On 6 April 2025, the Royal Albert Hall will bring together the best of theatre for the annual Olivier Awards - but who will steal the spotlight?

The Standouts

The nominations have been announced, and ahead of its major return to London, Fiddler On The Roof ties Hamilton for the most nominations ever received by a production - with 13, including Best Musical Revival and Best Director for Jordan Fein!

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 earns six nominations, while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Oliver! each gain four. Choreographer Matthew Bourne receives his 14th Olivier nomination for his work on Oliver!, and lighting designer Paule Constable secures her 17th career nomination.

The race for Best New Play includes The Fear of 13, Giant, Kyoto, Shifters, and The Years, with Giant and The Years leading the pack with five nominations each.

Full List Of Nominees

Mastercard Best New Musical

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, music and lyrics by Darren Clark, book and lyrics by Jethro Compton at Ambassadors Theatre
MJ The Musical, book by Lynn Nottage at Prince Edward Theatre
Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812, music, lyrics and book by Dave Malloy at Donmar Warehouse
Why Am I So Single?, music, lyrics and book by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss at Garrick Theatre

Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design

Jon Bausor for set design, Toby Olie and Daisy Beattie for puppetry design and Satoshi Kuriyama for projection design for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Frankie Bradshaw for set design for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre Olivier
Es Devlin for set design for Coriolanus at National Theatre Olivier
Tom Scutt for set design for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Howard Hudson for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

TAIT Award for Best New Opera Production

Duke Bluebeard's Castle by English National Opera at London Coliseum
Festen by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
L'Olimpiade by Irish National Opera and The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen at Royal Opera House
Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen at Royal Opera House
Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear at Barbican Theatre

Best Family Show

Brainiac Live at Marylebone Theatre
Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas at Apollo Theatre
The Nutcracker at Polka Theatre
Rough Magic at Shakespeare's Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre

Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy
Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre
English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre
Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre

Best New Dance Production

Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young at Sadler's Wells
Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada at Sadler's Wells
Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company at Sadler's Wells
An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham at Sadler's Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre
Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler's Wells
Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagena at Sadler's Wells

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Jorge Bosch for Kyoto at @sohoplace
Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Elliot Levey for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Ben Whishaw for Bluets at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest at National Theatre Lyttelton
Romola Garai for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Romola Garai for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre
Gina McKee for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

Matthew Bourne for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus at The Old Vic
Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical at Prince Edward Theatre

Best Costume Design

Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood at The London Palladium
Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

d&b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design

Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Christopher Shutt for Oedipus at The Old Vic
Thijs van Vuure for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre
Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away at London Coliseum

Outstanding Musical Contribution

Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision and Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre
Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements and Orchestration for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre Olivier

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada at Dominion Theatre
Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium
Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion Theatre
Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy Theatre

Nol Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play

Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre Olivier
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith at Wyndham's Theatre
Spirited Away adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai at London Coliseum
Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli at Criterion Theatre

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

Eline Arbo for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre
Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Nicholas Hytner for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Robert Icke for Oedipus at Wyndham's Theatre

Best Actress

Heather Agyepong for Shifters at Duke of York's Theatre
Lesley Manville for Oedipus at Wyndham's Theatre
Rosie Sheehy for Machinal at The Old Vic
Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes at National Theatre Dorfman
Indira Varma for Oedipus at The Old Vic

Best Actor

Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13 at Donmar Warehouse
Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke at Ambassadors Theatre
Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy at @sohoplace
John Lithgow for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Mark Strong for Oedipus at Wyndham's Theatre

Cunard Best Revival

The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at National Theatre Lyttelton
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell at The Old Vic
Oedipus by Robert Icke at Wyndham's Theatre
Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett at Theatre Royal Haymarket

The Londoner Award for Best New Play

The Fear Of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino at Donmar Warehouse
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Kyoto by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson at @sohoplace
Shifters by Benedict Lombe at Duke of York's Theatre
The Years adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre