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The 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards culminated with our star-studded Awards Concert, hosted by Sheridan Smith, Alan Davies and Jenny Eclair, and held in association with Time Out London, on Sunday 19 February 2012.
In our first webcast of the awards, we streamed three hours of live video from the theatre on the night, including uncut acceptance speeches, hosts banter, a presentation by Michael Ball on behalf of our adopted charity Stage One, and exclusive backstage interviews.
Scroll down for full voting results, photo galleries, press cuttings and much much more. The Awards webcast was brought to you with the help of our Official Video Partner, Kinura.
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Best Actress in a Play |
|
 Vanessa RedgraveDriving Miss Daisy at Wyndham's |
28.3% |
| Eve Best Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe |
22.8% |
| Kristin Scott Thomas Betrayal at the Comedy |
18.0% |
| Ruth Wilson Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse |
11.4% |
| Samantha Spiro Chicken Soup with Barley at the Royal Court Downstairs |
7.1% |
| Tamsin Greig Jumpy at the Royal Court Downstairs |
12.4% |
Best Actor in a Play |
|
 James CordenOne Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi |
31.7% |
| Benedict Cumberbatch Frankenstein at the National, Olivier |
27.2% |
| Jude Law Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse |
7.0% |
| Kevin Spacey Richard III at the Old Vic |
5.8% |
| David Tennant Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham's |
22.7% |
| James Earl Jones Driving Miss Daisy at Wyndham's |
5.5% |
Best Supporting Actress in a Play |
|
 Catherine TateSeason's Greetings at the National, Lyttelton |
36.9% |
| Bryony Hannah The Children's Hour at the Comedy |
6.2% |
| Doon Mackichan Jumpy at the Royal Court Downstairs |
4.0% |
| Jemima Rooper One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi |
16.3% |
| Niamh Cusack The Playboy of the Western World at the Old Vic |
9.7% |
| Sheridan Smith Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket |
27.0% |
Best Supporting Actor in a Play |
|
 Oliver ChrisOne Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi |
27.9% |
| Arthur Darvill Dr Faustus at Shakespeare's Globe |
21.1% |
| Charles Edwards Twelfth Night at the National, Cottesloe |
9.8% |
| David Hayman Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse |
9.8% |
| Harry Hadden-Paton Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket |
8.8% |
| Mark Gatiss Season's Greetings at the National, Lyttelton |
22.6% |
The BABY GRAND Best Actress in a Musical |
|
 Amanda HoldenShrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
27.9% |
| Caissie Levy Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly |
16.8% |
| Clare Foster Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello |
7.7% |
| Emma Williams Love Story at the Duchess |
9.2% |
| Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram Eleanor Worthington Cox & Sophia Kiely Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
23.6% |
| Sarah Lancashire Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello |
14.8% |
The THEATRE TOKENS Best Actor in a Musical |
|
 Richard FleeshmanGhost the Musical at the Piccadilly |
25.2% |
| Bertie Carvel Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
22.3% |
| Nigel Lindsay Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
17.4% |
| Oliver Tompsett Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury |
15.9% |
| Reece Shearsmith Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello |
10.0% |
| Sean Palmer Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello |
9.1% |
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical |
|
 Hannah WaddinghamThe Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium |
31.1% |
| Ann Emery Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello |
8.4% |
| Harriet Thorpe Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello |
10.0% |
| Lauren Ward Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
21.8% |
| Meow Meow The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at the Gielgud |
8.7% |
| Sharon D Clarke Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly |
19.9% |
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical |
|
 Nigel HarmanShrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
31.4% |
| Andrew Langtree Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly |
12.9% |
| Ben Goddard Million Dollar Quartet at the Noël Coward |
8.4% |
| David Burt Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello |
8.8% |
| Paul Kaye Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
21.5% |
| Simon Lipkin Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury |
17% |
The LES MISÉRABLES Best Ensemble Performance |
|
 London Roadat the National, Cottesloe |
22.5% |
| Backbeat at the Duke of York's |
15.8% |
| Richard III & The Comedy of Errors Propeller at Hampstead |
17.4% |
| Some Like It Hip Hop Sadler's Wells at the Peacock |
13.3% |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Donmar Warehouse |
15.0% |
| Top Girls at Trafalgar Studios 1 |
16.1% |
The JO HUTCHISON INTERNATIONAL Best Solo Performance |
|
 Kerry EllisAnthems at the Royal Albert Hall |
28.7% |
| Daniel Kitson It's Always Right Now Until It's Later at the National, Lyttelton |
8.3% |
| John Leguziamo Ghetto Klown at Charing Cross |
8.4% |
| Ruby Wax Losing It at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Duchess |
20.3% |
| Simon Callow Being Shakespeare at Trafalgar Studios 1 |
26.1% |
| Stephanie Street The Nightwatchman at the National, Paintframe |
8.2% |
The SEATLIVE Best Takeover in a Role |
|
 Alfie BoeLes Misérables at the Queen's |
23.7% |
| Alex Gaumond We Will Rock You at the Dominion |
21.8% |
| Kimberley Walsh Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
17.3% |
| Matt Lucas Les Misérables at the Queen's |
18.7% |
| Susan McFadden Legally Blonde at the Savoy |
12.2% |
| Tara Fitzgerald Broken Glass at the Vaudeville |
6.2% |
The NICK HERN BOOKS Best New Play |
|
 Three Days in Mayby Ben Brown - at Trafalgar Studios 1 |
27.0% |
| Belongings by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm - at Hampstead & Trafalgar Studios 2 |
10.6% |
| Collaborators by John Hodge - at the National, Cottesloe |
14.7% |
| Grief by Mike Leigh - at the National, Cottesloe |
22.8% |
| Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann - at the Lyric Hammersmith |
12.0% |
| The Heretic by Richard Bean - at the Royal Court Downstairs |
12.8% |
The EMG Best New Comedy |
|
 One Man, Two Guvnorsby Richard Bean - at the National, Lyttelton & Adelphi |
55.1% |
| Get Santa! by Anthony Neilson - at the Royal Court Downstairs |
9.2% |
| Jumpy by April de Angelis - at the Royal Court Downstairs |
7.8% |
| No Naughty Bits by Steve Thompson - at Hampstead |
10.4% |
| Potted Panto by Daniel Clarkson, Jefferson Turner & Richard Hurst - at the Vaudeville |
8.3% |
| The Village Bike by Penelope Skinner - at the Royal Court Upstairs |
9.2% |
The SEE TICKETS Best New Musical |
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30.6% |
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Betty Blue Eyes |
8.8% |
| Ghost the Musical by Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard & Bruce Joel Rubin - at the Piccadilly |
18.2% |
| London Road by Adam Cork & Alecky Blythe - at the National, Cottesloe |
8.4% |
| Rock of Ages by Chris D'Arienzo - at the Shaftesbury |
16.0% |
| Shrek the Musical by Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire - at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
18.1% |
The SAMUEL FRENCH Best Play Revival |
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37.6% |
| Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse |
14.1% |
| Chicken Soup with Barley at the Royal Court Downstairs |
10.9% |
| Ecstasy at Hampstead & the Duchess |
9.7% |
| Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket |
18.4% |
| Saved at the Lyric Hammersmith |
9.3% |
The RADISSON EDWARDIAN Best Musical Revival |
|
 The Wizard of Ozat the London Palladium |
44.8% |
| Crazy for You at the Open Air & Novello |
18.7% |
| Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be at the Union |
4.5% |
| Parade at the Southwark Playhouse |
8.8% |
| Ragtime at the Landor |
6.9% |
| South Pacific at the Barbican |
16.2% |
Best Shakespearean Production |
|
 Much Ado About Nothingat Wyndham's |
26.8% |
| Hamlet at the Young Vic |
18.4% |
| King Lear at Donmar Warehouse |
9.4% |
| Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe |
22.6% |
| Richard III at the Old Vic |
13.1% |
| The Tempest at the Theatre Royal Haymarket |
9.7% |
The OAKLEY CAPITAL Best Director |
|
 Danny BoyleFrankenstein at the National, Olivier |
27.2% |
| Josie Rourke Much Ado About Nothing at Wyndham's |
14.3% |
| Matthew Warchus Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly & Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
22.9% |
| Michael Grandage King Lear & Luise Miller at the Donmar Warehouse |
6.2% |
| Nicholas Hytner One Man, Two Guvnors at the National, Lyttleton & Adelphi |
19.8% |
| Trevor Nunn Flare Path & Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at the Theatre Royal Haymarket |
9.7% |
Best Set Designer |
|
 Rob HowellGhost the Musical at the Piccadilly & Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
30.2% |
| Mark Tildesley Frankenstein at the National, Olivier |
22.9% |
| Jon Bausor Lord of the Flies at the Open Air |
7.6% |
| Miriam Buether Decade at St Katharine's Docks |
4.8% |
| Paul Wills Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse |
7.5% |
| Robert Jones The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium |
27.0% |
The WHITE LIGHT Best Lighting Designer |
|
 Hugh VanstoneGhost the Musical at the Piccadilly |
35.8% |
| Bruno Poet Frankenstein at the National, Olivier |
29.9% |
| Mark Henderson The Kitchen, 13 & Emperor & Galilean at the National, Lyttelton |
9.2% |
| Paule Constable Luise Miller at the Donmar Warehouse |
5.4% |
| Neil Austin Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello |
13.4% |
| Oliver Fenwick My City at the Almeida |
6.4% |
Best Choreographer |
|
 Peter DarlingMatilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
29.9% |
| Aline David The Kitchen at the National, Olivier |
6.4% |
| Ashley Wallen Ghost the Musical at the Piccadilly |
17.0% |
| Kate Prince Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock |
10.3% |
| Kelly Devine Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury |
20.0% |
| Stephen Mear Crazy for You at the Open Air & Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello |
16.4% |
The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer of the Year |
|
 Tim MinchinMatilda the Musical at the Cambridge |
34.6% |
| Danielle Hope The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium |
22.0% |
| Johnny Flynn The Heretic at the Royal Court Downstairs |
4.6% |
| Kara Tointon Pygmalion at the Garrick |
13.9% |
| Kyle Soller The Glass Menagerie & Government Inspector at the Young Vic & The Faith Machine at the Royal Court Downstairs |
6.0% |
| Shayne Ward Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury |
18.9% |
The TIME OUT Best Off-West End Production |
|
 The Riotsat the Tricycle |
24.0% |
| Accolade at the Finborough |
7.5% |
| Realism at Soho |
13.4% |
| The Animals & Children Took to the Streets at the Battersea Arts Centre |
17.8% |
| The Belle's Stratagem at Southwark Playhouse |
15.5% |
| Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story at the Tristan Bates & Charing Cross |
21.8% |
The LUCKINGS Best Regional Production |
|
 Sweeney Toddat Chichester Festival |
49.3% |
| 20th Century Boy at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich |
7.6% |
| Love, Love, Love at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth & on tour |
8.6% |
| Macbeth at the Liverpool Everyman |
15.1% |
| Othello at the Sheffield Crucible |
11.3% |
| The Go Between at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Derby LIVE and Royal & Derngate Northampton |
8.2% |
The EQUITY Best West End Show |
|
 War Horse |
25.9% |
| Wicked | 24.6% |
| Les Miserables | 15.6% |
| Jersey Boys | 8.3% |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 9.7% |
| We Will Rock You | 15.9% |
The AKA Theatre Event of the Year |
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30.2% |
| Headlong's commemoration of 9/11 with Decade, written by 18 authors & staged in a disused office block at St Katharine's Dock | 2.6% |
| Michael Sheen & Bill Mitchell's National Theatre of Wales staging of The Passion on the streets of Port Talbot | 7.3% |
| The Bush Theatre's 24-hour cycle of 66 Books, in response to the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, to open its new Shepherd's Bush Library home | 3.3% |
| The Phantom of the Opera's 25th anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall & screened to cinemas worldwide | 24.3% |
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The Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th anniversary season & reopening of the Royal Shakespeare & Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon |
7.7% |
| Danny Boyle's return to the stage with Frankenstein and his alternate casting of Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in the leads | 14.8% |
| Duckie's Lullaby, the Barbican's first-ever sleepover show | 1.0% |
| The National's opening of its Paintframe as a one-off performance space | 1.2% |
| Benefit concert to rescue Dress Circle | 7.6% |
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