London's Olivier Award nominations have been announced with two musicals leading the nominations pack: Into the Woods and Paddington The Musical. Find an interview with Ash J Woodward about his nominated design work on Paddington the Musical here. Kenrex, All My Sons, and Stereophonic each got six nominations, followed by Evita with five. Congratulations to all the nominees!
The awards gala will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 April, hosted by Ted Lasso's Nick Mohammed.
Best lighting design
- Robbie Butler, Punch
- Jon Clark, Evita
- Aideen Malone & Roland Horvath, Into The Woods
- Joshua Pharo, Kenrex
Best set design
- Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby - A New Musical
- Tom Pye & Ash J Woodward, Paddington The Musical
- Tom Scutt, Into The Woods
- David Zinn, Stereophonic
Best costume design
- Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
- Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
- Tom Scutt, Into The Woods
- Gabriella Slade & Tahra Zafar, Paddington The Musical
Best sound design
- Adam Fisher, Into The Woods
- Gareth Owen, Paddington The Musical
- Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
- Giles Thomas, Kenrex
Best theatre choreographer
- Fabian Aloise, Evita
- Ellen Kane, Paddington The Musical
- Drew McOnie, Brigadoon
- Lynne Page, American Psycho
Outstanding musical contribution
- Matt Brind, Paddington The Musical
- Will Butler & Justin Craig, Stereophonic
- John Patrick Elliott, Kenrex
- Chris Fenwick & Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Best revival
- All My Sons
- Arcadia
- Much Ado About Nothing
- The Seagull
Best musical revival
- American Psycho
- Evita
- Into The Woods
- The Producers
Best new play
- 1536
- Inter Alia
- Kenrex
- Punch
- Here We Are
- Paddington The Musical
- Shucked
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
Best actress
- Cate Blanchett, The Seagull
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, All My Sons
- Julia McDermott, Weather Girl
- Rosamund Pike, Inter Alia
- Rosie Sheehy, Guess How Much I Love You?
Best actor
- Bryan Cranston, All My Sons
- Tom Hiddleston, Much Ado About Nothing
- Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
- Jack Holden, Kenrex
- David Shields, Punch
Best actress in a musical
- Katie Brayben, Into The Woods
- Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah, Brigadoon
- Jane Krakowski, Here We Are
- Jenna Russell, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
- Rachel Zegler, Evita
Best actor in a musical
- Marc Antolin, The Producers
- James Hameed & Arti Shah, Paddington The Musical
- Andy Nyman, The Producers
- Jamie Parker, Into The Woods
- Diego Andres Rodriguez, Evita
Best supporting actor
- Hammed Animashaun, Dealer's Choice
- Paapa Essiedu, All My Sons
- Zachary Hart, The Seagull
- Zachary Hart, Stereophonic
- Giles Terera, Oh, Mary!
Best supporting actress
- Isis Hainsworth, Arcadia
- Julie Hesmondhalgh, Punch
- Lucy Karczewski, Stereophonic
- Hayley Squires, All My Sons
- Sophie Thompson, When We Are Married
Best supporting actor in a musical
- Trevor Ashley, The Producers
- Corbin Bleu, The Great Gatsby
- Tom Edden, Paddington The Musical
- Jo Foster, Into The Woods
- Oliver Savile, Into The Woods
Best supporting actress in a musical
- Tracie Bennett, Here We Are
- Amy Booth-Steel, Paddington The Musical
- Kate Fleetwood, Into The Woods
- Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Paddington The Musical
- Georgina Onuorah, Shucked
Best director
- Jordan Fein, Into The Woods
- Luke Sheppard, Paddington The Musical
- Ed Stambollouian, Kenrex
- Lyndsey Turner, 1536
- Ivo van Hove, All My Sons
Best new entertainment or comedy play
- The Comedy About Spies
- Every Brilliant Thing
- Oh, Mary!
- Paranormal Activity
Best new dance production
- Into The Hairy
- Mimi's Shebeen
- Random Taranto
- She's Auspicious
Best new production in affiliate theatre
- Ben And Imo
- The Glass Menagerie
- The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs
- Miss Myrtle's Garden
- The Shitheads
Best family show
- The Boy At The Back Of The Class
- The Boy With Wings
- The Firework Maker's Daughter
- The Three Little Pigs
Best new opera production
- Dead Man Walking
- The Makropulos Case
- Tosca
- Die Walküre