| Play of the Year | Musical of the Year |
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- 'Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker – Royal Court
- A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing – Comedy
- Mrs. Klein by Nicholas Wright – National Theatre Cottesloe / Apollo
- The Secret Rapture by David Hare – National Theatre Lyttelton
| - Candide – Old Vic
- Babes in Arms – Regent's Park Open Air
- Blood Brothers – Albery
- The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
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| Comedy of the Year |
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- Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell – Vaudeville
- Henceforward by Alan Ayckbourn – Vaudeville
- Separation by Tom Kempinski – Comedy
- The Common Pursuit by Simon Gray – Phoenix
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| Actor of the Year in a Revival | Actress of the Year in a Revival |
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- Brian Cox as Titus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus – RSC at the Barbican Pit
- Alun Armstrong as The Captain in The Father – National Theatre Cottesloe and as Barabas in The Jew of Malta – RSC at the Barbican
- Antony Sher as Johnnie in Hello and Goodbye – Almeida and as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice – RSC at the Barbican
- Tom Wilkinson as Dr. Tomas Stockmann in An Enemy of the People – Playhouse
| - Harriet Walter as Dacha in A Question of Geography – RSC at the Barbican Pit and as Masha Sergeyevna Kulygina in Three Sisters and as Viola Twelfth Night – RSC at the Barbican
- Estelle Kohler as Hester in Hello and Goodbye – Almeida and as Tamora in Titus Andronicus – RSC at The Pit
- Vanessa Redgrave as Nora Melody in A Touch of the Poet – Comedy
- Imelda Staunton as Sonya Alexandrovna Serebryakova in Uncle Vanya – Vaudeville
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| Actor of the Year in a New Play | Actress of the Year in a New Play |
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- David Haig as Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark in Our Country's Good – Royal Court
- Brian Cox as Paul Cash in Fashion – RSC at The Pit
- Alec Guinness as Andrey Botvinnik in A Walk in the Woods – Comedy
- David Suchet as Joe Green in Separation – Comedy
| - Pauline Collins as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw in Shirley Valentine – Vaudeville
- Gillian Barge as Melanie Klein in Mrs. Klein – National Theatre Cottesloe / Apollo
- Saskia Reeves as Sarah Wise in Separation – Comedy
- Penelope Wilton as Marion French in The Secret Rapture – National Theatre Lyttelton
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| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical |
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- Con O'Neill as Mickey in Blood Brothers – Albery
- Bille Brown in as Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
- Nickolas Grace Dr. Pangloss/Voltaire in Candide – Old Vic
- Mickey Rooney as Mickey Rooney in Sugar Babies – Savoy
| - Patricia Routledge as Old Lady in Candide – Old Vic
- Kiki Dee as Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers – Albery
- Ann Miller as Ann Miller in Sugar Babies – Savoy
- Imelda Staunton as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
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| Comedy Performance of the Year |
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- Alex Jennings as Gloumov in Too Clever by Half – Old Vic
- Kenneth Branagh as Celia in As You Like It – Phoenix
- Lesley Sharp as Lipochka in A Family Affair – Donmar Warehouse
- Sian Thomas as Vittoria in Countrymania – National Theatre Olivier
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| Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role |
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- Eileen Atkins as The Queen in Cymbeline, as Paulina in The Winter's Tale – National Theatre Cottesloe and as Elderly Woman in Mountain Language – National Theatre Lyttelton
- Rudi Davies as Sara Melody in A Touch of the Poet – Comedy
- Serena Evans as Zoe in Henceforward – Vaudeville
- Tony Haygarth as Trinculo in The Tempest – National Theatre Cottesloe
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| Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre |
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- 'Richard Jones for directing Too Clever by Half – Old Vic
- Andrew Castell as Second Lieutenant James "Jimmy" Raleigh in Journey's End – Whitehall
- Alan Cumming as Slupianek in The Conquest of the South Pole – Royal Court
- Tim Luscombe for directing Easy Virtue – Garrick, Harlequinade and The Browning Version – Royalty
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| Director of the Year |
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- Deborah Warner for Titus Andronicus – RSC at the Barbican Pit
- Howard Davies for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Secret Rapture – National Theatre Lyttelton and The Shaughraun – National Theatre Olivier
- Max Stafford-Clark for Our Country's Good and The Recruiting Officer – Royal Court
- David Thacker for A Touch of the Poet – Comedy and An Enemy of the People – Playhouse
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| Designer of the Year |
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- Richard Hudson for Andromache, Bussy D'Ambois, Candide, One Way Pendulum, The Tempest and Too Clever by Half – Old Vic
- William Dudley for Bartholomew Fair, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Changeling, The Shaughraun and Waiting for Godot – National Theatre
- Nick Ormerod for A Family Affair, Philoctetes and The Tempest – Donmar Warehouse
- Mark Thompson for Measure for Measure and The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
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| Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance |
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- The ensemble, Kirov Ballet – Royal Opera House
- Christopher Bruce for choreographing and Koen Onzia in Cruel Garden and Swansong, London Festival Ballet – Sadler's Wells
- Cumbre Flamenca for its season – Sadler's Wells
- Hayden Griffin for set designing Still Life at the Penguin Café – Royal Opera House
- Arden Court and Shift, London Contemporary Dance Theatre – Sadler's Wells
- Weighing the Heart, Second Stride – Sadler's Wells
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| Outstanding Achievement in Opera |
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- Leontina Vaduva in Manon, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
- Billy Budd, English National Opera – London Coliseum
- Falstaff, Welsh National Opera – Royal Opera House
- Madama Butterfly, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
- Stefanos Lazaridis for set designing and David Pountney for producing Hansel and Gretel, English National Opera – London Coliseum
- The Magic Flute, English National Opera – London Coliseum
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| Award for Outstanding Achievement |
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- Stars in the Morning Sky, Maly Theatre – Riverside Studios
- Nick Dear for adapting A Family Affair, Cheek by Jowl – Donmar Warehouse
- David Thacker for directing An Enemy of the People – Young Vic / Playhouse
- Théâtre de Complicité for its season – Almeida
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| Society Special Award |
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