Best Actor
Conleth Hill for the Lyric production of Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones
Also nominated:
Clive Geraghty for the National Theatre production of Living Quarters by Brian Friel at the Peacock
Shane Hagan for the Bedrock production of Night Just Before the Forest by Bernard-Marie Koltes
Simon O'Gorman for the Storytellers production of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy from the novel by Thomas Hardy
Best Actress
Karen Ardiff for the National Theatre production of Love in the Title by Hugh Leonard at the Abbey
Also nominated:
Sorcha Cusack for the National Theatre production of The Freedom of the City by Brian Friel at the Abbey
Olwen Fouere for the Operating Theatre production of Angel/Babel conceived by Olwen Fouere and Roger Doyle
Gina Moxley for the Meridian production of The Mistress of Silence based on Jacqueline Harpman's haunting tale
Best Supporting Actor
David Wilmot for the Druid production of As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Also nominated:
Ned Dennehy for the Lyric production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Sean Kearns for the Kabosh version of William Shakespeare's R&J
Frank McCusker for the Gate production of Aristocrats by Brian Friel
Best Supporting Actress
Barbara Bergin for the Calypso production of Cell by Paula Meehan
Also nominated:
Gail Fitzpatrick for the Celtic Mouse production of Sixteen Words for Water by Billy Marshall-Stone King
Berna Gordon for the Riverrun production of I Never Sang for my Father by Robert Andersen
Catherine Mack for the National Theatre production of Making History by Brian Friel at the Peacock
Best Director
John Breen for the Yew Tree/Island Theatre Company co-production of his own play, Alone it Stands
Also nominated:
Jimmy Fay for the Bedrock production of Night just before the Forest by Bernard-Marie Koltes and the Bickerstaffe production of Comedians by Trevor Griffiths
Ian McElhinney for the Lyric production of Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones
Alan Stanford for the Storytellers production of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy from the novel by Thomas Hardy
Best New Play
Mark O'Rowe for Howie the Rookie produced by the Bush Theatre at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght
Also nominated:
Mike Finn for Pigtown produced by Island Theatre Company
Paula Meehan for Cell produced by Calypso Theatre Company
John Breen for Alone It Stands produced by Yew Tree Theatre Company and Island Theatre Company
Best Production
The Lyric production of Stones in his Pockets by Marie Jones
Also nominated:
Lyric production of Carthaginians by Frank McGuinness
The Island production of Pigtown by Mike Finn
The Calipo Theatre Company multi-media production of Xaviers
Best Set Design
Dolores Lyne for the Island production of Pigtown by Mike Finn
Also nominated:
Andrei Both for the Lyric production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Monica Frawley for the National Theatre production of The Tempest by William Shakespeare at the Abbey
Bruno Schwengl for the Gate production of A Christmas Carol and the Storytellers Production of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Best Costume Design
Leonore McDonagh for the Storytellers production of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Also nominated:
Genevieve Blanchett for the Druid production of As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Maureen Finn for the Upstate Theatre production of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Synan O'Mahony for The Machine production of Mysteries 2000
Best Lighting Design
Paul Keogan for the Bedrock production of Quay West by Bernard-Marie Koltes
Also nominated:
Lucy Carter for the Meridian production of The Mistress of Silence based on Jacqueline Harpman's tale
Michael Cummins for the Blue Raincoat production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a new adaptation by Jocelyn Clarke
John Riddell for the Lyric production of Carthaginians by Frank McGuinness
Best Theatre Company
The Lyric Theatre
Also nominated:
The Abbey and Peacock
Calipo Theatre Company
Island Theatre Company
Special Tribute Award
Patrick Mason, for his outstanding contribution to Irish theatre, in particular during his tenure as Artistic Director of the National Theatre over the past 10 years
Judges' Special Award
Red Kettle Theatre Company, Waterford, for highly creative work with large-scale children's productions by Little Red Kettle
Also nominated:
Bewleys Cafe Theatre Company for reviving, very effectively, lunchtime theatre in Dublin
The Crypt Theatre for the development of a strong and varied programme of consistently high quality productions
Irish Theatre Magazine for providing regular penetrating insights into, and serious debate of, issues central to modern Irish theatre
Jack Fell Down by Michael West and TEAM Educational Theatre Company, for a high-quality project which facilitated sensitive discussion, among teachers, parents and children, of delicate issues surrounding death and tragic loss
Site (Fir Clis/Galway Arts Festival) for bringing a new, imaginative dimension to open-air theatre