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.
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