The awards were generously offered by personalities, associations and companies fond of theatre: Mrs. Viorica Samson Manea (the sister of the famous director Aureliu Manea), Professor Ileana Orlich (Romanian Honorary Consul in Arizona, U.S.A.), Rotary Club Cluj-Napoca Samvs, Aegon România, Jolly Company, Cluj Business Women Association and Conexio Association.
The "Aureliu Manea" Award for best director, offered by Mrs. Viorica Samson Manea, in memory of her brother, the director Aureliu Manea, was won by ALEXANDRU DABIJA, for directing the performance Sânziana and Pepelea by Vasile Alecsandri. Also nominated: Gábor Tompa, for directing the performance Aureliu Manea Trilogy by Aureliu Manea, and Silviu Purcărete, for A Hell of a Mess! by Eugène Ionesco.
The "Mona Marian" Award for experiment and inovation, offered by professor Ileana Orlich (Romanian Honorary Consul in Arizona, U.S.A.), was won by RĂZVAN MUREŞAN, for directing The Spectator sentenced to death by Matei Vişniec. Also nominated: Vava Ștefănescu, for the creation of the performance Swing, and Tudor Lucanu, for directing the performance Amalia takes a deep breath by Alina Nelega.
The "Eszter Bíró" for stage techinicians, offered by Company Jolly, represented by Mr. Francisc Koós, and by the Conexio Association, represented by Mrs. Maia Banciu, was won ex aequo by Jenel Moldovan - stage designer, Ioan Negrea - stage techinician and Giovanni Mateescu - stage props design.
Award for best actor in a leading role, offered by Rotary Club Cluj-Napoca Samvs, represented by Professor Alexandru Marcu, Phd., was won by CORNEL RĂILEANU, for his role as "The Character" in A hell of a mess! by Eugène Ionesco. Also nominated: Marian Râlea, for the part of Michel Houllié in God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, and Sorin Leoveanu, for Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard by A.P. Chekhov.
The Award for best actor in a supporting role, offered by Aegon Romania, represented by Adela Marchiş, Marketing and Communications Manager, was won by RADU LĂRGEANU, for the role of Papură-Vodă in Sânziana and Pepelea by Vasile Alecsandri. Also nominated: Ionuț Caras, for "The dragon" in Sânziana and Pepelea by Vasile Alecsandri, and Cătălin Herlo, for the parts of Ulysses, "The Director" and "The Son" in the performance Aureliu Manea Trilogy by Aureliu Manea and Pishchik in The Cherry Orchard by A.P. Chekhov.
The award for best actress in a leading role, oferred by Company Jolly, represented by Mr. Francisc Koós, was won by ANCA HANU, for the part of Sânziana in Sânziana and Pepelea by Vasile Alecsandri and Amalia in Amalia takes a deep breath by Alina Nelega. Also nominated: Miriam Cuibus, for the role of "Aunt Hilda" in the performance Pandora’s box by Katalin Thuróczy, and Irina Wintze, for the role of Véronique Houllié in God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza.
The Award for best actress in a supporting role, oferred by the Cluj Business Women Association, represented by Mrs. Vice-president Edit Todoran, was won by ROMINA MEREI, for the role of "The old lady" in A Hell of a Mess! by Eugène Ionesco, and "The Bride" in the Aureliu Manea Trilogy by Aureliu Manea. Also nominated: Anca Hanu, for "The Bride" in the Aureliu Manea Trilogy by Aureliu Manea, and Patricia Brad, for "The Maiastra" in Sânziana and Pepelea bu Vasile Alecsandri, "The Waitress" in A Hell of a Mess! by Eugène Ionesco, and "The Court Clerk" in The Spectator sentenced to death by Matei Vişniec.
The Award of the Audience for best performance of the 2013/2014 theatre season, voted by the spectators of the Cluj Napoca National Theatre, was won by the performance SÂNZIANA AND PEPELEA by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Alexandru Dabija.
