Olivier Awards 2024

Cunard Best Revival

The Effect

by Lucy Prebble
National Theatre – Lyttelton

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare
Donmar Warehouse

Shirley Valentine

by Willy Russell
Duke Of York’s Theatre
Winner

Vanya

by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Simon Stephens
Duke Of York’s Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner

Will Close

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre

Paul Hilton

An Enemy Of The People
Duke Of York’s Theatre

Giles Terera

Clyde’s
Donmar Warehouse

Luke Thompson

A Little Life
Harold Pinter Theatre & Savoy Theatre

Zubin Varla

A Little Life
Harold Pinter Theatre & Savoy Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Lorraine Ashbourne

Till The Stars Come Down
National Theatre – Dorfman

Priyanga Burford

An Enemy Of The People
Duke Of York’s Theatre
Winner

Haydn Gwynne

When Winston Went To War With The Wireless
Donmar Warehouse

Gina McKee

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier

Tanya Reynolds

A Mirror
Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Theatre

Blue-I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design

Winner

Miriam Buether for Set Design & 59 Productions for Video Design

Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre

Bunny Christie for Set Design

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Es Devlin for Set Design & Ash J Woodward for Video Design

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre

Soutra Gilmour for Set Design and Nathan Amzi & Joe Ransom for Video Design

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Mithridate Award for Best Costume Design

Bunny Christie & Deborah Andrews

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Ryan Dawson Laight

La Cage Aux Folles
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Hugh Durrant

Peter Pan
The London Palladium
Winner

Marg Horwell

The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Best Actress

Laura Donnelly

The Hills Of California
Harold Pinter Theatre

Sophie Okonedo

Medea
@sohoplace

Sarah Jessica Parker

Plaza Suite
Savoy Theatre

Sheridan Smith

Shirley Valentine
Duke Of York’s Theatre
Winner

Sarah Snook

The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Best Actor

Joseph Fiennes

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre
Winner

Mark Gatiss

The Motive And The Cue
National Theatre – Lyttelton & Noël Coward Theatre

James Norton

A Little Life
Harold Pinter Theatre & Savoy Theatre

Andrew Scott

Vanya
Duke Of York’s Theatre

David Tennant

Macbeth
Donmar Warehouse

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Winner

Antonio Pappano

for his role as Music Director
Royal Opera House 

Belarus Free Theatre Company

for King Stakh’s Wild Hunt
Barbican Theatre

Marina Abramović

for her concept and design of 7 Deaths Of Maria Callas
London Coliseum

TAIT Award for Best New Opera Production

Blue

by English National Opera
London Coliseum
Winner

Innocence

by Royal Opera
Royal Opera House

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

Blue Mist

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

A Playlist For The Revolution

by AJ Yi
Bush Theatre
Winner

Sleepova

by Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini
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 & Prince Edward Theatre

The Hills Of California

by Jez Butterworth
Harold Pinter Theatre

The Motive And The Cue

by Jack Thorne
National Theatre – Lyttelton & Noël Coward Theatre

Till The Stars Come Down

by Beth Steel
National Theatre – Dorfman

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

Stephen Daldry & Justin Martin

Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre

Rupert Goold

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre
Winner

Jamie Lloyd

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Sam Mendes

The Motive And The Cue
National Theatre – Lyttelton & Noël Coward Theatre

Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play

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 & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Gielgud Theatre
Winner

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

by Kate Trefry
Phoenix Theatre

Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial

adapted by Liv Hennessy
Ambassadors Theatre

Best Family Show

Bluey’s Big Play

by Joe Brumm
Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall
Winner

Dinosaur World Live

by Derek Bond
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The House With Chicken Legs

book by Sophie Anderson, adapted by Oliver Lansley
Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Smeds And The Smoos

book by Julia Donaldson & Axel 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

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 focussed conception of Lay Down Your Burdens
The Pit at Barbican

Best New Dance Production

Broken Chord

by Gregory Maqoma & Thuthuka Sibisi
Sadler’s Wells

The Rite Of Spring

by Seeta Patel
Sadler’s Wells
Winner

La Ruta

by Gabriela Carrizo, part of Nederlands Dans Theater - NDT 1
Sadler’s Wells

Time Spell

by Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers & Tiler Peck, part of Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends
Sadler’s Wells

Best Musical Revival

Groundhog Day

music & lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin
The Old Vic

Guys & Dolls

music & lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows
Bridge Theatre

Hadestown

music, lyrics & book by Anaïs Mitchell
Lyric Theatre
Winner

Sunset Boulevard

music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics & book by Don Black & Christopher Hampton
Savoy Theatre

Outstanding Musical Contribution

Tom Brady for Musical Supervision & Arrangements and Charlie Rosen for Orchestrations

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Matt Brind for Musical Supervision, Arrangements & Orchestrations

Just For One Day
The Old Vic

Steve Sidwell for Orchestrations & Joe Bunker for Musical Direction

Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre
Winner

Alan Williams for Musical Supervision & Musical Direction

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Fabian Aloise

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Ellen Kane & Hannes Langolf

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre
Winner

Arlene Phillips with James Cousins

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Mark Smith

The Little Big Things
@sohoplace

Susan Stroman

Crazy For You
Gillian Lynne Theatre

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

Jon Clark

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre

Jon Clark

Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre

Paule Constable

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre
Winner

Jack Knowles

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

d&b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design

Paul Arditti

Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre

Dan Balfour & Tom Gibbons

Dear England
National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre
Winner

Adam Fisher

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Gareth Fry

Macbeth
Donmar Warehouse

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Grace Hodgett Young

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Zoë Roberts

Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre
Winner

Amy Trigg

The Little Big Things
@sohoplace

Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Next To Normal
Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Winner

Jak Malone

Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre

Cedric Neal

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

David Thaxton

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Jack Wolfe

Next To Normal
Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor in a Musical

David Cumming

Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre
Winner

Tom Francis

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Daniel Mays

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Charlie Stemp

Crazy For You
Gillian Lynne Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

Natasha Hodgson

Operation Mincemeat
Fortune Theatre

Caissie Levy

Next To Normal
Donmar Warehouse
Winner

Nicole Scherzinger

Sunset Boulevard
Savoy Theatre

Marisha Wallace

Guys & Dolls
Bridge Theatre

Mastercard Best New Musical

The Little Big Things

music by Nick Butcher, lyrics by Nick Butcher & Tom Ling, book by Joe White
@sohoplace

Next To Normal

music by Tom Kitt, book & lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Donmar Warehouse
Winner

Operation Mincemeat

music, lyrics & book by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson & Zoë Roberts
Fortune Theatre

A Strange Loop

music, lyrics & book by Michael R. Jackson
Barbican Theatre