De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement Richard Sherrington Award for Best Female Dancer Dancing Times Award for Best Male Dancer Best Choreography (Classical) Best Choreography (Modern) Patron's Award Artsworld Presentations Award for Best Foreign Dance Company Spotlight Award, Female Artist (Modern) Spotlight Award, Male Artist (Modern) Spotlight Award, Female Artist (Classical) Spotlight Award, Male Artist (Classical) Dance Europe Award for Outstanding Company   The 2008 winner is: Richard Alston Choreographer and founder Richard Alston Dance Company Past award winners: 2007 - Celeste Dandeker (Candoco co founder) 2006 - Ivor Guest (Dance historian and writer) 2005 - Monica Mason (The Royal Ballet) 2004 - Peter Wright (Birmingham Royal Ballet) 2003 - Val Bourne (Dance Umbrella) 2002 - Christopher Bruce (Rambert Dance Company) 2001 - Anthony Dowell (The Royal Ballet) 2000 - David Bintley (Birmingham Royal Ballet) All text is © copyright of the Critics' Circle / National Dance Awards.