Olivier Winners 2009

Derek Jacobi was fantastic in Twelfth Night!

Best Lighting Design: The Chalk Garden designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Sound Design: Black Watch designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican

Best Costume Design: The Histories designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse

Best New Dance Production: Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s Café Muller/ The Rite Of Spring at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance: The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performances in Impressing The Czar at Sadler’s Wells

Best New Comedy: God Of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud theatre

Best Set Design: August: Osage County designed by Todd Rosenthal at the National Theatre, Lyttelton

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical: Lesli Margherita for Zorro at the Garrick theatre

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre: The Royal Court theatre’s production of The Pride, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Patrick Stewart for Hamlet at the Novello theatre

Best Actress: Margaret Tyzack for The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor: Derek Jacobi for Twelfth Night, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre

Best Company Performance: The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Best Theatre Choreographer: Steven Hoggett for Black Watch at the Barbican

Best Revival: The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Best New Opera Production: English National Opera’s Partenope at the London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement in Opera: Edward Gardner for conducting English National Opera’s Boris Goduinov, Cavalliera Rusticana, Der Rosenkavalier, I Pagliacci, Riders To The Sea at the London Coliseum and Punch And Judy at the Young Vic

Best Actress in a Musical: Elena Roger for Piaf at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre

Best Actor in a Musical: Douglas Hodge for La Cage Aux Folles at the Playhouse theatre

Best Entertainment: La Clique at the Hippodrome

Best Musical Revival: La Cage Aux Folles, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play "La Cage Aux Folles" by Jean Poiret, at the Playhouse theatre

Best New Play: National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch by Gregory Burke at the Barbican

Best Director: John Tiffany for Black Watch at the Barbican

Best New Musical: Jersey Boys The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe at the Prince Edward theatre

The Society’s Special Award: Sir Alan Ayckbourn

Really? I heard he was brilliant. His I AM WHAT I AM on YouTube is stunning.

I've said it before, the affected voice he puts on, to me at least, comes off as mocking. And I do not like to be mocked.

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It is a beautiful, heartbreaking performance.

So glad to see that Lesli Marghareta won best supporting performer. She was phenominal in Zorro.

Husk you must have seen a different person to the rest of us, he was fantastic

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"Blech to Hodge winning."

Did you see him in the show, or just the clip on YouTube? I agree the YouTube clip isn't good at all (and might actually have put me off going if I didn't already have my tickets), but he was amazing in the actual show. A bit of a revelation, actually, at least to me.

I missed Hodge in the show and saw Norton, but I was thrilled this particular production of La Cage won and I was happy for Margherita's win as well. Very well-deserved.

I can't believe they fell for JERSEY BOYS!

There were only two nominees this season. The outcome wasn't that surprising. I found Zorro to be a lot more fun than Jersey Boys, but it is much more flawed as well. It had nothing to do with anyone "falling" for anything.

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I want Margaret Tyzack to come back to Broadway. I love her as an actress and would love to see her. I wish it were easier to go to London.

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Pleased that Black Watch got some attention. A real high point for me last year.

There were only two new musicals?
Or only two nominated?