
- Shut Your Eyes And Think Of England by Brian Chapman and Anthony Marriott at the Apollo
- Ten Times Table by Alan Ayckbourn at the Globe
Musical of the Year
Winner: Evita by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Prince Edward
Nominees:
- Annie by Thomas Meecham and Charles Strouse at the Victoria Palace
- Elvis by Jack Good and Ray Cooney at the Astoria
- Evita by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Prince Edward
Play of the Year
Winner: Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark at the Mermaid and the Savoy
Nominees:
- Half-Life by Julian Mitchell at the National Theatre
- Lark Rise by Flora Thompson, adapted by Keith Dewhurst at the National Theatre
- Plenty by David Hare at the National Theatre
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark at the Mermaid and the Savoy