The 2006 winners’ names are presented IN BOLD below, alongside their competitors:

The full list of 2006 Olivier nominations is as follows:

SPECIAL AWARD
Sir Ian McKellen

- Eve Best for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York’s
- Clare Higgins for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Lyric
- Helen McCrory for AS YOU LIKE IT at Wyndham’s
- Janet McTeer for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
- Harriet Walter for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

BEST ACTOR

- Brian Dennehy for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Lyric
- Richard Griffiths for HEROES at Wyndham’s
- Derek Jacobi for DON CARLOS at the Gielgud
- Con O'Neill for TELSTAR at the New Ambassadors
- David Threlfall for SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME at the New Ambassadors

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

- David Bradley for HENRY IV PARTS I & II at the Olivier
- Benedict Cumberbatch for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York’s
- Noma Dumezweni for A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Young Vic at the Lyric Hammersmith
- Anne Reid for EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON at the Comedy
- Paul Ritter for CORAM BOY at the Olivier

BEST NEW PLAY

- CORAM BOY adapted by Helen Edmundson from a novel by Jamila Gavin at the Olivier
- HARVEST by Richard Bean at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
- ON THE SHORE OF THE WIDE WORLD by Simon Stephens at the Cottesloe
- PAUL by Howard Brenton at the Cottesloe

BEST NEW COMEDY

- GLORIOUS! by Peter Quilter at the Duchess
- HEROES by Gérald Sibleyras translated by Tom Stoppard at Wyndham’s
- SHOOT THE CROW by Owen McCafferty at Trafalgar Studio 1

BEST ENTERTAINMENT

- BLUE MAN GROUP at the New London
- DUCKTASTIC at the Albery
- DERREN BROWN - SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES at the Cambridge

BEST REVIVAL

- DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller at the Lyric
- DON CARLOS by Friedrich Schiller in a new adaptation by Mike Poulton at the Gielgud
- HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Richard Eyre at the Almeida and Duke of York’s
- MARY STUART by Friedrich Schiller in a new version by Peter Oswald at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

BEST NEW MUSICAL

- ACORN ANTIQUES – THE MUSICAL! Book, music and lyrics by Victoria Wood at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
- THE BIG LIFE written by Paul Sirett, music by Paul Joseph at the Apollo
- BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John at the Victoria Palace

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTION

- GUYS AND DOLLS based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at the Piccadilly
- HMS PINAFORE a new version by Herbert Appleman, music by Arthur Sullivan. Original libretto by WS Gilbert at the Open Air

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

- Haydn Gwynne for BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
- Jane Krakowski for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
- Jenna Russell for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
- Julie Walters for ACORN ANTIQUES – THE MUSICAL! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

- Douglas Hodge for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
- Ewan McGregor for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
- James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL

- Tameka Empson for THE BIG LIFE at the Apollo
- Tim Healy for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
- Celia Imrie for ACORN ANTIQUES – THE MUSICAL! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
- Scarlett Strallen for HMS PINAFORE at the Open Air

BEST DIRECTOR

- Stephen Daldry for BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
- Richard Eyre for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York’s
- Michael Grandage for DON CARLOS at the Gielgud
- Phyllida Lloyd for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
- Melly Still for CORAM BOY at the Olivier

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER

- Rob Ashford for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
- Peter Darling for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

- BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL designed by Rick Fisher at the Victoria Palace
- DON CARLOS designed by Paule Constable at the Gielgud
- MARY STUART designed by Hugh Vanstone at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
- GUYS AND DOLLS designed by Howard Harrison at the Piccadilly

BEST SET DESIGN

- BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL designed by Ian MacNeil at the Victoria Palace
- DON CARLOS designed by Christopher Oram at the Gielgud
- HEDDA GABLER designed by Rob Howell at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

- THE DOG IN THE MANGER designed by Es Devlin at the Playhouse
- DON CARLOS designed by Christopher Oram at the Gielgud
- HEDDA GABLER designed by Rob Howell at the Almeida and Duke of York’s
- MARY STUART designed by Anthony Ward at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

BEST SOUND DESIGN

- BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL designed by Paul Arditti at the Victoria Palace
- CORAM BOY designed by Christopher Shutt at the Olivier
- GUYS AND DOLLS designed by Terry Jardine & Chris Full at the Piccadilly

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE

- BLOODY SUNDAY – SCENES FROM THE SAVILLE INQUIRY at the Tricycle
- COMFORT ME WITH APPLES at Hampstead
- MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
- Laura Wade for BREATHING CORPSES at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court and COLDER THAN HERE at Soho

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION

- Rambert Dance Company’s CONSTANT SPEED at Sadler’s Wells
- Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre’s GISELLE at the Barbican
- Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant’s PUSH at Sadler’s Wells
- Akram Khan/Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Antony Gormley/Nitin Sawhney’s ZERO DEGREES at Sadler’s Wells

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE

- Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s corps de ballet for their season at Sadler’s Wells
- Pina Bausch for the creation of NELKEN and PALERMO PALERMO at Sadler’s Wells
- Johan Kobborg for his performance in the Royal Ballet’s THE LESSON and his production of LA SYLPHIDE at the Royal Opera House
- Russell Maliphant for his choreography and performance in PUSH at Sadler’s Wells

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION

- English National Opera’s BILLY BUDD at the London Coliseum
- English National Opera’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum
- English National Opera’s MADAM BUTTERFLY at the London Coliseum
- English National Opera’s ON THE TOWN at the London Coliseum

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA

- Sarah Connolly for her performance in English National Opera’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum
- Simon Keenlyside for his performances in the Royal Opera’s 1984 at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s BILLY BUDD at the London Coliseum
- David McVicar for his direction of English National Opera’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum
- Anthony Minghella and Carolyn Choa for the direction and choreography of English National Opera’s MADAM BUTTERFLY at the London Coliseum

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