The winners of the Olivier Awards 2026 with Cunard were revealed this evening at London’s Royal Albert Hall, in a ceremony hosted by Nick Mohammed.
Marking their 50th anniversary, the Olivier Awards celebrate the very best of London’s world-leading theatre industry. This year’s most awarded production was Paddington The Musical, with seven wins. Musicals Evita and Into The Woods, and plays All My Sons, Kenrex, and Punch, each received two awards.
The star-studded ceremony included a special performance marking 40 years of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom Of The Opera, and a dazzling finale celebrating 20 years of Wicked in the West End. Additional performances throughout the evening included Cunard Best New Musical nominees Paddington The Musical, Shucked, and The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry, and Best Musical Revival nominees Evita, Into The Woods and The Producers.
THE WINNERS
Best New Musical
Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Musical Revival
Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Best New Play
Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
Best Revival
All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Oh, Mary! at Trafalgar Theatre
Best Actress
Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia at National Theatre – Lyttelton
Best Actor
Jack Holden for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Best Actor in a Musical
James Hameed & Arti Shah for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical
Rachel Zegler for Evita at The London Palladium
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Julie Hesmondhalgh for Punch at Young Vic & Apollo Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Paapa Essiedu for All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Tom Edden for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Director
Luke Sheppard for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Theatre Choreographer
Fabian Aloise for Evita at The London Palladium
Best Costume Design
Gabriella Slade (Costume Design) & Tahra Zafar (Paddington Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Set Design
Tom Pye (Set Design) & Ash J Woodward (Video Design) for Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Best Lighting Design
Aideen Malone (Lighting Design) & Roland Horvath (Video Design) for Into The Woods at Bridge Theatre
Best Sound Design
Giles Thomas for Kenrex at The Other Palace
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Chris Fenwick (Musical Supervision & Arrangements) & Sean Hayes (Live Piano Performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue) for Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre
Best Family Show
The Boy At The Back Of The Class, adapted by Nick Ahad at Rose Theatre
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Yard Theatre
Best New Dance Production
Into The Hairy by Sharon Eyal for S-E-D at Sadler’s Wells
Best New Opera Production
Dead Man Walking by English National Opera at London Coliseum
