The 2001 Laurence Olivier judges have spoken and so have you. In the five weeks our Olivier poll ran, more than 7,000 Whatsonstage.com theatregoers voted for who they thought deserved each of the 20 awards. So who won what where?
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Below are the results of this year’s Olivier voting – from both the panel of 13 Olivier judges and the thousands of visitors to this website. As far as predictions go, you did pretty well – or we should say, the Olivier judges did pretty well for capturing the public mood. Their choices matched your choices in nearly half of the 20 categories – nine in total, including Best New Musical, Best New Comedy, Best Director and all but one of the acting categories (Best Supporting Performance in a Musical). So well done Olivier judges. But not too well done. For they also got it wrong, according to you theatregoers, with the important categories of Outstanding Musical Production, Best New Play, Best Choreographer and others. Not to worry, though. We’ve presented special Whatsonstage.com award certificates our own “people’s choice” winners. Even if they didn't turn the Olivier panel's head, we're sure they're happy to know that, in the hearts of the theatre-going public, they're tops. Want to know more about this year's contest? Then check out the full news story from the Olivier awards ceremony and the final voters' percentages from our own poll. | | |
| Best Actress |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Julie Walters |
Julie Walters | - Jessica Lange for Long Day's Journey Into Night
- Helen Mirren for Orpheus Descending
- Julia Ormond for My Zinc Bed
- Harriet Walter for Life x 3
- Julie Walters for All My Sons
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| Best Actor |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Conleth Hill | 
Conleth Hill | - Sean Campion for Stones in His Pockets
- Michael Gambon for The Caretaker
- Conleth Hill for Stones in His Pockets
- Bill Nighy for Blue/Orange
- Simon Russell Beale for Hamlet
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| Best Supporting Actress |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Pauline Flanagan |
Pauline Flanagan | - Gillian Barge for Passion Play
- Pauline Flanagan for Dolly West's Kitchen
- Catherine McCormack for All My Sons
- Marcia Warren for In Flame
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| Best Supporting Actor |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
| Ben Daniels | 
Ben Daniels | - Ben Daniels for All My Sons
- Chiwetel Ejiofor for Blue/Orange
- Douglas Hodge for The Caretaker
- Jason Watkins for A Servant To Two Masters
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| Best New Musical |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Merrily We Roll Along |
Merrily We Roll Along | - The Beautiful Game
- Fosse
- Merrily We Roll Along
- The Witches Of Eastwick
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| Outstanding Musical Production |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Singin in the Rain | 
The King and I | - HMS Pinafore
- Singin' In the Rain
- The King and I
- The Mikado
- The Pirates of Penzance
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| Best New Play |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
BlueOrange |
Dolly West's Kitchen | - Blue/Orange
- Dolly West's Kitchen
- Life x 3
- My Zinc Bed
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| Best New Comedy |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Stones In His Pockets | 
Stones In His Pockets | - Cooking With Elvis
- House/Garden
- Peggy For You
- Stones in His Pockets
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| Best Actor in a Musical |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Daniel Evans |
Daniel Evans | - Daniel Evans for Merrily We Roll Along
- Jimmy Johnston for The Pirates of Penzance
- Paul Robinson for Singin' In The Rain
- David Shannon for The Beautiful Game
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| Best Actress in a Musical |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Samantha Spiro | 
Samantha Spiro | - Nicola Hughes for Fosse
- Joanna Riding for The Witches Of Eastwick
- Samantha Spiro for Merrily We Roll Along
- Josie Walker for The Beautiful Game
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| Best Supporting Performance in a Musical |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Miles Western |
Taewon Yi Kim | - Rosemary Ashe for The Witches Of Eastwick
- Rebecca Thornhill for Singin' In The Rain
- Miles Western for Pageant
- Taewon Yi Kim for The King and I
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| Best Director |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Howard Davies | 
Howard Davies | - Howard Davies for All My Sons
- Michael Grandage for Passion Play
- Nicholas Hytner for Orpheus Descending
- Trevor Nunn for The Cherry Orchard
- Ian Talbot for The Pirates of Penzance
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| Best Choreographer |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Bob Fosse and Ann Reinking |
Stephen Mear | - Peter Darling for Merrily We Roll Along
- Bob Fosse and Ann Reinking for Fosse
- Stephen Mear for Singin' In The Rain
- Meryl Tankard for The Beautiful Game
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| Best Set Designer |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
William Dudley | 
Bunny Christie | - Bunny Christie for Baby Doll
- William Dudley for All My Sons
- Rob Howell for The Caretaker
- Brian Thomson for The King and I
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| Best Lighting Designer |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Hugh Vanstone |
Mark Henderson | - Howard Harrison for To The Green Fields Beyond and The Witches of Eastwick
- Mark Henderson for All My Sons
- Paul Pyant for Hamlet
- Hugh Vanstone for The Cherry Orchard and The Graduate
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| Best Costume Designer |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Alison Chitty | 
Gregg Barnes | - Gregg Barnes for Pageant
- Alison Chitty for Remembrance of Things Past
- Bob Crowley for Cressida and The Witches of Eastwick
- Roger Kirk for The King and I
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| Best New Opera |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
The Greek Passion |
Pelleas and Melisande | - Pelleas and Melisande by English National Opera
- The Coronation of Poppea by English National Opera
- The Greek Passion by The Royal Opera
- War and Peace by The Kirov Opera
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| Outstanding Achievement in Opera |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Mark Anthony Turnage and Amanda Holden |
The Kirov Opera | - Gerald Finley for The Silver Tassie
- The Kirov Opera's season at The Royal Opera House
- Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer) and Amanda Holden (librettist) for The Silver Tassie
- Stefanos Lazaridis for The Greek Passion and English National Opera's Italian Season
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| Best New Dance Production |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Le Jardin IO IO ITO ITO |
Indigo Rose | - Indigo Rose by NDT2
- Le Jardin IO IO ITO ITO by Compagnie Montalvo-Hervieu
- Mellantid by NDT2
- Mozartina by Zurich Ballet
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| Outstanding Achievement in Dance |
| Olivier winner | You voted for | The Shortlist |
Deborah Colker |
Matthew Bourne | - Matthew Bourne for The Car Man
- Deborah Colker for Mix
- Robert Parker for Shakespeare Suite
- Michael Revie for Mozartina
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