London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

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Main teaching building of LAMDA

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA ) claims to be one of the leading drama schools in the English-speaking world.

General

The school was created in 1883 from a merger of various institutions , some of whose history dates back to 1861 ; this makes the LAMDA the oldest of its kind in Great Britain . Its current form emerged in the early 20th century when the style of theater - and with it the requirements for acting training - changed fundamentally.

In the meantime, LAMDA no longer exclusively offers acting classes, but also other training courses related to the world of theater, such as B. Lighting design .

Awards / awards

Actors who enjoyed their education at LAMDA won a number of awards:

year winner Category (film or work)
Academy Awards
2001 Jim Broadbent Best Supporting Actor (Iris)
Olivier Awards
2012 Benedict Cumberbatch Best Actor (Frankenstein)
2012 Jonny Lee Miller Best Actor (Frankenstein)
2012 Ruth Wilson Best Actress (Anna Christie)
2010 Ruth Wilson Best Supporting Actress (A Streetcar Named Desire)
2010 Ivan Rheon Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Spring Awakening)
2005 Clare Higgins Best Actress (Hecuba)
2003 Clare Higgins Best Musical Actress (Vincent in Brixton)
2000 Patricia Hodge Best Supporting Actress (Money)
1995 Clare Higgins Best Actress (Sweet Bird of Youth)
BAFTA Awards
2006 Anna Maxwell Martin Best Actress / TV ( Bleak House )
2001 Jim Broadbent Best Supporting Actor / Film (Moulin Rouge)
Golden Globes
2010 John Lithgow Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries, or Movie made for TV (Dexter)
2002 Donald Sutherland Best Supporting Actor / Mini-Series or TV Movie (A path to war)
2001 Jim Broadbent Best Supporting Actor (Iris)
1996 John Lithgow Best Actor / Comedy Series (Third rock from the sun)
1995 Donald Sutherland Best Supporting Actor / Mini-Series or TV Movie (Citizen X)
Tony Awards
2002 John Lithgow Best Musical Actor (Sweet Smell of Success)
1999 Andrew Bridge Best lighting (Sunset Boulevard)
Evening Standard Theater Awards
2004 Victoria Hamilton Best Actress (Suddenly Last Summer)
2002 Clare Higgins Best Actress (Vincent in Brixton)
2000 Chiwetel Ejiofor Best Outsider / Newcomer (Blue / Orange)

There were also a number of nominations for these and various other awards.

See also

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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 26 "  N , 0 ° 12 ′ 52"  W.