Best Supporting Actor Winner Ben Daniels for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Nominees Ben Daniels for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Chiwetel Ejiofor for BLUE/ORANGE at the Cottesloe Douglas Hodge for THE CARETAKER at the Comedy Jason Watkins for A SERVANT TO TWO MASTERS at the Young Vic and now at the New Ambassadors   Best Supporting Actress Winner Pauline Flanagan for DOLLY WEST’S KITCHEN at The Old Vic Nominees Gillian Barge for PASSION PLAY at the Donmar Warehouse Pauline Flanagan for DOLLY WEST’S KITCHEN at The Old Vic Catherine McCormack for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Marcia Warren for IN FLAME at the New Ambassadors   Best Actor in a Musical Winner Daniel Evans for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the Donmar Warehouse Nominees Daniel Evans for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the Donmar Warehouse Jimmy Johnston for THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at the Open Air Paul Robinson for SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN at the Olivier David Shannon for THE BEAUTIFUL GAME at the Cambridge   Best Actress in a Musical Winner Samantha Spiro for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the Donmar Warehouse Nominees Samantha Spiro for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the Donmar Warehouse Nicola Hughes for FOSSE at the Prince of Wales Joanna Riding for THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Josie Walker for THE BEAUTIFUL GAME at the Cambridge   Best Supporting Performance in a Musical Winner Miles Western for PAGEANT at the Vaudeville Nominees Rosemary Ashe for THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Rebecca Thornhill for SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN at the Olivier Miles Western for PAGEANT at the Vaudeville Taewon Yi Kim for THE KING AND I at the London Palladium   Best New Comedy Winner STONES IN HIS POCKETS by Marie Jones at the New Ambassadors and now at the Duke of York’s Nominees COOKING WITH ELVIS by Lee Hall at the Whitehall HOUSE/GARDEN by Alan Ayckbourn at the Lyttelton/Olivier PEGGY FOR YOU by Alan Plater at the Comedy STONES IN HIS POCKETS by Marie Jones at the New Ambassadors and now at the Duke of York’s   Best New Musical Winner MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth, suggested by a play by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart at the Donmar Warehouse Nominees THE BEAUTIFUL GAME music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book and lyrics by Ben Elton at the Cambridge FOSSE conceived by Richard Maltby Jr, Chet Walker and Ann Reinking at the Prince of Wales MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK book and lyrics by John Dempsey, music by Dana P Rowe based on the novel by John Updike and the Warner Brothers Motion Picture at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane   Outstanding Musical Production Winner SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN based on the MGM film, original choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, West Yorkshire Playhouse at the Olivier Nominees HMS PINAFORE by Gilbert and Sullivan at the Savoy SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN based on the MGM film THE KING AND I music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based upon the novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon at the London Palladium THE MIKADO by Gilbert and Sullivan at the Savoy THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Gilbert and Sullivan in a new version by Joseph Papp, musical adaptation by William Elliott, as presented on Broadway by the New York Shakespeare Festival, at the Open Air   BBC Award for Best New Play Winner BLUE/ORANGE by Joe Penhall at the Cottesloe Nominees BLUE/ORANGE by Joe Penhall at the Cottesloe DOLLY WEST’S KITCHEN by Frank McGuinness at The Old Vic LIFE x 3 by Yasmina Reza at the Lyttelton MY ZINC BED by David Hare at the Royal Court   Best Set Designer Winner William Dudley for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Nominees Bunny Christie for BABY DOLL at the Lyttelton and then at the Albery William Dudley for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Rob Howell for THE CARETAKER at the Comedy Brian Thomson for THE KING AND I at the London Palladium   Best Lighting Designer Winner Hugh Vanstone for THE CHERRY ORCHARD at the Cottesloe and THE GRADUATE at the Gielgud Nominees Howard Harrison for TO THE GREEN FIELDS BEYOND at the Donmar Warehouse and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Mark Henderson for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Paul Pyant for HAMLET at the Lyttelton Hugh Vanstone for THE CHERRY ORCHARD at the Cottesloe and THE GRADUATE at the Gielgud   Best Costume Designer Winner Alison Chitty for REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST at the Cottesloe Nominees Gregg Barnes for PAGEANT at the Vaudeville Alison Chitty for REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST at the Cottesloe Bob Crowley for CRESSIDA at the Albery and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Roger Kirk for THE KING AND I at the London Palladium   Best Director Winner Howard Davies for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Nominees Howard Davies for ALL MY SONS at the Cottesloe Michael Grandage for PASSION PLAY at the Donmar Warehouse Nicholas Hytner for ORPHEUS DESCENDING at the Donmar Warehouse Trevor Nunn for THE CHERRY ORCHARD at the Cottesloe and at the Olivier Ian Talbot for THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at the Open Air Best Theatre   Best Theatre Choreographer Winner Bob Fosse and Ann Reinking for FOSSE at the Prince of Wales Nominees Peter Darling for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the Donmar Warehouse Bob Fosse and Ann Reinking for FOSSE at the Prince of Wales Stephen Mear for SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN at the Olivier Meryl Tankard for THE BEAUTIFUL GAME at the Cambridge   Best New Opera Production Winner The Royal Opera’s THE GREEK PASSION at the Royal Opera House Nominees English National Opera’s PELLÉAS AND MÉLISANDE at the London Coliseum English National Opera’s THE CORONATION OF POPPEA at the London Coliseum The Royal Opera’s THE GREEK PASSION at the Royal Opera House The Kirov Opera’s WAR AND PEACE at the Royal Opera House   Outstanding Achievement in Opera Winner Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer) and Amanda Holden (librettist) for creating THE SILVER TASSIE (English National Opera), a magnificent new work for a large company on an epic scale Nominees Gerald Finley for his creation of the leading role in English National Opera’s world premiere of THE SILVER TASSIE at the London Coliseum The Kirov Opera for its unforgettable season at the Royal Opera House Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer) and Amanda Holden (librettist) for creating THE SILVER TASSIE (English National Opera) Stefanos Lazaridis for his designs for The Royal Opera’s GREEK PASSION and English National Opera’s daring Italian Season, both demonstrating a consummate mastery of theatrical technique allied to a powerful creative vision   Outstanding Achievement in Dance Winner Deborah Colker for her choreography of MIX at the Barbican Nominees Matthew Bourne for his concept and dramatisation of THE CAR MAN at The Old Vic Deborah Colker for her choreography of MIX at the Barbican Robert Parker for his performance in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s SHAKESPEARE SUITE at the Royal Opera House Michael Revie for his performance in Zurich Ballet’s MOZARTINA at Sadler’s Wells   Best New Dance Production Winner Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu’s LE JARDIN IO IO ITO ITO at the Barbican Nominees NDT2’s INDIGO ROSE at Sadler’s Wells Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu’s LE JARDIN IO IO ITO ITO at the Barbican NDT2’s MELLANTID at Sadler’s Wells Zurich Ballet’s MOZARTINA at Sadler’s Wells

The Laurence Olivier Awards The Laurence Olivier Awards are presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of distinguished artistic achievement in London theatre. They were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. They are now regarded as the most prestigious awards in London theatre and the highlight of the theatrical year. The Awards are unique because the adjudicating panels include members of the theatre-going public who work alongside experts chosen by the Society for their knowledge and professional experience. There are three independent panels for Theatre, Opera and Dance. Any new production that opens in a theatre represented in membership of the Society is eligible for consideration, provided it is proposed and seconded by members of the Society. The nominations are announced in January each year and the Awards are presented in February at a ceremony televised by BBC Television. The Bronze Laurence Olivier Award was commissioned by the Society from the sculptor Harry Franchetti and represents the young Olivier as Henry V at the Old Vic in 1937. Click HERE to visit the Olivier Awards Website.