Tom Hiddleston and Gillian Anderson were honoured with the award for Best Actor and Actress at the 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday night.

The event, co-hosted by Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev, editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour, and Burberry chief creative and chief executive officer Christopher Bailey, was attended by a star studded guest list.

Presented by comedian’s Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon at the London Palladium, the awards - which will be broadcast on London Live at 8pm tonight - celebrate the best of British theatre.

Hiddleston, 33, was honoured with one of the highest accolades for his role in Coriolanus by Dame Helen Mirren. He fought off competition from A View from the Bridge actor Mark Strong, and Ben Miles of Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies.

Anderson, 46, was presented with the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress by Pacific Rim actor Idris Elba. She was up against Helen McCrory, Tanya Moodie, Billie Piper, and Kristin Scott Thomas.

London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2014 37 show all London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2014 1/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Luke Treadaway and Benedict Cumberbatch look dapper in black suits (Picture: Dave Benett) 2/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Tom Hiddleston, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, Dominic West and Bee Shaffer enjoying the after party (Picture: Dave Benett) 3/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Victoria Beckham strikes her trademark pose as she dines with Sienna Miller, who was wearing Burberry for the awards (Picture: Dave Benett) 4/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards The cast of Here Lies Love provided a musical interlude (Picture: Dave Benett) 5/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Dame Helen Mirren is escorted on to the stage by co-presenter Steve Coogan (Picture: Dave Benett) 6/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Laura Jane Matthewson takes to the stage for her acceptance speech (Picture: Dave Benett) 7/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Billie Piper and husband Laurence Fox look loved up (Picture: Dave Benett) 8/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Tom Hollander, Sir Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne chat over a drink at the after party (Picture: Dave Benett) 9/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Laurence Fox and Billie Piper cuddle up as Lenny Henry joins in for a photo (Picture: Dave Benett) Dave Benett 10/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller, in Burberry, cuddles up to Tom Sturridge (Picture: Dave Benett) 11/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards David Beckham stops for a chat with Carey Mulligan (Picture: Dave Benett) 12/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Lenny Henry, Lisa Makin and David Beckham are all smiles (Picture: Dave Benett) 13/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller busy signing autographs for fans (Picture: Dave Benett) 14/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Jeremy Irvine and Amber Anderson pose together (Picture: Dave Benett) 15/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Naomi Campbell, wearing Burberry, and Evgeny Lebedev at the after party (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 16/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards David Beckham and Victoria Beckham grace the red carpet as they arrive for the 60th Evening Standard Theatre Awards (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 17/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Hollywood actress Gillian Anderson arriving at the London Palladium (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 18/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller in Burberry poses inside the Palladium (Picture: Dave Benett) 19/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Presenters Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon sneak a picture with Naomi Campbell (Picture: Dave Benett) 20/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Richard II star Eddie Redmayne with Hannah Bagshawe (Picture: Dave Benett) 21/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images 22/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Oscar-winning actress Anna Kendrick (Picture: Dave Benett) 23/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory enjoy the champagne reception (Picture: Dave Benett) 24/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Homeland star David Harewood (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 25/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev, left, with Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour and fashion designer Christopher Bailey (Picture: Dave Benett) 26/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal at the champagne reception at the London Palladium (Picture: Dave Benett) 27/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Billie Piper and Lawrence Fox pose on the red carpet (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 28/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sir Ian McKellen and Kim Cattrall cosy up before the awards get underway (Picture: Dave Benett) 29/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller shares a joke with photographers on the red carpet (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 30/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Gillian Anderson (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 31/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time actor Luke Treadaway (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 32/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards English model Suki Waterhouse (Picture: Dave Benett) 33/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards British stage actor Jeremy Irvine (Picture: Dave Benett) 34/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Gillian Anderson with Tom Hiddlestone (Picture: Dave Benett) 35/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Anne Marie Duff and James McAvoy (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 36/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Legendary British singer Kate Bush (Picture: Dave Benett) 37/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards David Beckham, Victoria Beckham and Evgeny Lebedev (Picture: Dave Benett) 1/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Luke Treadaway and Benedict Cumberbatch look dapper in black suits (Picture: Dave Benett) 2/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Tom Hiddleston, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, Dominic West and Bee Shaffer enjoying the after party (Picture: Dave Benett) 3/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Victoria Beckham strikes her trademark pose as she dines with Sienna Miller, who was wearing Burberry for the awards (Picture: Dave Benett) 4/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards The cast of Here Lies Love provided a musical interlude (Picture: Dave Benett) 5/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Dame Helen Mirren is escorted on to the stage by co-presenter Steve Coogan (Picture: Dave Benett) 6/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Laura Jane Matthewson takes to the stage for her acceptance speech (Picture: Dave Benett) 7/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Billie Piper and husband Laurence Fox look loved up (Picture: Dave Benett) 8/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Tom Hollander, Sir Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne chat over a drink at the after party (Picture: Dave Benett) 9/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Laurence Fox and Billie Piper cuddle up as Lenny Henry joins in for a photo (Picture: Dave Benett) Dave Benett 10/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller, in Burberry, cuddles up to Tom Sturridge (Picture: Dave Benett) 11/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards David Beckham stops for a chat with Carey Mulligan (Picture: Dave Benett) 12/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Lenny Henry, Lisa Makin and David Beckham are all smiles (Picture: Dave Benett) 13/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller busy signing autographs for fans (Picture: Dave Benett) 14/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Jeremy Irvine and Amber Anderson pose together (Picture: Dave Benett) 15/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Naomi Campbell, wearing Burberry, and Evgeny Lebedev at the after party (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 16/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards David Beckham and Victoria Beckham grace the red carpet as they arrive for the 60th Evening Standard Theatre Awards (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 17/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Hollywood actress Gillian Anderson arriving at the London Palladium (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 18/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller in Burberry poses inside the Palladium (Picture: Dave Benett) 19/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Presenters Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon sneak a picture with Naomi Campbell (Picture: Dave Benett) 20/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Richard II star Eddie Redmayne with Hannah Bagshawe (Picture: Dave Benett) 21/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images 22/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Oscar-winning actress Anna Kendrick (Picture: Dave Benett) 23/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory enjoy the champagne reception (Picture: Dave Benett) 24/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Homeland star David Harewood (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 25/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev, left, with Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour and fashion designer Christopher Bailey (Picture: Dave Benett) 26/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal at the champagne reception at the London Palladium (Picture: Dave Benett) 27/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Billie Piper and Lawrence Fox pose on the red carpet (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 28/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sir Ian McKellen and Kim Cattrall cosy up before the awards get underway (Picture: Dave Benett) 29/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Sienna Miller shares a joke with photographers on the red carpet (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 30/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Gillian Anderson (Picture: Tim Rooke/Rex) 31/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time actor Luke Treadaway (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 32/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards English model Suki Waterhouse (Picture: Dave Benett) 33/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards British stage actor Jeremy Irvine (Picture: Dave Benett) 34/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Gillian Anderson with Tom Hiddlestone (Picture: Dave Benett) 35/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Anne Marie Duff and James McAvoy (Picture: Tim P. Whitby/Getty) 36/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Legendary British singer Kate Bush (Picture: Dave Benett) 37/37 Evening Standard Theatre Awards David Beckham, Victoria Beckham and Evgeny Lebedev (Picture: Dave Benett)

James McAvoy presented the NOOK Award for Best Play to The James Plays while Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch – who is set to play Hamlet in the stage adaptation – presented the Lebedev Award to Tom Stoppard.

Eddie Redmayne – who received the outstanding newcomer honour a decade ago – presented the Revival of the Year Award to Skylight.

David and Victoria Beckham, Kate Bush, Tom Ford, Suki Waterhouse, Damian Lewis and Ian McKellen were among the guests at the glittering event.

The winners in full:

The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright

Winner: Beth Steel (Wonderland)

The Emerging Talent Award in Partnership with Burberry

Winner: Laura Jane Matthewson (Dogfight)

Milton Shulman Award for Best Director

Winner: Jeremy Herrin (Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies)

Beyond Theatre Award

Winner: Here Lies Love

Editor’s Award

Winner: Kate Bush (Before the Dawn)

The Best Design Award in Partnership with Heal’s

Winner: Es Devlin (American Psycho)

Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical

Winner: The Scottsboro Boys

Revival of the Year Award

Winner: Skylight

NOOK Award for Best Play

Winner: The James Plays

Best Actor Award

Winner: Tom Hiddleston

Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress

Winner: Gillian Anderson

Lebedev Award

Winner: Tom Stoppard