Designer of the Year
Winner: William Dudley for Undiscovered Country at the National Theatre
Nominees:
- John Bury for Strife at the National Theatre
- William Dudley for Undiscovered Country at the National Theatre
- John Napier for Once In A Lifetime, RSC at the Aldwych
- Carl Toms for For Services Rendered at the National Theatre
Director of the Year
Winner: Michael Bogdanov for The Taming Of The Shrew, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Michael Bogdanov for The Taming Of The Shrew, RSC at the Aldwych
- Michael Elliott for The Family Reunion at the Vaudeville
- Trevor Nunn for Once In A Lifetime, RSC at the Aldwych
- Michael Rudman for Death Of A Salesman at the National
Actor of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Warren Mitchell for Death Of A Salesman at the National
Nominees:
- Michael Bryant for Strife at the National Theatre
- Warren Mitchell for Death Of A Salesman at the National Theatre
- Jonathan Pryce for The Taming Of The Shrew, RSC at the Aldwych
- Patrick Stewart for The Merchant Of Venice, RSC at the Warehouse
Actress of the Year in a Revival
Winner: Zoe Wanamaker for Once In A Lifetime, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Billie Whitelaw for Happy Days at the Royal Court
- Paola Dionisotti for The Taming Of The Shrew, RSC at the Aldwych
- Glenda Jackson for Antony And Cleopatra, RSC at the Aldwych
- Zoe Wanamaker for Once In A Lifetime, RSC at the Aldwych
Actor of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Ian McKellen for Bent at the Royal Court and the Criterion
Nominees:
- Michael Gambon for Betrayal at the National Theatre
- Dinsdale Landen for Bodies at the Ambassadors
- Ian McKellen for Bent at the Royal Court and the Criterion
- John Standing for Close Of Play at the National Theatre
Actress of the Year in a New Play
Winner: Jane Lapotaire for Piaf, RSC at the Warehouse
Nominees:
- Constance Cummings for Wings at the National Theatre
- Gemma Jones for And A Nightingale Sang at the Queen’s
- Jane Lapotaire for Piaf, RSC at the Warehouse
- Jessica Tandy for The Gin Game at the Lyric
Comedy Performance of the Year
Winner: Barry Humphries for A Night With Dame Edna at the Piccadilly
Nominees:
- Richard Griffiths for Once In A Lifetime, RSC at the Aldwych
- Barry Humphries for A Night With Dame Edna at the Piccadilly
- Oscar James for Gloo Joo at the Criterion
- Maureen Lipman for Outside Edge at the Queen’s
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Winner: The Rake’s Progress, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
Nominees:
- Die Zauberflote, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
- Manon, English National Opera at the London Coliseum
- The Adventures Of Mr Broucek, English National Opera at the London Coliseum
- The Rake’s Progress, The Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Patrick Stewart for Antony And Cleopatra, RSC at the Aldwych
Nominees:
- Michael Bryant for Undiscovered Country at the National Theatre
- Stephen Greif for Death Of A Salesman at the National Theatre
- Patrick Stewart for Antony And Cleopatra, RSC at the Aldwych
- David Suchet for Once In A Lifetime, RSC at the Aldwych
Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role
Winner: Doreen Mantle for Death Of A Salesman, at the National
Nominees:
- Carmen Du Sautoy for Once In A Lifetime, RSC at the Aldwych
- Alison Fiske for For Services Rendered at the National Theatre
- Doreen Mantle for Death Of A Salesman at the National Theatre
- Patricia Routledge for And A Nightingale Sang at the Queen’s
Actor of the Year in a Musical
Winner: Anton Rodgers for Songbook at the Globe
Nominees:
- Tony Britton for My Fair Lady at the Adelphi
- Michael Crawford for Flowers For Algernon at the Queen’s
- Ben Cross for Chicago at the Cambridge
- Anton Rodgers for Songbook at the Globe
Actress of the Year in a Musical
Winner: Virginia McKenna for The King And I at the London Palladium
Nominees:
- Carol Channing for Hello, Dolly! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Antonia Ellis for Chicago at the Cambridge
- Virginia McKenna for The King And I at the London Palladium
- Liz Robertson for My Fair Lady at the Adelphi
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Ballet
Winner: Peter Schaufuss for London Festival Ballet’s La Sylphide at the Royal Festival Hall
Nominees:
- Kenneth MacMillan for Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet’s Playground, at Sadler’s Wells
- Peter Schaufuss for London Festival Ballet’s La Sylphide, at the Royal Festival Hall
- The Tempest, Ballet Rambert, at Sadler’s Wells
Comedy of the Year
Winner: Middle Age Spread by Roger Hall at the Lyric
Nominees:
- Clouds by Michael Frayn at the Duke of York’s
- Middle Age Spread by Roger Hall at the Lyric
- Outside Edge by Richard Harris at the Queen’s
Musical of the Year
Winner: Songbook by Monty Norman and Julian Moore at the Globe
Nominees:
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby and Luther Henderson at Her Majesty’s
- Bar Mitzvah Boy, book by Jack Rosenthal, lyrics by Don Black, music by Julie Styne at the Adelphi
- Chicago, book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander at the Cambridge
- Songbook by Monty Norman and Julian Moore at the Globe
Play of the Year
Winner: Betrayal by Harold Pinter at the National Theatre
Nominees:
- Betrayal by Harold Pinter at the National Theatre
- Night And Day by Tom Stoppard at the Phoenix
- The Crucifer Of Blood by Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Paul Giovanni, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Undiscovered Country by Arthur Schnitzler, adapted by Tom Stoppard at the National Theatre
The Society’s Special Award
Lord Olivier