Awarded the Nestroy Theater Prize 2015
The Nestroy Awards 2015 was the 16th award of the Nestroy Theater Prize and took place on November 2, 2015 at the Ronacher . The award ceremony was moderated by Maria Happel and Florian Teichtmeister . The winners of three categories ( Lifetime Achievement , Best Equipment and Best Piece - Author's Award ) were announced in advance on September 30, 2015 at the same time as the nominations. The previous category of best youngsters has been divided into the two categories of best young women and best young men .
Jury 2015
The jury was appointed by the City Councilor for Culture and consisted of the following people: Margarete Affenzeller ( Der Standard ) , Thomas Gabler ( Kronen Zeitung ) , Wolfgang Huber-Lang ( APA ), Peter Jarolin ( Kurier ) , Eva Maria Klinger , Wolfgang Kralicek ( News ) , Petra Paterno ( Wiener Zeitung ), Lothar Schreiner ( Stage ) . The chairman of the jury is Karin Kathrein .
Awarded and nominated 2015
Note: All nominees for the year are given, the winner is always on top. The awarding of the Nestroy 2015 relates to the 2014/2015 theater season.
| Most Nestroys: | John Gabriel Borkman (3 awards) |
| Most nominations: | John Gabriel Borkman (5 nominations) |
Best German-language performance
The ridiculous darkness by Wolfram Lotz - production: Dušan David Pařízek , location: Akademietheater
- der die mann by Konrad Bayer - production: Herbert Fritsch , location: Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin
- Why is Mr. R. running amok? by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Michael Fengler - production: Susanne Kennedy , location: Münchner Kammerspiele
Best federal state performance
Anna Karenina by Armin Petras based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy - production: Susanne Schmelcher - Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck
- The misconception of Albert Camus - Staging: Nikolaus Habjan - Schauspielhaus Graz
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare - production: Susanne Lietzow - Theater Phönix
Best director
Simon Stone - John Gabriel Borkman - Akademietheater in coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen and the Theater Basel
- Elmar Goerden - Kafka - Theater in the Josefstadt
- Sebastian Nübling - Noise - Coproduction of the Wiener Festwochen with junges theater basel
Best equipment
Ivan Bazak - Johnny Breitwieser - Schauspielhaus Vienna
Best Actress
Elisabeth Orth - the unmarried (the old woman) - academy theater
- Andrea Jonasson - Am Ziel (mother) - Theater in the Josefstadt
- Katja Jung - Dogs of God (Betty Aligheri) - Schauspielhaus Wien
- Birgit Minichmayr - John Gabriel Borkman (Gunhild Borkman) - Akademietheater in coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen and the Theater Basel
- Caroline Peters - John Gabriel Borkman (Ella Rentheim) - Akademietheater in coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen and the Theater Basel
Best actor
Martin Wuttke - John Gabriel Borkman (John Gabriel Borkman) - Akademietheater in coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen and the Theater Basel
- Steffen Höld - When I was once dead and Martin L. Gore didn't come to see me - Schauspielhaus Wien
- Michael Maertens - The affair Rue de Lourcine (Mistingue) - Burgtheater
- Nicholas Ofczarek - The affair Rue de Lourcine (Lenglumé, Reindeer) - Burgtheater
- Martin Vischer - Johnny Breitwieser (Johnny Breitwieser) - Schauspielhaus Wien
Best supporting role
Roland Koch - John Gabriel Borkman (Wilhelm Foldal) - Akademietheater in coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen and the Theater Basel
- Herbert Föttinger - A Dark Desire (Sigmund Freud) - Theater in the Josefstadt
- Philipp Hauß - Antigone (messenger) - Academy Theater
- Therese Lohner - Am Ziel (daughter) - Theater in the Josefstadt
- Matthias Mamedof - Flea in the Ear (Camille Chandebise) - Wiener Volkstheater
Best female offspring
Stefanie Reinsperger - The ridiculous darkness - Akademietheater
- Tanja Raunig - Emil and the Detectives (Pony Hütchen) - Theater of Youth
- Dominique Wiesbauer - The Sword of the East (equipment) - Rabenhof Theater
Best male offspring
Benedikt Paulun - Freak (Max) - Theater of Youth
- Alexander Absenger - Kafka and The Lady of the Camellias (Armand Duval) - Theater in der Josefstadt
- Benjamin Vanyek - Kafka ́s monkey or the wedding of the low fall - ateliertheater Reloaded
Best off production
Proletenpassion 2015 ff - Werk X –Kabelwerk, directed by Christine Eder
- Dangerous Liaisons - Gallery IM ERSTEN
- Pension Europa - Action Theater Ensemble in coproduction with Bregenz Spring and Werk X
Best Piece - Author Award
The ridiculous darkness - Wolfram Lotz - Akademietheater
special price
Glanzstoff by Felix Mitterer - Glanzstoff-Fabrik St. Pölten , citizens' theater of the Lower Austria State Theater
- Maria Bill - The Seven Deadly Sins - Volkstheater Vienna
- The Making of Austria. A revue through the baroque Museumsquartier-Dachboden - Austrofred - coproduction by MuseumsQuartier , Dschungel Wien, Kunsthalle Wien , toxic dreams, Tanzquartier Wien and Performing Center Austria
Life's work
Audience award
- Maria Bill , Gregor Bloéb , Regina Fritsch , Andrea Jonasson , Maria Köstlinger , Johannes Krisch , Michael Maertens , Erni Mangold , Birgit Minichmayr , Nicholas Ofczarek , Otto Schenk
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nestroy Prize 2015: The nominations . (PDF) Press release from September 30, 2015; accessed on September 30, 2015.
- ↑ a b Achim Freyer receives Nestroy Prize . orf.at, September 30, 2015; accessed on September 30, 2015.
- ^ Nestroy prizes to Achim Freyer, Ivan Bazak and Wolfram Lotz . derStandard.at, APA notification dated September 30, 2015; accessed on September 30, 2015.
- ↑ Jury members Nestroy 2015 . Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ Nestroys: Wuttke and Orth are "Best Actors" . November 2, 2015; accessed on November 2, 2015.
- ^ Nestroy prizes for Orth and Wuttke as best actors . November 2, 2015; accessed on November 2, 2015.