Friday 27th January 2006, Savoy Hotel, London
Hosted By Melvyn Bragg
Winners highlighted in red
Film:
Bullet Boy, directed by Saul Dibb
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, directed by Steve Box and Nick Park
The Constant Gardener, directed by Fernando Meirelle
Classical Music:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for The Beethoven Experience
Thomas Adès for his Violin Concerto
Sir Colin Davis and the LSO for the Beethoven and Tippett series
TV Drama:
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (BBC Four and BBC Two)
Dr Who (BBC One)
Elizabeth I (Channel 4)
Visual Arts:
John Virtue for his London Paintings at The National Gallery
Banksy
Ian Hamilton Finlay for Sentences at Inverleith House, Edinburgh
Literature:
Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Memoir by John McGahern
Pop:
Demon Days by Gorillaz
Aerial by Kate Bush
Coles Corner by Richard Hawley
Comedy:
Extras (BBC Two)
Peep Show (Channel 4)
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue (BBC Radio Four)
Theatre:
The Philanthropist at the Donmar Warehouse
Mary Stuart at the Donmar Warehouse and the Apollo Theatre
My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Royal Court Theatre
Opera:
Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne
The Cricket Recovers at the Aldeburgh Festival and at Almeida Opera
Mary, Queen of Scots by English Touring Opera
Dance:
Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant for Push
Ashley Page for his work with Scottish Ballet
Matthew Bourne for Edward Scissorhands
Arts Council England - decibel award:
Chris Ofili for Freeness
Jonzi D for Breakin’ Convention with Sadler’s Wells
Madani Younis, Director of the Asian Theatre School, Bradford
The Times Breakthrough Award
Film - Joe Wright
TV Drama - Billie Piper
Comedy - Mark Watson
Pop - M.I.A
Classical - Julian Bliss
Literature - Diana Evans
Theatre - Ben Silverstone
Visual Arts - Ceal Floyer
Dance - Rupert Pennefather
Opera - Kate Royal
Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: