Laurence Olivier Awards

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The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976.

The awards are organized by The Society of London Theatre in London.

Contents 1 Awards 1.1 Best New Play 1.2 Best Director 1.3 Best Actor 1.4 Best Actress 1.5 Best Supporting Actor 1.6 Best Supporting Actress 1.7 Best New Musical 2 See also 3 External links

Awards

The following list shows the winners in the principal categories since 1989/90. See the link to the official site below for other categories and earlier years.

Best New Play

• 2007 – Blackbird by David Harrower
• 2006 – On the Shore of the Wide World by Simon Stephens
• 2005 – The History Boys by Alan Bennett
• 2004 – The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh
• 2003 – Vincent in Brixton by Nicholas Wright
• 2002 – Jitney by August Wilson
• 2001 – Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall
• 2000 – Goodnight Children Everywhere by Richard Nelson
• 1999 – The Weir by Conor McPherson
• 1998 – Closer by Patrick Marber
• 1997 – Stanley by Pam Gems
• 1996 – Skylight by David Hare
• 1995 – Broken Glass by Arthur Miller
• 1994 – Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
• 1993 – Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare
• 1992 – Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman
• 1991 – Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
• 1989/90 – Racing Demon by David Hare

Best Director

• 2007 – Dominic Cooke for The Crucible
• 1995 – Trevor Nunn for The Merchant of Venice and Summerfolk

Best Actor

• 2007 – Rufus Sewell for Rock 'N' Roll
• 2005 – Richard Griffiths for The History Boys
• 2004 – Matthew Kelly for Of Mice and Men
• 2003 – Simon Russell Beale for Uncle Vanya
• 2002 – Roger Allam for Privates on Parade
• 2001 – Conleth Hill for Stones in his Pockets
• 2000 – Henry Goodman for The Merchant of Venice
• 1999 – Kevin Spacey for The Iceman Cometh
• 1998 – Ian Holm for King Lear
• 1997 – Antony Sher for Stanley
• 1996 – Alex Jennings for Peer Gynt
• 1995 – David Bamber for My Night with Reg
• 1994 – Mark Rylance for Much Ado About Nothing
• 1993 – Robert Stephens for Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2
• 1992 – Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of George III
• 1991 – Ian McKellen for Richard III
• 1989/90 – Oliver Ford Davies for Racing Demon

Best Actress

• 2007 – Tamsin Greig for Much Ado About Nothing
• 2005 – Clare Higgins for Hecuba
• 2004 – Eileen Atkins for Honour
• 2003 – Clare Higgins for Vincent in Brixton
• 2002 – Lindsay Duncan for Private Lives
• 2001 – Julie Walters for All My Sons
• 2000 – Janie Dee for Comic Potential
• 1999 – Eileen Atkins for The Unexpected Man
• 1998 – Zoe Wanamaker for Electra
• 1997 – Janet McTeer for A Doll's House
• 1996 – Judi Dench for Absolute Hell
• 1995 – Clare Higgins for Sweet Bird of Youth
• 1994 – Fiona Shaw for Machinal
• 1993 – Alison Steadman for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
• 1992 – Juliet Stevenson for Death and the Maiden
• 1991 – Kathryn Hunter for The Visit
• 1989/90 – Fiona Shaw for Electra, As You Like It and The Good Person of Sezuan

Best Supporting Actor

• 2007 – Jim Norton for The Seafarer
• 2004 – Warren Mitchell for The Price
• 2002 – Toby Jones for The Play What I Wrote
• 2001 – Ben Daniels for All My Sons
• 2000 – Roger Allam for Money
• 1997 – Trevor Eve for Uncle Vanya
• 1995 – Ken Stott for Broken Glass
• 1994 – Joseph Mydell for Perestroika
• 1993 – Julian Glover for Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2)
• 1992 – Oleg Menshikov for When She Danced
• 1991 – David Bradley for King Lear
• 1984 – Edward Petherbridge for Strange Interlude
• 1983 – Alan Devlin for A Moon for the Misbegotten
• 1982 – David Healy for Guys and Dolls
• 1981 – Joe Melia for Good
• 1980 – David Threlfall for Nicholas Nickleby
• 1979 – Patrick Stewart for Antony and Cleopatra
• 1978 – Robert Eddison for Twelfth Night
• 1977 – Nigel Hawthorne for Privates on Parade

Best Supporting Actress

Best New Musical

• 2007 – Caroline, Or Change, book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori
• 2006 – Billy Elliot the Musical, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John
• 2005 – The Producers, book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan; music and lyrics by Brooks
• 2004 – Jerry Springer - The Opera, music by Richard Thomas, book and lyrics by Stewart Lee & Thomas
• 2003 – Our House, book by Tim Firth, music and lyrics by Madness
• 2001 – Merrily We Roll Along, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth
• 2000 – Honk! The Ugly Duckling, music by George Stiles, book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe
• 1999 – Kat and the Kings by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen
• 1998 – Beauty and the Beast, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton
• 1997 – Martin Guerre, book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, music by Schönberg, lyrics by Edward Hardy and Stephen Clark, additional lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Boublil
• 1996 – Jolson The Musical, written by Francis Essex and Rob Bettinson
• 1995 – Once On This Island, book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty
• 1994 – City of Angels, book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel
• 1993 – Crazy For You, music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, book by Ken Ludwig
• 1992 – Carmen Jones by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on Meilhac and Halévy's adaptation of Prosper Merimée's Carmen with original music by Bizet
• 1991 – Sunday in the Park with George, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine
• 1989/90 – Return to the Forbidden Planet by Bob Carlton
• 1988 – Candide, book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Richard Wilbur
• 1987 – Follies, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Goldman
• 1986 – The Phantom of the Opera, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe
• 1985 – Me and My Girl, book and lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, music by Noel Gay
• 1984 – 42nd Street, music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
• 1983 – Blood Brothers by Willy Russell
• 1982 – Poppy, book and lyrics by Peter Nichols, music by Monty Norman
• 1981 – Cats, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
• 1980 – Sweeney Todd, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, based on the play by Christopher Bond
• 1979 – Songbook (musical), music by Monty Norman, lyrics by Julian More, book by Norman and More
• 1978 – Evita, lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1977 – The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, music by Guy Woolfenden
• 1976 – A Chorus Line, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban

See also

• West End theatre
• Evening Standard Awards - a rival prize ceremony
• London Critics' Circle Theatre Awards - another rival prize ceremony

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