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Looking Back - 2003 Reviewed (2)

Dateline: 28th December, 2003

In spite of the fact that a number of theatre people were recenly revealed as having, over the years, refused honours, a good number did accept during 2003:

  • Alan Bates (Knighthood)
  • John Tusa (Knighthood)
  • Roger Moore (Knighthood)
  • Helen Mirren (Dame)
  • Simon Russell Beale (CBE)
  • Richard Briers (CBE)
  • Billy Connolly (CBE)
  • Brian Cox (CBE)
  • Brenda Blethyn (OBE)
  • Ian Carmichael (OBE)
  • Edward Fox (OBE)
  • Kristin Scott Thomas (OBE)
  • Geraldine James (OBE)
  • Jenny Topper (OBE)
  • Tina Glover (MBE)
  • Lucy Perman (MBE)

Awards won by British theatre people during the year include:

  • Paul Baker (Olivier Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical)
  • Simon Russell Beale (Olivier Best Actor)
  • Nicholas Blincoe (Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award)
  • Matthew Bourne (Olivier Best Theatre Choreographer)
  • Michael Caine (London Film Critics' Circle Actor of the Year)
  • Noel Clarke (Olivier Most Promising Performer)
  • George Costigan (Manchester Evening News Best Actor in a Visiting Production)
  • Essie Davis (Olivier Best Performance in a Supporting Role)
  • Russell Dixon (Manchester Evening News Best Supporting Actor)
  • Gregory Doran (Olivier Outstanding Achievement of the Year)
  • Karen Drury (Manchester Evening News Best Actress in a Visiting Production)
  • Charlotte Eilenberg (Olivier Most Promising Playwight)
  • David Farr (TMA Best Director)
  • Albert Finney (BAFTA TV Best Actor)
  • Rebecca Hall (Ian Charleson Prize)
  • Tom Hardy (Evening Standard Outstanding Newcomer)
  • Clare Higgins (Olivier Best Actress)
  • Alex Jennings (Olivier Best Actor in a Musical)
  • Catherine Zeta Jones (SAG Best Supporting Actress; BAFTA Film Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • Viktoria Kay (Manchester Evening News Most Promising Newcomer)
  • John Kazek (Critics Awards For Theatre In Scotland Best Male Performance)
  • Matthew Kelly (Manchester Evening News Best Actor in a Visiting Production)
  • Kwame Kwei-Armah (Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright)
  • Daniel Day Lewis (SAG Best Actor; BAFTA Film Best Actor)
  • Emma Lowndes (Manchester Evening News Best Actress)
  • Eileen McCallum (TMA Best Actress)
  • Sandy McDade (Evening Standard Best Actress)
  • Lyndsey Marshal (TMA Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • Alexandra Mathie (Critics Awards For Theatre In Scotland Best Female Performance)
  • Sam Mendes (Olivier Best Director; Olivier Special Award)
  • Trevor Nunn (Directors' Guild of Great Britain Lifetime Achievement Award)
  • Christopher Oram (Evening Standard Best Stage Designer)
  • Peter O'Toole (Honorary Oscar)
  • Kerry Pears (Manchester Evening News Best Supporting Actress)
  • Vanessa Redgrave (Tony Best Actress in a Play)
  • Joanna Riding (Olivier Best Actress in a Musical)
  • Segun (Manchester Evening News Best Fringe Performer)
  • Andy Serkis (TMA Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • Michael Sheen (Evening Standard Best Actor)
  • Max Stafford-Clark (Evening Standard Special Award)
  • Polly Teale (Evening Standard Best Director)
  • Clare Venables (Young Vic Award)
  • Rudolph Walker (Screen Nation Film and Television Awards Trailblazer Award)
  • Julie Walters (BAFTA TV Best Actress)
  • Paul Webster (Manchester Evenig News Best Actor)
  • Timothy West (TMA Best Actor)

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Articles Indices:

Articles from 2004
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Articles from 2001
Articles from 2000
Articles from 1999
Articles from 1998
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©Peter Lathan 2003