Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2014: Tom Hiddleston and Gillian Anderson win best actor and actress at glittering London awards

Winners: Gillian Anderson and Tom Hiddleston (Picture: Dave Benett)
Emma Powell|Gareth Vipers8 September 2015
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Tom Hiddleston and Gillian Anderson were honoured with the award for Best Actor and Actress at the 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday night.

The event, co-hosted by Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev, editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour, and Burberry chief creative and chief executive officer Christopher Bailey, was attended by a star studded guest list.

Presented by comedian’s Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon at the London Palladium, the awards - which will be broadcast on London Live at 8pm tonight - celebrate the best of British theatre.

Hiddleston, 33, was honoured with one of the highest accolades for his role in Coriolanus by Dame Helen Mirren. He fought off competition from A View from the Bridge actor Mark Strong, and Ben Miles of Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies.

Anderson, 46, was presented with the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress by Pacific Rim actor Idris Elba. She was up against Helen McCrory, Tanya Moodie, Billie Piper, and Kristin Scott Thomas.

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James McAvoy presented the NOOK Award for Best Play to The James Plays while Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch – who is set to play Hamlet in the stage adaptation – presented the Lebedev Award to Tom Stoppard.

Eddie Redmayne – who received the outstanding newcomer honour a decade ago – presented the Revival of the Year Award to Skylight.

David and Victoria Beckham, Kate Bush, Tom Ford, Suki Waterhouse, Damian Lewis and Ian McKellen were among the guests at the glittering event.

The winners in full:

The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright

Winner: Beth Steel (Wonderland)

The Emerging Talent Award in Partnership with Burberry

Winner: Laura Jane Matthewson (Dogfight)

Milton Shulman Award for Best Director

Winner: Jeremy Herrin (Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies)

Beyond Theatre Award

Winner: Here Lies Love

Editor’s Award

Winner: Kate Bush (Before the Dawn)

The Best Design Award in Partnership with Heal’s

Winner: Es Devlin (American Psycho)

Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical

Winner: The Scottsboro Boys

Revival of the Year Award

Winner: Skylight

NOOK Award for Best Play

Winner: The James Plays

Best Actor Award

Winner: Tom Hiddleston

Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress

Winner: Gillian Anderson

Lebedev Award

Winner: Tom Stoppard

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