Whatsonstage Award For Best Actress In A Play
The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Female Identifying Role in a Play is an annual award presented by WhatsOnStage.com as part of the annual WhatsOnStage Awards.
Founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards are based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions in London's West End theatre.
| WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Female Identifying Role in a Play | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in a leading role in a play |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | WhatsOnStage.com |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Currently held by | Lily Allen (2022) |
This award is given to a person who has performed a leading female identifying role in a play during the eligibility year. Introduced in 2001 as the award for Best Actress in a Play, the category was renamed in 2022 in an effort to be more inclusive. The category was discontinued following the 2022 ceremony and was replaced with the gender-neutral WhatsOnstage Award for Best Performer in a Play.
Kristin Scott Thomas and Billie Piper are the only performers to have won the award twice. Helen McCrory holds the record for most nominations in the category, with five, and also the most nominations without a win.
Winners and nominees
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Performer | Play | Female Identifying Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Claire Foy | Lungs | W |
| Zawe Ashton | Betrayal | Emma | |
| Hayley Atwell | Rosmersholm | Rebecca West | |
| Sharon D. Clarke | Death of a Salesman | Linda Loman | |
| Juliet Stevenson | The Doctor | The Doctor | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to impact on theatres of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Lily Allen | 2:22 A Ghost Story | Jenny |
| Gemma Arterton | Walden | Stella | |
| Sheila Atim | Constellations | Marianne | |
| Emma Corrin | Anna X | Anna | |
| Patsy Ferran | Camp Siegfried | Her | |
| Saoirse Ronan | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | |
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
- 2 wins
Nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Eve Best
- Kristin Scott Thomas
- 3 nominations
- Tamsin Greig
- Clare Higgins
- Billie Piper
- 2 nominations
References
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