Scott was awarded for his role in Noel Coward’s Present Laughter at the Old Vic, while Smith took the trophy for one-woman play A German Life at the Bridge. Lynn Nottage’s Sweat was named Best Play, following a successful run at the Donmar and in the West End.
The star-studded ceremony, co-hosted by Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, Evgeny Lebedev and Anna Wintour, took place at the London Coliseum, with The Good Fight actress Cush Jumbo as the evening’s presenter.
Scott was presented with the Best Actor Award, in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group, by His Dark Materials star Ruth Wilson. His “glorious” performance saw him beat Tom Hiddleston , K. Todd Freeman, Francis Guinan and Wendell Pierce .
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Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott, winner of Best Actor Award in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group for Present Laughter pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Leanne Best, Martha Plimpton, Lynn Nottage, Clare Perkins, winners of Best Play Award in partnership with Chanel for 'Sweat' presented by Olivia Colman pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Anne-Marie Duff, winner of Best Musical Performance for 'Sweet Charity' presented by Lashana Lynch pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Michael Kors, Bunny Christie, winner of Best Design in partnership with Michael Kors for 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' and Gugu Mbatha-Raw pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Andrew Scott, winner of Best Actor Award in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group
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Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott, winner of Best Actor Award in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group
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Dame Maggie Smith, winner of Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress Award in partnership with Christian Louboutin for 'A German Life' poses in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Jasmine Lee-Jones, winner of Charles Wintour Award for most promising playright for seven methods of killing kylie jenner poses in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Sir Ian McKellen, winner of the Editors Award poses in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Sir Ian McKellen, winner of the Editors Award
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Bunny Christie, winner of Best Design in partnership with Michael Kors for 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' poses in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Naomi Scott and Laurie Kynaston, winner of Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Access Entertainment for 'The Son' pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Taron Egerton and Jamie Lloyd, collects award for Best Musical 'Evita' Regents Park Open Air Theatre pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Lynn Nottage, winner of Best Play Award in partnership with Chanel for 'Sweat' presented by Olivia Colman pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Anne-Marie Duff poses in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Glenda Jackson and Irina Brook, on behalf of Peter Brook, winner of Lebedev Award for contribution to theatre award pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Robert Icke, winner of the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director for 'The Doctor' and Helen McCrory pose in the winners room at the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Dame Maggie Smith, winner of Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress Award
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Helen McCrory and Andrew Scott
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Sir Ian McKellen, winner of the Editors Award
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Anne-Marie Duff, winner of Best Musical Performance for 'Sweet Charity'
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Bunny Christie, accepting the Best Design award in partnership with Michael Kors
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Jamie Lloyd, winner of the award for Best Musical 'Evita' Regents Park Open Air Theatre
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Taron Egerton presents an award to Jamie Lloyd, winner of the award for Best Musical 'Evita' Regents Park Open Air Theatre
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Dame Maggie Smith, winner of Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress Award
Dame Maggie Smith, winner of Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress Award in partnership with Christian Louboutin for 'A German Life', attends the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Damian Lewis presented Smith with the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in partnership with Christian Louboutin for her “triumphant” performance in A German Life. She was up against Hayley Atwell , Cecilia Noble, Juliet Stevenson and Anjana Vasan.
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical Evita took home the gong for Best Musical, presented by Rocketman star Taron Egerton, and Anne-Marie Duff won the award for Best Musical Performance for her turn in Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse.
Two awards celebrated new talent. The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright was given to Jasmine Lee-Jones for seven methods of killing kylie jenner , which ran at the Royal Court in the summer. Laurie Kynaston won the Emerging Talent Award in partnership with Access Entertainment, for his part in The Son .
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Michael Kors and Gugu Mbatha-Raw presented the award for Best Design, in partnership with Michael Kors, to Bunny Christie for her work on the Bridge Theatre’s promenade production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream .
Sir Trevor Nunn presented Ian McKellen with the Editor’s Award for his On Stage tour , while director Peter Brook was honoured for his contribution to British theatre with the Lebedev Award, given to his daughter Irina Brook by Glenda Jackson.
Jumbo opened the ceremony with ten Brit School students in a rendition of Windy City, which also featured some performances from two of the West End’s brand new musicals.
Dear Evan Hansen ’s star Sam Tutty sang Waving Through A Window, while Miriam-Teak Lee and the cast of & Juliet performed Roar.
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Andrew Scott arrives in an Audi, the Official Car Partner of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Ruth Wilson arrives in an Audi, the Official Car Partner of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory
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Poppy Delevingne and James Cook
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Sean Mathias and Sir Ian McKellen
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Ella Balinska
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Sope Dirisu, Sharon D. Clarke and Wendell Pierce
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Ellie Bamber arrives in an Audi, the Official Car Partner of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Jasmine Lee-Jones
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Hayley Atwell arrives in an Audi, the Official Car Partner of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Lionel Larner and Glenda Jackson
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Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019: The winners in full Best Actor, in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Andrew Scott Present Laughter (Old Vic)
Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, in partnership with Christian Louboutin Dame Maggie Smith A German Life (Bridge Theatre)
Best Play, in partnership with Chanel Sweat by Lynn Nottage (Donmar Warehouse & Gielgud Theatre)
Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Robert Icke The Doctor & The Wild Duck (Almeida Theatre)
Best Musical Evita (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)
Best Musical Performance Anne-Marie Duff Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse)
Best Design, in partnership with Michael Kors Bunny Christie A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bridge Theatre)
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Jasmine Lee-Jones seven methods of killing kylie jennner (Royal Court)
Emerging Talent Award, in partnership with Access Entertainment Laurie Kynaston The Son (Kiln Theatre & Duke of York’s)
Editor’s Award Sir Ian McKellen For his “On Stage” tour
Lebedev Award Peter Brook For his contribution to theatre
The 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards, in association with Michael Kors, took place on November 24 standard.co.uk/theatreawards #ESTheatreAwards
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Shortlisted for Best Actor, in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group K. Todd Freeman , Downstate (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Michael Brosilow
Shortlisted for Best Actor, in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Francis Guinan, Downstate (National Theatre, Dorfman)
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Shortlisted for Best Actor, in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Tom Hiddleston , Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Shortlisted for Best Actor, in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Wendell Pierce, Death of a Salesman (Young Vic & Piccadilly)
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Shortlisted for Best Actor, in partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group Andrew Scott, Present Laughter (Old Vic Theatre)
Manuel Harlan
Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, in partnership with Christian Louboutin Hayley Atwell, Rosmersholm (Duke of York’s Theatre)
Johan Persson
Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, in partnership with Christian Louboutin Cecilia Noble, Downstate (National Theatre, Dorfman) & Faith, Hope and Charity (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Sarah Lee
Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, in partnership with Christian Louboutin Dame Maggie Smith, A German Life (Bridge Theatre)
Helen Maybanks
Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, in partnership with Christian Louboutin Juliet Stevenson, The Doctor (Almeida Theatre)
Manuel Harlan
Shortlisted for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, in partnership with Christian Louboutin Anjana Vasan, A Doll’s House (Lyric Hammersmith)
Helen Maybanks
Shortlisted for Best Play, in partnership with Chanel Downstate by Bruce Norris (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Michael Brosilow
Shortlisted for Best Play, in partnership with Chanel ear for eye by debbie tucker green (Royal Court Theatre)
Stephen Cummiskey
Shortlisted for Best Play, in partnership with Chanel Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. by Caryl Churchill (Royal Court Theatre)
Johan Persson
Shortlisted for Best Play, in partnership with Chanel Sweat by Lynn Nottage (Donmar Warehouse & Gielgud Theatre)
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Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Marianne Elliott & Miranda Cromwell, Death of a Salesman (Young Vic & Piccadilly Theatre)
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Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Robert Icke , The Doctor (Almeida) & The Wild Duck (Almeida)
Manuel Harlan
Shortlisted for the Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Jamie Lloyd , Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre)
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Shortlisted for Best Musical Come From Away (Phoenix Theatre)
Matthew Murphy
Shortlisted for Best Musical Fiddler on the Roof (Menier Chocolate Factory & Playhouse Theatre)
Johan Persson
Shortlisted for Best Musical Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse)
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Shortlisted for Best Musical Evita (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Anne-Marie Duff, Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse)
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Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Andy Nyman, Fiddler on the Roof (Menier Chocolate Factory & Playhouse)
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Shortlisted for Best Musical Performance Sheridan Smith, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Palladium)
Tristram Kenton
Shortlisted for Best Design, in partnership with Michael Kors Appropriate, Fly Davis (Donmar Warehouse)
Marc Brenner
Shortlisted for Best Design, in partnership with Michael Kors A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bunny Christie (Bridge Theatre)
Manuel Harlan
Shortlisted for Best Design, in partnership with Michael Kors A Very Expensive Poison , Tom Scutt (Old Vic Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Zoe Cooper, Out of Water (Orange Tree Theatre)
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Shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Yasmin Joseph, J’Ouvert (Theatre503)
Christopher Okocha
Shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Jasmine Lee-Jones, seven methods of killing kylie jenner (Royal Court Theatre)
Helen Murray
Shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Ross Willis, Wolfie (Theatre503)
Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award, in partnership with Access Entertainment Shiloh Coke , Chiaroscuro (Bush Theatre)
Johan Persson
Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award, in partnership with Access Entertainment Laurie Kynaston, The Son (Kiln Theatre & Gielgud Theatre)
Marc Brenner
Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award, in partnership with Access Entertainment Grace Molony, The Watsons (Chichester & Menier Chocolate Factory)
Manuel Harlan
Shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award, in partnership with Access Entertainment Bobby Stallwood, Faith, Hope and Charity (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Sarah Lee