Best New Musical Billy Elliot The Musical
; Book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John at the Victoria Palace
Outstanding Musical Production Guys and Dolls; Based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at the Piccadilly
Best Actor in a Musical
George Maguire Liam Mower, Billy Elliot The Musical
Best Actress in a Musical Jane Krakowski, Guys and Dolls
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Celia Imrie, Acorn Antiques The Musical! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Best Director Richard Eyre, Hedda Gabler at the Almeida and Duke of York's
Best Theatre Choreographer Peter Darling
Billy Elliot The Musical
Best Sound Design Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot The Musical
Best New Dance Production Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant's Push at Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
for the creation of Nelken and Palermo Palermo at Sadler's Wells
Best New Opera Production English National Opera's Madam Butterfly at the London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement in Opera Simon Keenlyside
for his performances in the Royal Opera's 1984 at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera's Billy Budd at the London Coliseum