At 25th Festival of Yugoslav Theatre at Užice, the audience award went to The Travelling Troupe Šopalović by Ljubomir Simović, directed by Jagoš Marković. This Yugoslav Drama Theatre productions attained the high score of 4.95.
The jury comprised of Svetozar Rapajić (jury president), Dragana Varagić and Janko Ljumović decided to award the Ardalion award for best supporting role to Sanja Marković for her portrayal of Simka in the production of The Travelling Troupe Šopalović. This is how the jury justified their decision: “In her portrayal of Simka, Sanja adopted an innovative approach which added new layers to the interpretation of this character”.