The WhatsOnStage Awards, founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are a fan-driven set of awards organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com, based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions of English theatre, with an emphasis on London's West End theatre.
The results of the 2005 Whatsonstage Awards were:[1]
| Category | Winner | % of Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actress in a Play | 23% | |
| Best Actor in a Play | 29% | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Judi Dench - All's Well That Ends Well, RSC at the Gielgud | 40% |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Play | 32% | |
| Best Actress in a Musical | 32% | |
| Best Actor in a Musical | 32% | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Angela Christian - The Woman in White at the Palace | 37% |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Michael Crawford - The Woman in White at the Palace | 37% |
| Best Solo Performance | 26% | |
| Best Ensemble Performance | 34% | |
| Best Takeover in a Role | 37% | |
| Best New Play | 27% | |
| Best New Comedy | The History Boys by Alan Bennett - at the NT Lyttelton | 43% |
| Best New Musical | The Producers by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan - at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | 43% |
| The Samuel French Best Play Revival | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - at the Gielgud | 36% |
| Best Musical Revival | Sweeney Todd - at Trafalgar Studios & New Ambassadors | 33% |
| Best Shakespearean Production | 25% | |
| The London Calling Best Director | Trevor Nunn - Hamlet at the Old Vic & The Woman in White at the Palace | 33% |
| Best Set Designer | William Dudley - The Woman in White at the Palace | 36% |
| Best Choreographer | Susan Stroman - The Producers at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | 44% |
| The MS London Newcomer of the Year | Samuel Barnett - The History Boys at the NT Lyttelton | 35% |
| Best Overall Fringe Production | 25% | |
| Best Regional Production | Starlight Express - on tour | 35% |
| The Planet Hollywood Theatre Event of the Year | Nathan Lane’s last-minute replacement of Richard Dreyfuss in The Producers | 35% |