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Dame Judi Dench makes theater history with record eighth award

Xinhua, April 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Dame Judi Dench on Sunday won her eight Olivier Award for acting, setting a record for the award which honors acting and creative talent in London's theater world.

This time, the 81-year-old star was named the best supporting actress for role in William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale".

In her acceptance speech she dedicated her award to her fellow actors in "The Winter's Tale", the Kenneth Branagh Company.

Kenneth Cranham won the award for best actor for his performance in "The Father", a new play about an old man sinking into dementia. Cranham has been a star of London's theater since the mid-1960s, when he began his career in the plays of Joe Orton.

Mark Gatiss, the creator of the global hit TV series "Sherlock", won the best supporting actor award for his part in the adaptation of classic Russian playwright Ivan Turgenev's "Three Days in the Country".

Martin McDonagh, the writer of the film "In Bruges" saw his comedy "Hangmen", which opened at the Royal Court Theater which is renowned for encouraging new writing, win the best new play award.

The award for best new opera went to "Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliaci" by the Royal Opera House.

Denise Gough won the best actress award for "People, Places and Things". Endit