The 16th annual Golden Mask Festival took place this year in the huge atrium of the Gostiny Dvor complex next to Red Square. ... In general, this year's festival appeared to suggest that we are on the verge of generational change. Conspicuous by their absence were numerous major figures: Valery Gergiyev, Kama Ginkas and Pyotr Fomenko, among others. ... That is not to say there were no familiar names. Sergei Zhenovach, now a perennial winner with his Studio of Theatrical Art in Moscow, was again singled out for his work. The popular actor Yevgeny Mironov took his second Golden Mask in the best actor category. ... But there were breakthroughs for such theaters as the Et Cetera, the Theater of Nations and several young artists, all of whom picked up their first-ever Golden Mask awards. ...

Golden Mask awards for 2010 (including productions that premiered in the 2008-2009 season) – DRAMA:

LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION: Shukshin's Stories, Theater of Nations, Moscow.

ACTOR: Yevgeny Mironov, various roles in Shukshin's Stories, Theater of Nations, Moscow. ...