Full list of Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019 winners as Andrew Scott scoops best actor
Maggie Smith and Ian McKellen also triumph at 65th ceremony recognising excellence on stage
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Andrew Scott, Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Ian McKellen were among the big winners at the 65th edition of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday night.
Smith gained her fifth Best Actress award for her performance as Goebbels's secretary in A German Life, pipping Hayley Atwell, Cecilia Noble, Juliet Stevenson and Anjana Vasan to the post.
The ceremony, which was held at the London Coliseum, was hosted by the owner of the Evening Standard, Evgeny Lebedev, with co-hosts Anna Wintour, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory and Cush Jumbo.
Awards were presented by Olivia Colman, Naomi Scott, Lashana Lynch, Taron Egerton and Ruth Wilson, among other industry figures.
Read the full list of winners below...
Best Actor
Andrew Scott for Present Laughter at the Old Vic
Best Actress
Maggie Smith for A German Life at the Bridge
Best Play
Sweat by Lynn Nottage at the Donmar Warehouse & Gielgud
Best Director
Robert Icke for The Doctor & The Wild Duck at the Almeida
Best Musical
Evita at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Best Musical Performance
Anne-Marie Duff for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Design
Bunny Christie for A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge
Most Promising Playwright
Jasmine Lee-Jones for seven methods of killing kylie jenner at the Royal Court
Emerging Talent
Laurie Kynaston for The Son at the Kiln & Duke of York’s
Editor’s Award
Sir Ian McKellen for his On Stage tour
Lebedev Award
Peter Brook for his contribution to theatre
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