The Le Maschere del Teatro Italiano (The Masks of Italian Theatre), more commonly known informally as the Le Maschere Award in Italian Le Maschere, recognizes achievement in live Italian theatre is the national theatre award of Italy. The awards are presented and decided by the Ente Teatrale Italiano (ETI) and supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture at an annual ceremony in Naples. The awards are given for Italian productions and performances.
The Le Maschere Awards are considered the highest Italy theatre honor, the Italy theatre industry's equivalent to the American Tony Award in live productions in the US, the Molière Award in France or the Olivier Award for theatre in UK, the Academy Awards (Oscars) or the César Awards (The French Oscars) for motion pictures, the Grammy Awards or Victoires de la Musique for music.
Created in 2003 by desire of the ETI, the Teatro Stabile del Veneto and Italian Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Veneto region and the town of Vicenza, this annual award marks the boundary between the season theatrical ended and that we are going to open. Set as the Oscars of the cinema, the awards are divided into categories, each of which has a set of three finalists (the nomination) selected by a committee of experts (artists, critics and institutional personalities with President outside the world of entertainment). The winner will be chosen by a jury composed of 300 artists and professionals in the Italian theater. The first phase of the prize (the creation of the nomination) takes place in Rome at the headquarters of the ETI. The artists of backhoe loaders are also received in the Quirinal by the President of the Republic . The second phase will be held in Venice, at the headquarters of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto.
The awards ceremony takes place generally in September in the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza (hence the name of the prize). Since the first edition of the ceremony was presented by Tullio Solenghi and deferred broadcast live on Rai Uno. The 2009 edition saw instead in the role of conductor Massimo Ranieri.
Since 2011, the Napoli Teatro Festival organizes the award too, in collaboration with the AGIS (Association of Italian General Entertainment), renewing the tradition of the Premio Eti - The Olympic Theatre. Prizes are awarded in the frame of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
Ceremony held on Saturday, October 2.
Best show of prose: The Miser, directed by Gabriele LaviaBest musical or comedy music: The singing of the shepherds directed by Barra, Memoli and CannavacciuoloBest show of innovation: Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, directed by Giancarlo SepeBest Actor: Roberto Herlitzka for let me go mother and the exhibitionBest Actress: Maria Paiato for Dear Professor and The Memoirs of waterBest Supporting Actor: Valerio Binasco for Oedipus at ColonusBest Supporting Actress: Franca Valeri for the gamesterBest Actor / Actress: Fausto Russo Alesi for The gray ex aequo with Gaia Aprea for Georges Dandin, Memories and Iphigenia in TaurisBest interpreter of monologue or "One Man Show": Adriana Asti to Tell and Nott - StramilanoBest Director: Gabriele Lavia for The MiserBest Director: Maurizio Balò for When you are someone and Tonight we improviseBest Costume: Silvia Polidori for The Visit of the Old LadyBest author of music: Arturo Annechino for Volpone, Tonight we improvise and when someone isBest Italian author of novelty: Beppe Lanzetta and Vincenzo Pirrotta for MalalunaAwards Ceremony held on Friday 30 September.
Best show of prose: Professor Bernhardi directed by Luca RonconiBest musical or comedy music: Concha Bonita directed by Alfredo AriasBest show of innovation: Scream directed by Pippo DelbonoBest Actor: Massimo De Francovich for Professor Bernhardi and Paolo Borsellino State beingBest Actress: Mariangela Spalato for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and the centaurBest Supporting Actor: Paolo Graziosi for Six Characters in Search of an AuthorBest Supporting Actress: Anita Bartolucci for Well-beingBest Actor / Actress: Marco Foschi for Trilogy Paolini, Edward II and Romeo and Juliet ex aequo with Antonia Truppo for Six Characters in Search of an AuthorBest interpreter of monologue or "One Man Show": Giancarlo Condè for the king's jester Rigoletto ex aequo with Ottavia Piccolo for Land of milk and honeyBest Director: Luca Ronconi for Professor Bernhardi and the centaurBest Director: Margherita Palli for Professor Bernhardi and the centaurBest Costume: Gabriele Mayer for The centaurBest author of music: Germano Mazzocchetti for Memories, a snack General, King Lear, Alcestis and The PersiansBest Italian author of novelty: Davide Enia for Scanna, May '43 and Brazil 3 Italy 2Special Prize of the President of the Commission for Nominations: Armando TrovajoliAwards Ceremony held on Friday 15 September.
Best show of prose: Death of a Salesman, directed by Marco SciaccalugaBest musical or comedy musical The Producers directed by Saverio MarconiBest show of innovation: Other happy days directed by Claudio Remondi and Riccardo CaporossiBest Actor: Eros Pagni for Death of a SalesmanBest Actress: Giulia Lazzarini for more happy daysBest Supporting Actor: Ugo Maria Morosi for Death of a SalesmanBest Supporting Actress: Sara Bertelà for The illusion comicBest Actor / Actress: Federica Di Martino for The shape of thingsBest interpreter of monologue or "One Man Show": Paola Cortellesi for The last shall be lastBest Director: Marco Sciaccaluga for Death of a SalesmanBest Director: Emanuele Luzzati for The Bridge of San Louis RayBest Costume: Odette Nicoletti for The vindictive womanBest author of music: Ramberto Ciammarughi for Feast of the Lord of the ShipBest author of novelty Italian: Vittorio Franceschi for Daphne's smileSpecial Prize of the President of the Commission for Nominations: Rossella FalkAwards Ceremony held on Friday 14 September.
Best show of prose: The longings for vacationing directed by Elena BucciBest musical or comedy musical Chateder directed by Armando PuglieseBest show of innovation: Rome 11 am directed by Mandracchia, Real, Toffolatti, TorresBest Actor: Paolo Poli for you brilliantBest Actress: Ottavia Piccolo for Trial of GodBest Supporting Actor: Massimo Verdastro for BirdsBest Supporting Actress: Anna Bonaiuto to invent it out of whole clothBest Actor / Actress: Francesco Bonomo for Measure for Measure ex aequo with Federica Fracassi for The Orphan MusesBest interpreter of monologue or "One Man Show" Maria Paiato for A simple heartBest Director: Pier Luigi Pizzi for one of the last evenings of CarnivalBest Director: Enrico Job for entries inBest Costume: Silvia Polidori for ChatederBest author of music: Enzo Gragnianiello for ChatederBest author of novelty Italian: Edoardo Erba for Margherita and the cockSpecial Prize of the President of the Commission for Nominations: Carlo GiuffréAwards Ceremony on Wednesday, September 10.
Best show of prose: Angels in America, directed by Ferdinando Bruni and Elio De CapitaniBest musical or comedy music: There we darem hand directed by Roberto De SimoneBest show of innovation: ' Nzularchia directed by Carlo CercielloBest Actor: Massimo Popolizio for Ritter, Dene, VossBest Actress: Mascia Musy for Anna KareninaBest Supporting Actor: Gigio Morra for Holiday TrilogyBest Supporting Actress: Leda Negroni for ElettraBest Actor / Actress: Anna Della Rosa for Holiday TrilogyBest interpreter of monologue or "One Man Show": Roberto Herlitzka for Ex Hamlet eD Oedipus at ColonusBest Director: Ferdinando Bruni and Elio De Capitani for Angels in AmericaBest Director: Roberto Crea for ' NzularchiaBest Costume: Franca Squarciapino for the family of the antiquarianBest author of music: Antonio Di Pofi for fasting is prohibited on the beach, the family of the antiquarian and The Merchant of VeniceBest of novelty Italian author: Roberto Saviano and Mario Gelardi for GomorrahSpecial Prize of the President of the Commission for Nominations: Anna ProclemerAwards Ceremony held on Friday September 11.
Best show of prose: Dream of a Midsummer Night directed by Luca RonconiBest Musical or Comedy Musical: The Road directed by Marco VenturielloBest show of innovation: Chiove directed by Francesco SaporitoBest Actor: Alessandro Gassman for Angry MenBest Actress: Giuliana Lojodice for conversations of Anna K.Best Supporting Actor: Gennaro Cannavacciuolo to always tell him yesBest Supporting Actress: Anita Bartolucci for OedipusBest Actor / Actress: Valentina Capone for Sun, the dream of GiruzielloBest interpreter of monologue or "One Man Show": Roberto Battiston for Orson Well's RostBest Director: Carmelo Rifici for Chie Chan and The suitorsBest Director: Graziano Gregori for PinocchioBest Costume: Sabrina Chiocchio for the roadBest author of music: Germano Mazocchetti for the road work and women informed about the factsBest of novelty Italian author: Andrea Camilleri - Giuseppe Dipasquale for The brewer of PrestonSpecial Prize of the President of the Commission for Nominations: Franca ValeriBest show of prose: The giants of the mountain, directed by Enzo Vetrano and Stefano RandisiBest Director: Giancarlo Sepe for Bite of the new moonBest Actor: Ugo Pagliai for Waiting for GodotBest Actress: Mariangela Spalato for Nora to the testBest Supporting Actor: Filippo Dini for Romeo and JulietBest Supporting Actress: Giulia Lazzarini for Donna Rosita maidenBest Actor / Actress: Massimo De Matteo for Lies with long legsBest interpreter of monologue: Fabrizio Gifuni for Engineer Gadda goes to warBest Director: Maurizio Balò for AndromacheBest Costume: Santuzza Cali for The seaBest author of music: Antonio Di Pofi for AndromacheBest of novelty Italian author: Luca De Bei for the mornings ten to fourSpecial award to the memory of Graziella Lonardi Bontempi: Claudio GubitosiSpecial Prize of the President: Massimo RanieriBest show of prose: The Coast of Utopia, directed by Marco Tullio GiordanaBest Director: Elio De Capitani, Ferdinando Bruni for The History BoysBest Actor: Luigi Lo Cascio for Diceria dell'untoreBest Actress: Laura Marinoni for A Streetcar Named DesireBest Supporting Actor: Ugo Maria Morosi for The Threepenny OperaBest Supporting Actress: Elisabetta Valgoi for A Streetcar Named DesireBest Actor / Actress: Filippo Nigro for West solitaryBest interpreter of monologue: Anna Maria Guarnieri for Eleanor, last night in PittsburghBest Director: Alessandro Camera for Everything for goodBest Costume: Francesca Sartori, Elizabeth Old for The Coast of UtopiaBest author of music: Germano Mazzocchetti for The Merry Wives of WindsorBest author of novelty Italian: Vincenzo Pirrotta for Diceria dell'untoreSpecial award to the memory of Graziella Lonardi Bontempi: Claudio GubitosiSpecial Prize of the President: Massimo RanieriBest show of prose: The voices within, directed by Toni ServilloBest Director: Toni Servillo for entries inBest Actor: Toni Servillo for entries inBest Actress: Sara Bertelà for ExitBest Supporting Actor: Peppe Servillo for entries inBest Supporting Actress: Chiara Baffi for entries inBest interpreter of monologue: Michela Cescon for Leonilde, great story of an ordinary womanBest Director: Simone Mannino for There's crying in these tearsBest Costume: Simona D'Amico for There's crying in these tearsBest author of music: Nicola Piovani for the evening SettlerBest Italian author of novelty: Valeria Parrella for AntigoneSpecial award to the memory of Graziella Lonardi Bontempi: National Institute of Ancient DramaSpecial Prize of the President: Eros Pagni