2010 Laurence Olivier Awards

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2010 Laurence Olivier Awards
Date21 March 2010
Location Grosvenor House Hotel
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The 2010 Olivier Awards were held on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. [1]

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Winners and nominees

Best New Play [1] Best New Musical [1]
Best Revival [1] Best Musical Revival [1]
Best New Comedy [1] Best Entertainment [1]
  • Morecambe – Duchess
    • Arturo Brachetti: Change – Garrick
    • Derren Brown: Enigma – Adelphi
Best Actor [1] Best Actress [1]
Best Actor in a Musical [1] Best Actress in a Musical [1]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role [1] Best Actress in a Supporting Role [1]
Best Supporting Role in a Musical
Best Director [1] Best Theatre Choreographer
Best Set Design Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Best New Dance Production
  • Rambert Dance Company for an outstanding year of new work
    • Colin Dunne in Out of Time – Barbican Pit
    • Michael Hulls for lighting Two:Four:Ten – London Coliseum; Afterlight, Ex Machina and Eonnagata – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera Best New Opera Production
Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre
  • Cock – Royal Court Upstairs
    • Ìyà Ilé: The First Wife – Soho / Tiata Fahodzi
    • The Great Game – Tricycle
Audience Award for Most Popular Show
Society Special Award Lifetime Achievement

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 25 productions, including one ballet and four operas, received multiple nominations: [1]

The following five productions, including one opera, received multiple awards: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards 2010 Winners Announced". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016.