WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Play
WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Play | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in a leading role in a play |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | WhatsOnStage.com |
First awarded | 2001 |
Currently held by | Andrew Scott (2020) |
The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Play is an annual award presented by WhatsOnStage.com as part of the annual WhatsOnStage Awards, the only major Theatre Awards voted for by the theatre-going public. The award is given to an actress who has performed a leading role in a West End play during the eligibility year and has been presented annually since the 1st WhatsOnStage Awards in 2001, with the exception of 2021, when the awards were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the , the category was renamed Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Play in an effort to be more inclusive.
First presented to Conleth Hill and the inaugural ceremony, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Spacey and David Tennant are the only actors to have won the award twice.
Winners and nominees[]
2000s[]
2010s[]
2020s[]
Year | Actor | Play | Character |
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2020[20] | Andrew Scott | Present Laughter | |
Tom Hiddleston | Betrayal | Robert | |
The Son | Nicolas | ||
Wendell Pierce | Death of a Salesman | Willy Loman | |
Matt Smith | Lungs | M | |
2021 | Not presented | ||
2022[21] | Richard Armitage | Uncle Vanya | dr Astrov (Mikhail Lvovich Astrov) |
Ben Daniels | The Normal Heart | Ned Weeks | |
Omari Douglas | Constellations | Manuel | |
Hadley Fraser | 2:22 A Ghost Story | Sam | |
Henry Lewis | Magic Goes Wrong | Mind Mangler | |
James McAvoy | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac |
Multiple wins and nominations[]
Wins[]
2 wins
Nominations[]
4 nominations
3 nominations
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- James McAvoy
- David Tennant
2 nominations
- Richard Armitage
- Ben Daniels
- Ralph Fiennes
- David Haig
- Tom Hiddleston
- Conleth Hill
- Rory Kinnear
- Ian McKellen
- Andrew Scott
- Michael Sheen
- Samuel West
- Ben Whishaw
References[]
- ^ "Whatsonstage Awards 2001". Westendtheatre.com. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage Awards 2002". Westendtheatre.com. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage.com Awards - Theatregoers' Choice Awards". Archive.ph. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage Awards 2004". Westendtheatre.com. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage.com Awards - Theatregoers' Choice Awards". Archive.ph. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage.com Awards - Theatregoers' Choice Awards". Archive.ph. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage.com Awards - Theatregoers' Choice Awards". Archive.ph. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Full List: Your Theatregoers' Choice Award Winners". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Varley, Eddie. "Tennant, Branagh, Hartnett & 'JERSEY BOYS' Win Big at the WHATSONSTAGE Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Full List: 2010 Whatsonstage.com Award Winners". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Full List: 2011 Whatsonstage.com Award Winners". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards Nominees". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Full list: Winners announced of the 2013 Whatsonstage.com Awards". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Full List: Winners of the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Full list: Winners of the 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage Awards – Winners 2016". Westendtheatre.com. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Whatsonstage Awards – Winners 2017". Westendtheatre.com. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Winners of the 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced: David Tennant and Olivia Colman win". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton and Aidan Turner among winners at 19th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Nominees for 22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links[]
- British theatre awards