Winners have been announced for Ottawa's 2nd annual Les Prix Rideau Awards, which celebrate achievement in English and French professional theatre in Ottawa.  The awards were presented during a celebration at Arts Court Theatre on Sunday, April 5, 2009.

The winners are:

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

Empire Builders (Third Wall Theatre)

LES PRIX COUP DE COEUR

Benjamin Gaillard (INC., Groupe des Deux)

Gilles Provost (Les Mardis avec Morrie, Théâtre de L'Ile)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR

Joël Beddows (Empire Builders, Third Wall Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE -- FEMALE

Margo MacDonald (Iron, SevenThirty Productions)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE -- MALE

Pierre Brault (5 O'Clock Bells, Great Canadian Theatre Company & Sleeping Dog Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN

Ivo Valentik (Iron, SevenThirty Productions)

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

Angela Haché (Empire Builders, Third Wall Theatre)

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

Lynn Cox (Empire Builders, Third Wall Theatre))

OUTSTANDING NEW CREATION

5 O'Clock Bells (Great Canadian Theatre Company & Sleeping Dog Theatre, written and performed by Pierre Brault, directed by Brian Quirt)

OUTSTANDING ADAPTATION

Richard III in Bouffon (Company of Fools; adapted from Shakespeare by Company of Fools, directed by Al Connors)

OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT / TECH WORK AWARD

Erin Finn (Stage Manager, Kings of the Kilburn High Road, SevenThirty Productions)

EMERGING ARTIST AWARD

Ivo Valentik (Set Designer)

31 professional theatre productions were juried by a team of 15 local arts professionals during the 2008 calendar year.  Nominations were submitted by secret ballot and tallied by local accountant, Chong Pelot.