Live updates from this year’s Olivier Awards

It’s Olivier Awards night! We’re coming to you from the auditorium, the green carpet and the winners’ room with all the latest updates, insights, news and more.

The Oliviers are one of the most prolific nights of the theatrical calendar – when the crème de la crème of the theatre world gather together and celebrate the performing arts in London. They have been running since 1976, and winning an Olivier Award is a stamp of the highest approval by representatives from across the industry.

The awards ceremony itself has once again returned to the 5000-seater Royal Albert Hall – kicking off at 5:45pm, with the green carpet from 4pm.

How can I stay in the loop?

We’ll be providing live updates on X and Instagram, so keep an eye out for the latest news, photos and videos from the green carpet, the winners’ room and the auditorium!

You can see who has won so far here.

Can I watch along? 

The event won’t be broadcast live in the UK (but can be streamed in a variety of countries via YouTube abroad), however, a highlights package will air on ITV1 from 10:10pm tonight. It will also be shown via Britbox in the US, Canada and Australia.

Who’s performing on the night?

The ceremony will feature performances from all of the Best New Musical nominees including The Little Big Things, Next to Normal, Operation Mincemeat, and A Strange Loop, as well as Best Musical Revival nominees Guys and Dolls and Hadestown, and a “special moment” from the Australian production of Groundhog Day.

In addition, Waddingham will open the event performing with singer and pianist Joe Stilgoe and there will also be a grand finale, dedicated to the National Theatre to coincide with its 60th anniversary.

Who are the nominees?

Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Sunset Boulevard leads the pack with a grand total of 11 nominations, with Dear England as the most nominated play with nine nods.

You can read the full list here.

Notable names among the 2024 nominees include the likes of Laura Donnelly (The Hills of California), Joseph Fiennes (Dear England), Mark Gatiss (The Motive and the Cue), Haydn Gwynne (When Winston Went to War with the Wireless), Caissie Levy (Next to Normal), Daniel Mays (Guys and Dolls), Gina McKee (Dear England), Cedric Neal (Guys and Dolls), James Norton (A Little Life), Sophie Okonedo (Medea), Sarah Jessica Parker (Plaza Suite), Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Boulevard), Andrew Scott (Vanya), Sheridan Smith (Shirley Valentine), Sarah Snook (The Picture of Dorian Gray), Charlie Stemp (Crazy for You), David Tennant (Macbeth), Giles Terera (Clyde’s), Luke Thompson (A Little Life), Marisha Wallace (Guys and Dolls) and Jack Wolfe (Next to Normal) to name just a few.

You can watch our winner predictions in the video below:

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