News: Winners Of The 2024 Olivier Awards

Cunard Best Revival

Winner: Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Simon Stephens (Duke of York’s Theatre)

Nominees: The Effect by Lucy Prebble (National Theatre – Lyttelton), Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Donmar Warehouse) and Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell (Duke of York’s Theatre)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner: Will Close for Dear England (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre)

Nominees: Paul Hilton for An Enemy of the People (Duke of York’s Theatre), Giles Terera for Clyde’s (Donmar Warehouse), Luke Thompson for A Little Life (Harold Pinter Theatre and Savoy Theatre) and Zubin Varla for A Little Life (Harold Pinter Theatre and Savoy Theatre).

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner: Haydn Gwynne in When Winston Went To War With The Wireless (Donmar Warehouse)

Nominees: Lorraine Ashbourne in Till The Stars Come Down (National Theatre – Dorfman), Priyanga Burford in An Enemy of the People (Duke of York’s Theatre), Gina McKee in Dear England (National Theatre  – Olivier) and Tanya Reynolds in A Mirror (Almeida Theatre and Trafalgar Theatre).

Blue-I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design

Winner: Miriam Buether for Set Design and 59 Productions for Video Design for Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Phoenix Theatre)

Nominees: Bunny Christie for Set Design for Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre), Es Devlin for Set Design and Ash J Woodward for Video Design for Dear England (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre) and Soutra Gilmour for Set Design and Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom for Video Design for Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)  

Mithridate Award for Best Costume Design

Winner: Marg Horwell for The Picture of Dorian Gray (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

Nominees: Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews for Guys and Dolls (Bridge Theatre), Ryan Dawson Laight for La Cage Aux Folles (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Hugh Durrant for Peter Pan (The London Palladium)

Best Actress

Winner: Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

Nominees: Laura Donnelly in The Hills of California (Harold Pinter Theatre), Sophie Okonedo in Medea (@sohoplace), Sarah Jessica Parker in Plaza Suite (Savoy Theatre), Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine (Duke of York’s Theatre)

Best Actor

Winner: Mark Gatiss in The Motive And The Cue (National Theatre – Lyttleton and Noël Coward Theatre

Nominee: Joseph Fiennes in Dear England (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre), James Norton in A Little Life (Harold Pinter Theatre & Savoy Theatre), Andrew Scott in Vanya (Duke Of York’s Theatre) and David Tennant in Macbeth (Donmar Warehouse).

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Winner: Antonio Pappano for his role as Music Director (Royal Opera House)

Nominees: Belarus Free Theatre Company for King Stakh’s Wild Hunt (Barbican Theatre), Marina Abramović (London Colieum)

Tait Award for Best New Opera Production

Winner: Innocence by Royal Opera (Royal Opera House)

Nominees: Blue by English National Opera (London Coliseum), Picture a Day Like This by Royal Opera (Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre), The Rhinegold by English National Opera (London Coliseum).

Unusual Rigging Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

Winner: Sleepova by Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini (Bush Theatre)

Nominees: Blue Mist by Mohamed-Zain Dada (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre, A Playlist For The Revolution by AJ Yi (Bush Theatre), The Swell by Isley Lynn (Orange Tree Theatre), The Time Machine: A Comedy by Steven Canny and John Nicholson (Park Theatre).

The Londoner Award for Best New Play

Winner: Dear England by James Graham (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre)

Nominees: The Hills of California by Jez Butterworth (Harold Pinter Theatre), The Motive and the Cue by Jack Thorne (National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward Theatre and Till The Stars Come Down by Beth Steel (National Theatre – Dorfman).

Sir Peter Hall Award For Best Director

Winner: Jamie Lloyd for Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)

Nominees: Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin for Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Phoenix Theatre), Rupert Goold for Dear England (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre and Sam Mendes for The Motive and The Cue (National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward Theatre.

Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play

Winner: Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Kate Trefry (Phoenix Theatre)

Nominees: Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden (Lyric Hammersmith & Theatre Royal Haymarket), Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Gielgud Theatre) and Vardy V Rooney:: The Wagatha Christie Trial adapted by Liv Hennessy (Ambassadors Theatre).

Best Family Show

Winner: Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)

Nominees: Bluey’s Big Play by Joe Brumm (Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall), The House With Chicken Legs book by Sophie Anderson, adapted by Oliver Lansley (Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall), The Smeds Ands The Smoos book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler, adapted by Tall Stories (Lyric Theatre).

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Winner: Isabela Coracy for her performance in NINA: By Whatever Means, part of Cassa Pacho’s Ballet Black: Pioneers (Barbican Theatre)

Nominees: Jonzi D for his artistic direction of Breakin’ Convention 2023 International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre (Sadler’s Wells), Rhiannon Faith for her community focused conception of Lay Down Your Burdens (The Pit at Barbican).

Best New Dance Production

Winner: La Ruta by Gabriela Carrizo, part of Nederlands Dans Theatre – NDT 1 (Sadler’s Wells)

Nominees: Broken Chord by Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi (Sadler’s Wells), The Rite of Spring by Seeta Patel (Sadler’s Wells), Time Spell by Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers and Tiler Peck, part of Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends (Sadler’s Wells)

Best Musical Revival

Winner: Sunset Boulevard music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hamton (Savoy Theatre)

Nominees: Groundhog Day music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin (The Old Vic), Guys & Dolls music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows (Bridge Theatre), Hadestown music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell (Lyric Theatre)

 Outstanding Musical Contribution

Winner: Alan Williams for Musical Supervision and Musical Direction for Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)

Nominees: Tom Brady for Musical Supervision and Arrangements and Charlie Rosen for Orchestrations for Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre), Matt Brind for Musical Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations for Just For One Day (The Old Vic) and Steve Sidwell for Orchestrations and Joe Bunker for Musical Direction for Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre).

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Winner: Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre)

Nominees: Fabian Aloise for Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre), Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf for Dear England (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre), Mark Smith for The Little Big Things (@sohoplace), Susan Stroman for Crazy For You (Gillian Lynne Theatre)

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

Winner: Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)

Nominees: Jon Clark for Dear England (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre), Jon Clark for Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Phoenix Theatre), Paule Constable for Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre).

D&B audiotechnik award for Best Sound Design

Winner: Adam Fisher for Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)

Nominees: Paul Arditti for Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Phoenix Theatre), Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbons for Dear England (National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward Theatre) and Gareth Fry for Macbeth (Donmar Warehouse).

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Winner: Amy Trigg in The Little Big Things (@sohoplace)

Nominees: Grace Hodgett Young in Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre), Zoë Roberts in Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre), Eleanor Worthington-Cox in Next To Normal (Donmar Warehouse).