However, organizers scrapped their usual bash this year saying jurors had nothing to adjudicate.
They focused instead on the Dora Ancillary Awards, which honour theatre professionals in both artistic and administrative roles for their body of work rather than specific performances.
Soheil Parsa, who is stepping down as artistic director of the Modern Times Stage Company this year, took the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award recognizing a Canadian champion of the performing arts.
The John Hirsch Director's Award, presented every three years to Ontario-resident theatre director, went to Jani Lauzon, a multidisciplinary artist of Métis ancestry who has won accolades for her accomplishments as a director, writer, actor, singer and puppeteer.