News: Olivier Award Nominations 2024

Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment Or Comedy Play

 Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden at the Lyric Hammersmith and Theatre Royal Haymarket

Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at the Gielgud Theatre

Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Kate Trefry at the Phoenix Theatre

Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial adapted by Liv Hennessy at the Ambassadors Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Fabian Aloise for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for Guys & Dolls and The Bridge Theatre

Mark Smith for Little Big Things at @sohoplace

 Susan Stroman for Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

Mithridate Award for Best Costume Design

Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews for Guys & Dolls at The Bridge Theatre

Ryan Dawson Laight for La Cage Aux Follies at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Hugh Durrant for Peter Pan at The London Palladium

Marg Horwell for The Picture of Dorian Gray at Theatre Royal Haymarket

Cunard Best Revival

The Effect by Lucy Prebble at the National Theatre – Lyttelton

Macbeth by William Shakespeare at the Donmar Warehouse

Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Simon Stephens at the Duke of York Theatre

Best Musical Revival

 Groundhog Day with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and book by Danny Rubin at The Old Vic

 Guys & Dolls with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at The Bridge Theatre

Hadestown with music and lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell at Lyric Theatre

Sunset Boulevard with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton at the Savoy Theatre

Outstanding Musical Contribution

Tom Brady for Musical Supervision and Arrangements and Charlie Rosen for Orchestration for Guys & Dolls at The Bridge Theatre

Matt Brind for Musical Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations for Just For One Day at The Old Vic

Steve Sidwell for Orchestrations and Joe Bunker for Musical Direction for Operation Mincemeat at The Fortune Theatre

Alan Williams for Musical Supervision and Musical Direction for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

Will Close in Dear England at The National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

Paul Hilton in An Enemy of The People at the Duke of York Theatre

Giles Terera in Clyde’s at the Donmar Warehouse

Luke Thompson in A Little Life at the Harold Pinter Theatre and the Savoy Theatre

Zubin Varla in A Little Life at the Harold Pinter Theatre and the Savoy Theatre

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

Lorraine Ashbourne in Till The Stars Come Down at the National Theatre – Dorfman

Priyanga Burford in An Enemy Of The People at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Haydn Gwynne in When Winston Went To War With The Wireless at the Donmar Warehouse

Gina McKee in Dear England at The National Theatre – Olivier

Tanya Reynolds in A Mirror at the Almeida Theatre and Trafalgar Theatre

Blue – I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design

Miriam Buether for Set Design and 59 Productions for Video Design for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre

Bunny Christie for Set Design for Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre

Es Devlin for Set Design and Ash J Woodward for Video Design for Dear England at The National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

Soutra Gilmour for Set Design and Nathan Amzi and Joe Random for Video Design for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

Jon Clark for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

Jon Clark for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre

Paule Constable for Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre

Jack Knowles for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role In A Musical

 Grace Hodgett Young in Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

 Zoë Roberts in Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre

Amy Trigg in The Little Big Things at @sohoplace

Eleanor Worthington-Cox in Next To Normal at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Jak Malone in Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre

Cedric Neal in Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre

David Thaxton in Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Jack Wolfe in Next To Normal at the Donmar Warehouse

Tait Award for Best New Opera Production

Blue by English National Opera at the London Coliseum

Innocence by Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House

Picture A Day Like This by Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

The Rhinegold by English National Opera at the London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Antonio Pappano for his role as Musical Director of the Royal Opera House

Belarus Free Theatre Company for Kind Stakh’s Wild Hunt at the Barbican Theatre

Marina Abramović for her concept and design of 7 Deaths of Maria Callas at the London Colisum

Best Actor in a Musical

David Cumming in Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre

Tom Francis in Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Daniel Mays in Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre

Charlie Stemp in Crazy For You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

Natasha Hodgson in Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre

Cassie Levy in Next To Normal at the Donmar Warehouse

Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Marisha Wallis in Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre

Best New Dance Production

Broken Chord by Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi at Sadler’s Wells

The Rite Of Spring by Seeta Patel at Sadler’s Wells

La Ruta by Gabriela Carrizo as part of Nederlands Dans Theatre – NDT 1 at Sadler’s Wells

Time Spell by Michelle Dorrance, Jillan Meyers and Tiler Peck as part of Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Isabela Coracy for her performance in NINA: By Whatever Means part of Ballet Black: Pioneers at the Barbican Theatre

Jonzi D for his artistic direction of Breakin’ Convention 2023 International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre at Sadler’s Wells

Rhiannon Faith for her community focussed conception of Lay Down Your Burdens at The Pit at Barbican

Unusual Rigging Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

Blue Mist by Mohamed-Zain Dada at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre

A Playlist For The Revolution by AJ Yi at the Bush Theatre

Sleepova by Matilda Feyisayo Ibini at the Bush Theatre

The Swell by Isley Lynn at the Orange Tree Theatre

The Time Machine: A Comedy by Steven Canny and Jogn Nicholson at the Park Theatre

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at The Phoenix Theatre

Rupert Goold for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

Jamie Lloyd for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Sam Mendes for The Motive and The Cue at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noel Coward Theatre

Best Actress

Laura Donnelly in The Hills of California at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Sophie Okonedo in Medea at @sohoplace

Sarah Jessica Parker in Plaza Suite at the Savoy Theatre

Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine at the Duke Of York’s Theatre

Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Best Actor

Joseph Fiennes in Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

Mark Gatiss in The Motive And The Cue at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and the Noël Coward Theatre

James Norton in A Little Life at the Harold Pinter Theatre and the Savoy Theatre

Andrew Scott in Vanya at the Duke Of York’s Theatre

David Tennant in Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse

The Londoner Award For Best Play

Dear England by James Graham at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

The Hills Of California by Jez Butterworth at the Harold Pinter Theatre

The Motive And The Cue by Jack Thorne at National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward Theatre

Till The Stars Come Down by Beth Steel at the National Theatre – Dorfman

Best Family Show

Bluey’s Big Play by Joe Brumm at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall

Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The House With Chicken Legs with book by Sophie Anderson, adapted by Olivier Lansley at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Smeds And The Smoos with book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler, adapted by Tall Stories at the Lyric Theatre

Mastercard Best New Musical

The Little Big Things with music Nick Butcher, lyrics by Nick Butcher and Tom Ling and book by Joe White at @sohoplace

Next to Normal with music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brain Yorkey at the Donmar Warehouse

Operation Mincemeat with music, lyrics and book by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts at the Fortune Theatre

A Strange Loop with music, lyrics and book by Michael R. Jackson at the Barbican Theatre

D&B audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design

Paul Arditti for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre

Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbons for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre

Adam Fisher for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre

Gareth Fry for Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse