The Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts, initially referred to as the Golden Quill, is a prize established in 1994 which is presented by the America-based Shakespeare Guild, founded by John F. Andrews, OBE, to "honor Sir John and perpetuate his legacy." The award is named in honor of the English actor Sir John Gielgud.

Background

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The Gielgud Award was created in April 1994 at a ceremony at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The ceremony contained speeches by Robert MacNeil, Tony Randall, and Susan Stamberg, who read a letter that Sir John had written for the occasion. It was announced that the award would, according to the Shakespeare Guild website, "preserve the heritage of Sir John Gielgud and pay tribute to the actors, directors, producers, and writers who are doing the most to perpetuate his legacy and that of the poet whose work he did so much to convey to succeeding generations of Shakespeare enthusiasts." The award was first presented in 1996 and has been given sporadically ever since.

Recipients

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Year Recipient Location
1996 Sir Ian McKellen Folger Shakespeare Library
1997 Sir Derek Jacobi Folger Shakespeare Library
1998 Zoe Caldwell Folger Shakespeare Library
1999 Dame Judi Dench Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2000 Sir Kenneth Branagh Middle Temple, London
2001 No Award
2002 Kevin Kline Lincoln Center
2003 Lynn Redgrave National Arts Club
2004 No Award
2005 No Award
2006 Christopher Plummer National Arts Club
2007 Michael Kahn British Embassy, Washington, D.C.
2008 Sir Patrick Stewart National Arts Club
2009 No Award
2010 F. Murray Abraham National Arts Club
2011 No Award
2012 No Award
2013 No Award
2014 Sir Donald Sinden (posthumously)
received by Marc Sinden
Guildhall, London[1]
2015 Dame Eileen Atkins Guildhall, London
2016 Vanessa Redgrave Guildhall, London
2017 Sir David Hare Guildhall, London
2018 Sir Richard Eyre Guildhall, London
2019 Sir Cameron Mackintosh Gielgud Theater

References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse do the double at UK Theatre Awards | WhatsOnStage".
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