2024 Laurence Olivier Awards

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2024 Laurence Olivier Awards
Date14 April 2024
Location Royal Albert Hall
Hosted by Hannah Waddingham
Most wins Sunset Boulevard (7)
Most nominations Sunset Boulevard (11)
Television/radio coverage
Network ITV (television)
Magic (radio)
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The 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 14 April 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall. Hannah Waddingham returned to host.

Contents

Event calendar

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced in 26 categories on 12 March 2024.

Best New Play Best New Musical
Best Revival Best Musical Revival
Best Entertainment or Comedy Play Best Family Show
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Actor in a Musical Best Actress in a Musical
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Best Director Best Theatre Choreographer
Best Set Design Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Best New Dance Production Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Best New Opera Production Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Industry Recognition Award
  • Sylvia Addison
  • Vereen Irving
  • Robert Israel
  • Richard Walton
  • Susan Whiddington

Productions with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

The following 5 productions received multiple awards:

Multiple nominations

The following 17 productions received multiple nominations:

Presenters and performers

Presenters were announced on 4 April to include: [6]

Presenters
Name(s)Role
Anna Maxwell Martin and Michael Sheen Best Revival
Carlos Acosta Best New Dance Production
Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer Best Family Show
Lucian Msamati and Anjana Vasan Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Rosalind Plowright Outstanding Achievement in Opera and Best New Opera Production
Anthony Van Laast Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Ryan Calais CameronOutstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre
Billy Crudup and Denise Gough Best Actor and Best Actress
Patricia Clarkson and Brian Cox Best New Play
Lenny Henry Best Director
Cara Delevingne and Luke Treadaway Best Musical Revival and Outstanding Musical Contribution
Freema Agyeman and Dominic West Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Indhu RubasinghamBest Lighting Design and Best Sound Design
Edward Enninful Best Set Design and Best Costume Design
Michael Ball Best Choreographer
Ruth Jones and Beverley Knight Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Adrian Lester and Georgina OnuorahBest Actor in a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical
Richard E. Grant and Michelle Visage Best New Musical
Performers
Name(s)Role
Hannah Waddingham and Joe Stilgoe "Anything Goes" (opening number)
Marisha Wallace and cast of Guys and Dolls "Take Back Your Mink"
Jonny Amies, Ed Larkin and the cast of The Little Big Things "The World Is Waiting for You" / "The Little Big Things"
Tom Francis and the cast of Sunset Boulevard "Sunset Boulevard"
The cast of Hadestown "Wait for Me"
Michael R. Jackson "Memory Song" from A Strange Loop
Caissie Levy, Eleanor Worthington Cox and Jack Wolfe from Next to Normal "I Miss the Mountains" / "Superboy and the Invisible Girl" / "I'm Alive"
The cast of Operation Mincemeat "Born to Lead"
Joseph Fiennes from Dear England and NT ensemble celebrating 60 years of the National Theatre "You'll Never Walk Alone"

See also

Notes

  1. Posthumous.

References

  1. Gans, Andrew (30 June 2023). "Date Set for 2024 Olivier Awards at Royal Albert Hall" . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. King, Darryn. "Hannah Waddingham Will Return as Host of 2024 Olivier Awards". Broadway.com . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. "This Year's Olivier Awards Industry Recognition Award Recipients". Society of London Theatre. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. Maynard, Bea (30 June 2023). "Olivier Awards Announces 2024 Date and Venue". London Theatre.
  5. "Olivier Awards 2024". Society of London Theatre. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. "Olivier Awards 2024 performers and presenters announced, ITV to broadcast the awards | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.