Tom Hiddleston has been nominated for the best actor prize at Britain's Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his role in William Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus.

The Thor actor starred as the titular Roman leader in the production at the Donmar Warehouse in London in December (13) and he has now landed a top nod for the part.

He will compete against Zero Dark Thirty actor Mark Strong, who is nominated for his role in Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge, and V for Vendetta actor Ben Miles, who starred in Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies - a double bill stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's two novels.

Gillian Anderson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Harry Potter star Helen MCCrory and singer-turned-actress Billie Piper will battle it out for the best actress prize.

Billy Elliott film maker Stephen Daldry is nominated for best direction for Skylight, and Sunny Afternoon, the new production telling the story of The Kinks, is in the running for best musical.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon at the London Palladium on 30 November (14).