Full List: Laurence Olivier Nominees Announced

The full list of nominations – who and what are up for which of the 20-plus categories, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best New Musical and Outstanding Musical Production as well as fields including Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre and other categories – is below (See Today’s Other News for further analysis). Taking another leaf out of the Whatsonstage.com Awards book, the Oliviers have this year introduced a new category celebrating ensemble work, Best Company Performance.

The Laurence Olivier Awards were created in 1976, then called the Society of West End Theatre Awards, to recognise excellence on the London stage. They were rebranded in 1984 when Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them. Winners of the 33rd annual Olivier Awards will be announced on Sunday, 8 March 2009 in a star-studded ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane and presented by James Nesbitt.

Ahead of the Oliviers, our own ninth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards will be announced online on Sunday 15 February to coincide with our live Results Concert, incorporating trophy presentations to selected winners. The concert – once again hosted by James Corden and Sheridan Smith and featuring a full evening’s entertainment from the casts of Jersey Boys, Spring Awakening and Mamma Mia! and stars including Elena Roger, Ramin Karimloo and Niki Evans – takes place at 7pm on Sunday 15 February at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

The Theatregoers’ Choice Awards are the only London theatre awards in which the audience is the ultimate judge across all 25 categories. More than 35,000 people took part in this year’s voting, which closed this past Saturday, 31 January.

Tickets to the Whatsonstage.com Awards Concert on Sunday 15 February are priced from £15 to £40 & are selling fast! To book yours, call the Prince of Wales box office
on 0844 482 5133 or click here to book online!

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The full list of 2009 Olivier nominations is as follows:

BEST ACTRESS

Deanna Dunagan for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at the NT Lyttelton

Lindsay Duncan for THAT FACE at the Duke of York’s

Margaret Tyzack for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar

Penelope Wilton for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR

David Bradley for NO MAN’S LAND at the Duke of York’s

Michael Gambon for NO MAN’S LAND at the Duke of York’s

Adam Godley for RAIN MAN at the Apollo

Derek Jacobi for TWELFTH NIGHT, Donmar at Wyndham’s

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Oliver Ford Davies for HAMLET at the Novello

Kevin R McNally for IVANOV, Donmar at Wyndham’s

Paul Ritter for THE NORMAN CONQUESTS at The Old Vic

Patrick Stewart for HAMLET at the Novello

BEST COMPANY PERFORMANCE

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY directed by Anna D Shapiro at the Lyttelton

BLACK WATCH directed by John Tiffany at the Barbican

THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by Matthew Warchus at The Old Vic

SUNSET BOULEVARD directed by Craig Revel Horwood at the Comedy

BEST NEW PLAY

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts at the Lyttelton

BLACK WATCH by Gregory Burke at the Barbican

THE PITMEN PAINTERS by Lee Hall at the Cottesloe

THAT FACE by Polly Stenham at the Duke Of York’s

BEST NEW COMEDY

FAT PIG by Neil La Bute at the Comedy

THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Joanna Murray-Smith at the Vaudeville

GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud

BEST REVIVAL

THE CHALK GARDEN directed by Michael Grandage at the Donmar

THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by Matthew Warchus at The Old Vic

BEST ENTERTAINMENT

Noel Coward’s BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket

LA CLIQUE at the Hippodrome

MARIA FRIEDMAN: RE-ARRANGED at Trafalgar Studios 1

BEST NEW MUSICAL

JERSEY BOYS The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe at the Prince Edward

ZORRO book & lyrics by Stephen Clark, music by The Gipsy Kings, original story by Stephen Clark & Helen Edmundson, music co-composed and adapted by John Cameron at the Garrick

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play “La Cage Aux Folles” by Jean Poiret, at the Playhouse Theatre.

PIAF by Pam Gems at the Donmar and Vaudeville

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SUNSET BOULEVARD book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the Billy Wilder film at the Comedy

WEST SIDE STORY based on a conception by Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, entire original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins at Sadler’s Wells

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Sofia Escobar for WEST SIDE STORY at Sadler’s Wells

Kathryn Evans for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy

Ruthie Henshall for MARGUERITE at the Haymarket

Elena Roger for PIAF at the Donmar and Vaudeville

Emma Williams for ZORRO at the Garrick

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Douglas Hodge for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse

Denis Lawson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse

Ryan Molloy for JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward

Matt Rawle for ZORRO at the Garrick

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Alexander Hanson for MARGUERITE at the Haymarket

Katherine Kingsley for PIAF at the Donmar and Vaudeville

Lesli Margherita for ZORRO at the Garrick

Jason Pennycooke for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse

Dave Willetts for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy

BEST DIRECTOR

Terry Johnson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse

Des McAnuff for JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward

Emma Rice for BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket

John Tiffany for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER

Rafael Amargo for ZORRO at the Garrick

Steven Hoggett for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican

Lynne Page for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse

Kate Prince for INTO THE HOODS at the Novello

Sergio Trujillo for JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

THE CHALK GARDEN designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar

IVANOV designed by Paule Constable, Donmar at Wyndham’s

NO MAN’S LAND designed by Neil Austin at the Duke of York’s

PIAF designed by Neil Austin at the Donmar and Vaudeville

BEST SET DESIGN

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY designed by Todd Rosenthal at the Lyttelton

BRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by Neil Murray, projections by Gemma Carrington and Jon Driscoll at the Cinema Haymarket

THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper at the Roundhouse

THE LOVER AND THE COLLECTION designed by Soutra Gilmour at the Comedy

MARGUERITE designed by Paul Brown at the Haymarket

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES designed by Matthew Wright at the Playhouse

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS designed by Rob Howell at The Old Vic

TWELFTH NIGHT designed by Christopher Oram, Donmar at Wyndham’s

BEST SOUND DESIGN

BLACK WATCH designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican

BRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by Simon Baker at the Cinema Haymarket

JERSEY BOYS designed by Steve Canyon Kennedy at the Prince Edward

PIAF designed by Christopher Shutt, Max & Ben Ringham at the Donmar and Vaudeville

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE

The ensemble cast of OXFORD STREET, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

The Royal Court Theatre’s production of THE PRIDE, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Clive Rowe for his performance in MOTHER GOOSE at Hackney Empire

Jo Newbery for the design of SCARBOROUGH, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION

The Royal Opera’s DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera’s THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House

English National Opera’s I PAGLIACCI at the Coliseum

English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the Coliseum

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA

Patricia Bardon for her performances in The Royal Opera’s THE RAKE’S PROGRESS at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s PARTENOPE and RIDERS TO THE SEA at the Coliseum

Feruccio Furlanetto for his performance in the Royal Opera’s DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House

Ed Gardner for conducting English National Opera’s BORIS GODUNOV, CAVALLIERA RUSTICANA, DER ROSENKAVALIER, I PAGLIACCI, RIDERS TO THE SEA at the Coliseum and PUNCH AND JUDY at the Young Vic

Christine Rice for her performances in the Royal Opera’s THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the Coliseum

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION

Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s CAFÉ MULLER/ THE RITE OF SPRING at Sadler’s Wells

The Royal Ballet of Flanders’ IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler’s Wells

The Royal Ballet’s INFRA at the Royal Opera House

DV8’s TO BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU at the Lyttelton

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE

The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performances in IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler’s Wells

The company of the The Royal Ballet for their performances in INFRA

Savion Glover, Marshall Davis Jr and Maurice Chestnut for their performances in Savion Glover’s BARE SOUNDZ at Sadler’s Wells

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Tickets to the Whatsonstage.com Awards Concert on Sunday 15 February are priced from £15 to £40 & are selling fast! To book yours, call the Prince of Wales box office
on 0844 482 5133 or click here to book online!