Natasha Richardson award for best actress
- Noma Dumezweni – Linda (Royal Court, Jerwood Downstairs)
- Helen McCrory – The Deep Blue Sea (National Theatre, Lyttelton)
- Sophie Melville – Iphigenia in Splott (Sherman Cymru/National Theatre, Temporary Theatre)
- Billie Piper – Yerma (Young Vic)
The awards will be handed out on 13 November at London’s Old Vic Theatre during a ceremony co-hosted by Sir Elton John and Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev.
