• The 2016 Oliviers

    Tired of awards and award shows yet? BAFTA, Whatsonstage, Oscars and now the 2016 Olivier Award nominations in. The Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard ceremony will be broadcast on the new Olivier Awards’ YouTube channel (youtube.com/OlivierAwards) and on ITV and Mellow Magic – looks like it will be a long evening!

    Best Revival
    Hamlet at Barbican Theatre
    Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Donmar Warehouse
    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at National Theatre, Lyttelton
    The Winter’s Tale at Garrick Theatre
    Best New Comedy
    A Christmas Carol at Noël Coward Theatre
    Hand To God at Vaudeville Theatre
    Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre
    Peter Pan Goes Wrong at Apollo Theatre
    Best Costume Design
    Gregg Barnes for Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre
    Hugh Durrant for Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre
    Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York’s Theatre
    Katrina Lindsay for Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre
    Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
    Hildegard Bechtler for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre
    Es Devlin for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre
    Jonathan Fensom for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York’s Theatre
    Anna Fleischle for Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court & Wyndham’s Theatre
    White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
    Neil Austin for The Winter’s Tale at Garrick Theatre
    Natasha Chivers for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre
    James Farncombe for People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman
    Mark Henderson for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Best Sound Design
    George Dennis for The Homecoming at Trafalgar Studios 1
    Tom Gibbons for People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman
    Christopher Shutt for The Father at Wyndham’s Theatre
    Christopher Shutt for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre
    Best New Opera Production
    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci at Royal Opera House
    The Force Of Destiny at London Coliseum
    Morgen Und Abend at Royal Opera House
    Outstanding Achievement in Opera
    English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for The Force Of Destiny, Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk and The Queen Of Spades at London Coliseum
    Felicity Palmer for The Queen Of Spades at London Coliseum
    Sir Antonio Pappano for his conducting of Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, Guillaume Tell and Król Roger at Royal Opera House
    Tamara Wilson for The Force Of Destiny at London Coliseum
    Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    Mark Gatiss for Three Days In The Country at National Theatre, Lyttelton
    Michael Pennington for The Winter’s Tale at Garrick Theatre
    Tom Sturridge for American Buffalo at Wyndham’s Theatre
    David Suchet for The Importance Of Being Earnest at Vaudeville Theatre
    Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    Judi Dench for The Winter’s Tale at Garrick Theatre
    Michele Dotrice for Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre
    Melody Grove for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York’s Theatre
    Catherine Steadman for Oppenheimer at Vaudeville Theatre
    Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
    Barbarians at The Clare, Young Vic
    Phil Dunster for his role in Pink Mist at Bush Theatre
    Pat Kinevane and Fishamble for Silent at Soho Theatre
    Violence And Son at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
    Virgin Atlantic Best New Play
    Farinelli And The King at Duke of York’s Theatre
    The Father at Wyndham’s Theatre
    Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court & Wyndham’s Theatre
    People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman
    Best Actor
    Kenneth Branagh for The Winter’s Tale at Garrick Theatre
    Kenneth Cranham for The Father at Wyndham’s Theatre
    Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet at Barbican Theatre
    Adrian Lester for Red Velvet at Garrick Theatre
    Mark Rylance for Farinelli And The King at Duke of York’s Theatre
    Best Actress
    Gemma Arterton for Nell Gwynn at Apollo Theatre
    Denise Gough for People, Places And Things at National Theatre, Dorfman
    Nicole Kidman for Photograph 51 at Noël Coward Theatre
    Janet McTeer for Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Donmar Warehouse
    Lia Williams for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre
    Best Entertainment and Family
    Alice’s Adventures Underground at The Vaults
    Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax at The Old Vic
    I Want My Hat Back at National Theatre, Temporary Theatre
    Peter Pan at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
    Showstopper! The Improvised Musical at Apollo Theatre
    Best New Dance Production
    He Who Falls (Celui Qui Tombe) by Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois at the Barbican
    Romeo Et Juliette by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo at London Coliseum
    Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor at Royal Opera House
    Outstanding Achievement in Dance
    Alessandra Ferri for her performances in Chéri and Woolf Works at Royal Opera House
    Javier De Frutos for his choreography of Anatomy Of A Passing Cloud at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
    Sasha Waltz for her choreography of Sacre at Sadler’s Wells
    Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music
    Bend It Like Beckham – Music by Howard Goodall, Lyrics by Charles Hart and Orchestrations by Howard Goodall and Kuljit Bhamra at Phoenix Theatre
    Farinelli And The King – Claire van Kampen for Musical Arrangements, the Musicians and Iestyn Davies and the Singers who alternated the singing role of Farinelli at Duke of York’s Theatre
    In The Heights – Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda at King’s Cross Theatre
    Kinky Boots – Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, Music Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Stephen Oremus at Adelphi Theatre
    Best Theatre Choreographer
    Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright for Guys And Dolls at Savoy Theatre
    Drew McOnie for In The Heights at King’s Cross Theatre
    Stephen Mear for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Jerry Mitchell for Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre
    Best Director
    Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh for The Winter’s Tale at Garrick Theatre
    Matthew Dunster for Hangmen at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court & Wyndham’s Theatre
    Robert Icke for Oresteia at Almeida Theatre
    Jonathan Kent for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
    David Bedella for In The Heights at King’s Cross Theatre
    Dan Burton for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Peter Davison for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Gavin Spokes for Guys And Dolls at Savoy Theatre
    Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
    Preeya Kalidas for Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre
    Amy Lennox for Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre
    Lara Pulver for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Emma Williams for Mrs Henderson Presents at Noël Coward Theatre
    Best Musical Revival
    Bugsy Malone at Lyric Hammersmith
    Guys And Dolls at Savoy Theatre
    Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
    Best Actor in a Musical
    Ian Bartholomew for Mrs Henderson Presents at Noël Coward Theatre
    Killian Donnelly for Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre
    David Haig for Guys And Dolls at Savoy Theatre
    Matt Henry for Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre
    Jamie Parker for Guys And Dolls at Savoy Theatre
    Best Actress in a Musical
    Tracie Bennett for Mrs Henderson Presents at Noël Coward Theatre
    Natalie Dew for Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre
    Laura Pitt-Pulford for Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
    Imelda Staunton for Gypsy at Savoy Theatre
    Sophie Thompson for Guys And Dolls at Savoy Theatre
    MasterCard Best New Musical
    Bend It Like Beckham at Phoenix Theatre
    In the Heights at King’s Cross Theatre
    Kinky Boots at Adelphi Theatre
    Mrs Henderson Presents at Noël Coward Theatre

    Voting for the Magic Radio Audience Award, the only category voted for entirely by members of the public, will close at 12:00 noon on Friday 11 March and votes can be cast via www.olivierawards.com.

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