The ceremony of the Russian national theatrical award Golden Mask took place in the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre on April 16.

      The best performances of this season have been awarded. The nominations embraced all of the theater genres: drama, opera, ballet, operetta, musical, and puppet theater.

      The best stage plays are Midsummer Night's Dream by Pyotr Fomenko's Studio Theater and Oh. Late Love by  Dmitry Krymov's Laboratory of the Drama School Theater.

      The Hero of Our Time has become the Ballet of the Year, whereas Khovanshchina staged by the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater is the Opera of the Year.

      Cafe the Idiot has been recognized the best modern stage production. The best musical is Hollywood Diva by Cornelius Baltus. Pyotr Aydu's performance Sound Landscapes has become the winner in the nomination Experiment.

      Maria Smolnikova has been awarded in the Best Actress nomination for her role in the stage play Oh, Late Love. Sergey Volkov with his role in Cabaret Brecht is the best actor.

      The Best Stage Director is Andrey Moguchy, the director of the stage production The Drunk. Yury Solomin, a legend of the Maly Theatre, has got a special prize for contribution into development of the theater.