Olivier Awards 2026: Full List of Nominees

### **Cunard Best New Musical** * Here We Are, book by David Ives, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at National Theatre – Lyttelton * Paddington The Musical, music & lyrics by Tom Fletcher & book by Jessica Swale at Savoy Theatre * Shucked, book by Robert Horn, music & lyrics by Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre * The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry, book by Rachel Joyce, music & lyrics by Passenger at Theatre Royal Haymarket ### **Best Musical Revival supported by Piper-Heidsieck** * American Psycho, book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, music & lyrics by Duncan Sheik, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis at Almeida Theatre * Evita, lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber at The London Palladium * Into The Woods, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine at Bridge Theatre * The Producers, music & lyrics by Mel Brooks, book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan at Garrick Theatre ### **Best New Play supported by The Londoner** * 1536 by Ava Pickett at Almeida Theatre * Inter Alia by Suzie Miller at National Theatre – Lyttelton * Kenrex by Jack Holden & Ed Stambollouian at The Other Palace * Punch by James Graham at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre ### **Best Revival** * All My Sons by Arthur Miller at Wyndham’s Theatre * Arcadia by Tom Stoppard at The Old Vic * Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare at Theatre Royal Drury Lane * The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Duncan Macmillan & Thomas Ostermeier at Barbican Theatre ### **Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play** * The Comedy About Spies by Henry Lewis & Henry Shields at Noël Coward Theatre * Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe at @sohoplace * Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola at Trafalgar Theatre * Paranormal Activity by Levi Holloway at Ambassadors Theatre ### **Best Actress** * Cate Blanchett for The Seagull at Barbican Theatre * Marianne Jean-Baptiste for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre * Julia McDermott for Weather Girl at Soho Theatre * Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at National Theatre – Lyttelton * Rosie Sheehy for Guess How Much I Love You? at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre ### **Best Actor** * Bryan Cranston for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre * Sean Hayes for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre * Tom Hiddleston for Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane * Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace * David Shields for Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre ### **Best Actor in a Musical** * Marc Antolin for The Producers at Garrick Theatre * James Hameed & Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Andy Nyman for The Producers at Garrick Theatre * Jamie Parker for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Diego Andres Rodriguez for Evita at The London Palladium ### **Best Actress in a Musical** * Katie Brayben for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah for Brigadoon at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre * Jane Krakowski for Here We Are at National Theatre – Lyttelton * Jenna Russell for The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry at Theatre Royal Haymarket * Rachel Zegler for Evita at The London Palladium ### **Best Actress in a Supporting Role** * Isis Hainsworth for Arcadia at The Old Vic * Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre * Lucy Karczewski for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre * Hayley Squires for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre * Sophie Thompson for When We Are Married at Donmar Warehouse ### **Best Actor in a Supporting Role** * Hammed Animashaun for Dealer’s Choice at Donmar Warehouse * Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre * Zachary Hart for The Seagull at Barbican Theatre * Zachary Hart for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre * Giles Terera for Oh, Mary! at Trafalgar Theatre ### **Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical** * Trevor Ashley for The Producers at Garrick Theatre * Corbin Bleu for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical at London Coliseum * Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Jo Foster for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Oliver Savile for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre ### **Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical** * Tracie Bennett for Here We Are at National Theatre – Lyttelton * Amy Booth-Steel for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Kate Fleetwood for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Georgina Onuorah for Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre ### **Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director** * Jordan Fein for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Ed Stambollouian for Kenrex at The Other Palace * Lyndsey Turner for 1536 at Almeida Theatre * Ivo van Hove for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre ### **Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer** * Fabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium * Ellen Kane for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Drew McOnie for Brigadoon at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre * Lynne Page for American Psycho at Almeida Theatre ### **Best Costume Design** * Enver Chakartash for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre * Linda Cho for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical at London Coliseum * Tom Scutt for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Gabriella Slade (Costume Design) & Tahra Zafar (Paddington Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre ### **Best Set Design supported by Blue-i Theatre Technology** * Paul Tate dePoo III (Scenic & Projection Design) for The Great Gatsby – A New Musical at London Coliseum * Tom Pye (Set Design) & Ash J Woodward (Video Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Tom Scutt for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * David Zinn for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre ### **Best Lighting Design** * Robbie Butler for Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre * Jon Clark for Evita at The London Palladium * Aideen Malone (Lighting Design) & Roland Horvath (Video Design) for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Joshua Pharo for Kenrex at The Other Palace ### **Best Sound Design supported by d&b audiotechnik** * Adam Fisher for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre * Gareth Owen for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Ryan Rumery for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre * Giles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace ### **Outstanding Musical Contribution** * Matt Brind (Orchestrations & Arrangements) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre * Will Butler (Original Songs & Orchestrations) & Justin Craig (Orchestrations) for Stereophonic at Duke of York’s Theatre * John Patrick Elliott (Composition) for Kenrex at The Other Palace * Chris Fenwick (Musical Supervision & Arrangements) & Sean Hayes (Live Piano Performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue) for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre ### **Best Family Show** * The Boy At The Back Of The Class, adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre * The Boy With Wings, adapted by Arvind Ethan David at Polka Theatre * The Firework-Maker’s Daughter, adapted by Jude Christian at Polka Theatre * The Three Little Pigs, music by George Stiles, book & lyrics by Anthony Drewe at Unicorn Theatre ### **Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre** * Ben And Imo by Mark Ravenhill at Orange Tree Theatre * The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Yard Theatre * The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs by Iman Qureshi at Kiln Theatre * Miss Myrtle’s Garden by Danny James King at Bush Theatre * The Shitheads by Jack Nicholls at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre ### **Best New Dance Production** * Into The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D at Sadler’s Wells * Mimi’s Shebeen by Alesandra Seutin & KVS at Sadler’s Wells East * Random Taranto by María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi) as part of Dance Umbrella: Change Tempo at The Pit at Barbican * She’s Auspicious by Mythili Prakash at Sadler’s Wells East ### **Best New Opera Production supported by TAIT** * Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum * The Makropulos Case by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House * Tosca by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House * Die Walküre by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House