The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard, have been announced. The awards will take place on Sunday 6 April at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. A highlights package from the Olivier Awards will air on ITV and Magic Radio that evening.
And the nominees are…
Musicals
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada at Dominion Theatre
- Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium
- Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion Theatre
- Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy Theatre
Mastercard Best New Musical
- The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, music & lyrics by Darren Clark, book & lyrics by Jethro Compton at Ambassadors Theatre
- MJ The Musical, book by Lynn Nottage at Prince Edward Theatre
- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812, music, lyrics & book by Dave Malloy at Donmar Warehouse
- Why Am I So Single?, music, lyrics & book by Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss at Garrick Theatre
Piper-Heidsieck Award for Best Musical Revival
- Fiddler On The Roof, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Hello, Dolly!, music & lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart at The London Palladium
- Oliver!, book, music & lyrics by Lionel Bart, new material & revisions by Cameron Mackintosh at Gielgud Theatre
- Starlight Express, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richard Stilgoe at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Best Actor in a Musical
- John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre
- Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Myles Frost for MJ The Musical at Prince Edward Theatre
- Simon Lipkin for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
- Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Best Actress in a Musical
- Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
- Lauren Drew for Titanique at Criterion Theatre
- Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre
- Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! at The London Palladium
Plays
Best Actress
- Heather Agyepong for Shifters at Duke of York’s Theatre
- Lesley Manville for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre
- Rosie Sheehy for Machinal at The Old Vic
- Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes at National Theatre – Dorfman
- Indira Varma for Oedipus at The Old Vic
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13 at Donmar Warehouse
- Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke at Ambassadors Theatre
- Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy at @sohoplace
- John Lithgow for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
- Mark Strong for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Jorge Bosch for Kyoto at @sohoplace
- Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Elliot Levey for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
- Ben Whishaw for Bluets at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest at National Theatre – Lyttelton
- Romola Garai for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
- Romola Garai for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
- Gina McKee for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
Cunard Best Revival
- The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at National Theatre – Lyttelton
- Machinal by Sophie Treadwell at The Old Vic
- Oedipus by Robert Icke at Wyndham’s Theatre
- Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett at Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Londoner Award for Best New Play
- The Fear Of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino at Donmar Warehouse
- Giant by Mark Rosenblatt at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
- Kyoto by Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson at @sohoplace
- Shifters by Benedict Lombe at Duke of York’s Theatre
- The Years adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
- Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre – Olivier
- Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith at Wyndham’s Theatre
- Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai at London Coliseum
- Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli at Criterion Theatre
Behind the scenes
Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
- Jon Bausor for Set Design, Toby Olié & Daisy Beattie for Puppetry Design and Satoshi Kuriyama for Projection Design for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
- Frankie Bradshaw for Set Design for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier
- Es Devlin for Set Design for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier
- Tom Scutt for Set Design for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
- Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
- Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
- Howard Hudson for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
- Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre
- Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy
- Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre
- English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre
- Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
- Matthew Bourne for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
- Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus at The Old Vic
- Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical at Prince Edward Theatre
Best Costume Design
- Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood at The London Palladium
- Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
- Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
d&b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design
- Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Christopher Shutt for Oedipus at The Old Vic
- Thijs van Vuure for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
- Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Outstanding Musical Contribution
- Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre
- Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
- Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements & Orchestration for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
- Eline Arbo for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
- Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- Nicholas Hytner for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
- Robert Icke for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre
Dance and Opera
TAIT Award for Best New Opera Production
- Duke Bluebeard’s Castle by English National Opera at London Coliseum
- Festen by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
- L’Olimpiade by Irish National Opera & The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
- The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
- Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen at Royal Opera House
- Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen at Royal Opera House
- Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear at Barbican Theatre
Best New Dance Production
- Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young at Sadler’s Wells
- Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada at Sadler’s Wells
- Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company at Sadler’s Wells
- An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham at Sadler’s Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
- Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre
- Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler’s Wells
- Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena at Sadler’s Wells
Family
Best Family Show
- Brainiac Live at Marylebone Theatre
- Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas at Apollo Theatre
- The Nutcracker at Polka Theatre
- Rough Magic at Shakespeare’s Globe – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
