Olivier Awards 2026

Best Sound Design

Outstanding Musical Contribution

Matt Brind (Orchestrations & Arrangements)

Paddington The Musical
Savoy Theatre

Will Butler (Original Songs & Orchestrations) & Justin Craig (Orchestrations)

Stereophonic
Duke of York's Theatre

John Patrick Elliott (Composition)

Kenrex
The Other Palace
Winner

Chris Fenwick (Musical Supervision & Arrangements) & Sean Hayes (Live Piano Performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue)

Good Night, Oscar
Barbican Theatre

Best New Opera Production

Winner

Dead Man Walking

by English National Opera
London Coliseum

The Makropulos Case

by The Royal Opera
Royal Opera House

Tosca

by The Royal Opera
Royal Opera House

Die Walküre

by The Royal Opera
Royal Opera House

Best New Dance Production

Winner

Into The Hairy

by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D
Sadler's Wells

Mimi’s Shebeen

by Alesandra Seutin & KVS
Sadler's Wells East

Random Taranto

by María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi) as part of Dance Umbrella: Change Tempo
The Pit at Barbican

She’s Auspicious

by Mythili Prakash
Sadler’s Wells East

Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre

Best Family Show

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Best Lighting Design

Best Set Design

Best Costume Design

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Hammed Animashaun

Dealer's Choice
Donmar Warehouse
Winner

Paapa Essiedu

All My Sons
Wyndham's Theatre

Zachary Hart

The Seagull
Barbican Theatre

Zachary Hart

Stereophonic
Duke of York's Theatre

Giles Terera

Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Isis Hainsworth

Arcadia
The Old Vic
Winner

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Punch
Young Vic & Apollo Theatre

Lucy Karczewski

Stereophonic
Duke of York’s Theatre

Hayley Squires

All My Sons
Wyndham’s Theatre

Sophie Thompson

When We Are Married
Donmar Warehouse

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play

Best Actress in a Musical

Best Actor in a Musical

Best Musical Revival

Best Revival

Winner

All My Sons

by Arthur Miller
Wyndham's Theatre

Arcadia

by Tom Stoppard
The Old Vic

Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

The Seagull

by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Duncan Macmillan & Thomas Ostermeier
Barbican Theatre

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston

All My Sons
Wyndham's Theatre

Sean Hayes

Good Night, Oscar
Barbican Theatre

Tom Hiddleston

Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Winner

Jack Holden

Kenrex
The Other Palace

David Shields

Punch
Young Vic & Apollo Theatre

Best Actress

Best New Play

Cunard Best New Musical