65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2018–19 London Theatre season on 24 November 2019 at the London Coliseum. Nominations were announced on 4 November 2019. The ceremony was presented by Cush Jumbo and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory and Anna Wintour.

Eligibility and nomination process
All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 October 2018 and 10 October 2019 were eligible for consideration.

Presenters

 * Ruth Wilson presented Best Actor
 * Damian Lewis presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
 * Taron Egerton presented Best Musical
 * Michael Kors and Gugu Mbatha-Raw presented Best Design
 * Trevor Nunn presented the Editor's Award
 * Glenda Jackson presented the Lebedev Award

Performances

 * 10 students from the Brit School performed "Windy City"
 * Sam Tutty performed "Waving Through A Window" from Dear Evan Hansen
 * Miriam-Teak Lee and the & Juliet cast performed "Roar"

Sponsors
The headline sponsor was Michael Kors, and the following awards were presented in partnership:


 * Best Play was awarded in partnership with Chanel
 * Best Actor was awarded in partnership with the Ambassador Theatre Group
 * The Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress was awarded in partnership with Christian Louboutin
 * Best Design was awarded in partnership with Michael Kors
 * Emerging Talent was awarded in partnership with Access Entertainment

Bottega Veneta and Burberry were also partners of the event.

Non-competitive awards
The Lebedev Award went to Peter Brook for his contribution to theatre, accepted by his daughter Irina Brook.

The Editor's Award went to Ian McKellen for his On Stage tour.

Multiple nominations
4 nominations


 * Downstate

2 nominations


 * Betrayal
 * Death of a Salesman
 * The Doctor
 * Faith, Hope and Charity
 * Fiddler on the Roof
 * Sweet Charity