2018 Olivier Awards Nominations

Published on 6 March 2018

Last updated on 31 January 2019

Nominations for this year's Olivier Awards were announced live from Facebook in London this afternoon by Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke. *Hamilton *made history, receiving a record-breaking 13 nominations. Other big nominees include Follies with 10 nominations, *The Ferryman *with 8 nominations, *Girl From North Country *with 5 nominations, and *Everybody’s Talking About Jamie *with 5 nominations. Take a look at the full list of nominations below.

Best Actor

  • Bryan Cranston for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Andrew Garfield for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Andrew Scott for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre
  • Paddy Considine for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Best Actress

  • Lesley Manville for Long Day's Journey Into Night at Wyndham’s Theatre
  • Audra McDonald for Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill at Wyndham's Theatre
  • Imelda Staunton for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
  • Laura Donnelly for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Best Director

  • Rupert Goold for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
  • Thomas Kail for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Sam Mendes for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
  • Dominic Cooke for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Marianne Elliott for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton

Best New Play

  • The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
  • Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
  • Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best New Musical

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

  • Michael Jibson for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Cleve September for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Ross Noble for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Outstanding Achievement in Music

  • Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Music and Orchestrations by Dan Gillespie Sells, his debut as a musical theatre composer and orchestrator at Apollo Theatre
  • Hamilton - Composer-Lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Follies - The Orchestra, under the Music Supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and Music Director Nigel Lilley at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Girl From The North Country - Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan, Original Orchestrations & Arrangements by Simon Hale at The Old Vic

Best New Dance Production

  • Flight Pattern by Crystal Pite at Royal Opera House
  • Tree Of Codes by Wayne McGregor and The Paris Opera Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
  • Goat by Ben Duke for Rambert Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells
  • Grand Finale by Hofesh Shechter at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

  • Francesca Velicu for her performance in English National Ballet’s production of Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre Du Printemps at Sadler’s Wells
  • Zenaida Yanowsky for her performance in Liam Scarlett’s Symphonic Dances at Royal Opera House
  • Rocío Molina for pushing the boundary of flamenco in Fallen From Heaven (Caída Del Cielo) at Barbican Theatre

Best Entertainment And Family

  • David Walliams' Gangsta Granny at Garrick Theatre
  • Dick Whittington at London Palladium
  • Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch Theatre
  • Derren Brown: Underground at Playhouse Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer

  • Randy Skinner for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  • Christopher Wheeldon for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre
  • Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Bill Deamer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Kate Prince for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre​

Best Musical Revival

  • Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
  • 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  • On The Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical

Best Actress in a Musical

Best Revival

  • Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
  • Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall
  • Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Hamlet at Almeida Theatre

Best New Comedy

  • Dry Powder at Hampstead Theatre
  • Mischief Movie Night at Arts Theatre
  • The Miser at Garrick Theatre
  • Labour Of Love at Noël Coward Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

  • The Beasts* at Bush Theatre
  • The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios 2
  • The Revlon Girl at Park Theatre
  • Killology at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

White Light Award For Best Lighting Design

  • Paule Constable for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Howell Binkley for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Paule Constable for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Jan Versweyveld for Network at National Theatre - Lyttelton

Best Sound Design

  • Gareth Owen for Bat Out Of Hell The Musical at London Coliseum
  • Eric Sleichim for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Nevin Steinberg for *Hamilton *at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Tom Gibbons for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre

Best Costume Design

  • Roger Kirk for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  • Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Paul Tazewell for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
  • Hugh Durrant for Dick Whittington at London Palladium

Best Set Design

  • Bob Crowley and 59 Productions for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre
  • Rob Howell for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
  • Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier
  • Bunny Christie for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

  • Bertie Carvel for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre
  • John Hodgkinson for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
  • James McArdle for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Peter Polycarpou for Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

  • Denise Gough for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton
  • Dearbhla Molloy for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
  • Imogen Poots for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre
  • Bríd Brennan for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Best New Opera Production

  • The Exterminating Angel at Royal Opera House
  • Semiramide at Royal Opera House
  • La Bohème at Trafalgar Studios 2

Outstanding Achievement In Opera

  • Roderick Williams for his performance in The Royal Opera’s The Return Of Ulysses at the Roundhouse
  • Paul Brown for his set and costume designs for Iolanthe at London Coliseum
  • Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona for their performances in Semiramide at Royal Opera House
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By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

Ephram is a jack of all trades and enjoys attending theatre, classical music concerts and the opera.