Hosted by Miguel Altunaga and Mara Galeazzi, The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards 2019/2020 were held on 19 February 2020 at the Barbican in London. The awards celebrate their 20th anniversary this year.
The full list of winners:
- Best male dancer: Marcelino Sambé, Royal Ballet
- Best female dancer: Francesca Hayward, Royal Ballet
- Outstanding company: San Francisco Ballet
- Best independent company: Shobana Jeyasingh Dance
- Best classical choreography: Alexei Ratmansky for Shostakovich Trilogy, San Francisco Ballet
- Best modern choreography: William Forsythe for A Quiet Evening of Dance, Sadler’s Wells
- Emerging talent: Stina Quagebeur, choreographer, English National Ballet
- Outstanding female performance (classical): Katja Khaniukova as Frida in Broken Wings, English National Ballet
- Outstanding male performance (classical): Gary Avis as Kulygin in Winter Dreams, Royal Ballet
- Outstanding female performance (modern): Solène Weinachter as Juliet in Juliet and Romeo, Lost Dog
- Outstanding male performance (modern): Jonathan Goddard for The Mother, Alexandra Markvo/Bird and Carrot
- Outstanding creative contribution: Gavin Sutherland, conductor and music director, English National Ballet
- De Valois award for outstanding achievement: Marion Tait
The 2019/2020 award ceremony was live-streamed and can now be watched on Facebook On Demand and on Twitter.