Best Actor
Denis Conway : As The Irish Man in the Druid Theatre’s production of The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy, directed by Garry Hynes
Stuart Graham : As Ray in the Decadent Theatre’s production of Blackbird by David Harrower, directed by Andrew Flynn
Andrew Bennett: As A in the Corn Exchange Theatre’s production of Freefall by Michael West, directed by Annie Ryan
Conor Lovett: As Ishmael in Gare St Lazare Players’ production of Moby Dick by Herman Melville, adapted by Conor Lovett and Judy Hegarty Lovett, directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett

Best Actress
Gina Moxley: As Woman in Prime Cut’s production of Woman and Scarecrow by Marina Carr, directed by Emma Jordan
Stella McCusker : As Mag in the Lyric Theatre production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, directed by Richard Croxford
Kate Brennan : As Jess in the Hatch Theatre Company in association with Project Arts Centre production of Love and Money by Dennis Kelly, directed by Annabelle Comyn
Maeve Fitzgerald: As Julie in Purple Heart Theatre’s production of After Miss Julie , a version of Strindberg’s Miss Julie by Patrick Marber, directed by Ronan Leahy

Best Supporting Actress
Ruth McGill: In various roles for Corn Exchange Theatre’s production of Freefall by Michael West, directed by Annie Ryan
Eva O'Connor : As Girl in Manchán Magan’s production of Broken Croí/Heart Briste by Manchán Magan, directed by Tom Creed
Maeve Fitzgerald : As Woman in Anú’s production of Basin by Gary Duggan and Jessica Traynor, directed by Louise Lowe
Kate Brennan: For various roles in the Making Strange Theatre Company in association with Project Arts Centre production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Aldy Guirgis, directed by Matt Torney

Best Supporting Actor
Karl Quinn : As Sorin in the Loose Canon’s production of Anatomy of a Seagull by Chekhov, adapted and directed by Jason Byrne
Bryan Burroughs : As Snowdrop in Barabbas’s production of Johnny Patterson: The Singing Irish Clown by Little John Nee, directed by Raymond Keane
Karl Shiels : As Tommy Stein in the Oroborous’ production of The Death of Harry Leon by Conall Quinn, directed by David Horan
Malcolm Adams : As Sheridan in the Abbey Theatre’s production of Only an Apple by Tom McIntyre, directed by Selina Cartmell

Best Director
Annie Ryan: For Corn Exchange Theatre’s production of Freefall by Michael West
Garry Hynes : For Druid Theatre’s production of The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy
Matt Torney : For the Making Strange Theatre Company in association with Project Arts Centre production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Dylan Tighe : For The Stomach Box production of No Worst There Is None composed by Seán Óg

Best New Play
Barry McKinley : For Elysium Nevada produced by Bewleys Cafe Theatre
Michael West : For Freefall , produced by Corn Exchange Theatre
Richard Dormer : For The Gentlemen’s Tea-drinking Society , by Richard Dormer produced by Ransom Theatre Productions
Manchán Magan : For Broken Croí/Heart Briste , produced by Manchán Magan

Best Production
The Stomach Box in association with Poetry Now: For No Worst There is None , composed by Seán Óg, directed by Dylan Tighe
The Ark cultural centre : For The Giant Blue Hand by Marina Carr, directed by Selina Cartmell
Hammergrin Theatre Company : For Hollander by John McCarthy, Ciaran Ó Conaill and Sarah-Jane Power, directed by Sarah-Jane Power
Loose Canon : For Anatomy of a Seagull by Chekhov, adapted and directed by Jason Byrne

Best Opera Production
Wexford Festival Opera: For The Ghosts of Versailles by John Corigliano, directed by James Robinson
Opera Ireland: For Mazeppa by Tchaikovsky, directed by Dieter Kaegi
Castleward Opera: For Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, directed by Tom Hawkes
Opera Theatre Company : For Alcina by Handel, directed by Annilese Miskmmon

Judges' Special Award
Limerick Hub and Belltable : For reinvigorating professional theatre in Limerick
Opera Theatre Company : For its commitment to fostering Irish-based talent. Above: some of its “Young Associate Artists”
Tania Banotti and Theatre Forum : For leadership in the National Campaign for the Arts
Conor Linehan: For setting the standard for original composition in theatre

Best Designer: Lighting
Aedín Cosgrove : For Pan Pan Theatre’s production of The Crumb Trail by Gina Moxley, directed by Gavin Quinn
Sínead Wallace: For Landmark’s production of Knives in Hens by David Harrower, directed by Alan Gilsenan
Ben Omerod : For the Abbey Theatre production of The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant by Tom Murphy, directed by Conall Morrison

Best Designer: Sound
Roger Gregg : For Barabbas’s production of Johnny Patterson: The Singing Irish Clown by Little John Nee, directed by Raymond Keane
Séan Óg : For The Stomach Box production of No Worst There is None composed by Seán Óg, directed by Dylan Tighe
Ben Delaney and Conor Linehan : For the Abbey Theatre production of The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant by Tom Murphy, directed by Conall Morrison

Best Designer: Costume
Joan O’Clery : For the Abbey Theatre production of The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant by Tom Murphy, directed by Conall Morrison
Gaby Rooney: For The Ark production of The Giant Blue Hand by Marina Carr, directed by Selina Cartmell
Rodrigo Rodriguez : For the Core Dublin production of The Trojan Women by Euripides, directed by Rodrigo Rodriguez and Alan King

Best Designer: Set
Maree Kearns : For Nomad in association with Livin’ Dred’s production of Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme by Frank McGuinness, directed by Padraic McIntyre
Monica Frawley: For The Ark production of The Giant Blue Hand by Marina Carr, directed by Selina Cartmell
Emma Fisher : For The Limerick Hub and Belltable Arts Centre production of Don Juan in Hell , directed by Duncan Molloy and The Revengers Tragedy, directed by Myles Breen