Full List of Winners and Nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020

The regular awards may not have happened this year, but none the less the Oliviers have still brought a fantatsic celebration of theatre to our screens. The talent nomniated this year is outstanding and we, here at Pocket, can not wait to get back to see these shows! 

This year it came in threes! & Juliet, Dear Evan Hansen and Emilia all took home three awards each. & Juliet won in three acting catagories for Best Actress, supporting Actor and supporting Actress in the musical catagoroies with Dear Evan Hansen taking Best New Musical, Best Actor in a musical and Best original score or new orchestrations. Taking the most wins for the plays was Emilia, winning Best Sound design, Best Costume design and the award for Best entertainment or comedy play. See the full list of winners and nominees below! 

Best new play 

Winner: Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre

Nominations:

A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic
The Doctor at Almeida Theatre
Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Best new musical 

Winner: Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Nominations:

& Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre
Amélie The Musical at The Other Palace
Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre
Waitress at Adelphi Theatre

Best actor 

Winner: Andrew Scott for Present Laughter at The Old Vic

Nominations:

Toby Jones for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre
James McAvoy for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre
Wendell Pierce for Death Of A Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre
Andrew Scott for Present Laughter at The Old Vic

10 Long running shows that didn't win Best Musical at the Oliviers

Chicago

The original production of Chicago in 1979 lost out on the Best Musical Award to Songbook. However the revival did win Best Musical revival in 1998. The original production ran for 600 performances at the Cambridge Theatre. The show was also nominated in two other categories at the 1979 Olivier Awards; Antonia Ellis (Roxie) for Best Actress in a Musical and Ben Cross (Billy Flynn) for Best Actor in a Musical. However The Awards went to Virginia McKenna (The King and I and Anton Rodgers (Songbook).

Starlight Express

This long running show at the Victoria Apollo ran for 7,409 performances over 18 years. The show is currently the ninth longest running West End show in History and remains the Apollo Victoria Theatres longest running show. The musical lost out on the Best Musical Award to 42nd Street in 1984. Lon Satton, who played Poppa in the original London production, was also nominated for Best Actor in a Musical but the award went to Paul Clarkson for The Hired Man.

Olivier Awards 2018 | Full list of Winners and Nominees

The 2018 Olivier Awards have been dominated by headlines of US smash-hit musical “Hamilton” and its record-breaking 13 nominations. “The Ferryman” by Jez Butterworth, “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”, “Angels In America” and “Follies” also receiving multiple nods paved the way for a fantastic evening of recognition across all categories. Who won the evening? Keep reading to find out!

Best Actor In A Supporting Role In A Musical

WINNER: Michael Jibson for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

Ross Noble for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre
Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
Cleve September for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

Best Actress In A Supporting Role In A Musical

WINNER: Sheila Atim for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic

Tracie Bennett for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier
Rachel John for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
Lesley Joseph for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Outstanding Achievement In Music

WINNER: Hamilton - Composer-Lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda at Victoria Palace Theatre

Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Music and Orchestrations by Dan Gillespie Sells, his debut as a musical theatre composer and orchestrator at Apollo Theatre
Follies - The Orchestra, under the Music Supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and Music Director Nigel Lilley at National Theatre - Olivier
Girl From The North Country - Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan, Original Orchestrations & Arrangements by Simon Hale at The Old Vic

Nominees announced for 2018 Olivier Awards

Best Actor In A Supporting Role In A Musical

Michael Jibson for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
Ross Noble for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre
Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
Cleve September for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

Best Actress In A Supporting Role In A Musical

Sheila Atim for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic
Tracie Bennett for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier
Rachel John for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
Lesley Joseph for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Outstanding Achievement In Music

Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Music and Orchestrations by Dan Gillespie Sells, his debut as a musical theatre composer and orchestrator at Apollo Theatre
Follies - The Orchestra, under the Music Supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and Music Director Nigel Lilley at National Theatre - Olivier
Girl From The North Country - Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan, Original Orchestrations & Arrangements by Simon Hale at The Old Vic
Hamilton - Composer-Lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda at Victoria Palace Theatre

LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS announce 2017 nominees

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Ian Bartholomew for Half A Sixpence at Noël Coward Theatre

Adam J Bernard for Dreamgirls at Savoy Theatre

Ben Hunter for The Girls at Phoenix Theatre

Andrew Langtree for Groundhog Day at The Old Vic



Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Haydn Gwynne for The Threepenny Opera at National Theatre - Olivier

Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Murder Ballad at Arts Theatre

Rebecca Trehearn for Show Boat at New London Theatre

Emma Williams for Half A Sixpence at Noël Coward Theatre

Olivier Awards: Full list of Winners and Nominees

BEST ACTOR

Winner: Rory Kinnear for Othello at the National Theatre, Olivier 

Nominees:

Henry Goodman for The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Duchess Theatre 
Tom Hiddleston at Coriolanus at Donmar Warehouse
Rory Kinnear for Othello at the National Theatre, Olivier 
Jude Law for Henry V at the Noel Coward Theatre 

BEST ACTRESS

Winner: Lesley Manville for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios 

Nominees:

Hayley Atwell for The Pride at the Trafalgar Studios 

Anna Chancellor for Private Lives at the Gielgud Theatre 

Judi Dench for Peter and Alice at the Noel Coward Theatre

Lesley Manville for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios 

Olivier Awards 2013: Full List of Winners and Nominees

BEST ACTOR

WINNER: Luke Treadaway for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the NT Cottesloe & the Apollo

Nominees:

James McAvoy for Macbeth at the Trafalgar Studios
Luke Treadaway for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the NT Cottesloe & the Apollo
Mark Rylance for Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe & the Apollo
Rafe Spall for Constellations at the Royal Court & the Duke of York's
Rupert Everett for The Judas Kiss at Hampstead & the Duke of York's

BEST ACTRESS

WINNER: Helen Mirren for The Audience at the Gielgud

Nominees:

Billie Piper for The Effect at the NT Cottesloe
Hattie Morahan for A Doll’s House at the Young Vic
Helen Mirren for The Audience at the Gielgud
Kristin Scott Thomas for Old Times at the Harold Pinter