The 1981 Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrated excellence in theatre from the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.
Winners and nominees General Theatre Division ProductionOriginal PlayTheatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre LabArms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus | valign="top" |Rexy by Allan Stratton – Phoenix TheatreECU by Neil Munro – Toronto Free Theatre The Crackwalker by Judith Thompson – Theatre Passe Muraille Theatre of the Film Noir by George F. Walker – Factory Theatre Lab |- !width="50%" |Leading Actor !width="50%" |Leading Actress |- | valign="top" |Brent Carver for Bent – Schwarz/Sewell ProductionsDonald Davis for ECU – Toronto Free Theatre Donald Davis for On Golden Pond – Theatre Plus Hardee T. Lineham for The Crackwalker – Theatre Passe Muraille | valign="top" |Roberta Maxwell for Stevie – Young People's TheatreMichelle Fisk for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Lynne Griffin for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Joann McIntyre for The Crackwalker – Theatre Passe Muraille |- !width="50%" |Supporting Actor !width="50%" |Supporting Actress |- | valign="top" |Ed McNamara for Generations Stewart Arnott for ECU – Toronto Free Theatre Robert Haley for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck Theatre Patrick Sinclair for The TeamKate Reid for Stevie – Young People's Theatre Robin Craig for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Nicky Guadagni for Plenty – CentreStage Theatre Mary Savidge for Dracula – Young People's TheatreDirectionScenic DesignGeorge F. Walker for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab William Lane for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Alan Scarfe for The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre Plus Ray Whelan for Arms and the Man – Douglas Beattie and Toronto Truck TheatreJim Plaxton for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre John Ferguson for Plenty – CentreStage Theatre Astrid Janson for Christopher Columbus – Toronto Workshop Productions Allan Stichbury for The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia – Theatre PlusCostume DesignLighting DesignSusan Benson for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Olga Dimitrov for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Juul Haalmeyer for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop ProductionsJim Plaxton for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Sholem Dolgoy for Rexy – Phoenix Theatre Jim Plaxton for Loose Ends – Tarragon Theatre Robert Thomson for Happy End – Tarragon Theatre
Musical Theatre or Revue Division Production (Musical)Production (Revue or Cabaret)The Boy Friend – Errant Productions A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Happy End – Tarragon Theatre The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop ProductionsToronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions Judy – Pop Productions with David Paquet Two Minutes for High-Schticking – Second City We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad GroupActorActressHeath Lamberts for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Toronto Arts Productions Brian McKay for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Rudy Webb for We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad Group Elias Zarou for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack ProductionsSusan Cox for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions Denise Ferguson for The Boy Friend – Errant Productions Jodi Glassman for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions Liliane Stilwell for We Got Love – Warrack Productions with Tetrad GroupOriginal ScoreJohn Roby for Theatre of the Film Noir – Factory Theatre Lab Susan Cox for Valentine Brown – Valentine Productions with Toronto Workshop Productions Mark Shekter and Charles Weir for Toronto, Toronto – Warrack Productions David E. Walden for Oh! My Stars
See also 35th Tony Awards 1981 Laurence Olivier Awards
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