The Olivier Awards have taken place in London, honouring the best that British theatre had to offer in 2024.
John Lithgow and Lesley Manville took the Best Actor and Actress awards for their roles in Giant and Oedipus respectively, while Elliot Levey (also Giant) and Romola Garai (The Years) took the supporting equivalents.
In the musicals categories, John Dagleish was named Best Actor for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Imelda Staunton was named Best Actress for Hello, Dolly!, with the supporting equivalents going to Layton Williams for Titanique and Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.
Scroll on to see the full list of nominees and winners!
Best New Play
The Fear of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino (based on original text by David Sington) – Donmar Warehouse
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt - Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court - WINNER!
Kyoto by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson – @sohoplace
Shifters by Benedict Lombe – Duke of York's Theatre
The Years adapted by Eline Arbo and translated by Stephanie Bain (based on original text by Annie Ernaux) – Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre
Best New Musical
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Ambassadors Theatre - WINNER!
MJ the Musical – Prince Edward Theatre
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse
Why Am I So Single? – Garrick Theatre
Best Revival
The Importance of Being Earnest – National Theatre Lyttelton
Machinal – The Old Vic
Oedipus - Wyndham's Theatre - WINNER!
Waiting for Godot – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Musical Revival
Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - WINNER!
Hello, Dolly! – London Palladium
Oliver! – Gielgud Theatre
Starlight Express – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver (based on original text by Noel Streatfeild) – National Theatre Olivier
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith – Wyndham's Theatre
Spirited Away adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai (based on original text by Hayao Miyazaki) – London Coliseum
Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli (based on original text by James Cameron) – Criterion Theatre - WINNER!
Best Family Show
Brainiac Live – Marylebone Theatre - WINNER!
Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas – Apollo Theatre
The Nutcracker – Polka Theatre
Rough Magic – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Globe Theatre
Best Actor
Adrien Brody as Nick Yarris in The Fear of 13 – Donmar Warehouse
Billy Crudup as Harry Clarke in Harry Clarke – Ambassadors Theatre
Paapa Essiedu as Delroy in Death of England: Delroy – @sohoplace
John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in Giant - Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court - WINNER!
Mark Strong as Oedipus in Oedipus – Wyndham's Theatre
Best Actress
Heather Agyepong as Des in Shifters – Duke of York's Theatre
Lesley Manville as Jocasta in Oedipus - Wyndham's Theatre - WINNER!
Rosie Sheehy as Young Woman in Machinal – The Old Vic
Meera Syal as Queenie in A Tupperware of Ashes – National Theatre Dorfman
Indira Varma as Jocasta in Oedipus – The Old Vic
Best Actor in a Musical
John Dagleish as Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Ambassadors Theatre - WINNER!
Adam Dannheisser as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Myles Frost as Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical – Prince Edward Theatre
Simon Lipkin as Fagin in Oliver! – Gielgud Theatre
Jamie Muscato as Anatole Kuragin in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse
Best Actress in a Musical
Chumisa Dornford-May as Natasha Rostova in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse
Lauren Drew as Céline Dion in Titanique – Criterion Theatre
Clare Foster as Elowen Keene in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Ambassadors Theatre
Lara Pulver as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Imelda Staunton as Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! – London Palladium - WINNER!
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jorge Bosch as Raúl Estrada-Oyuela in Kyoto – @sohoplace
Tom Edden as Lucky in Waiting for Godot – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Elliot Levey as Tom Maschler in Giant - Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court - WINNER!
Ben Whishaw as Actor in Bluets – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sharon D Clarke as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest – National Theatre Lyttelton
Romola Garai as Annie in The Years - Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre - WINNER!
Romola Garai as Jessie Stone in Giant – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court
Gina McKee as Annie in The Years – Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Andy Nyman as Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly! – London Palldium
Raphael Papo as The Fiddler in Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Layton Williams as The Iceberg in Titanique – Criterion Theatre - WINNER!
Tom Xander as Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls – Savoy Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Liv Andrusier as Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Amy Di Bartolomeo as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada – Dominion Theatre
Beverley Klein as Yente in Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Maimuna Memon as Sonya Rostova in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse - WINNER!
Best Director
Eline Arbo for The Years - Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre - WINNER!
Jordan Fein for Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Nicholas Hytner for Giant – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court
Robert Icke for Oedipus – Wyndham's Theatre
Best Theatre Choreographer
Matthew Bourne for Oliver! – Gielgud Theatre
Julia Cheng for Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus – The Old Vic
Christopher Wheeldon for MJ the Musical – Prince Edward Theatre - WINNER!
Best Set Design
Daisy Beattie and Toby Olié for puppetry designing, Jon Bausor for scenic designing and Satoshi Kuriyama for production designing Spirited Away – London Coliseum
Frankie Bradshaw for scenic designing Ballet Shoes – National Theatre Olivier
Es Devlin for scenic designing Coriolanus – National Theatre Olivier
Tom Scutt for scenic designing Fiddler on the Roof - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - WINNER!
Best Costume Design
Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood – London Palladium
Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away – London Coliseum
Tom Scutt for Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express - Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre - WINNER!
Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs for Oliver! – Gielgud Theatre - WINNER!
Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse
Howard Hudson for Starlight Express – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Aideen Malone for Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Best Sound Design
Nick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - WINNER!
Christopher Shutt for Oedipus – The Old Vic
Thijs van Vuure for The Years – Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre
Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away – London Coliseum
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Mark Aspinall and Darren Clark for music directing, music supervising, orchestrating and arranging The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Ambassadors Theatre - WINNER!
Mark Aspinall for music supervising and additional orchestrations for Fiddler on the Roof – Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Dave Malloy for orchestrating and Nicholas Skilbeck for music supervising Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Donmar Warehouse
Gavin Sutherland for dance arranging and orchestrating and Asaf Zohar for composing Ballet Shoes – National Theatre Olivier
Best New Dance Production
Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young – Sadler's Wells - WINNER!
Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada by James Kudelka, Crystal Pite and Emma Portner, National Ballet of Canada – Sadler's Wells
Theatre of Dreams, Hofesh Shechter Company – Sadler's Wells
An Untitled Love, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Sarah Chun for performing in Three Short Ballets – Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre
Tom Visser for lighting designing Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Sadler's Wells
Eva Yerbabuena for performing in Yerbagüena – Sadler's Wells - WINNER!
Best New Opera Production
Duke Bluebeard's Castle, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Festen, Royal Opera - Royal Opera House - WINNER!
L'Olimpiade, Irish National Opera and Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Aigul Akhmetshina for performing in Carmen – Royal Opera House
Allan Clayton for performing in Festen - Royal Opera House - WINNER!
Jung Young-doo for directing Lear – Barbican Theatre
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Animal Farm – Theatre Royal Stratford East
Boys on the Verge of Tears - Soho Theatre - WINNER!
English – Kiln Theatre
Now, I See – Theatre Royal Stratford East
What We Talk about When We Talk about Anne Frank – Marylebone Theatre
Industry Recognition Award
Rupert Bielby
Bryan Raven
Sue Uings
Neil Wilkes
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