The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is a Canadian award presented annually which honours Canadian theatre and dance productions given in five major categories: General Theatre, Independent Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Theatre for Young Audiences. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the award was established in 1981. Each winner receives a bronze statue made from the original by John Romano. Past winners have included Michel Marc Bouchard, Valerie Buhagiar, David Hersey, Tomson Highway, Stuart Hughes, John Krizanc, Neil Munro, Julian Richings, Michel Tremblay, Djanet Sears, and Manitoba Theatre for Young People. In 2005 arts patron and philanthropist Bluma Appel received an Honorary Dora Award.
