2009 evening standard theatre awards

23rd November 2009 - the royal court dominates with four awards from its 11 nominations, including best actor for mark rylance, while lenny henry picks up best newcomer

royal opera house

Aden Gillett Alison Steadman Allan Corduner Andrew Marr Anna Friel Barry Rutter Bel Powley Ben Miles Benedict Cumberbatch Boris Johnson Chris New Claire van Kampen Clare Higgins Dawn French Dominic West Ed Stoppard Eddie Redmayne Evgeny Lebedev Fenella Woolgar Fiona Shaw Frances Barber Gabriel Bisset-Smith Gawn Grainger Harry Treadaway Hayley Atwell Hilton McRae Howard Davies Iain Glen Ian McKellen Janie Dee Jessica de Rothschild Jez Butterworth Josie Rourke Kate Fleetwood Katori Hall Kenneth Cranham Kevin Spacey Laura Wade Lenny Henry Lindsay Duncan Lucy Prebble Mackenzie Crook Mark Rylance Miriam Margolyes Naana Agyei-Ampadu Natascha McElhone Olivia Poulet Patrick Stewart Penny Downie Peter Hall Polly Stenham Richard Wilson Rory Kinnear Roy Williams Rupert Goold Ruth Wilson Samantha Spiro Samuel West Sonia Friedman Stephen Mear Suzanne Bertish Tim Pigott-Smith Timothy Sheader Tom Sturridge Vanessa Redgrave William Village Zoe Wanamaker

Barry Rutter and lenny henry, with the milton shulman award for outstanding newcomer,

William Village, allan corduner, timothy sheader, samantha spiro and stephen mear, with the award for best musical,

Lenny Henry, with the milton shulman award for outstanding newcomer, and mark rylance, with the award for best actor,

Mamoru Iriguchi, with the award for Best Design,

mark rylance, Jez Butterworth, alia bano, mamoru iriguchi, rupert goold, lenny henry and sir ian mckellen

mark rylance, with the award for best actor, and Jez Butterworth, with the award for best play,

Alia Bano, The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright,

sir Ian McKellen, with the lebedev special award, and mark rylance, with the award for best actor,

mark rylance, with the award for best actor, and Rupert Goold, with the award for best director,

Kate Fleetwood and dominic west

Mark Rylance, with the award for best actor,

sir Ian McKellen, with the lebedev special award