Harry Potter Stars Win WhatsOnStage Awards

Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have both won acting prizes at the WhatsOnStage awards. Radcliffe was named best actor in a play for his role in Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, which opens on Broadway in April.

Grint took the newcomer of the year award for his West End debut in the revival of Jez Butterworth's Mojo. The awards, voted for by the public, were handed out at a ceremony at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. It is the second WhatsOnStage award for Radcliffe, who previously won Grint's prize in 2008 for his role in Equus.

"I am deeply honoured to receive this prestigious award and I accept it on behalf of the whole cast who together helped make this production... a truly joyous experience for me as an actor," Radcliffe said.