Olivier Awards 2020: the winners in full

 

Best actor in a supporting role in a musical

Winner: David Bedella for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Also nominated:
Stewart Clarke for Fiddler on the Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Jack Loxton for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Rupert Young for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Best actress in a supporting role in a musical

Winner: Cassidy Janson for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Also nominated:
Lucy Anderson for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Petula Clark for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Cassidy Janson for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre
Lauren Ward for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Best original score or new orchestrations

Winner: Dear Evan Hansen – music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, orchestration by Alex Lacamoire at Noël Coward Theatre

Also nominated:
& Juliet – New orchestrations by Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro at Shaftesbury Theatre
Amélie the Musical – Musical supervisor and arrangements by Barnaby Race at the Other Palace

Fiddler on the Roof – New orchestrations by Jason Carr at Playhouse Theatre

Waitress – Music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles at Adelphi Theatre

Best new dance production

Winner: Ingoma by Mthuthuzeli November for Ballet Black at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

Also nominated:
La Fiesta by Israel Galván at Sadler’s Wells
MÁM by Michael Keegan-Dolan for Teaċ Daṁsa at Sadler’s Wells
Vessel by Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding achievement in dance

Winner: Sara Baras for her choreography and performance in Ballet Flamenco – Sombras at Sadler’s Wells

Also nominated:
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker for her performance in Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind/Bach6Cellosuiten at Sadler’s Wells
Gisèle Vienne for her choreography of Crowd, presented by Dance Umbrella at Sadler’s Wells

Best entertainment or comedy play

Winner: Emilia at Vaudeville Theatre

Also nominated:
Fleabag at Wyndham’s Theatre

Magic Goes Wrong at Vaudeville Theatre

The Upstart Crow at Gielgud Theatre

Best theatre choreographer

Winner: Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Also nominated:
Fabian Aloise for Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Jerome Robbins and Matt Cole for Fiddler on the Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Jennifer Weber for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Best musical revival

Winner: Fiddler on the Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Also nominated:
Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium
Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Best actor in a musical

Winner: Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Also nominated:
Andy Nyman for Fiddler on the Roof at Playhouse Theatre
Charlie Stemp for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre
Jac Yarrow for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium

Best actress in a musical

Winner: Miriam-Teak Lee for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Also nominated:
Audrey Brisson for Amélie the Musical at The Other Palace
Judy Kuhn for Fiddler on the Roof at Playhouse Theatre
Zizi Strallen for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Best revival

Winner: Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Also nominated:

Death of a Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Present Laughter at the Old Vic

Rosmersholm at Duke of York’s Theatre

Best family show

Winner: The Worst Witch at Vaudeville Theatre

Also nominated:
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! at National Theatre – Dorfman
Oi Frog and Friends! at Lyric Theatre

To the Moon and Back at Barbican Theatre

Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre

Winner: Baby Reindeer at Bush Theatre

Also nominated:
Blues in the Night at Kiln Theatre

Our Lady of Kibeho at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre
Warheads at Park Theatre

Best lighting design

Winner: Paule Constable for The Ocean at the End of the Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Also nominated:
Neil Austin for Rosmersholm at Duke of York’s Theatre

Howard Hudson for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Bruno Poet for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best sound design

Winner: Emma Laxton for Emilia at Vaudeville Theatre

Also nominated:
Gregory Clarke for Rosmersholm at Duke of York’s Theatre

Ben and Max Ringham for Anna at National Theatre – Dorfman

Ben and Max Ringham for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Best costume design

Winner: Joanna Scotcher for Emilia at Vaudeville Theatre

Also nominated:
Hugh Durrant for Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the London Palladium

Jonathan Lipman for Fiddler on the Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Paloma Young for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Best set design

Winner: Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Also nominated:
Soutra Gilmour for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Rae Smith for Rosmersholm at Duke of York’s Theatre

Rae Smith for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best actor in a supporting role

Winner: Adrian Scarborough for Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre

Also nominated:
Arinzé Kene for Death of a Salesman at Young Vic

Colin Morgan for All My Sons at the Old Vic

Reece Shearsmith for A Very Expensive Poison at the Old Vic

Best actress in a supporting role

Winner: Indira Varma for Present Laughter at the Old Vic

Also nominated:
Michele Austin for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Sophie Thompson for Present Laughter at the Old Vic

Josie Walker for The Ocean at the End of the Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Best new opera production

Winner: Billy Budd at Royal Opera House

Also nominated:
Berenice at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre

Hansel and Gretel at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Noye’s Fludde at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Outstanding achievement in opera

Winner: The Children’s Ensemble for their performance in Noye’s Fludde at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Also nominated:
Jette Parker Young Artists for their performances in Berenice, Death In Venice and Phaedra at Royal Opera House
Martyn Brabbins and James Henshaw for their conducting of The Mask of Orpheus for English National Opera at London Coliseum

Best actor

Winner: Andrew Scott for Present Laughter at The Old Vic

Also nominated:
Toby Jones for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

James McAvoy for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Wendell Pierce for Death of a Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre


Best actress

Winner: Sharon D Clarke for Death of a Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Also nominated:
Hayley Atwell for Rosmersholm at Duke of York’s Theatre

Juliet Stevenson for The Doctor at Almeida Theatre

Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best director

Winner: Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell for Death of a Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Also nominated:
Jamie Lloyd for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Trevor Nunn for Fiddler on the Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Ian Rickson for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best new play

Winner: Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre
Also nominated:
A Very Expensive Poison at the Old Vic

The Doctor at Almeida Theatre

The Ocean at the End of the Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Best new musical

Winner: Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Also nominated:
& Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Amélie the Musical at the Other Palace

Waitress at Adelphi Theatre