The Awards

Who won what....

Who won what....

BEST ACTOR

David Calder for the Abbey Theatre/Galway Arts festival co-production of The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey.Also nominated:

Declan Conlon for the Rough Magic production of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn.

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Dan Gordon for the Tinderbox production of Caught Red Handed by Tim Loane.

Owen Roe for the Rough Magic production of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn.

BEST ACTRESS

Eleanor Methven for the An Grianán Production of Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel in association with Cork Opera

Also nominated:

Ingrid Craigie for the Rough Magic production of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn.

Bríd Ní Neachtain for the An Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe production of Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó Cadhain.

Penelope Wilton for the Gate Theatre production of Afterplay by Brian Friel.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Fergal McElherron for the Performance Corporation production of Voltaire's Candide adapted by Tom Swift and Jo Mangan.

Also nominated:

Peter Hanly for the Abbey Theatre production of Communion by Aidan Mathews at the Peacock.

Frankie McCafferty for the Lyric Theatre production of Conversations on a Homecoming by Tom Murphy.

Alan McKee for the Tinderbox production of Caught Red Handed by Tim Loane.

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Clara Simpson for the Corn Exchange/Peacock Partners production of Nabokov's Lolita adapted by Michael West.

Also nominated:

Cathy Belton for the Storytellers Theatre Company/Cork Opera House production of Women in Arms by Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy.

Stella McCusker for the Abbey Theatre production of Communion by Aidan Mathews at the Peacock.

Janet Moran for the Abbey Theatre production of Communion by Aidan Mathews at the Peacock.

BEST DIRECTOR

Garry Hynes for the Druid Theatre production of The Good Father by Christian O'Reilly and Sive by John B. Keane.

Also nominated:

Michael Caven for the Gate Theatre production of The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute.

Jo Mangan for the Performance Corporation production of Voltaire's Candide adapted by Tom Swift and Jo Mangan.

Lynne Parker for the Rough Magic production of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn.

BEST SET DESIGNER

John Comiskey for the Rough Magic production of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn

Also nominated:

Liz Ascroft for the Gate Theatre production of Two Plays After: The Bear and Afterplay by Brian Friel.

Francis O'Connor for the Druid Theatre production of The Good Father by Christian O'Reilly and Sive by John B. Keane.

Joe Vanek for the Gate Theatre production of The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute.

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER

Joan O'Clery for the Corn Exchange/Peacock Partners production of Nabokov's Lolita adapted by Michael West.

Also nominated:

Catherine Fay for the Abbey Theatre production of Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare at the Peacock.

Monica Frawley for the Ark Theatre production of Dublin 1742 by John Banville

Joanna Parker for the Opera Theatre Company production of The Cunning Little Vixen by Janácek

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER

Sinead McKenna for the Semper Fi (Ireland) production of Ladies and Gents by Paul Walker

Also nominated:

John Comiskey for the Rough Magic production of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn.

Davy Cunningham for the Druid Theatre production of Sive by John B. Keane.

Tina McHugh for the Kilkenny Arts Festival/Fiach MacConghail production of John Banville's The Book of Evidence adapted by Alan Gilsenan.

BEST NEW PLAY

Tim Loane for Caught Red Handed produced by Tinderbox Theatre Company.

Also nominated:

Marina Carr for Ariel produced by the Abbey Theatre/Fiach Mac Conghail

Brian Friel for Afterplay produced by the Gate Theatre

Tara Maria Lovett for The Call produced by Peri-Talking

BEST PRODUCTION

The Rough Magic production of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn.

Also nominated:

The Druid production of Sive by John B Keane The Performance Corporation production of Voltaire's Candide adapted by Tom Swift and Jo Mangan.

The Semper Fi \ production of Ladies and Gents

OPERA OF THE YEAR

The Opera Theatre Company production of The Emperor of Atlantis by Viktor Ullmann

Also nominated:

The Opera Ireland production of Carmen by Georges Bizet.

The Opera Theatre Company production of The Cunning Little Vixen by Janáek

The Wexford Festival Opera production of Mirandolina by Bohuslav Martin

JUDGES' SPECIAL AWARD

To acknowledge the significant impact of adaptations from other forms on the theatrical scene in 2002

Candide - adapted by Tom Swift and Jo Mangan from the Voltaire novel for the Performance Corporation production

Also nominated:

Lolita - adapted by Michael West from the Nabokov screenplay for the Corn Exchange/Peacock Partners production

The Book of Evidence - adapted by Alan Gilsenan from the John Banville novel for the Kilkenny Arts Festival/Fiach MacConghail production

Tales from Ovid - adapted by Michael Caven from the Ted Hughes book of poems for the Theatreworks production

SPECIAL TRIBUTE AWARD

David Kelly