#26
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:46pm
slightly surprised at Derek Jacobi winning..not that he wasn't great in Twelfth Night..but i didn't think it was an award winning performance by any means. Well done though!
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#27
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:48pm
Yes please - all I've got is a cup o' Yorkshire tea at the moment.
Not surprised that Margaret Tyzack got best actress for The Chalk Garden but a bit disappointed for Deanna/August.
Not surprised that Margaret Tyzack got best actress for The Chalk Garden but a bit disappointed for Deanna/August.
#28
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:51pm
I'm surprised too - didn't it get good-but-not-great reviews?
This all seems to be happening very fast. They given out some serious awards and it's not 8:00pm yet.
This all seems to be happening very fast. They given out some serious awards and it's not 8:00pm yet.
#30
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:52pm
Half an hour break just as I arrived 
Time to discuss!!
Time to discuss!!
#31
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:54pm
Winners so far ...
Best Lighting Design: The Chalk Garden
Best Sound Design: Black Watch
Best Costume Design: The Histories
Best New Comedy: God Of Carnage
Best Set Design: August: Osage County
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical: Lesli Margherita
Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Patrick Stewart
Best Actress: Margaret Tyzack
Best Actor: Derek Jacobi
What do we all think?
Best Lighting Design: The Chalk Garden
Best Sound Design: Black Watch
Best Costume Design: The Histories
Best New Comedy: God Of Carnage
Best Set Design: August: Osage County
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical: Lesli Margherita
Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Patrick Stewart
Best Actress: Margaret Tyzack
Best Actor: Derek Jacobi
What do we all think?
#32
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:54pm
I thought August would do better, it can now only win one more award, best drama.
#33
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:56pm
Thankfully they are mostly honouring British theatre, not American imports. Hopefully this continues :)
#34
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:58pm
I'm a bit confused. They've done Best Actor and Actress in a Play, and best supporting actor in a play...then supporting actress in a musical. Wouldn't it have made more sense to do best supporting actress in a play instead? do all the musical ones together in the second half...?
#35
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:58pm
I suspect The Chalk Garden (which I haven't seen) was always going to clean up but I hoped August (which I have seen) would get best actress.
#36
Posted: 3/8/09 at 3:58pm
Just cooking and drinking tea and doing this, I can multi-task!!!!
#37
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:00pm
Ooh, this is really exciting! Second half has much of the musicals nominations...
#38
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:00pm
Sam, there are only two supporting awards: Best Performance in a Supporting Role of a Musical and Best Performance in a Supporting Role of a Musical. No male and female distinction in those categories. Kinda stupid if you ask me
#39
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:01pm
'I'm a bit confused. They've done Best Actor and Actress in a Play, and best supporting actor in a play...then supporting actress in a musical. Wouldn't it have made more sense to do best supporting actress in a play instead? do all the musical ones together in the second half...?'
They just have one award now for both sexes, they used to have one each for both sexes.
They just have one award now for both sexes, they used to have one each for both sexes.
#40
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:02pm
Just read that Jodie presented an award ... so she's well enough to present at the Oliviers but not to perform a role she's paid to do?
#42
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:05pm
Apparently not 'til 8:30.
They seem to change categories every year. I think it's different to the Tonys because there isn't such a thro' put of musicals in the West End. But yes the inconsistence irritates me as well.
They seem to change categories every year. I think it's different to the Tonys because there isn't such a thro' put of musicals in the West End. But yes the inconsistence irritates me as well.
Updated On: 3/8/09 at 04:05 PM
#43
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:06pm
ahh this makes everything clearer!! :P lol thanks guys!
Oz this was my thought exactly..she has to have a week off due to illnedd but can get dressed up and present at a glitzy awards bash..hmm!
Oz this was my thought exactly..she has to have a week off due to illnedd but can get dressed up and present at a glitzy awards bash..hmm!
#44
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:07pm
Thankfully they are mostly honouring British theatre, not American imports.
Why? I mean, is it because none of the American imports are worthy of awards or is it because they're American?
Why? I mean, is it because none of the American imports are worthy of awards or is it because they're American?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#45
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:10pm
I did ask Jodie about that - she says she's better now having had a few days off to rest her voice. There'll be audio snippets up on the Guardian site tomorrow morning.
#46
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:11pm
Thanks for your efforts Carrie - particularly appreciated as SoLT is being useless as usual.
#47
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:13pm
Thanks for the live feed Carrie! Loving it!
#48
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:13pm
This may sound bitchy, but did she say if these days to rest her voice are going to become more frequent (ala McCutcheon at the Lane)?
#50
Posted: 3/8/09 at 4:16pm
No, she said she's spent so much of the last year talking and singing that she just needed a few days off.
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